Alison Cernich information

Alison Cernich
Alma mater	Loyola University New Orleans (BA) Fairleigh Dickinson University (PhD)
Scientific career
Fields	Traumatic brain injury, computerized neuropsychological assessment
Institutions	VA Maryland Health Care System University of Maryland School of Medicine Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Thesis	Predictors of post-injury substance use in traumatic brain injury: Neuropsychological and motivational variables (2002)
Doctoral advisor	Neil A. Massoth
Other academic advisors	Catherine Wessinger

Alison Nenos Cernich is an American neuropsychologist specializing in traumatic brain injury and computerized neuropsychological assessment. She is the deputy director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Cernich was previously deputy director of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, assistant professor of neurology at University of Maryland School of Medicine, and chief of neuropsychology at the VA Maryland Health Care System.