Kseniya Katsman, Ph.D., earned her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Fordham University and is beginning a Clinical Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). She completed the APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship in geropsychology–neuropsychology at UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. Her clinical work focuses on person-centered, culturally responsive neuropsychological assessment and intervention for older adults and individuals with complex medical needs. Her research interests include aging, neuropsychology, and neurodegenerative disease; rehabilitation and recovery following acquired brain injury; the lived experiences of older adults navigating the U.S. healthcare system (focusing on resilience and structural ageism); and cultural neuropsychology.
Kseniya has served in several professional leadership roles, including as a co-facilitator for the Cultural Neuropsychology Council, student representative of the Society of Clinical Geropsychology (APA division 12/II), and as a co-chair of the Ageism and Attitudes Toward Aging special interest group (APA division 20).
Education
- 2020–2026 – Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, Fordham University (APA-accredited program)
- Dissertation: Female Holocaust survivors navigating U.S. healthcare: Challenges and resilience
- Chair: Merle A. Keitel, Ph.D.
- Committee members: Joseph G. Ponterotto, Ph.D., Abigail M. Harris, Ph.D.
- 2016–2018 – M.A. in Forensic Psychology (graduated with distinction), John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
- Master’s thesis: An analysis of self-reported suicide attempts and ideation in a national sample of incarcerated sex offenders
- Advisor: Elizabeth L. Jeglic, Ph.D.
- 2010–2015 – B.A. in Psychology (graduated with honors), Open University of Israel
- Honors thesis: The relationship between procrastination, self-compassion, and personality traits among city and rural dwellers
- Advisor: Daniella Hoffman, Ph.D.
- Honors thesis: Food consumption habits among individuals who are in a relationship compared to those who are not in a relationship
- Advisor: Guy Hochman, Ph.D.
Doctoral Clinical Experience
- 2025–2026 – APA-accredited pre-doctoral clinical psychology internship (geropsychology–neuropsychology track) at the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Services, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
- 2024–2025 – Pre-doctoral rehabilitation psychology externship at the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Mount Sinai Medical Center
- 2024–2025 – Pre-doctoral neuropsychology externship at the Department of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine
- 2023–2024 – Pre-doctoral geropsychology externship at Zucker Hillside Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center
- 2022–2024 – Pre-doctoral neuropsychology externship at the Department of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine
- 2021–2022 – Pre-doctoral psychology externship at the Counseling and Wellness Services, Hunter College