Dr. Nancy Merbitz
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Science |
| Occupation | Licensed Clinical Psychologist |
| Location | Pontiac, Illinois, United States |
| Introduction | I work at University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. I am a Clinical Associate Faculty, Attending Psychologist in Spinal Cord Injury rehabilitation. Previously, I worked in a private rural mental health practice. Previously I have taught in undergraduate and graduate college programs, and worked in medical rehabilitation hospitals. I got my Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame, my internship at the VA Medical Center in Martinez, California (also Oakland) and my postdoctoral fellowship at University of Michigan Medical Center. I am married to another psychologist who directs a graduate program in Applied Behavior Analysis. He has two adult children and we also have two dogs and two cats who help keep us sane and happy. In my spare time I play keyboard and sing back up harmony in a local band. |
| Interests | I am a licensed clinical psychologist who works with medical patients. I have particular experience with stroke, head injury/brain injury, aging, Alzheimer's, other brain disorders, spinal cord injury, diabetes, heart disease, and seizure disorders. I also have a big interest in how parents can get better services for their children with disabilities, and how people with disabilities can find satisfying employment. |
| Favorite Movies | "All That Jazz" "Alien" and "Aliens" "Donny Brascoe" "Married to the Mob" "Pride and Prejudice" "Sense and Sensibility" All the "Prime Suspect" episodes, also "West Wing", "NYPD Blue" (and an old fan of "St. Elsewhere" and "Hill Street" and "Cagney and Lacey") |
| Favorite Music | Celtic, classical, folk, world, Bluegrass, some country, some jazz, some rock |
| Favorite Books | Joseph Conrad Jane Austin John Steinbeck Sara Paretski |
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