Amy Jak, Ph.D.
Amy Jak, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry, UC San Diego School of Medicine
Staff Neuropsychologist & Director, Cognitive Rehabilitation Clinic, Psychology Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System
Amy Jak, Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychiatry at UC San Diego and a Staff Neuropsychologist and Director of the Cognitive Rehabilitation Clinic at the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System. She has extensive experience in the neuropsychology of traumatic brain injury in Veterans and active duty personnel, particularly among Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans as well as in the neuropsychology of aging and MCI. She is the Co-Director of the Clinical Research Unit of the VISN 22 Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health (CESAMH) and an investigator with the VA/DoD LIMBIC Consortium. Dr. Jak’s research interests are in novel treatments for mild TBI as well as in cognitive aging and mild cognitive impairment. Her work has been funded by VA, DoD, NIA, and/or the Alzheimer’s Association since 2007.
