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Michael John Gilewski ­ Curriculum Vitae
Note: Bold text highlights the most significant information.
Background Information
Personal data Home Address:
Home Phone:
604 W KENNETH RD, GLENDALE CA 91202‐1407
818‐240‐9456
Email: gilewski@att.net
Business Address:
Business Phone:
Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Loma Linda University Medical Center
11406 LOMA LINDA DR #105
LOMA LINDA CA 92354‐3711
909‐558‐6220
Fax: 909‐558‐6278
Email: mgilewski@llu.edu
Education 1971‐1972
1973‐1974
1975‐1977
1977‐1983
LeMoyne College, Syracuse, NY 13214
Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458, Major: American Studies
C. W. Post Center of Long Island University, Brookville, NY 11548, BS Psychology, 1977 (magna cum laude)
University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA 90089
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, 1983. Specialization: Adult Development and Aging
Dissertation: Gilewski, M. J. (1983). Self‐reported memory functioning in young‐old and old‐old age: Structural models of
predictive factors (Doctoral dissertation, University of Southern California, 1983). Dissertation Abstracts International, 43,
4170B.
APA‐Approved Internship: Loma Linda VA Medical Center, 1982‐1983
Professional credentials 1985
1986
1989
1990
2006
Licensed Psychologist, State of California (# PSY 9194)
Listed, National Register of Health Service Providers in Professional Psychology (NHRSPP)
Diplomate in Clinical Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP)
Medicare Provider (ID# CP9194, UPIN# R33643, NPI 1811993389)
Diplomate in Rehabilitation Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP)
Significant past credential: Qualified Medical Examiner in Clinical Psychology, Industrial Medical Council, State of California (1993
–1996, voluntary choice to resign designation)
Therapeutic orientation
Cognitive/behavioral and general systems
Major academic honors
1971
1975
1977
1979
1981
1982
New York State Regents Scholarship
Academic Scholarship, C. W. Post Center
Psi Chi Honor Society (psychology)
Phi Eta Honor Society (academic)
Alumni Award for Scholarship & Service, C. W. Post Center
Who's Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges
Student Research Award, Division 20, American Psychological Association
Student Research Award, Gerontology Research Institute, USC
Frank M. Hughes/National Retired Teachers Association Scholarship, USC
Sigma Xi Honor Society (science)
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Major employee honors
1989
2001
2002
"Certificate of Pride in Public Service", VAOPC‐LA
President’s Award for Outstanding Quality Performance, CSMC
Rehabilitation Excellence Award, CSMC
See Appendix for old credentials and other employee honors.
Present Professional Position
Faculty practice
2006+
Neuropsychologist, Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma
Linda, CA 92354
Practice employer: Faculty Physicians and Surgeons of Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Medical Staff Privileges: Psychologist (Allied Health Professional)
Academic appointment: Assistant Clinical Professor, School of Medicine, Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
(PM&R)
Responsibilities
1. Outpatient assessment and treatment for patients requiring neuropsychology, pain management and rehabilitation
psychology services
2. Inpatient rehabilitation spinal cord injury team
3. Training of psychology students, PM&R residents, Pain Management Fellows, and other trainees
4. Assistant Director of Research, Dept of PM&R (appointment pending)
5. Consultation to medical and rehabilitation staff
6. Occasional medical‐legal evaluation and expert witness services
Committees
1. Department Multidisciplinary Pain Committee (Fellowship Program, 01/08‐present)
Professional Activity
Societies ™ Fellow, American Psychological Association
™ Fellow, Academy of Clinical Psychology
™ Fellow, Gerontological Society of America
Membership Since:
1979
Fellow, American Psychological Association (APA)
Student Affiliate (1979‐84), Member (1984‐2004), Fellow (2005)
Site Visitor, Office on Accreditation (1992‐1996)
Member, Division 12 (Clinical Psychology; 1989+)
Section II (Clinical Geropsychology; Charter Member, 1993+)
Fellow, Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging; 1984+)
Member, Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology)
Member, Division 40 (Neuropsychology)
1979
Fellow, Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
Student Member (1979‐1983), Member (1983‐2004), Fellow (2004+)
Fellow, Behavioral and Social Sciences Section
Listed, Expert Panel (2004+)
1993
2004
2005
2008
Fellow, Academy of Clinical Psychology
Member, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM)
Member, American Academy of Pain Management (AAPM)
Member, International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
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Member, International Neuropsychological Society (INS)
Member, National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN)
Significant current professional activity
™ Editorial Board, Clinical Gerontologist, D Gallagher & L Thompson (Eds.) – 2004+
™ Scientific review panel, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR; 2005‐present)
Past Peer Review of Scientific Work Ad Hoc Journal Review
ƒ Aging and Cognition (1995)
ƒ Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition (1999)
ƒ Annals of Long‐term Care (1999)
ƒ Developmental Psychology (1984‐1988)
ƒ Educational Gerontology (1986)
ƒ Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (2008‐2009)
ƒ Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (1992‐1993)
ƒ Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences (1985‐2008)
ƒ Perceptual and Motor Skills (2002‐2006)
ƒ Psychological Reports (2002)
ƒ Psychology and Aging (1988‐2006)
Grant Review
ƒ Special reviewer for research grant proposals: Social Science & Humanities Research Council of Canada (1991)
ƒ Ad hoc reviewer, NIMH Program, Behavioral Science Track Award for Rapid Transition (B/START; 1994‐1998)
Ad Hoc Book Review
ƒ Clinical Gerontologist (books and software, 1984‐1988) ‐ list of published reviews in Appendix
ƒ Psychotherapy (books and software, 1994‐1996)
ƒ PsycCRITIQUES online journal [formerly Journal of Contemporary Psychology] (books, 2004‐2007)
Annual Meeting Program Committee Review
ƒ APA Divisions (Episodic since 1984): Div. 12 (Clinical), Div 12, Section II (Clinical Geropsychology), Div. 20 (Aging, also for
Student Awards), Div. 29 (Psychotherapy)
ƒ GSA Behavioral and Social Sciences Section (Episodic since 1985)
See Appendix for other significant past professional activity.
Professional Experience
Clinical Internship
APA‐Approved Internship: Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital, Loma Linda, CA 92357 (1982 – 1983)
Rotations (Supervisors): Health Psychology (LaFaye Sutkin, PhD), Alcohol Treatment Unit (Donald Nessman, PhD), and Inpatient
Psychiatry (Michael J. Maskin, PhD, ABPP)
Past Professional Positions ƒ
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1983‐1984 Research Psychologist, VA Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (<1 year)
1984‐1990 Clinical Psychologist and Associate Coordinator, Alcohol Treatment Program, Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Outpatient Clinic, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (VAOPC‐LA) (6 years)
1990‐2006 Neuropsychologist, Dept. of Rehabilitation, Cedars‐Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048 (almost 17
years)
Also interim positions: therapy supervisor (2 years), department research coordinator (2.5 yrs), and allied health staff
privileges as clinical psychologist (charter 1996‐2007). See Appendix for details of employment duties.
2004‐2008 Administrative and program surveyor of medical rehabilitation programs, CARF (4 years)
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Past Academic Appointments and Part‐time Positions
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1984‐1990
1984‐2006
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1985‐1993
1989
1991‐1994
1993
1993‐2000
1993‐2007
Clinical Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA 91101
Part‐time, occasional private clinical, forensic and scientific consultation practice in clinical psychology,
geropsychology, neuropsychology and rehabilitation
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, USC
Lecturer, Dept. of Psychology, USC
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles
Lecturer, Dept. of Psychology, USC
Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor, Dept of Psychology, USC
Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor, Dept of Gerontology, USC
Courses Taught
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Abnormal Psychology (undergraduate)
Neuropsychological Assessment (graduate)
Program Evaluation (graduate)
Psychology of Adult Development and Aging (graduate and undergraduate)
Testing and Measurement of Older Persons (graduate)
Administrative Grants 1989
2005
Principal author of proposal, "Expansion of Substance Abuse Program," awarded to VAOPC‐LA to create an abstinence‐
based program for cocaine treatment. Funded $240,000/year of recurrent salary funds, increased full‐time equivalent
employees ceiling by 4.1 FTEE, and $60,000 non‐recurrent supply funds for first year by Dept. of Veterans Affairs Central
Office.
California Kids’ Plates grantee (#PD7) for professional development funds of $2000 (1 year, non‐recurring) from the San
Diego State University Foundation.
Research Grants
1. Co‐writer of grant for development funds, VAOPC‐LA, 1985‐1986. Funded for $20,000 (1 year), VA Health Services Research and
Development Program.
2. Zelinski, E. M. (PI), & Gilewski, M. J. (Co‐PI 5%) (1986‐1987). Validation of a test assessing self‐perception of memory in the
elderly, USC. Funded for $20,079 (1 year), American Federation for Aging Research.
3. Clinical investigator/neuropsychologist, (2006‐2008). Daniel Giang, MD (local Neurologist PI), Cognition Pharmaceuticals Clinical
Trial, A Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled, Dose‐Titration Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of
C105 in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis with Cognitive Impairment, NCT00529581.
4. Site Coordinator (10 %) (2007‐present). Susan Horn, PhD (PI, University of Utah), Improving Outcomes in Acute Rehabilitation
for Traumatic Brain Injury. NICHD grant R01HD050439 (5 years, 9/07 – 8/12), funded LLU total costs = $475,000. Murray
Brandstater, MD (Site PI, LLU).
5. Site Coordinator (5%) (2008‐present). John Corrigan, PhD (PI, Ohio State University), Follow‐up of TBI‐PBE. NIDRR TBI Model
Systems Collaborative grant H133A070029 (5 years, =10/07 – 9/12), funded LLU total costs = $435,000. Murray Brandstater,
MD (Site PI, LLU).
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Publications
1980
1. Zelinski, E. M., Gilewski, M. J., & Thompson, L. W. (1980). Do laboratory tests relate to self‐assessment of memory ability in the
young and old? In L. W. Poon, J. L. Fozard, L. S. Cermak, D. Arenberg, & L. W. Thompson (Eds.), New directions in memory and
aging: Proceedings of the George A. Talland Memorial Conference (pp. 519‐544). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
2. Hedlund, B., Gilewski, M., & Thompson, L. W. (1980). Development of pleasant and unpleasant events schedules for use in
treatment of depressed elderly. Unpublished manuscript, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. [Although details of
development of the instruments were never published, the work is cited in the literature and instruments were published in D.
Gallagher & L. W. Thompson (1981), Depression in the elderly: A behavioral treatment manual. Los Angeles: Univ. of Southern
California Press. Also included in HaPI database, see accession numbers 15129 & 15130.]
1984
3. Gatz, M., Eiler, J., Pearson, C., Gilewski, M., Fuentes, M., Zemansky, M., Emery, C., & Dougherty, L. (1984). Evaluation of a
personal emergency response system. In P. K. Robinson, J. Livingston, & J. E. Birren (Eds.), Aging and technological advances
(pp. 411‐424). New York: Plenum Publishing Co. ISBN‐13 9780306418228.
4. Zelinski, E. M., Light, L. L., & Gilewski, M. J. (1984). Age differences in memory for prose: The question of sensitivity to passage
structure. Developmental Psychology, 20, 1181‐1192.
1985
5. Gilewski, M. J. (1985). Probable behavioral side effects of a mercury preparation. Clinical Gerontologist, 3(4), 69‐71.
6. Gilewski, M. J., Kuppinger, J., & Zarit, S. H. (1985). The aging marital system: A case study in life changes and paradoxical
intervention. Clinical Gerontologist, 3(3), 3‐15.
1986
7. Gilewski, M. J. (1986). Group therapy with cognitively impaired older adults. Clinical Gerontologist, 5, 281‐296. [Also published in
T. L. Brink (Ed.), Clinical gerontology: A guide to assessment and intervention (pp. 281‐296). New York: Haworth Press, 1986].
8. Gilewski, M. J., & Zelinski, E. M. (1986). Questionnaire assessment of memory complaints. In L. W. Poon (Ed.), The handbook for
clinical memory assessment of older adults (pp. 93‐107). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. ISBN‐13
9780912704425.
1987
9. Farberow, N. L., Gallagher, D. E., Gilewski, M. J., & Thompson, L. W. (1987). An examination of the early impact of bereavement
on psychological distress in survivors of suicide. Gerontologist, 27, 592‐598.
1988
10. Zelinski, E. M., & Gilewski, M. J. (1988). Memory for prose and aging: A meta‐analysis. In M. Howe & C. Brainerd (Eds.), Cognitive
processes in adulthood (pp. 133‐158). New York: Springer‐Verlag. ISBN‐13 9780387966977.
11. Zelinski, E. M., & Gilewski, M. J. (1988). Assessment of memory complaints by rating scales and questionnaires.
Psychopharmacology Bulletin, 24, 523‐529.
12. Gilewski, M. J., & Zelinski, E. M. (1988). Memory Functioning Questionnaire. Psychopharmacology Bulletin, 24, 665‐670.
1989
13. Thompson, L. W., Gallagher, D., Cover, H., Gilewski, M., & Peterson, J. (1989). Effects of bereavement on symptoms of
psychopathology in older men and women. In D. Lund (Ed.), Older Bereaved spouses: Research with practical applications (pp.
17‐24). New York: Hemisphere Publishing Corp. ISBN‐13 9780028972978.
1990
14. Futterman, A., Gallagher, D., Thompson, L. W., Lovett, S., & Gilewski, M. (1990). Retrospective assessment of marital
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adjustment and depression during the first two years of spousal bereavement. Psychology and Aging, 5, 277‐283. [Abstract
published in Clinician's Research Digest, 1990, 8(12), 4.]
15. Gilewski, M. J., Zelinski, E. M., & Schaie, K. W. (1990). The Memory Functioning Questionnaire for assessment of memory
complaints in adulthood and old age. Psychology and Aging, 5, 482‐490. [See also "Correction to Gilewski et al.", Psychology and
Aging, 1992, 7, 298.]
16. Gilewski, M. J., Zelinski, E. M., & Schaie, K. W. (1990). The Memory Functioning Questionnaire. [CD‐ROM]. [ONLINE]. Abstracts
from: Knowledge Access, Ovid Technologies. HaPI Item 12632.
17. Sussman, S., Horn, J. L., & Gilewski, M. (1990). Cue‐exposure interventions for alcohol relapse prevention: Need for a memory
modification component. International Journal of the Addictions, 25, 921‐929.
18. Zelinski, E. M., Gilewski, M. J., & Anthony‐Bergstone, C. R. (1990). The Memory Functioning Questionnaire: Concurrent validity
with memory performance and self‐reported memory failures. Psychology and Aging, 5, 388‐399.
1991
19. Gilewski, M. J., Farberow, N. L., Gallagher, D. E., & Thompson, L. W. (1991). Interaction of depression and bereavement on
mental health in the elderly. Psychology and Aging, 6, 67‐75.
20. Thompson, L. W., Gallagher‐Thompson, D., Futterman, A., Gilewski, M. J., & Peterson, J. (1991). The effects of late‐life spousal
bereavement over a 30‐month interval. Psychology and Aging, 6, 434‐441. [Reprinted in M. P. Lawton & T. A. Salthouse (Eds.,
1998), Essential papers on the psychology of aging (pp. 722‐738). NY: New York University Press.]
1992
21. Farberow, N. L., Gallagher‐Thompson, D., Gilewski, M., & Thompson, L. (1992). The role of social supports in the bereavement
of surviving spouses of suicide and natural deaths. Suicide and Life‐Threatening Behavior, 22, 107‐124. [Also published in A. A.
Leenaars, R. W. Maris, J. L. McIntosh, & J. Richman (Eds. 1992). Suicide and the older adult. New York: Guilford.]
22. Farberow, N. L., Gallagher‐Thompson, D., Gilewski, M., & Thompson, L. W. (1992). Changes in grief and mental health of
bereaved spouses of older suicides. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 47, P357‐366.
1993
23. Seaman, B., Roberts, P., Gilewski, M., & Nagai, J. (1993, March‐April). Clinic to the real world: Community reintegration of head
injured patients. Journal of Cognitive Rehabilitation, 11(2), 6‐17.
24. Zelinski, E. M., Gilewski, M. J., & Schaie, K. W. (1993). Individual differences in cross‐sectional and 3‐year longitudinal memory
performance across the adult life span. Psychology and Aging, 8, 176‐186.
1995
25. Gilewski, M. J., & Zelinski, E. M. (1995). Loss and grief. In A. E. Dell Orto & R. P. Marinelli (Eds.), Encyclopedia of disability and
rehabilitation (pp. 443‐448). NY: Macmillan. ISBN‐13: 9780028972978.
2003
26. Zelinski, E. M., & Gilewski, M. J. (2003). Effects of demographic and health variables on Rasch‐scaled cognitive scores. Journal of
Aging and Health, 15, 435‐464.
2004
27. Zelinski, E. M., & Gilewski, M. J. (2004). A 10‐item Rasch modeled memory self‐efficacy scale. Aging and Mental Health, 8, 293‐
306.
2005
28. Roberts, P. S., Vegher, J. A., Gilewski, M, Bender, A., & Riggs, R. V. (2005). Client‐centered occupational therapy using constraint‐
induced therapy. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 14, 115‐121.
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2007
29. Gilewski, M. J., Roberts, P., Hirata, J., & Riggs, R. V. (2007). Discriminating high fall risk on an inpatient rehabilitation unit.
Rehabilitation Nursing, 32, 234‐240.
30. Riggs, R, Andrews, K., Roberts, P., & Gilewski, M. (2007). Visual deficit interventions in adult stroke and brain injury: A systematic
review. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 86, 853‐860.
2009
31. Granger, C. V., Gilewski, M., & Carlin, M. (2009). Measures of functional performance. In E. Mpofu and T. Oakland (Eds.),
Assessment in rehabilitation and health. Boston: Prentice Hall. ISBN‐13 9780205501748.
Scientific and professional presented papers
56 papers/posters presented at scientific and professional meetings (29 as first author) ‐ list available upon request. Summary:
Primary Topic
A. Geropsychology (Aging)
Most memory, cognition, methods, and bereavement
Number of Papers
Total = 33
B. Rehabilitation Psychology
Most rehabilitation program outcome studies
Total = 13
C. Other Clinical Psychology
Most psychotherapy, practice, and alcoholism
Total = 8
D. Other Research Methods
Rasch Measurement and evidence‐based practice
Total = 2
Current Research
1.
2007‐present ‐ Site Coordinator (10 %) Susan Horn, PhD (PI, University of Utah), Improving Outcomes in Acute Rehabilitation for
Traumatic Brain Injury. NICHD funded research. Murray Brandstater, MD, Site PI.
2.
2008‐present ‐ Site Coordinator (5 %) John Corrigan, PhD (PI, Ohio State University), Follow‐up of TBI‐PBE. NIDRR funded
research. Murray Brandstater, MD, Site PI.
3.
Jan 2009 ‐ Roberts, P. S., Riggs, R. V., Michael Gilewski, M. Utilizing a comorbidity index to predict risk of medical transfer of
stroke patients from inpatient rehabilitation. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Submitted for publication.
Available upon request:
Personal References
Appendix information:
o Former certifications
o Other employee honors
o Other significant past professional activity
o Former CSMC employee responsibilities
o Presented papers
o Published reviews
o Newsletter articles
o Invited professional lectures
o Conferences organized
o Interviews/quotations
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