ERICA SIEG, PSY.D Intern, Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Miami Leonard Miller Medical School

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1 ERICA SIEG, PSY.D. EDUCATION Postdoctoral Fellow, Neuropsychology, Northwestern University Intern, Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Miami Leonard Miller Medical School Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Concentration: Neuropsychology Dual B.S., Pre-Medicine & Psychology (With Distinction), Clarkson University Minor: Cognitive Neuroscience The Clarkson School, Accelerated College Entrance, Clarkson University NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University (Depts. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences) Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL Northwestern Memorial Hospital Inpatient Neuropsychological Consultation Service for complex medical inpatients with suspected cognitive impairment. High medical, psychiatric, cognitive, and psychosocial complexity. Specialty rotation in Cognitive Neurology Alzheimer s and Disease Center with Dr. Sandra Weintraub Specialty partnerships with Epilepsy Monitoring Unit for PNES, Surgical, and Autoimmune patients. Supervisors: Head, Sandra Weintraub, Ph.D.; Director, Mike Brook, Ph.D.; Attending s, James Reilly, Ph.D. & Robert Hanlon, Ph.D Intern, Neuropsychology, University of Miami Leonard Miller Medical School (Dept. of Psychiatry) Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center, Miami, FL Comprehensive inpatient neuropsychological evaluation and intervention with severe neuro-trauma adult patients in intensive, acute, and neurorehabilitative care who experienced complex polytrauma, TBI, CVA s, brain tumors, etc. requiring neuropsychiatric assessment to inform cognitive status, decisional capacity, monitor cognitive progress & recovery, inform treatment planning and disposition. Extensive interdisciplinary collaboration working closely with neurosurgeons, neurologists, internists, orthopedists, and psychiatry; highly involved in interdisciplinary team rounds, consultations, and following patients on active treatment floors collaborating with all levels of providers throughout the Trauma Center (SLP, OT, PT, Social Work, Nursing, Neurologists & Residents). Comprehensive outpatient neuropsychology services and continuing neuropsychological rehabilitative care (in both group and individual format) to patients & families that had experienced significant neuro-trauma. Attend weekly core psychological and neuropsychological didactics including Neuropsychology Case Conference, Psychopharamacology, Brain Cuttings, Ethics, Psychiatry and Neurology Grand Rounds. Supervisors: Susan J. Ireland, Ph.D. & Gisela Aguila-Puentes, Psy.D Extern, Neuropsychology, University of Illinois at Chicago (Dept. of Psychiatry) University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL Neuropsychological assessment of adult inpatients and out patients drawn from the medical centers Departments of Psychiatry, Neurosurgery, Neuropsychiatry, Rehabilitation, Neurology, Geriatrics, and Medicine, as well as from outside referral sources and school settings. Weekly didactic conferences such as the Behavioral Neurosciences, Neuroanatomy, and Grand Rounds to further understanding and knowledge of relevant topics necessary for competent neuropsychological practice.

2 Supervisors: Neil H. Pliskin, Ph.D, ABPP-CN Extern, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center (Dept. of Neurology & Cognitive Rehab) University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL Conducted intakes, and full neuropsychological assessment batteries and reports of diverse children, adolescents and adults experiencing cerebrovascular disorders, tumors, epilepsy, dementia, autoimmune disorders, degenerative disorders, developmental disorders, learning disorders, and traumatic brain injury. Provided feedback sessions with clients and their families. Created and implemented individual weekly cognitive rehabilitation treatment plans and based on a meta-cognitive developmental approach and informed by patterns of neuropsychological strengths and weakness following a formal assessment. Monitored cognitive progress, and created discharge plans to propagate cognitive gains and maximize functional capacity. Attended two Didactic Seminars Weekly (Neuroanatomy & Behavioral Neurosciences) and Grand Rounds. Supervisor: Linda Laatch, Ph.D Present Clinician, Neuropsychological Services P.C. (1,000+ hours) Private Practice, Chicago, IL Complete intergraded reports of neuropsychological assessment with referrals following developmental disorders, neurologic injury (TBI, stroke, tumor, epileptic activity) or degeneration (Alzheimer s, Parkinson s, Frontotemporal Dementia, Lewy Bodies, Multiple Sclerosis), to determine competency and care requirements, and diagnostic differentiation between emotional/psychiatric and neurocognitive disorders. Supervisor: Frederick W. Bylsma, Ph.D PSYCHOTHERAPY CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 2015 Present Clinician, Neuropsychological Services P.C. Private Practice, Chicago, IL Provide individual psychotherapy to individual s experiencing work related trauma (CTA employees), and patients with psychosomatic tendencies and psychiatric comorbidities Supervisor: Frederick W. Bylsma, Ph.D Intern, Neuropsychology, University of Miami Leonard Miller Medical School (Dept. of Psychiatry) Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center, Miami, FL Supportive inpatient and weekly outpatient psychotherapy for patients and family members who recently experienced neurotrauma Supervisors: Susan J. Ireland, Ph.D. & Gisela Aguila-Puentes, Psy.D Extern, Swedish Covenant Hospital (Dept of Health Psychology) Chicago, IL Carried a case load of typically 8-12 patients using evidenced based therapeutic techniques and offered psychology consultation as a multidisciplinary team member to the Physical Rehabilitation Inpatient Unit, Departments of Neurology, Inpatient Psychiatry, and Intensive Care Unit. Provide bedside supportive psychotherapy on the Physical Rehabilitation Inpatient Unit as needed to facilitate recovery and attended team meetings of doctors, nurses, and rehabilitation specialists to determine treatment goals and discharge planning. Conducted outpatient chronic pain psychological consultation utilizing a structured interview and diagnostic pain questionnaires. Supervisors: Sung J. Cho, Psy.D, Steven Kvaal, Ph.D., Dorota Erdman, Psy.D., Katherine Hanson, Ph.D. PUBLICATIONS 1. Gonzales,M., Ajilore, O., Charlton, R., Cohen, J., Yang, S., Sieg, E., Lamar, M. (2015). Divergent Influences of Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Cognition, Grey and White Matter Morphology. Psychosomatic Medicine, (in press).

3 2. Sieg, E.K., Hanlon, R., Brook, M., Linnoilad, J., & VanHaerents, S. (2017). Neuropsychological assessment to monitor treatment response in anti-n-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis, Manuscript under review 3. Sieg, E.K. & Brook, M., Mai, Q. (2017). The Utility of Neuropsychological Consultation in Complex Medical Inpatients with Suspected Neurocognitive Impairment at Risk for Poor Post-Hospitalization Outcomes, Manuscript in preparation BOOK CHAPTERS 1. Bylsma,F.W. & Sieg, E.K. Huntington s disease. In R.W. Parks, R.F. Zec, & R.W. Wilson (Eds.). Neuropsychology of Alzheimer s Disease and Other Dementias 2 nd Edition. New York: Oxford University Press (in press). PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE POSTER PRESENTATIONS Sieg, E.K. & Brook, M., Mai, Q. (2017, June). The Utility of Neuropsychological Consultation in Complex Medical Inpatients with Suspected Neurocognitive Impairment at Risk for Poor Post-Hospitalization Outcomes. Poster presented at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Scholars Day, Chicago, IL. Cohen, J., Sieg, E.K, Ajilore, O., Grajewski, M.L., & Lamar, M. (2014 October). Vascular Aging: A focus On The Impact of Cholesterol On Brain Structure and Affective Functioning. Poster presented at the National Network of Depression Centers annual conference, Chicago, IL. Sieg, E.K, Cohen, J., Charlton, R., & Lamar, M. (2014, February). Vascular Aging: A Focus On The Impact Of Cholesterol On Brain Structure and Function. Poster at the 42 Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Seattle WA. Sieg, E.K. & Bylsma, F.B. (2014, February). Precocious Onset of Genetically Confirmed Huntington s Disease. Poster at the 42 Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Seattle WA. Sieg, E.K., Goa, Y.F., Keedy, S., & Sweeney, J. (2012, April). Attention Modulation of Sensory Processing: and fmri Study. Poster Presented at the 2012 Annual Conference of The Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Chicago, IL. Sieg, E.K. & Mishara, A. (2011, April). Phenomenologic-Humanistic Approach to Body Experience in Phantom Limb Patients. Poster Presented at the 2011 Annual Conference of The Society for Humanistic Psychology Division 32 of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. Sieg, E.K & Dowman, R. (2010, April). Neural Mechanisms of Threat Detection and Orienting. Clarkson University 11 th Annual Spring Symposium on Undergraduate Research Experiences, Potsdam, NY. PRESENT RESEARCH FUNDING 2016-Present NITROC Pilot Data Grant Winner; supported, in part, by the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (Grant Number UL1TR001422) and the Northwestern Medicine Enterprise Data Warehouse (NMEDW). RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2015-Present Postdoctoral Fellow, Inpatient Neuropsychology Consultation Service Departments of Psychiatry & Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Autoimmune Limbic Encephalitis o Administer and score comprehensive neuropsychological test batteries to patients with autoimmune encephalitis o Create IRB protocol and assist with RedCap database for larger clinical research project examining effects of disease on cognition. o Oversee neuropsychological multidisciplinary collaboration with Harvard Medical School Brigham s and Women s Hospital o Supervisors: Sandra Weintraub, Ph.D., Steven VanHaerents, M.D. Inpatient Neuropsychological Consultation o Create IRB protocol and database for clinical research project examining post hospitalization outcomes of medically complex inpatients seen for neuropsychological evaluation. o Supervise undergraduate students assisting with data entry and database management.

4 Supervisor: Mike Brook, Ph.D Graduate Research Assistant, University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center Assist in research that combines a novel MRI technique (mcdespot: multicomponent driven equilibrium single pulse observation of T1 & T2) to interrogate white matter microstructure and pathologies to determine the most robust biomarker of vascular risk and cognition in geriatric and geriatric minority populations at a part of the Vascular Integrity to Advance Longevity (VITALS) study. Analyze data using SPSS and Conn- fmri software as it related to the impact of vascular risk factors including blood pressure, cholesterol (total serum, HLD, LDL), fasting blood glucose and HgAIC on cognitive abilities as measured by a full neuropsychological testing battery as well as white matter integrity using traditional MRI, DTI and mcdespot techniques. Supervisor: Melissa Lamar, Ph.D Graduate Research Assistant, University of Chicago Department of Psychiatry Analyzed fmri data related to the auditory and visual processes with emphasis on understanding implications in neuropsychiatric disorders that have uncontrolled stimuli processing such as hallucinations. Used Unix based operating system to access data files, which required understanding and fluency with command lines and coding, including masking, and voxel identification. Employed AFNI software to correctly identify ROI s and label appropriate regions. Utilized Excel as well as SPSS software to complete correlations as well as multivariate analysis of variance measures. Supervisor: Dr. Sarah Keedy, Ph.D Research Assistant, Clarkson University Department of Cognitive Neuroscience Conducted experiments concerning neural mechanisms of attentional bias and threat detection associated with perceived somatosensory threats with clinical implications in pain and somatoform disorders. Measured and analyzed subject s reaction times to threatening visual stimuli utilizing Eprime software. Analyzed literature research and discussed implications to determine past findings as well as direction and parameters of new research. Earned university recognition and award for Excellence In Undergraduate Research. Supervisor: Robert Dowman, Ph.D. SUPERVISION & TEACHING EXPERIENCE Inpatient Neuropsychological Consultation/Liaison, Northwestern University Supervise graduate students conducting clinical neuropsychological evaluations on medically-ill inpatients presenting with a variety of conditions affecting mental status Clarkson University Instructor Biology I (Introduction) & II (Advanced) Laboratory AWARDS/DISTINCTIONS 2016 Northwestern University NITROC Competition Winner 2010 Clarkson University Presidential Scholar 2010 Clarkson University Excellence In Undergraduate Research in Psychology 2010 Clarkson University Excellence In Undergraduate Teaching in Biology 2009 Clarkson University Presidential Scholar 2008 Clarkson University Presidential Scholar LECTURES AND TALKS May 2017 Psychogenic Non Epileptic Seizure in Adults. Northwestern University, 2 nd Annual Advances in Epilepsy and EEG SME Symposium.

5 September 2016 Neuropsychology and Autoimmune Encephalitis. Northwestern University, Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Lecture Series. April 2016 Neuropsychology Case Presentation: ftld. Northwestern University, Department of Psychiatry, Northwestern University Neuropsychology Consortium. February 2016 Medical Neuropsychology. Northwestern University, Department of Psychiatry, Northwestern University Neuropsychology Consortium. July 2015 Guest Lecturer Attention & Processing Speed. Northwestern University, Neuropsychological Assessment Course. April 2015 Therapeutic Defense Mechanisms in Resolving Brain Injury; a case presentation. University of Miami, Department of Psychiatry, Psychology Internship Consortium. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Psychological Association; American Psychological Association Div 40; National Academy of Neuropsychology; American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology; International Neuropsychological Society