Grey Matter Neuropsychology of New York

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Dr. Meager is a licensed clinical psychologist in New York state and is board certified in clinical neuropsychology through the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN) a subspecialty board of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). He completed his doctoral education (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology (APA accredited) with a concentration in Neuropsychology from Adler University (previously the Adler School of Professional Psychology) in Chicago, IL.  During his graduate training, he completed an externship in forensic/correctional psychology within the Illinois Department of Corrections at Stateville Correctional Center, two externships in clinical neuropsychology, and one externship in health psychology in the Departments of Psychiatry, Behavioral Neurosciences, and Surgery at the University of Chicago Medical Center.  Dr. Meager then completed a 1-year, APA accredited psychology internship (9 months neuropsychology, 3 months CL Psychiatry/Psychology) at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, MI, followed by a 2-year APPCN Fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University in Augusta, GA, where he specialized in the neuropsychology of epilepsy and epilepsy surgery.  During his doctoral and post-doctoral training in neuropsychology, Dr. Meager obtained specialized training in the evaluation of children and adults with a wide range of developmental, neurologic, and psychiatric conditions. Including, Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, Learning Disorders, PANDAS, hydrocephalus, Alzheimer's disease, Frontotemporal lobar degeneration, Vascular dementia, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease, Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Chiari malformation (type I and II), stroke and cerebrovascular disease, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating diseases, chronic pain, viral infections, brain and intracranial tumors, metabolic disorders, and major psychiatric disorders (i.e., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, panic attacks, generalized anxiety, depression).   

CLINICAL PRACTICE, PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS, & MEMBERSHIPS

Dr. Meager maintains a full-time private practice (Grey Matter Neuropsychology of New York) in New York City, where he sees children beginning at 5 years of age, for neuropsychological and psychoeducational evaluations in the context of neurologic, psychiatric, and academic-related disorders, and adults up through age 90+ presenting with a wide range of cognitive impairments and social-emotional problems secondary to neurologic and psychiatric conditions and diseases. 

Dr. Meager provides forensic psychological and neuropsychological evaluations and related services.

Previously, Dr. Meager was a Senior Research Scientist, Director, and PI of the Patient Registry for the Study of Perception, Emotion, & Cognition (PROSPEC) at New York University in the Department of Psychology.  He has since transitioned out of this clinical research position to focus more on clinical patient care in his practice. He continues to be part of PROSPEC as a co-investigator and maintains a faculty position (Clinical Assistant Professor) in the Department of Neurology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, where he teaches neuropsychology externs, interns, and post-doctoral fellows.  Dr. Meager is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN), the National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN), the International Neuropsychological Society (INS), the New York State Association of Neuropsychologists (NYSAN), the New York Neuropsychology Group, and the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB). 

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