
Dr. Angela Yi, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist with specialized knowledge and training in the applied science of brain behavior relationships. She received her masters and doctorate degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary, Graduate School of Psychology in Pasadena. She received specialized internship training in neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology at NYU Langone Medical Center, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine. She completed a two year post-doctoral fellowship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Brain Injury Research Center (BIRC), where she received training in conducting clinical research and providing services for individuals with neurological disorders. Dr. Yi’s approach to assessment and treatment emphasizes the importance of providing education and support to both the client and their families.
Dr. Yi is an active member of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM). She serves as a member of the Cognitive Rehabilitation Faculty, which provides evidenced based cognitive rehabilitation training to clinicians on the national and international level. She is co-chair of the medical outcomes panel in an investigation to develop Guidelines for the Rehabilitation and Disease Management of Adults with Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). This grant will review and assess evidence in functional, medical, cognitive, behavioral, and social domains for persons with TBI. Funding was awarded from the Brain Injury Association of America and is being conducted by the Brain Injury Research Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.