Yuri Rassovsky, PhD

Yuri Rassovsky, Ph.D., is a Research Psychologist at the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Rassovsky has earned his undergraduate degrees in psychology and philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles, and subsequently attained a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Minnesota. He then completed post-doctoral fellowships in neuropsychology and neuroimaging at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital, funded by the NIMH Training Grant. He is a past recipient of the International Congress for Schizophrenia Research Young Investigator Award and the Society of Biological Psychiatry Eli Lilly Travel Fellowship. Dr. Rassovsky is actively involved in psychopathology research focusing on neurocognition, social cognition, and functional outcome in schizophrenia, as well as cognitive rehabilitation through electrical brain stimulation and physical activity. His research has been funded by a Young Investigator Award from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, the NARSAD Independent Investigator Award, and NIMH. Dr. Rassovsky is a licensed psychologist in the state of California and is board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology. Dr. Rassovsky currently divides his time between UCLA and Bar Ilan University.