Professional Biography
Max Shmidheiser is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist under the auspices of the American Board of Professional Psychology, as well as a licensed psychologist and a certified school psychologist. As a clinician, he supervises graduate students and works with inpatient and outpatient populations with acquired brain injuries at MossRehab Hospital, Drucker Brain Injury Center. He also provides neuropsychological consultation and assessments for the MossRehab Concussion Center, which he co-founded over eight years ago. As a seminar leader and lecturer at Penn GSE, Dr. Shmidheiser teaches about ethics and clinical issues. He serves as chair for MossRehab for the Brain Safety Fair Committee for the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania, where he facilitates the planning and organization of public events promoting brain injury prevention and awareness. His current interests relate to advocacy and ethical considerations for the intersection between mental health and technology, especially regarding applications for tele-behavioral health.