Dr. Bruno Giordani is a tenured Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology, Psychology and the School of Nursing at the University of Michigan (U-M). He was formerly the Director of the Neuropsychology Program in Psychiatry and now serves as the Chief Psychologist for the Department. He also is the Associate Director of the NIH/NIA-funded Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Dr. Giordani has been elected as Fellow in the American Psychological Association’s Clinical Neuropsychology (Division 40) and Clinical Psychology (Division 12) Divisions. He has published over 300 scientific papers and book chapters. His research interests include neuropsychological, electrophysiological, and imaging approaches in the assessment of cognitive change, emphasizing cross-cultural and low-resource settings and computer-based cognitive assessment and nonpharmacological interventions. Besides NIH grants based in the US, he has ongoing, funded projects in Sub-Saharan African nations studying the cognitive consequences of pediatric and adult medical illnesses, including cerebral malaria, HIV, Ebola, vitamin D deficiency, and dementia. He has also completed projects in South America and Eastern Europe. Dr. Giordani is a member of the Alzheimer’s Association One Chapter in Michigan, including having been Board Chair and National Representative, receiving the Chapter’s Ruth Michelbaugh Lifetime Achievement Award.
