Brain Injury Experts
Cynthia Boyer, Ph.D.,
Dr. Boyer has more than 20 years experience as a clinician and administrator in neuropsychology and brain injury rehabilitation. She has adjunct faculty appointments at Rowan University (Department of Special Education), Widener University (Department of Clinical Psychology), and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Department of Clinical Psychology). Dr. Boyer has ancillary privileges in the Department of Neurology at Cooper University Hospital and is a medical rehabilitation surveyor for the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). She serves on the board of the Academy of Brain Injury Specialists (ACBIS). She is licensed as a clinical psychologist in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Mary G. Brownsberger, Psy.D.
Dr. Brownsberger is a rehabilitation neuropsychologist working with individuals who are living with a disability or chronic medical condition. She has worked at Bancroft since 2006. Her area of research interest is in long-term outcomes following physical disability. She completed her doctorate at La Salle University, Philadelphia PA; pre-doctoral internship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York; and post-doctoral fellowship at Bancroft Brain Injury Services, New Jersey. Recognized by the National Register of Health Service Providers in psychology, and by the National Association of Professional and Executive Women, she currently provides neuropsychological evaluation, rehabilitation psychological treatment, program development and evaluation, outcomes research, consultation and training services to Bancroft's Brain Injury Rehabilitation programs and the individuals they serve.
Daniel J. Keating, Ph.D.
Daniel J. Keating, Ph.D., has more than 30 years of professional experience in working with people with disabilities.
At Bancroft, he is responsible for Family Services and Government Relations. He coordinates the activities of the Family Council and program advisory committees and serves as Family Advocate. He represents Bancroft on the Board of the Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities (ABCD) and the Legislation and Policy Committee of the New Jersey Association of Community Providers (NJACP).
Dr. Keating is co-chair of the Contracted Services Committee, a group of provider representatives that meets regularly with officials of the Division of Developmental Disabilities. Previously at Bancroft, Dr. Keating was responsible for the operations of the residential and day programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and acquired brain injuries.
Dr. Keating received his doctorate degree from Temple University. He is an adjunct faculty member of the Psychology Department at Drexel University and the Human Services Department at Camden County College. Earlier in his career, Dr. Keating helped launch one of the first residential programs and one of the first day programs for people with brain injuries and aided in the development of comprehensive acute and post-acute rehabilitation programs for people with brain injuries.
He was a founding member of the Academy for the Certification of Brain Injury Specialists and is a certified brain-injury specialist trainer. He serves on the Professional Advisory Board of the Brain Injury Association of Delaware. Previously, he served on the board of directors of the National Head Injury Foundation; as chairman of its professional education and training committee; and on the board of trustees of the Pennsylvania and Maine brain injury associations.
Karen Lindgren, Ph.D.
Dr. Lindgren is a senior neuropsychologist in Bancroft Brain Injury Day Treatment Services. She is a licensed psychologist with 15 years of experience in neuropsychological assessment and treatment of brain injury. She has clinical affiliations with the graduate programs at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and Immaculata University. Dr. Lindgren has written articles and presented information in the area of neurological development, neuropsychological assessment, neurotoxic exposure, and interdisciplinary treatment of brain injury.