Noteworthy: Getz's latest textbook, “Applied Biological Psychology,� has been published by Springer Publishing Co. in New York.

Age: 37

Residence: McCandless

Family: Wife, Dana, and two daughters ages 5 and 7.

Occupation: Getz is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist at Allegheny General Hospital, an assistant professor at the Temple University in Philadelphia and an adjunct professor at Chatham University.

Background: Getz, who grew up in Buffalo, N.Y., came to Pittsburgh in 2003 to complete a neuropsychology internship at Allegheny General, and was hired by the hospital in 2004. He has authored more than 30 articles, abstracts and book chapters, and co-authored the third edition of “Screening for Brain Impairment.�

Education: Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Cincinnati, 2004; master's degree in psychology from the University of Cincinnati, 2001; bachelor's degree in psychology from John Carroll University in Ohio, 1998.

Quote: “The goal of it (the book) was to bridge that gap to make that connection between what we know in neuroscience and the role neuroscience plays in the clinician's practice — to make sense of what we know in neuroscience for mental health clinicians.�