Here are the student theses for which Dr. Kurtz was an advisor.
Ari Tolman ’10 — The Neurocognitive Determinants of Objective and Subjective Quality of Life in Individuals with Schizophrenia: A Quantitative Meta-Analysis
Lisa Kremen ’14 — Comparing Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation as Targets for Enhancing Cognitive Remediation Outcomes in Schizophrenia
Shyle Mehta ’15 — Comparing the Efficacy of Two Forms of Cognitive Remediation: Strategy-Based vs. Drill-and-Practice Restorative Training for Cognitive Deficits in People with Psychosis
Julia Lejeune ’18 — A Pilot Study Comparing Two Cognitive Training Approaches in Psychosis-Spectrum Disorders: Effects on Cognition, Symptoms, and Functioning
Andrew Northrop ’20 — Towards a Treatment-Focused Pathophysiology: A Meta-Analysis of the Neural Correlates of Cognitive Remediation Therapy in Schizophrenia
Christina Arlia ’19 — A Pilot Study Comparing the Efficacy of Two Therapeutic Models of Cognitive Remediation on Social Cognition in Psychosis-Spectrum Disorders
Grace Melville ’24 — The Impact of Cognitive Training on Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia. What Treatment Elements Matter?
Angelica Crown ’25 — Social Cognition in Bipolar Disorder: A Meta-Analysis
Mia Kogan-Spivack ’26 — Expressive and Experiential Negative Symptoms as Predictors of Cognitive Remediation Outcomes in Schizophrenia
Jasmine Luu Bachelors ’25, Masters ’26 — Symptom Severity and Educational Attainment on Therapeutic Potential of Cognitive Remediation for Schizophrenia
Here are the student publications for which Dr. Kurtz was an advisor or co-authored.