{"id":15420,"date":"2025-02-07T15:39:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T20:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shepctr2025dev.wpengine.com\/?post_type=idfive-person&#038;p=15420"},"modified":"2025-02-07T15:39:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T20:39:51","slug":"kristian-nitsch","status":"publish","type":"idfive-person","link":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kristian-nitsch\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristian Nitsch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--person\">\n\t<div class=\"person-block idf-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"person-block-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"person-block-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_person_placeholder_480.jpg\" alt=\"A gray silhouette of a person on a light gray background, typically used as a placeholder for a profile picture.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-block-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"article-h1\">Kristian Nitsch<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"person-block-info__title\">Ph.D.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Neuropsychology Supervisor, Shepherd Pathways<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"person-block-contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"address\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"41\" height=\"41\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#icon-ICON_Location\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<address>Shepherd Pathways<\/address>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/treatment\/services-clinics\/psychology\/\" class=\"wp-element-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Psychology Team &amp; Services<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"idf-block text-content\">\n\t\t<p>Kristian Nitsch, Ph.D., has been with Shepherd Center since 2020 and sees patients at <a href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/treatment\/services-clinics\/pathways\/\">Shepherd Pathways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Education and training<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine<\/strong><br \/>\nPostdoctoral Residency, Neuropsychology &amp; Rehabilitation Psychology, 2018-2020<\/p>\n<p><strong>Charleston Consortium &#8211; Ralph H. Johnson VAMC &amp; Medical University of South Carolina<\/strong><br \/>\nPredoctoral Internship, Clinical Neuropsychology, 2017-2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>Illinois Institute of Technology<\/strong><br \/>\nDoctor of Philosophy, Clinical Psychology with a Rehabilitation Psychology Emphasis, 2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>Illinois Institute of Technology<\/strong><br \/>\nMaster of Science, Psychology, 2015<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bowling Green State University<\/strong><br \/>\nBachelor of Arts, Psychology, 2010<\/p>\n<h2>About<\/h2>\n<p>Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Kristian Nitsch is dedicated to helping patients achieve their rehabilitation goals through patient-centered neuropsychological assessment and intervention. 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