Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Eastern Colorado Health Care System

Website Address:  https://www.appic.org/Postdocs/Universal-Psychology-Postdoctoral-Directory-UPPD/Detail/id/6111

Director of Psychology Training:
Barbara Dausch, PhD

Primary Geropsychologist:
Kristy Shoji, PhD, ABPP
Kristy.Shoji@va.gov
720-723-7358

Geropsychology Supervisor(s):
Kristy Shoji, PhD, ABPP (Primary Supervisor)
Katie Johanson, PhD (Secondary Supervisor)

Membership / Certification: 
_X_   APA Accredited
___   APPIC Member

Format of Geropsychology Training:
Specialty Track in Geropsychology

Training Program Components: 
Training Opportunities / Settings include:
Neuropsychology / Memory Clinic
Community Living Center
Home Based Primary Care
Primary Care
Physical / Cognitive Rehabilitation
Caregiver Support Services
Hospice / Palliative Care
Telehealth / Telemedicine
Training in Supervision of Interns / Practicum Students

Faculty Clinical/Research Interests:

Kristy Shoji, Ph.D., ABPP (she/her/hers) is a board certified Clinical Geropsychologist working in geriatric primary care and providing consultation services to contract nursing homes. She obtained a master’s degree from Wake Forest University and doctorate degree from the University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa with a concentration in geropsychology. She then completed a geropsychology internship and fellowship at South Texas Veteran’s Health Care System. She has been involved with training in the VA for the past six years as a preceptor, supervisor, and assistant training director. Clinical areas of interest include neuropsychological and capacity evaluation, behavioral interventions/caregiver support for challenging behavior in the context of dementia, and end of life intervention. Dr. Shoji is the Primary Supervisor for the Geropsychology Residency and a member of the Postdoctoral Training Committee. Outside of work, Dr. Shoji loves being a mother and partner, spending time with friends and family, cooking, crafting, reading, and taking barre classes.

Katie Johanson, PhD (she/her/hers) is a clinical psychologist in Home-Based Primary Care. She completed her doctoral training in Clinical Geropsychology at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, followed by an internship in Clinical Health Psychology at the Memphis VA and a fellowship in Geropsychology at the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System. Her clinical interests include CBT-based interventions (including ACT and PST) for mood and anxiety conditions; CBT- and ACT-based treatments for insomnia (e.g., ABC-I), including adapting interventions to special populations; adjustment/end-of-life transitions; decision-making capacity; and caregiver support with a whole-person approach. With respect to research, Katie continues to recover from her dissertation but enjoys studying insomnia/diversity in sleep problems, group interventions, and participating in interdisciplinary quality improvement projects. She is the secondary supervisor for the geropsychology residency, a member of the postdoctoral training committee, and Co-Chair of the ECHCS Dementia Steering Committee. Katie fills her free time with trail running, exploring the city with her partner, reading Scandinavian crime thrillers in the company of her cats, and pressuring friends to share an order of every dessert on the menu.