• Culturally responsive psychological assessment and interventions
• Qualitative research on the lived experiences of individuals with serious and persistent mental illness
• The impact of family support on recovery among individuals with serious and persistent mental illness
• Using faith-based organizations as a medium for psychoeducation (stigma reduction) for Black and Caribbean patients with serious and persistent mental illness

Publications

Alice Medalia, Alice M. Saperstein, Ana Stefancic, Shanique Meyler, Sarah Styke, Min Qian,        Jun Liu, Leopoldo J. Cabassa, “Feasibility and acceptability of remotely accessed cognitive remediation for schizophrenia in public health settings, Psychiatry Research, Volume 301, 2021, 113956, ISSN 0165-1781,     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113956

Arlia, C., Saperstein, A. M., Meyler, S., Styke, S., & Medalia, A. (2022). Disparities in technology literacy and access negatively impact cognitive remediation scalability. Schizophrenia Research, 243, 456–457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2022.04.006  

Medalia, A., Saperstein, A., Javitt, D. C., Qian, M., Meyler, S., & Styke, S. (2023). Feasibility and clinical utility of using the tone matching test for assessment of early auditory processing in schizophrenia. Psychiatry research, 323, 115152. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115152

Saperstein, A. M., Meyler, S., & Medalia, A. (2022). Hearing loss among people with schizophrenia: Implications for clinical practice. Psychiatric Services. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220226

Saperstein, A. M., Meyler, S., Golub, J. S., & Medalia, A. (2023). Correlates of hearing loss among adults with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia research, 257, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2023.05.014