This document provides biographical information about Carlos R. Porges, including his education, credentials, appointments, language proficiency, professional experience, publications, and presentations. It notes that he is a licensed psychologist in Florida with a doctorate in psychology from Nova University and a bachelor's degree from Ithaca College. It also outlines his extensive experience that includes working as a clinical neuropsychologist, providing consultation services to various organizations, and working as an airline pilot.

1. CARLOS R. PORGES, Psy.D., A.B.P.P.
530 East Central Boulevard, #1704
Orlando, FL 32801
407-230-8416
porges@att.net
www.aeroneuro.com
EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS:
Licensed Psychologist, State of Florida (#PY0004975)
American Board of Professional Psychology, Diplomate in Rehabilitation Psychology
Airline Transport Pilot (ATP), Boeing 757/767 Type Rating
Nova University
Doctor of Psychology, July 1991 (APA accredited)
Ithaca College
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology & Politics, May 1985
APPOINTMENTS:
Harvard Medical School Clinical Fellow in Psychology, (1990-1992)
Boston University School of Medicine Fellow in Psychiatry (Psychology), (1989-1990)
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: Spanish and English
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Jan. 2001-Present PRIVATE PRACTICE
Orlando, Florida
Provide specialized consultation & assessment services to aerospace industry.
Provide Neuropsychological, Psychological and Rehabilitation services to
physicians, nurse case managers, & vocational rehabilitation professionals.
Feb.2007-present AIRLINE PILOT
Continental/United Airlines
Boeing 757/767 pilot
Feb. 2004-2007 EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY,
Commercial Aviator Training Program (CAPT)
Consultant
Provided assessment & general consultation services to ERAU, the world’s
premiere aeronautical university, regarding airline pilot selection and training
Jan. 2004-Present COGSCREEN, LLC
Consultant
CogScreen is a state of the art cognitive screening program for the assessment of
pilots and other high stress-demand professionals
Nov. 2000-Jan2006 AIRLINE PILOT
ASA/Delta Connection
Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ-200) & Brasilia (E-120) Pilot

2. Sept. 1996- Jan. 2001 NEUROPSYCHOLOGY & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CONSULTANTS, Inc.
Winter Park, FL
Provide neuropsychological and rehabilitation assessment, treatment &
consultation services to physicians, case managers, & vocational rehabilitation
professionals. Performed specialized neuropsychological assessments of Airline
Pilots.
1992-Sept. 1996 FLORIDA HOSPITAL
Orlando, FL
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Conducted inpatient and outpatient neuropsychological evaluations; responsible
for neuropsychological services, including assessment, treatment, treatment
planning education and team direction for inpatient brain injury and spinal cord
rehabilitation teams and for outpatient brain injury day treatment program.
Provided hospital-based neuropsychological consultation and evaluation services
for neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry and family practice. Supervised
Master=s level clinicians.
1991-1992 THE NEW ENGLAND REHABILITATION HOSPITAL/ BOSTON
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE:
Woburn, MA
Postdoctoral Neuropsychology Fellow
Intensive one year position in this 198 bed CARF accredited facility, involving
major rotations through Young Stroke and Brain Injury units. Functioned as
team neuropsychologist, conducting biweekly comprehensive
neuropsychological assessments, brief screenings and co-treatment sessions.
Provided treatment, treatment planing, family and staff education, and team
direction. Provided consultation to patients, staff and family, and led staff and
family inservices. Provided rehabilitation consultation services to outside
services such as the Massachusetts Statewide Head Injury Program (SHIP)
Academic component involved in-house training seminars, attendance at the
Neurology of Behavior course (Beth Israel Hospital/Harvard Medical School)
and Neurosciences Review course (Boston Neurobehavioral Institute), and
various other training opportunities.
1990-1991 HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, THE CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL
Cambridge, MA
Advanced Neuropsychology Fellow
Performed comprehensive neuropsychological assessments of English and
Spanish speaking patients with a wide range of conditions including head injury,
cerebrovascular accidents, dementia, substance abuse, and psychiatric illnesses.
Academic component involved formal seminars covering neuropsychology and
behavioral neurology.
Provided psychotherapy services for patients of the Latino Mental Health Team
at The Cambridge Hospital. The patient population consists mostly of low SES
Latin American immigrants with a wide range of diagnoses. Psychotherapy

3. services for selected patients continued through 1992, as Advanced Fellow in
Psychology at The Cambridge Hospital.
1989-1990 BOSTON CITY HOSPITAL/BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF
MEDICINE: (APA accredited)
Boston, MA
Clinical Psychology Intern
Provided assessment, consultation, and psychotherapeutic services to patients
encompassing a wide range of cultural backgrounds, ages, and
diagnoses within the following services:
* Psychodiagnostic Testing Clinic * Child Psychiatry
* Psychosomatic Liaison Clinic *Neuropsychology
Provided assessment, consultation and psychotherapy services for the Newton,
Mass. public school system.
Academic component included extensive coursework covering cross cultural
psychotherapy, diagnostic assessment, and psychotherapy in medical settings
RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
Porges, C. R. (2013) Substance Abuse in Aviation: Clinical and Practical Implications. In Kennedy, C. & Kay,
G. Aeromedical Psychology (pp 107-126), London:Ashgate
PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS:
25 July 2014, Aviation Psychology, the FAA and the Future, keynote presentation at the Southern African
Aeromedical Association Biennial meeting, Johannesburg, South Africa.
7 May 2014, Friend of the AAM award, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC.
14 March 2014 Aviation Psychology & Neuropsychology, presentation at the Aviation Neuropsychology
conference, Oklahoma City, OK
8-9 March 2013 Human Factors and Neurocognitive Demands, presentation at the Aviation Neuropsychology
conference, Oklahoma City, OK
7 October 2011 Neuropsychological Assessment of Pilots: The View from the Cockpit, presentation at the
annual Civil Aviation Medical Association (CAMA) meeting, Tucson, Arizona
16 August 2011 Crossing 30West: Pilots, aging, and Cognition, presentation at the ALPA Air Safety
Forum, Washington, DC
14 June 2011 Live radio interview on La Hora de la Verdad, a nationally syndicated radio program
regarding aeromedical issues and AF447
31 May 2011 El caso Air France 447, article published in El País, Cali, Colombia

4. 11 May 2011 Neuropsychological-Personality Profiles and Flight Simulator Correlations among
Colombian Air Force Pilots, presentation at the Aerospace Medical Association annual meeting,
Anchorage, Alaska
11 February 2011 Educación y Autoestima, column published in the op-ed page of El País, Cali,
Colombia
14 October 2010, Trastorno por défecit de atención en ejecutivos, column published in Portafolio,
Bogotá, Colombia
20 September 2010, Neuropsychological and Psychiatric Examination of Airline Pilots, co-presentation
with Rafael Perez-Espejo, MD, at the Annual HIMS FAA Aeromedical Conference, Denver, Colorado
3 September, 2010 Virus Contagioso, column published in the op-ed page of El País.
April 2010 Infeliz Coinicidencia, column published in the op-ed page of El País.
5 March 2010 Feliz Coincidencia, column published in the op-ed page of El País.
January 2010, How to Deal with Distressed Crewmembers and The Canary in the Coalmine, Articles
published in the Aeromedical Flyer, an ALPA (Airline Pilots Association) magazine.
22-23 October 2009, Cognitive and psychological screening in Aeromedical settings, CRM: some
thoughts from the perspective of an aviation neuropsychologist, and Cogscreen—aeromedical
applications, presentations at the Autoridad Aeronáutica Civil de Panamá in the Seminario de
actualización de psicologos delegados por la AAC, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá.
8 September 2009, CRM: Algunas consideraciones desde el punto de vista de la neuropsicología de
aviación, Base Aérea Marco Fidel Suárez, Fuerza Aérea Colombiana (FAC), Cali, Colombia.
6 August 2009, Stress and Depression in Airline Pilots, presentation at the ALPA national Air Safety
Forum,Washington, DC
7 June 2009, Suma de fatalidades detrás de accidente de Air France, Article published in El País, Cali,
Colombia
February 2009, The Canary in the Coalmine: Stress Management in Airline Pilots, Article published in
Flight Path, an ALPA (Airline Pilots Association) magazine
September 8, 2008, Neuropsychological and Psychiatric Examination of Airline Pilots, co-presentation
with Rafael Perez-Espejo, MD, at the Annual HIMS FAA Aeromedical Conference, Denver, Colorado
August 28, 2008, Neuropsychology and Aviation, presentation at the Colombian Air Force Academy,
Cali, Colombia
November 2006 Neuropsychology & Addiction in Airline Pilots, roundtable presentation at Hazelden
Rehabilitation Hospital, in conjunction with Continental Airlines EAP.

5. 29 & 30 August, 2005, Cognitive & Psychological Screening of Pilot Candidates, presentation at
CAPT/Airtran Screening & Recruitment Workshop, Atlanta, GA
22 September 2004, Neuropsychological Evaluations of Airline Pilots, presentation at the Annual HIMS
FAA Aeromedical Conference, Denver, Colorado
27 June 1998, Issues of Neuropsychological Assessment in Rehabilitation: The Use of Non-Standard Test
Administration & Multicultural Influences, co-presentation with Bruce Caplan, Ph.D., ABPP, Florida
Psychological Association Annual Convention, Key West, Florida.
15 May 1998, Interview regarding Schizophrenia, Mega 88.7 FM, Orlando, FL.
27 February & 4 April 1998, Psychological Assessment, presentation to staff of The Florida Department
of Labor and Employment Security, Office of Disability Determinations, Orlando, Florida
21 January 1998, Social Reintegration after TBI, presentation to the Central Florida Traumatic Brain
Injury Association, Orlando, FL.
20 January 1998, Interview regarding inter-racial dating, WESH-TV, Orlando, FL.
7 November 1997, Interview regarding Acculturation in Immigrant Children, Mega 88.7 FM, Orlando,
FL.
24 October 1997, Interview regarding Acculturation in Immigrant Children, Mega 88.7 FM, Orlando, FL.
21 October 1997, Interview regarding Traumatic Brain Injury, WOMX 105.1 FM, Orlando, FL.
17 October 1997, Culture, Illness & Health, presentation to Florida Psychological Association Central
Chapter, Orlando, FL
20 January 1997, Culture, Illness & Health, presentation at the Brevard Achievement Center, Rockledge,
Florida.
5 November 1996, Cultural Differences and their Implications in Rehabilitation, presentation to the
Central Florida Rehabilitation Association., Orlando, FL.
22 August 1996, Brain & Behavior, inservice to Speech Pathology Dept,
Florida Hospital.
22 May 1996, Forever Young, Channel 6 WCPX, interview regarding memory and aging.
21 May 1996, Illness and Culture, inservice to Florida Hospital Staff
7 March 1996, Depression, invited guest on 1440 AM WPRD (Orlando, FL)health talk show
2 March 1996, Stress Management, conference presented at the 1996 Orlando Hispanic
Business Expo >96.

6. 19 July 1995, The Brain and You, inservice to Florida Hospital staff.
26 May 1995, A Brief Overview of Brain-Behavior Relationships, presentation to staff at Orlando
Neurosurgical Associates, Orlando, FL.
July 1993, Sensation, Perception, & Cognition: Implications for TBI and stroke team staff members,
Florida Hospital.
19 November 1993, Cognitive Deficit in Central Nervous System Involvement; Inservice to Florida
Hospital.
RESEARCH:
Sundvall, L.M., Oakley, B.W., Porges, C., & Nadler, J.D. Neuropsychological and vocational predictors
of return to work. Paper presented at the 104th Annual Convention of the American Psychological
Association, Toronto, Canada, 1996
Porges, C., Watson, R., & Oakley, B.W., Development of a predictor model for vocational and program
success in a neurologically impaired day treatment population. Presented at the 18th annual postgraduate
course on rehabilitation of the brain injured adult and child, June 2-5, 1995, Williamsburg, VA.
Porges, C. (1991) Somatization in Hispanic Outpatient Depressives, professional research project, Nova
University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.