Michael Capawana received his B.A. in psychology with a minor in public health from Muhlenberg College. He earned an M.A. in mental health counseling at Boston College prior to receiving a Ph.D. in counseling psychology there. Dr. Capawana completed a predoctoral internship at Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School in the outpatient department, where he provided therapeutic services to children, adolescents, and adults. He also engaged in psychological/personality evaluations of children and adolescents in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Dr. Capawana then completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychological assessment at the Learning and Emotional Assessment Program (LEAP) in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Subsequently, he joined the faculty at MGH and was appointed Director of Psychometric Training at LEAP. He provides clinical services to patients, supervises/teaches trainees, participates on committees, and conducts research. In addition to hospital-based work, he has previously enjoyed working as an individual, family, and group therapy provider across day treatment, community mental health, public school, and residential treatment settings.

Regarding other professional activities, Dr. Capawana is a member of various regional, national, and international organizations in the disciplines of psychology and neuropsychology. He functions as an ad hoc reviewer for scholarly journals and grant proposals. He attained advanced certifications in psychosis risk assessment, autism diagnostic evaluation, collaborative problem solving, and mindfulness. Research endeavors have pertained to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and executive functioning, physical/mental health comorbidities, mood disorders/suicidality, and polygenic risk. These projects have won awards from the American Psychological Association, Boston College, and MGH. He has presented widely and published in peer-reviewed journals such as Child Neuropsychology, Journal of Attention Disorders, Journal of Applied School Psychology, and Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Dr. Capawana is a Licensed Psychologist/Health Service Provider in Massachusetts and an Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is Board Certified in clinical psychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). In addition to serving on the Board of Directors at the Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society, he holds leadership positions within divisions of the American Psychological Association. He works full-time at MGH and part-time in group private practice.