He earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the State University of New York, Binghamton and subsequently studied neurocognition and social cognition in schizophrenia during a two-year post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research interests focus on social cognition, neurocognition, community functioning, and psychosocial rehabilitation in schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Dr. Sergi has twice received a Young Investigator Award from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression. He authored or co-authored articles in journals such as The American Journal of Psychiatry, Schizophrenia Research, and Schizophrenia Bulletin. Dr. Sergi has been licensed as a psychologist in the state of California since 1999.