She also serves as a research scientist for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence. She has several years of interdisciplinary clinical and research experience in health and rehabilitation psychology and has served the needs of many individuals with chronic medical conditions and disability. Dr. Hartoonian received her Bachelor and Master of Science in Physiology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Loma Linda University (LLU). She completed her fellowship in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Her research focus is examining the impact of health behavioral on cognition and mood in multiple sclerosis.