Our Rehab Riff Raff leaders represent the frontal lobe of the group. They keep things organized, keep the group headed in the right direction, and ensure that all members of the group benefit from participation, fostering an environment of respect, encouragement, and accountability. With their help, the Riff Raff continue forward.
All current Riff Raff leaders have attained specialty board certification in Rehabilitation Psychology through ABPP within the last 2 years, ensuring current knowledge of the process.
Current LeaderS
Katlin Schultz, PsyD ABPP-RP, Past-Chair
Dr. Katlin Schultz is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at The Ohio State University. She earned her doctorate from Adler University in 2019, with an emphasis in Primary Care Psychology and Behavioral Medicine. She completed her internship at the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care Medical Center and completed her 2-year post-doctoral fellowship in Rehabilitation Psychology at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System. She has been on faculty at OSU since 2021, and currently provides services through rehabilitation psychology outpatient, psychosocial oncology, and is the rehabilitation psychology lead for the interdisciplinary Post-COVID Recovery Clinic. She achieved board certification for rehabilitation psychology in February of 2025. Outside of her professional responsibilities, she enjoys playing with her two boxers, playing board games, crafting, and hiking.
Kristin Malewig, PhD, ABPP-RP, Chair
Dr. Kristin Malewig is currently a psychologist in the Spinal Cord Innovation Center, Supervisor of Psychology Services, and Assistant Training Director at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, in which she has been with the organization since 2022. Dr. Malewig obtained her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She completed her predoctoral and postdoctoral training in health and rehabilitation psychology at Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She then worked as a Senior Clinical Psychologist in the TBI Outpatient Program and on the Psychology Consult Service at Hennepin Healthcare. She has been a licensed psychologist since 2016, and she achieved board certification for rehabilitation psychology in September of 2025. Outside of work, she enjoys running, playing tennis, and spending time with her children.
Allison Hotz, PhD, ABPP-RP, Incoming Chair
Dr. Allison Hotz is currently a rehabilitation psychologist with the Workers Compensation Psychological Network, where she provides evaluation, assessment, cognitive rehabilitation, and evidence-based intervention addressing vocational and disability identity dissonance. She earned her doctorate degree in Counseling Psychology from Tennessee State University in 2022. She completed her internship at the Memphis VA Medical Center with a concentration track in Health Psychology, and went on to complete her two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Rehabilitation Psychology at Rush University Medical Center from 2022 to 2024. Following fellowship, she spent two years providing psychological services in acute rehabilitation and long-term care settings in St. Louis, Missouri. She achieved board certification in rehabilitation psychology in February 2026. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family, FaceTiming with friends, playing with her dog, exercising, and cooking.