Dr. Tarnoff is a Pennsylvania licensed psychologist who specializes in child, adolescent, and adult psychoeducational, psychological, and clinical neuropsychological evaluations. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology in the American Academy of School Psychology (ABPP), a Pennsylvania Licensed Psychologist (#PS017545), a Pennsylvania Certified School Psychologist, a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP), and a member of The National Register of Health Service Psychologists.

Dr. Tarnoff received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Psychology with the Biological Science Option, a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Human Development and Family Studies with the Children, Youth, and Families Option, a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Religious Studies from The Pennsylvania State University in 2006, a Master of Education (M.Ed.) in School Psychology from Temple University in 2007, and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in School Psychology from Temple University in 2010. While working towards his doctorate, Dr. Tarnoff interned at Wordsworth Academy - Approved Private School, in Fort Washington, PA, where Dr. Tarnoff provided weekly individual and group counseling sessions to a full caseload of students with a variety of psychiatric diagnoses, as well as psychoeducational evaluations to students. Following the completion of his doctorate, Dr. Tarnoff became one of Wordsworth Academy’s (now Fairwold Academy) school psychologists. In 2011, Dr. Tarnoff took a full-time psychologist position at The School District of Haverford Township, where he worked until the end of the 2015-2016 academic year. Dr. Tarnoff left his position as a school psychologist at the district-level in order to pursue full-time private practice. Dr. Tarnoff has opened up a tutoring service, Polaris Educational, LLC, with his wife, Laura. Dr. Tarnoff sought a re-specialization in neuropsychology and completed the coursework in clinical neuropsychology at Widener University in May 2017. He currently works as a certified school psychologist at the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit completing Early Intervention evaluations. He completed an additional Master of Science Education (M.S.Ed.) in School Leadership with Principal Certification from The University of Pennsylvania in July 2021. Following completion of the School Leadership degree, Dr. Tarnoff worked as an Assistant Director of Educational Services at The Melmark School in Pennsylvania, and as the Educational Psychologist at Melmark New England. He accepted a position as the School Psychologist at Woodlynde School in April 2023, where he currently works.

In addition to his private practice, Dr. Tarnoff has worked as a contract psychologist completing evaluations for Autism Spectrum Disorder at The Center for Autism and SPIN, Inc. He has served as an adjunct faculty member at Temple University, where he supervised the training of graduate level school psychologists at the Temple University Psychoeducational Clinic, an adjunct faculty member at Immaculata University where he taught statistics, and an adjunct faculty member at The Pennsylvania State University where he taught adolescent development.

In April 2024, Dr. Tarnoff accepted a full-time faculty position at Immaculata University in the Doctor of Clinical Psychology program.

Dr. Tarnoff is currently a member of the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 16: School Psychology, American Psychological Association (APA) Division 40: Society for Clinical Neuropsychology, the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), Pennsylvania Psychological Association (PPA), the Philadelphia Neuropsychology Society (PNS), and the Association of School Psychologists of Pennsylvania (ASPP).

He is the proud father of two daughters (twelve-years-old and seven-years-old) and two sons (eight-years-old and three-years-old).

Additional information on Dr. Tarnoff can be found by accessing his Curriculum Vitae.