Expert Details

Clinical Neuropsychology

ID: 739335 California, USA

Expert is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist and Qualified Medical Evaluator for the State of California. She has over 13 years of experience in the assessment of neurological and psychological conditions affecting adolescents and adults. She is the Director of Neuropsychology at the Ray Dolby Brain Health Center (RDBHC) at California Pacific Medical Center, and the founder and President of Bay Area Cognitive Health. She is also president for the Northern California Neuropsychology Forum, member-at-large for Division VIII-Neuropsychology of California Psychological Association, and board member for the San Francisco Neurological Society.

Expert's clinical expertise extends across a wide range of lifespan conditions, including but not limited to, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, movement disorders, stroke, cancer, traumatic brain injury/concussion, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain, sleep disorders, ADHD/Learning disorders, and mood problems.

Expert remains actively involved in research through her role as Sub-Investigator for clinical drug trials targeting Alzheimer’s disease within the RDBHC as well as serving as a clinical rater for clinical trials through Elligo Health Research. Through her role as Senior Educational Consultant with Pearson Assessments, she provides educational seminars to professionals on a variety of Pearson Assessment products and neuropsychology topics, primarily to for training of raters for pharmaceutical clinical trials. She has been actively involved in supervision and mentorship of neuropsychology trainees. Within the Ray Dolby Brain Health Center, she has served as a supervisor for practicum, internship, and post-doctoral trainees.

Expert earned her Master’s degree and PhD in Clinical Psychology from Arizona State University. Her Master’s thesis focused on the psychosocial and cultural predictors of maternal and infant health outcomes. Her dissertation work was recognized with an APA Dissertation Research Award and examined how stress impacts neuropsychological and physiological reactivity within young adults with Type 1 Diabetes.

Expert completed an APA approved pre-doctoral internship in Clinical Neuropsychology at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, IL and her two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology within the Alzheimer’s Disease Center at the University of California, Davis.

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 2013	Degree: Doctor of Philosophy	Subject: Clinical Psychology	Institution: Arizona State University
Year: 2008	Degree: Master of Arts	Subject: Psychology, Health Concentration	Institution: Arizona State University
Year: 2005	Degree: Bachelor of Arts	Subject: Psychology	Institution: Agnes Scott College

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2019 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: President and Clinical Neuropsychologist	Department:
Responsibilities: Expert conducts comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations for individuals across their lifespans. Expert's patients are both self-referred and referred by attorneys, physicians of various disciplines, and psychotherapists. Common referral conditions include neurodevelopmental disorder (ADHD, Autism, Learning Disabilities), dementia syndromes, and traumatic and acquired brain injuries, among others.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2015 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Director of Neuropsychology; Clinical Neuropsychologist; Interim Director of Clinical Operations	Department:
Responsibilities: Director of Neuropsychology 2022-Present Expert directs the RDBHC neuropsychology program and expansion efforts along with prior duties associated with her clinical neuropsychologist role. In this capacity, she has asisted with re-establishment of clinical trial program and served as sub-investigator. Clinical Neuropsychologist 2015-2021 Expert provided comprehensive adult/geriatric clinical neuropsychological evaluations with a focus on memory, aging and dementia syndromes. She was an integral member of a multidisciplinary team including neurologists, nurse practitioners, and social workers. In this role, Expert organized and led the monthly Neuropsychology Journal Club and Fact-Finding Seminar provided to community of San Francisco Bay area neuropsychologists and trainees. She organized and led the monthly Neurodegenerative Case Conference for multidisciplinary providers throughout northern California. She also supervised clinical and research training across practicum, an APA-approved Neuropsychology Track internship, and post-doctoral neuropsychology fellows. Interim Director of Clinical Operations 2019-20 Expert directed clinal operations of multidisciplinary team -- including neurologist, nurse practitioner, and social workers. She provided the training and supervision of newly hired nurse practitioners with regard to diagnosis and management of memory concerns and dementia syndromes. During this time Expert led weekly case conferences and training seminars for a multidisciplinary team. She co-led the selection and recruitment of a new medical director for the clinic.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
• International Neuropsychological Society • American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology • National Academy of Neuropsychology

Awards / Recognition
Expert has won several awards related to her clinical neuropsychology publishing, as well as for her video presentations. She has earned several research awards as well.

Medical / Professional
Expert has undertaken formal supervised clinical training at 6 centers for behavioral health and research.

Publications and Patents Summary
Expert has given 8 invited talks / presentations.

Fields of Expertise

neuropsychology, neurology, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, brain injury, brain concussion, sleep disorder, multiple sclerosis, learning disability, chronic pain, chronic pain management, mood problem, ADHD