Current Positions

• Associate Professor of Neurology
• Specialty: Cognitive Neuroscience

Education

• BA in Experimental Psychology, New College of the University of South Florida, Sarasota, Florida, United States
• MA in Clinical Psychology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
• PhD in Clinical Psychology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
• Fellow in Neuropsychology, Dept. of Neurology, The University of Iowa, College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Graduate Program Affiliations

• Neuroscience

Center, Program and Institute Affiliations

• Center for Neurodegeneration

Research Interests

• Optimizing Brain Health in the Heartland: Bringing the Benefits of Neuroplasticity Research into the Home
• Enhancing Driving Safety After Traumatic Brain Injury

Licenses & Certifications

• Health Service Provider in Psychology Certification
• Professional License in Psychology, State of Iowa

Research Concentration

My research interests are in human cognitive neuropsychology, with emphases in frontal lobe dysfunction, language processing, and cognitive/behavioral rehabilitation. The primary methods involve application of experimental cognitive and behavioral paradigms in patients with circumscribed brain lesions defined by MRI. Current projects are directed at delineating impairments of social behavior and executive function associated with adult- and childhood-onset damage to prefrontal cortex, evaluating the validity of the classical aphasia classification scheme, and investigating the potential of preserved procedural memory for rehabilitation of amnesia. I am particularly concerned with the interface of ongoing developments in basic neuroscience with clinical application, including development of new methods of treating cognitive and behavioral impairments acquired as a result of brain damage.