CPS Shows Strong Presence at the National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN)’s Annual Conference

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The Center for Psychological Studies was strongly represented by students, faculty and alumni at the National Academy of Neuropsychology’s 29th annual conference which took place in New Orleans, November 11-14, 2009. CPS students,faculty. And alumni produced more than thirty posters. Faculty members Charles Golden, Ph.D. & Wiley Mittenberg, Ph.D., along with CPS alumni Christine Corsun-Ascher Psy.D. (2007), Jessica Garcia Ph.D./Psy.D. (2008) and Robert McCue Psy.D. (1994) assisted 31 students in preparing presentations on their research in the areas of aging and dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Attention Deficit Disorder, learning disabilities, and neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders including traumatic brain injury, memory and amnesia, and forensic neuropsychologial practice.

Alumna Patricia Espe-Pfeifer Ph.D. (2002), Clinical Assistant Professor and Neuropsychologist at the University of Iowa Healthcare Department, co-presented a panel for Pediatric Grand Rounds entitled Progression of Neurocognitive Deficits Associated with Juvenile Huntington’s disease: A Pediatric Case Study.” Alumni Jessica Foley, Ph.D./Psy.D. (2007) and Lindsay Hines, Ph.D. (2009) collaborated with colleagues from UCLA to discuss “The Combined Effects of Aging and HIV Infection: Cognitive, Psychiatric, & Functional Sequelae.” Foley completed her post-doctoral fellowship at UCLA and recently accepted a faculty position at Harvard University (Department of Psychiatry). Hines is currently completing a post doctoral fellowship at UCLA.