Neuropsychology Track
Description
The goal of the Neuropsychology track is to provide students with graduate training in neuropsychology that will serve as the foundation for internship and post-doctoral training leading to Board Certification in Clinical Neuropsychology. The track is based on the Houston Conference Guidelines for graduate training in neuropsychology (www.div40.org/pub/Houston_conference.pdf). The track consists of three principle components: curriculum, practicum, and research.
Faculty
Courses
Neuropsychology
- Fundamentals of Behavioral Neuroscience
- Neuropsychological Assessment
- Seminar in Clinical Neuropsychology
- Behavioral Neurology
- Neuropsychiatry and Neuropsychology
- Neurosciences and Behavior (Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) Medical School)
Supplemental
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Psychopharmacology
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Chemical Dependency
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Health Psychology
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Adult Forensic Psychology
Neuropsychology Practica
- Department of Psychiatry, OHSU Medical School – Adult
- Department of Psychiatry, OHSU Medical School – Pediatric
- Department of Pediatrics, OHSU Medical School
- Epilepsy Program, OHSU Medical School
- Legacy Rehabilitation Services, Good Samaritan Hospital
- Westside Neurology
- Kaiser Interstate Medical Center
- Assessment Team – Psychological Services Center, School of Professional Psychology
Recent Research
- Executive functioning in male adolescent sexual offenders. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology – Law Society, La Jolla, April 2005.
- The impact of childhood sexual abuse on adult cognitive functioning. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington DC, August 2005.
- Juvenile firesetting in adolescent boys: Are there differences in executive functioning? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington DC, August 2005.
- Executive functions and aggression in closed custody institution adolescents. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington DC, August 2005.
- Interrater reliability of the Meyers & Meyers scoring system for the copy trial of the Rey complex figure test. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Tampa, October 2005.
- Ecological validity of neuropsychological tests for predicting navigational ability. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Boston, February 2006.
- Investigating the clinical utility of Logical Memory and Visual Reproduction in differentiating lesion laterality. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Boston, February 2006.
- Validity of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory -2 (MMPI-2) in adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, San Antonio, October 2006.
- Validity of neuropsychological tests for predicting navigational ability after unilateral brain damage. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Portland, OR, February 2007.
- Cross-validation in a non-litigating clinical population of Mittenberg’s WAIS-III regression formula for identifying malingering. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Portland, OR, February 2007.
- Executive functions in adolescent arsonists. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Portland, OR, February 2007.
- Severity of criminal history and neuropsychological status in a community corrections population. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Portland, OR, February 2007.
- Depression, anxiety, and validity of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) in adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Portland, OR, February 2007.
- Gender differences in neuropsychological test performance following unilateral brain injury. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA, August 2007.
Admissions & Selection
- 3 slots are available each year
- Requires good academic standing, recommendation of SPP faculty
- Past experience with neuroscience/neuropsychology course work, research activity and testing is an advantage
- Apply in November
Letter of interest
Vitae
Letter of recommendation from SPP faculty
- Student will be notified of admission decision in December