Role

• Director Neuropsychology Emphasis

Instructor

• Biological and Cognitive Bases of Behavior
• Neuropsychological Assessment
• Neuropsychology electives
   
• Clinical Supervisor - Neuropsychology Assessment Team, Pacific Psychology and Comprehensive Health Clinic

Clinical & Research Interests

Neuropsychological evaluation, traumatic brain injury/sports concussion, dementia, forensic evaluation

Education

• PhD University of Memphis, 1986, Clinical Psychology (Neuropsychology emphasis)
• MS University of Memphis, 1983, Clinical Psychology (Neuropsychology emphasis)
• BA Harding University, 1980, Major: Psychology/Biology

Previous Clinical Experience

Independent outpatient practice, Neuropsychological consultant at an impatient rehabilitation center, Senior neuropsychologist in an inpatient brain injury unit.

Selected Recent Publications (most co-authors are Pacific Un neuropsychology students)

Anderson, S. & Daniel, M. (2018). Depression's influence on cognitive functioning in older adults who develop Alzheimer's. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 24, S1, 64.

Chan, S., Daniel, M., Dennison, K. & Conley, J. (2018).  Does statin use mitigate risk of conversion to Alzheimer’s disease (AD)? The association between statin use and incidence of AD by gender and race. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 24, S1, 66.

Yesian, R., Daniel, M., Watson, E. & Michael, P. (2018).  Third party observers and the California Verbal Learning Test-2: A preliminary analysis. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 24, S1, 182.

Rindge, M., Moncrief, G. & Daniel, M. (2018).  Neuropsychological and psychological predictors of conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s dementia confirmed by autopsy: A pilot study. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 24, S1, 73-74.

Werry, A. & Daniel, M. (2018).  Influence of demographic variables on measures of attention and working memory for Spanish speaking Hispanic and matched white older adults. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 24, S1, 32.

Riberdy, C., Rindge, M., Daniel, M. & Pitkanen, E. (2018). Retest reliability of the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Test with a two-factor theory. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 33, 692–702. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acy060.09

Chan, S., Dennison, K. & Daniel, M. (2018). The association between lithium and neuropsychological performance in the uniform data set: A propensity score matching approach. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 32, 624-625.

Riberdy, C., Rindge, M., Daniel, M. & Pitkanen, E. (2018). Retest reliability of the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Test using a two-factor theory with various interval schedules. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 33, 692-702. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acy060.09

Werry, A. & Daniel, M. (2018). Influence of demographic variables on normal neuropsychological test performance in English speaking Hispanic and matched white older adults. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 33, 703-794.

Werry, A. & Daniel, M. (2018). Influence of demographic variables on measures of memory and language for Spanish speaking Hispanic and matched white older adults. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 33, 703-794.

Slater, L., Daniel, M. & Hildebrand, P. (2019). Base rate accuracy of Flynn effect correction. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 33, 625-731.

Werry, A., Daniel, M. & Bergstrom, B. (2019).  Group differences in normal neuropsychological test performance for older non-Hispanic white and Black/African American adults.  Neuropsychology, 33, 1089-1100.

Slater, L. & Daniel, M. (2019). Flynn Effect correction: accuracy base rate for IQ/ability level. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 34, 939, https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acz034.79.

Powell, J., Blake, L., Wyman-Chick, K. & Daniel, M. (2020). Brief visual-spatial memory test-revised normative data and form equivalency for adults ages 80-89. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 36, 1589-1598, https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2020.1824279.

Paredes, J., Prince, T., Simpson, A. & Daniel, M. (2020). MRI and neuropsychological change during conversion from normal/mci to Alzheimer’s disease. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 35, 796, https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acaa068.06.

Paredes, J. & Daniel, M. (2021). Neuropsychological performance and MRI white-matter hyperintensities in a clinical sample. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 27, S1, 201-202.

Smith, C., Daniel, M. & Michael, P. (2022). Cognitive predictors of verbal memory test performance in an outpatient clinical sample. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 37, 1357, https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acac060.202.

Paredes, J. & Daniel, M. (2022). MRI white matter hyperintensities and neuropsychological performance in a young adult clinical sample. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 37, 1424, https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acac060.273.

Meyer, C. & Daniel, M. (2022). Can embedded performance validity measures predict performance on a stand-along test? Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 37, 1387, https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acac060.231.

Paredes, J. & Daniel, M. (2023). MRI white matter hyperintensities and neuropsychological performance in a clinical sample. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2023.2276438.

Courtwright, K., Daniel, M., & Michael, P. (2023). Pairwise Concurrence Rates Between Standalone and Embedded Performance Validity Tests. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 29(s1), 716, https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355617723008937.

Simpson, A., Wyman-Chick, K. & Daniel, M. (2025). Neuropsychological and clinical indicators of Lewy body and Alzheimer's pathology. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports, https://doi.org/10.1177/25424823241304386.

Sylvester, D., Daniel, M., Michael, P. (2025, June). Profiles of functional decline associated with early stage neurodegenerative disease. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 39(4), 741–838.