A5008433028- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Brain Metastases and Treatment
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Psychology of Development and Education
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity
- Mentoring and Academic Development
- Healthcare Systems and Public Health
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Human Health and Disease
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Memory Processes and Influences
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Infant Nutrition and Health
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
2024-2025
University of Illinois Chicago
2023-2025
Illinois College
2023-2025
Illinois Institute of Technology
2021-2023
San Diego State University
2017
Introduction This study cross-validates and expands upon previous research by examining the optimal number of PVT failures necessary to determine invalid performance when 10 PVTs are administered during a neuropsychological evaluation. Additionally, assessed degree skewness individual intercorrelations for overall sample validity group.
This study investigated the individual and combined utility of 10 embedded validity indicators (EVIs) within executive functioning, attention/working memory, processing speed measures in 585 adults referred for an attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) evaluation. Participants were categorized into invalid valid performance groups as determined by scores from empirical indicators. Analyses revealed that all EVIs could meaningfully discriminate performers (AUCs = .69-.78), with high...
Evidence is accumulating that American culture has become more individualistic since the 1950s. In present research, we focused on one plausible manifestation of individualism, use swear words in cultural products. We examined trends seven identified by George Carlin 1972 as “seven you can never say television” Google Books corpus English books from 1950 to 2008. find a steady linear increase words, with published 2005-2008 twenty-eight times likely include than early Increases for...
Abstract Objective Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are commonly reported in individuals presenting for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) evaluation. Performance validity tests (PVTs) and symptom (SVTs) essential to ADHD evaluations young adults, but extant research suggests that those who report ACEs may be inaccurately classified as invalid on these measures. The current study aimed assess the degree which ACE exposure differentiated PVT SVT performance reporting a...
Abstract Objectives: This study investigated the relationship between various intrapersonal factors and discrepancy subjective objective cognitive difficulties in adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The first aim was to examine these associations patients valid symptom reporting. next investigate same invalid scores on tests of overreporting. Method: sample comprised 154 who underwent a neuropsychological evaluation for ADHD. Patients were divided into groups based...
This study investigated the relationship between processing speed impairment severity and performance on Rey 15-Item Test (RFIT) RFIT + Recognition.
Neuropsychology trainees have identified mentorship as an important factor in their training. Limited past work has been conducted on within neuropsychology, and there is a need to better understand the experiences perspectives of neuropsychology mentors. Self-identified mentors clinical completed survey about practices, including culturally responsive mentorship, well perceived barriers challenges providing effective mentorship. Themes were derived using qualitative analyses for free...
Objective: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are early life that influence mental health outcomes, though there mixed findings reported in relation to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms. The current study compared adults who experienced ACEs on measures of ADHD symptom reporting, psychological symptoms, and neurocognitive test performance. Method: sample ( n = 115) had mean age 28.42 SD 6.46); educational attainment 16.47 years 1.99); was 35% male/65% female...
Background: Assessing neurodevelopmental functioning in early infancy is essential as this a critical period for infant development. Infants born to mothers with HIV are at greater risk of developmental delays than those without HIV. In study, we analyzed differences infants exposure versus infection inform screening and intervention. Methods: Participants were recruited from community health centers Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Prenatally, completed baseline demographic assessment 8...
Objective: This study investigated subfactors of cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS; previously referred as sluggish tempo) among adults for neuropsychological evaluation attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method: Retrospective analyses data from 164 outpatient evaluations examined associations between CDS and self-reported psychological symptoms performance. Results: Factor analysis produced two distinct but positively correlated constructs: “Cognitive Complaints’’...
Abstract Objective Craniopharyngiomas are extremely rare (incidence rate of 1.34 per million). Due to its proximity the sellar/suprasellar prefrontal regions region, cognitive impairment, behavioral changes, and adverse endocrinological outcomes common. Further, surgery radiotherapy can further impact functioning. Currently, there is no parsimonious profile adult patients following interventions. This case highlights role neuropsychological evaluations in monitoring global psychological...
Since the emergence of COVID-19, research has consistently indicated cognitive difficulties as a primary complaint after infection (Altuna et al., 2021). It is unclear to what extent these deficits may be attributable to, or exacerbated by, health anxiety (HA) (Venkataramani 2022). This study explored relationship between HA and cognition in performance validity controlled sample patients with PASC complaints.Participants included referred for focused neuropsychological evaluation persistent...
Objective: Evidence suggests that the most consistent cognitive impairment found in individuals experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder symptomology is verbal memory (Johnsen & Asbjornsen, 2008). More specifically, research has shown patients with PTSD perform poorer on tasks relating to logical (story) than word tasks, such as CVLT-III (Barrera-Valencia et al., 2017). While recent literature accounts for impairments related PTSD, less known about this relationship mere trauma...
Objective: Neuropsychological measures of verbal fluency help detect cognitive decline and neuropathology. The discrepancy between semantic phonemic is commonly utilized to differentiate cortical subcortical processes. Understanding how other factors influence a patient’s scores vital in informing clinical interpretation neuropsychological test data. This study aimed investigate educational attainment crystalized skills (i.e., word reading vocabulary) performance among sample patients seen...
Abstract Objective A weak relationship exists between subjective memory complaints and performance on objective measures of learning memory. catastrophizing scale may explain this relationship. Our is to preliminarily explore a which assesses catastrophizing. Method The sample consisted 46 patients (21 normal profiles, 25 mild cognitive impairment; mean age 56.1 ± 15.4) in community-based neurology clinic. Each patient completed clinical interview comprehensive neuropsychological battery....
Abstract Objective: Socially-inclusive food policies impact more than physical health, namely, psychological and cognitive well-being. We will provide a comprehensive review visual relationship of mechanisms by which sociocultural factors (via socially-inclusive policies), lifelong mental/cognitive health. The between diet cognitive/mental health has implications for systematically disadvantaged communities. Methods: Inclusion criteria: empirical studies published 1995-2021 in English peer...