Neuropsychology

MISSION STATEMENT:

The Mission of the Section of Neuropsychology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is to promote the health of patients with neuropsychological disorders. We are a group of individuals with diverse interests and the common goal to maintain excellence in clinical care, education, and research.

Medical Director

Jana Jones

Credentials: Ph.D.

Position title: Professor

Neuropsychology Providers

Kaitrin Conniff

Credentials: Ph.D.

Position title: Assistant Professor - CT

Barbara Fischer

Credentials: Psy.D.

Position title: Assistant Professor

Jana Jones

Credentials: Ph.D.

Position title: Professor

Erin Plumley

Credentials: Psy.D.

Position title: Clinical Associate Professor

Eben Schwartz

Credentials: Ph.D.

Position title: Assistant Professor

John Stratton

Credentials: Ph.D.

Position title: Assistant Professor

Thomas Wodushek

Credentials: PhD

Position title: Visiting Clinical Professor

Pediatric Neuropsychology Providers

Alanna Kessler-Jones

Credentials: Psy.D.

Position title: Associate Professor

Jonathan Mietchen

Credentials: Ph.D.

Position title: Assistant Professor

Sarah Nigro

Credentials: PsyD

Position title: Assistant Professor

Validity Evidence for the Research Category, "Cognitively Unimpaired - Declining," as a Risk Marker for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease
Langhough Koscik R, Hermann BP, Allison S, Clark LR, Jonaitis EM, Mueller KD, Betthauser TJ, Christian BT, Du L, Okonkwo O, Birdsill A, Chin N, Gleason C, Johnson SC.
Front Aging Neurosci. 2021 Jul 26;13:688478. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.688478. eCollection 2021.
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Neurodegeneration, Alzheimer's disease biomarkers, and longitudinal verbal learning and memory performance in late middle age
Allison SL, Jonaitis EM, Koscik RL, Hermann BP, Mueller KD, Cary RP, Ma Y, Rowley HA, Carlsson CM, Asthana S, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Bendlin BB, Johnson SC.
Neurobiol Aging. 2021 Jun;102:151-160. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2021.01.030. Epub 2021 Feb 4.
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Behavioral phenotypes of temporal lobe epilepsy
Hermann BP, Struck AF, Dabbs K, Seidenberg M, Jones JE.
Epilepsia Open. 2021 Jun;6(2):369-380. doi: 10.1002/epi4.12488. Epub 2021 May 5.
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Behavioral phenotypes of temporal lobe epilepsy
Hermann BP, Struck AF, Dabbs K, Seidenberg M, Jones JE.
Epilepsia Open. 2021 Jun;6(2):369-380. doi: 10.1002/epi4.12488. Epub 2021 May 5.
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Addressing neuropsychological diagnostics in adults with epilepsy: Introducing the International Classification of Cognitive Disorders in Epilepsy: The IC CODE Initiative
Norman M, Wilson SJ, Baxendale S, Barr W, Block C, Busch RM, Fernandez A, Hessen E, Loring DW, McDonald CR, Hermann BP.
Epilepsia Open. 2021 Jun;6(2):266-275. doi: 10.1002/epi4.12478. Epub 2021 Mar 2.
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The role of genetic polymorphisms in executive functioning performance in temporal lobe epilepsy
Doherty C, Kinzy TG, Ferguson L, Altemus J, Hermann BP, Eng C, Najm I, Busch RM.
Epilepsy Behav. 2021 Aug;121(Pt A):108088. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108088. Epub 2021 Jun 5.
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Neurobehavioural comorbidities of epilepsy: towards a network-based precision taxonomy
Hermann BP, Struck AF, Busch RM, Reyes A, Kaestner E, McDonald CR.
Nat Rev Neurol. 2021 Dec;17(12):731-746. doi: 10.1038/s41582-021-00555-z. Epub 2021 Sep 22.
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The impact of processing speed on cognition in temporal lobe epilepsy
McMillan TM, Mason CA, Seidenberg M, Jones J, Hermann B.
Epilepsy Behav. 2021 Sep;122:108203. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108203. Epub 2021 Jul 15.
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Amyloid beta associations with connected speech in cognitively unimpaired adults
Mueller KD, Van Hulle CA, Koscik RL, Jonaitis E, Peters CC, Betthauser TJ, Christian B, Chin N, Hermann BP, Johnson S.
Alzheimers Dement (Amst). 2021 May 27;13(1):e12203. doi: 10.1002/dad2.12203. eCollection 2021.
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Network topology of the cognitive phenotypes of temporal lobe epilepsy
Garcia-Ramos C, Struck AF, Cook C, Prabhakaran V, Nair V, Maganti R, Binder JR, Meyerand M, Conant LL, Hermann B.
Cortex. 2021 Aug;141:55-65. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2021.03.031. Epub 2021 Apr 30.
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