Biography and Expertise

My primary scientific interest concerns disturbances of personality. Over the past several years, my research activity has focused on the nature of personality disturbances consequent to development of a brain disorder, and issues regarding the assessment of acquired personality disturbances (APD).

Recent and current projects have investigated APD associated with damage to prefrontal cortex or associated with specific conditions such as behavioral variant-frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and traumatic brain injury, as well as personality changes associated with normal aging and their functional consequences.

Clinical neuropsychology; cognitive neuroscience; acquired personality disturbances following brain damage; decision-making deficits in the elderly.

Training Areas:

  • Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Clinical Science

Research Tags:

  • Emotion
  • Executive Function
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Neuropsychology

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Associations

American Psychological Association
International Neuropsychological Society
Midwest Neuropsychology Group
Midwest Psychological Association
National Academy of Neuropsychology
Society for Neuroscience

Organizational Affiliations

Psychological and Brain Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa

Neurology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa

Past Affiliations

Psychological and Brain Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa

Neurology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa

Center On Aging, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa

Iowa City VA Health Care System (United States, Iowa City)

Education

Clinical Psychology
1988, PhD, University of Iowa
Psychology
1985, MA, University of Iowa
History and Psychology
1976, BA, St. Olaf College