Clinical Neuropsychology

Michael W. Parsons, PhD, ABPP, is a clinical neuropsychologist in the Pappas Neuro-Oncology Center and Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. His clinical and research activities focus on the cognitive and behavioral consequences of cancer, including brain tumors and non-central nervous system cancers. He is the author of numerous peer reviewed manuscripts and book chapters related to these issues and serves as the copresident of the neuro-oncology special interest group of the International Neuropsychological Society. Dr. Parsons is a diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology and the American Board of Professional Psychology.   Michelle M. Braun, PhD, ABPP, specializes in cognitive health, geriatric neuropsychology, and Alzheimer’s risk reduction, and is passionate about sharing the science of brain health with the public through media, books, public education, and service innovation. Dr. Braun also has a special interest in neuropsychology advocacy. She completed her internship at Yale University School of Medicine, and her postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School/Boston VA after earning her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology and minor in Neuroscience from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. She is a former instructor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and assistant director of Inpatient Mental Health at the Boston Veterans’ Administration Hospital. Dr. Braun has been recognized as a Practitioner of the Year by the Alzheimer’s Association, a 2022 Woman of Influence by Success Magazine, a 2022 Distinguished Alumna of Carroll University, and member of the “40 Under 40” class of 2013 by the Milwaukee Business Journal. She has served as an examiner for the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology since 2015, member of the Board of Directors Scientific and Advisory Panel of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Association since 2006, and previous board member of the Wisconsin Psychological Association and the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, where she chaired the Practice and Public Policy Committee, and co-chaired its Legislative Subcommittee. Her bestselling book, High-Octane Brain: 5 Science-Based Steps to Sharpen Your Memory and Reduce Your Risk of Alzheimer’s, empowers readers to optimize brain health and well-being with an inspiring personalized action plan and tracking system, and received a starred review from Library Journal.

 
PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT
 
1 The Expanding Role of Neuropsychology, Michelle M. Braun, Michael W. Parsons
2 Cultural and Linguistic Factors in Assessment, Daryl Fujii 
 
3 Pediatric Assessment, Elisabeth Vogt, Amy Heffelfinger 
4 Performance and Symptom Validity Testing, Kyle Brauer Boone
5 Assessment of Emotion, Mood, and Affect, Hillary Abel, Dawn Bowers  
6 Neurobehavioral Examination, Ekaterina Keifer, Jennifer W. Hartzell, William T. McCuddy, Katharine E. Lindberg & Marc W. Haut 
7 Medications and Laboratory Tests, Alexander D. Rae Grant 
8 Brain Imaging & EEG, Michael W. Parsons, Catherine Leveroni 
 
PART II: NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL SYNDROMES
 
9 Disorders of Attention, Ronald A. Cohen, Melissa Jenkins & Robert Paul 
10 Amnesic Syndromes, Margaret G. O’Connor, Elizabeth Race 
11Aphasia, David S. Sabsevitz & Sara B. Pillay
12 Visuospatial, Visuoperceptual, and Visuoconstructional Disorders, Russell M. Bauer
13 Executive Function Disorders, Darlene Floden, Katherine Reiter
 
PART III: NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
 
14 Cerebral Vascular Disease, David Nyenhuis, Jaclyn Reckow
15 Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia, Crystal G. Quinn, Laura A. Rabin, & Andrew J. Saykin
16 Traumatic Brain Injury and Persistent Postconcussive Syndrome, Michael A. McCrea, Karen A. Martinez, Julie K. Janacek, Benjamin Brett, & Lindsay D. Nelson
17 Epilepsy, Sara J. Swanson, Jessica S. Chapin, & Julie K. Janacek
18 Movement Disorders and Deep Brain Stimulation, Alexander I. Tröster & Alexandra Novak 
19 Multiple Sclerosis and Demyelinating Disorders, Peter A. Arnett & Lauren B. Strober
20 Oncology, Benjamin D. Eschler, Jeffrey S. Wefel, & Mariana E. Bradshaw
21 Autoimmune and Infectious Disorders, Christina D. Kay
 
PART IV: NEUROPSYCHIATRIC AND NEUROBEHAVIORAL SYNDROMES
 
22 Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Specific Learning Disorders Across the Lifespan, Lisa L. Conant & Lauren E. Miller
23 Substance Use and Impulse Control Disorders, Grace J. Goodwin, Jessica J. Woodyatt, Christine E. Salva, & Daniel N. Allen
24 Late-life Depression, Rishi K. Balla, Alex R. Terpstra, & Meryl A. Butters
25 Anxiety and Trauma-related Disorders, Danielle Shaked & Jennifer J. Vasterling
26 Schizophrenia, Robert M. Bilder
27 Somatic Symptom Disorders, Greg J. Lamberty