Child Neuropsychology

Margaret Semrud-Clikeman is a Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at Michigan State University. Formerly, she was on the Neurology faculty at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis. Before becoming a university educator, Dr. Semrud-Clikeman worked as a school psychologist for 14 years in Wisconsin. She recently completed an NIH grant studying long-term effects of stimulant medication in ADHD in volumetric and functional imaging. She continues to work on imaging and neuropsychological research in the areas of ADHD, learning disabilities, and social competence disorders (Asperger’s Syndrome, nonverbal learning disabilities, and so forth). Dr. Semrud-Clikeman received her Ph.D. in school psychology with specialization in neuropsychology and psychopathology from the University of Georgia in 1990. She holds an M.S. degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1974) and completed her undergraduate degree at Concordia College, Moorhead MN (1972). Currently, Dr. Semrud-Clikeman is also authoring a neuropsychological screening test for school psychologists for ProEd. In addition, she has presented at numerous national international conferences (including NASP and APA 2004 meetings) as well as an invited speaker for the Neuropsychology Group of the New York Academy of Sciences. She has published 3 books, is working on a book on social competence as well as one on childhood psychopathology. Moreover, Margaret has published over 60 articles and chapters. She has also developed several workshops for school psychologists, including Introduction to Neuropsychology and Traumatic Brain Injury. She serves on the editorial board of Journal of Learning Disabilities (Sage Publications; quarterly), Journal of Attention Disorder, and School Psychology Quarterly (Guilford Publications for APA Division 16). Anne Teeter Ellison teaches courses on assessment and interventions for personality, social, and emotional functioning; pediatric psychology in urban settings; and professional and historical issues in school psychology. Ellison has published several books on neuropsychiatry and neurodevelopment disorders of childhood, developmental interventions for ADHD, and adults with ADHD. Presently, she serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Learning Disabilities, as chair for the editorial board of Attention, and as secretary for the executive board of Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (ChADD). Ellison’s recent grant activity includes innovative assessments in mathematics funded through the National Science Foundation, and increasing social competence of adolescents in multicultural, urban schools, funded through the UWM Urban Research Center. Ellison is developing innovative interventions for increasing academic and behavioral competencies in urban middle school students and is exploring the unmet mental health needs of children in urban schools. Ellison came to UWM in 1980 after completing her doctorate at Northern Arizona University and her internship at the Institute for Child Development.

Anatomy and Physiology.- to Child Clinical Neuropsychology.- Functional Neuroanatomy.- Development in the CNS.- Electrophysiological and Neuroimaging Techniques in Neuropsychology.- Clinical Assessment.- Integrating Neurological, Neuroradiological, and Psychological Examinations in Neuropsychological Assessment.- Neuropsychological Domains of Functioning.- The Neuropsychological Assessment Process.- Neuropsychological Assessment Approaches and Diagnostic Procedures.- Childhood and Adolescent Disorders.- Neuropsychological Correlates of Childhood and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders: Disruptive Behavior Disorders.- Neuropsychological Correlates of Childhood and Adolescent Internalized Disorders: Mood and Anxiety Disorders.- Autistic Spectrum Disorders.- Language-Related and Learning Disorders.- Metabolic, Biogenetic, Seizure, and Neuromotor Disorders of Childhood.- Acquired Neurological Disorders and Diseases of Childhood.- Childhood Cancer.- An Integration Intervention Paradigm.- Neuropsychological Intervention and Treatment Approaches for Childhood and Adolescent Disorders.- Pediatric Psychopharmacological and Combined Interventions.- Erratum.