University of Cincinnati PhD program in Clinical Psychology University of Cincinnati

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Neuropsychology case conference; grand rounds in neurology, psychiatry, neurosurgery

Neuropsychology at University of Cincinnati

The neuropsychology specialization trains psychologists in the theoretical and empirical foundations of brain-behavior relationships. Students who are also enrolled in the clinical program develop the diagnostic, assessment and intervention skills needed for readiness for postdoctoral training as a clinical neuropsychologist. The UC graduate program in clinical neuropsychology enjoys a strong national reputation for excellence. Our graduates routinely secure the finest residency positions and subsequently accept academic appointments and research positions in major university medical centers. The program was one of the first in the country to offer comprehensive specialized doctoral training in neuropsychology, and each year has received large numbers of applications from extremely well qualified candidates for graduate study.

Some of the active research programs in neuropsychology concern the cognitive neuroscience of human memory, neural correlates of perception and memory of speech, the psychophysics of taste and smell, the effects of developmental disorders on mood and personality, functional neuroimaging, the effects of brain tumors and head trauma in children, neuropsychological-neuroimaging correlations and clinical research on neuropsychological test development, the application of behavioral self-regulation methods with medically intractable epilepsy patients and diagnostic localization of epileptogenic lesions in complex-partial seizure patients, adolescent brain development, neurocognitive effects of substance use, and neuroscience of addiction.

Research facilities within the department (http://asweb.artsci.uc.edu/psychology/about/index.cfm) include a psychoacoustics and auditory cognition laboratory, and an electrophysiological laboratory. Many of the faculty make extensive use of research facilities and patient populations at the UC Medical Center, including the programs at University of Cincinnati Medical Center's Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and the Bipolar and Psychotic Disorders Program in the Department of Psychiatry (http://www.psychiatry.uc.edu/bpdr/index.asp?pid=29). Students have access to other instructional and research opportunities as a result of collaborations between the departments faculty and the UC interdisciplinary Neuroscience Institute (http://www.leadingtheadvance.com/), the Neuroscience Program (http://neuroscience.uc.edu/) the pediatric neuropsychology program at Children����¯�¿�½������­s Hospital (http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/default.htm), the epilepsy (http://www.leadingtheadvance.com/patient/epilepsy/index.asp ) and neurology clinics in the Department of Neurology (http://www.med.uc.edu/neurology/epilepsy.htm), the neurobehavioral research programs in the Department of Communication Disorders and the Aring Neurology Center at UC����¯�¿�½������­s College of Medicine (http://www.med.uc.edu/neurology/index.htm). UC offers a post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology (http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/ed/clinical/fellow/psychology/focus.htm), administered by the Department of Pediatrics with support from the Departments of Psychology and Neurology. Collaborations at the Center for Imaging Research, Center for Environmental Genetics, and Cincinnati VA are also available for students.

All neuropsychology students participate together with program faculty in seminars that focus on research issues and methods and case conferences devoted to patient care. In addition, students in both the clinical and non-clinical tracks work closely on research activities in a mentoring relationship with faculty, beginning in the first year and continuing throughout the program. Beyond completing the core clinical psychology training experiences, clinical neuropsychology students may take courses in neuroscience and neuropsychology that include neuroanatomy, neuropathology, advanced physiological psychology, medical neuroscience, foundations of clinical neuropsychology, and psychopharmacology. The course of study for clinical students is consistent with national guidelines developed for doctoral study in the area (www.div40.org/pub/Houston_conference.pdf), and the department is listed in the APA Division 40/INS Directory of Training Programs for doctoral study in clinical neuropsychology.

The neuropsychology specialization is administered by a group of core faculty in the Department including Professors Chiu, Fleming, Mano and Shear. This core group is supported by a large number of faculty and staff who hold adjunct status in the Department and full-time academic/clinical positions in other departments of the University, including the College of Medicine and various hospitals throughout greater Cincinnati.

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