Medical Interests
Areas of Interest:
- Adjustment to acute (e.g., strokes, traumatic brain injury) and chronic medical conditions (e.g., sleep apnea, autoimmune conditions, cancers, epilepsy)
- Neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Lewy Bodies, Frontotemporal, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy)
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)
- Delirium
- Capacity assessments
- Death and dying
- Ruling out possible iatrogenesis (e.g., cumulative anticholinergic burden in older adults)
- Access to Clinical Psychology in Primary Care and Inpatient settings
- Gut/Brain research
- Demographically adjusted normative data
- Reliable change calculation
- Person/environment interaction
- Function over dysfunction
- Equity and cultural sensitivity
- Subjective well-being/quality-of-life
- Dr. Carol Ryff's empirical translation of Aristotle's concept of Eudaimonia
- Integration of the arts with the sciences
- Exercise as a primary nonpharmacological treatment for brain/mind health - Modification of lifestyle factors with a focus on increased meaningful social engagement
