Neuropsychology Research Lab -- Policies and Procedures

Contacting Us:

To access services provided by the Neuropsychology Research Lab under the direction of E. Mark Mahone, PhD, please contact Program Coordinator Alison Pritchard, PhD, or Research Assistant Lisa Ferenc, MA.

Phone: (443) 923-4442
Fax: (443) 923-4425
Email: pritchard@kennedykrieger.org
Email: ferenc@kennedykrieger.org

Available Services:

• Access to library of research related to a wide variety of neurodevelopmental disorders
• Consultation regarding research protocol development
• Assistance with grant and IRB submissions
• Psychological and neuropsychological testing (data collection)
• Consultation regarding data management and interpretation
• Assistance with preparation of psychological and neuropsychological assessment results for manuscript submission

Accessing Our Services:

Neuropsychological consultation services are available to investigators from Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Johns Hopkins community via the Behavioral Core of the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC; Grant # P30 HD-24061) core faculty E. Mark Mahone, PhD. Investigators requesting services must have current support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH; as a principal or co-investigator), including ongoing or planned support via the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR; formerly the General Clinical Research Center).

Paperwork to Provide for Consultation

• Study protocol
• Copy of grant
• IRB application
• GCRC application

Billing

• Initial consultation services with Dr. Mahone are typically supported via the Behavioral Core of the IDDRC.
• Billing for testing services - 3 options available:
  • Investigator applies to NBRU for support → NBRU authorizes a specific amount of support (e.g., enough for X subjects to be tested) → Neuropsychology Research Lab bills NBRU on a per subject, per test basis.
  • Investigator pays for Neuropsychology Research Lab services out of their own funding (grant) → Neuropsychology Research Lab bills investigator's budget number on a per subject, per test basis.
  • Investigator pays salary support for a Neuropsychology staff member, buying a certain percentage of the staff member's time to do testing for their research project → NP Lab bills investigator's budget number for agreed-upon percentage of staff member's salary.

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