Pediatric Neuropsychology Residency Program Research

Residents have the opportunity to work with department faculty on a wide variety of research projects. These collaborations emphasize skill development in the areas of research design, statistical analysis, and manuscript preparation/presentation in an effort to prepare residents to conduct independent research. Additionally, training in program, database, and instrument development are offered. Residents can choose to participate in research for one or more minor rotations or in addition to their minor rotation. Clinical research is often supported by the neuropsychology research lab, described below:

Neuropsychology Research Lab:

Overview:

The Neuropsychology Research Lab at Kennedy Krieger Institute is dedicated to clinical research in the science of brain-behavior relationships. The lab supports clinical research projects within the Department of Neuropsychology and also offers contractual psychological and neuropsychological research services to investigators elsewhere in the Institute and within the Johns Hopkins community. The Neuropsychology Research Lab also provides a training environment for new investigators.

Clinical Research:

The primary function of the Neuropsychology Research Lab is to promote and support clinical research within the department. Central to this goal is a clinical neuropsychology database, which captures clinical assessment data from the department's staff of more than 20 licensed psychologists, who complete over 1,000 intake evaluations and 1,300 full assessments each year. The department of neuropsychology boasts one of the nation's largest outpatient assessment services of its kind. From this clinically generated data, investigators can answer research questions involving diagnostic issues among populations of interest, as well develop and measure instruments used in the field of psychology.

Consultation Services:

The Neuropsychology Research Lab offers research consultation to the Kennedy Krieger and Johns Hopkins communities, including contractual services to support funded research, as well as the development of grant applications. The majority of contractual services provided by the research lab are supported by the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine's Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (NIH/NCRR CTSA Program, UL1-RR025005U). The research lab also consults with investigators seeking funding through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or through private funding agencies. Consultation services are typically supported by Kennedy Krieger Institute's Developmental Disabilities Research Center (P30 HD024061) and can include: data management, protocol development, assistance with grant submission, psychological and neuropsychological testing (both data collection and interpretation of results), and assistance in preparation of psychological and neuropsychological assessment results for manuscript submission.

Recent Publications:

2009 to Present:

Peer-reviewed Articles:

(Supervising faculty in bold italics, residents in bold)

Kramer, M., Suskauer, S., Christensen, J., DeMatt, E., Trovato, M., Salorio, C.F., & Slomine, B.S. (In Press). Examining acute rehabilitation outcomes for children with total functional dependence after traumatic brain injury: a pilot study. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation.

Cruz, N., O’Reiley, J., Slomine, B.S., & Salorio, C.F. (2011). Emotional and neuropsychological profiles of children with complex regional pain syndrome type-I in an inpatient rehabilitation setting. Clinical Journal of Pain, 27(1), 27-34.

Jacobson L.A., Ryan, M., Martin, R.B., Ewen, J., Mostofsky S.H., Denckla, M.B., & Mahone, E.M. (2011). Working memory influences processing speed and reading fluency in ADHD. Child Neuro­psychology, 17(3), 209-224.

Wachtel, L.E., Reti, I.M., Dhossche, D.M., Slomine, B.S., & Sanz, J. (2011). Stability of neuropsychological testing during two years of maintenance electroconvulsive therapy in an autistic man. Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, 35(1), 301-2.

Zabel, T.A., Jacobson, L.A., Zachik, C., Levey, E., Kinsman, S., & Mahone, E.M. (2011). Parent-and self-ratings of executive functions in adolescents and young adults with spina bifida. The Clinical Neuropsychologist; 25(6), 926-941.

Locascio, G., Mahone, E.M., Eason, S., & Cutting, L.E. (2010). Executive function among children with reading comprehension deficits. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 43, 441-454.

Mohamadi, A., Clark, L.M., Lipkin, P.H., Mahone, E.M., Wodka, E.L., & Plotnick, L.P. (2010). Medical and developmental impact of transition from subcutaneous insulin to oral glyburide in a 15-year-old boy with neonatal diabetes mellitus and intermediate DEND syndrome: Extending the age of KCNJ11 mutation in neonatal DM. Pediatric Diabetes, 11, 203-207.

Sanz, J.H., Lipkin, P.H, Rosenbaum, K., & Mahone, E.M. (2010). Developmental profile and trajectory of neuropsychological skills in a child with Kabuki syndrome: Implications for assessment of syndromes associated with intellectual disability. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 24, 1181-1192.

Schmidt, A., Martin, R., Ozturk, A., Kates, W.R., Wharam, MD, Mahone, E.M., & Horska, A. (2010). Neuroimaging and neuropsychological follow-up study in a pediatric brain tumor patient treated with surgery and radiation. Neurocase, 16, 74-90.

Zabel, T.A., Reesman, J., Wodka, E.L., Gray, R., Suskauer, S.J., Turin, E., Ferenc, L., Lin, D.D.M., Kossoff, E.H., & Comi, A.M. (2010). Neuropsychological Features and Risk Factors in Children with Sturge-Weber Syndrome: Four Case Reports. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 24(5), 841-859. Sesma, H.W., Mahone, E.M., Levine, T., Eason, S., & Cutting, L. (2009). The contribution of executive skills to reading comprehension. Child Neuropsychology, 15, 232-246.

Slomine, B.S. & Locascio, G. (2009). Cognitive rehabilitation for children with acquired brain injury. Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 15, 133-143.

Suskauer, S.J., Slomine, B.S., Inscore, A.B., Lewelt, A.J., Kirk, J.W., & Salorio, C.F. (2009). Injury severity variables as predictors of WeeFIM scores in pediatric TBI: Time to follow commands is best. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 2, 297-307.

Wodka, E.L., Simmonds, D.J., Mahone, E.M., & Mostofsky, S.H. (2009). Moderate variability in stimulus presentation improves motor response control. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuro­psychology, 31, 483-488.

Book Chapters:

(Supervising faculty in bold italics, residents in bold)

Jacobson, L.A. & Mahone, E.M. (2011). Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fourth Edition. In B. Caplan, J. DeLuca, & J.S. Kreutzer (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. New York: Springer.

Slomine, B.S. & Wodka, E.L. (2010). A case of somatoform disorder with inconsistent effort. In J.E. Morgan, I.S. Baron, J.H. Ricker (Eds.), Casebook of Clinical Neuropsychology; Oxford University Press, New York, New York.

Zabel, T.A., & Schmidt, A.T. (2010). A case of cere­bral palsy (spastic diplegia). In J.E. Morgan, I.S. Baron, and J.H. Ricker (Eds.). Casebook of Clinical Neuropsychology, New York: Oxford University Press.

Abstracts and Presentations:

(Supervising faculty in bold italics, residents in bold)

Day, L.A., Rogers, M., & Beetar, J.T. (2011). Enhancing Dolch-Word Vocabulary with a Time-De­lay Whole-Word Intervention in a Student With Dyseidetic Dyslexia. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 25, 583.

Day, L.A., Torres, J., Reesman, J., & Kalback, S. (2011, August). Developmental and Educational Outcomes in Children with Mild/Moderate and Unilateral Hearing Loss. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Kramer, M.E., Suskauer, S., & Slomine, B.S. (2011). Recovery patterns of children with anoxic brain injury in an inpatient rehabilitation setting. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 18 (S1), 137.

Papazoglou, A., Jacobson, L.A., McCabe, M., Kaufmann, W.E., & Zabel, T.A. (2011). To ID or not to ID? Classification of Intellectual Disability using DSM-V. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 25, 597-598.

Papazoglou, A., Jacobson, L.A., & Zabel, T.A. (2011). Adaptive Dysfunction: The roles of intelligence and behavioral regulation. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 25, 598.

Watson, W., Bodzy, M., Mahone, E.M., Levey, E., Jacobson, L.A., & Zabel, T.A. (2011). Stability of parent-ratings of executive function across the adolescence-young adulthood transition in Spina Bifida. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 17 (S1), 52.

Blackwell, M., Sanz, J.H., DeMatt, E., Hartman, A.L., & Salorio, C.F. (2010). Behavioral Difficulties after Left and Right Hemispherectomy. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 16 (S1), 98.

Jacobson, L.A., Ryan, M., Martin, R., Denckla, M.B., & Mahone, E.M. (2010). Verbal working memory influences processing speed and reading fluency deficits in ADHD. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 16 (S1), 122.

Jacobson, L.A. & Zabel, T.A. (2010). Executive functions and self-care initiation in adolescents and young adults with spina bifida. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 16 (S1), 123.

Kramer, M., Suskauer, S., Christensen, J., DeMatt, E., Trovato, M., & Slomine, B.S. (2010). Predictors of recovery during inpatient rehabilitation following severe pediatric traumatic brain injury. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 24(4), 627.

Raches, D. & Beetar, J.T. (2010). Inadequate Response to Dyslexia Intervention: A Neuropsychological Case Report. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 24, 632-633.

Sanz, J.H., Blackwell, M., DeMatt, E., Hartman, A.L., & Salorio, C.F. (2010). Behavioral Predictors of Quality of Life after Hemispherectomy Surgery. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 16 (S1), 102.

Sanz, J.H., Lipkin, P., & Mahone, E.M. (2010). Developmental profile and trajectory of neuropsychological skills in Kabuki syndrome: A longitudinal case study. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 16(S1), 210.

Cole, C.A.S., Sanz, J.H., von Thomsen, C., Martin, R., Mahone, E.M., & Zabel, T.A. (2009). Ceiling Effects in the VMI-5 and TVP among Typically Developing Children. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 15 (S1), 162.

Cole, W., Paulos, S., Tankard, C., Salorio, C.F., & Slomine, B.S. (2009). Impact of a family intervention for adolescent brain injury on behavior and executive function: Two case studies. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 15 (S1), 189.

Jacobson, L.A., Martin, R.B., & Mahone, E.M. (2009). The contribution of executive function to children’s self-direction in school. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 23, 617.

Locascio, G., Ginty, A., Crocetti, D., Mostofsky, S.H., Ruble, K., Schwartz, C.L., & Mahone, E.M. (2009). Rostral corpus callosum size is associated with motor performance in survivors of childhood leukemia. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 15(S1), 146. Paulos, S., Cole, W., Tankard, C., Salorio, C.F., & Slomine, B.S. (2009). Examining a family intervention for adolescent brain injury on parenting stress and family functioning: Two case studies. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 15 (S1), 193.

Sanz, J.H., Wachtel, L., Pidcock, F., Yap, J., Rees­man, J., & Slomine, B.S. (2009). Treatment of delirium with aripiprazole following posterior fossa tumor resection: A case study. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 15 (S1), 60.

Zabel, T.A., Levey, E., Jacobson, L.A., Zachik, C., Martin, R., & Mahone, E.M. (March, 2009). Clinic-based screening of neuropsychological functioning of youth with spina bifida. Poster presentation at the First World Congress on Spina Bifida Research and Care, Orlando, FL.

Zabel, T.A., Paulos, S., Jallo, G., Ahn, E., & John­ston, M. (2009). Neuropsychological outcomes following acquired obstructive hydrocephalus and endoscopic third ventriculostomy: Three adoles­cent case studies. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 15 (S1), 188.

Reviews:

Jacobson, L.A., Levine, T.M., & Zabel, T.A. (2010). Setting the stage for the next ten years in pediatric neuropsychology [Review of the book Pediatric Neuropsychology: Research, theory, and practice, 2nd ed.]. The Clinical Neuropsycholo­gist, 24, 1078-1080.

“One of the main things that attracted me to Kennedy Krieger’s neuropsychology program was the breadth and depth provided by the different rotations and the quality of training. Of course, I was also very excited about the research being done here.”

– Neuropsychology resident