Stephanie Towns, PsyD, ABPP
Biography
Research & Publications
Patient Care
Locations
Appointments
Biography
Dr. Towns is board-certified in clinical neuropsychology and is an Associate Professor in the Neurology Department. She earned her doctorate from Antioch University of New England and completed her internship at the James A Haley VA Medical Center in Tampa, FL. Dr. Towns completed her postdoctoral residency in neuropsychology and neuroimaging at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Dr. Towns works primarily out of Greenwich, CT and sees adult patients suffering from a variety of neurological diseases such as epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, stroke, dementia, and traumatic brain injury. She serves as the Neuropsychology training director and acts as the primary supervisor for the neuropsychology externship and residency programs. Her primary research interests involve the relationship of sleep and cognitive symptoms in patients with neurological disease as well as issues in clinical neuropsychology training. Dr. Towns is also active in her professional community serving as an active member and chair of multiple committees particularly those dedicated to neuropsychological training.
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral fellowGeisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth (2016)
- PsyDAntioch University New England, Clinical Psychology (2014)
- Neuropsychology InternJames A Haley VA Medical Center (2014)
- MSLoyola University of Maryland, Clinical Psychology (2008)
- BSMiami University of Ohio, Psychology
Activities
- Educating the Psychologists of Tomorrow: How Innovations in Medical Training Can Guide UsSeattle, WA, United States 2024American Psychological Association
- Holistic Recruitment: Rationale and guidance for increasing recruitment of diverse traineesScottsdale, AZ, United States 2024American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology
- Rejection in Professional LifeMinneapolis, MN, United States 2022Rejection in Professional Life
- Personal and Emotional Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Neuropsychology Trainees: Survey from the Student Affairs Committee of the AACNAnnual meeting of INS 2021Personal and Emotional Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Neuropsychology Trainees: Survey from the Student Affairs Committee of the AACN
- Gender differences in the 2015 AACN student affairs committee survey of neuropsychology traineesSan Diego, CA, United States 2018Gender differences in the 2015 AACN student affairs committee survey of neuropsychology trainees
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring | Reviewer | 2024 - Present |
Stamp Out Stroke | Volunteer | 2021 - Present |
Invisible Hands | Volunteer | 2020 - 2022 |
Departments & Organizations
- Neurology
- Neuropsychology
- Yale Medicine