Stephanie Towns, PsyD, ABPP
she/her/hers
Associate Professor of Neurology; Training Director, Neuropsychology
Research & Publications
Biography
Research Summary
Dr. Towns is interested in exploring the relationship between sleep and cognition in patients with a variety of neurological diseases. Sleep quality is a determinant of patient quality of life and cognitive presentation that is often overlooked by their care providers. Dr. Towns hopes to improve our ability to improve cognition in patients with a variety of conditions by illuminating the role sleep quality plays in cognitive symptoms and neurological conditions in general. Dr. Towns has also published and presented nationally on topics related to training in clinical neuropsychology.
Research Interests
Cognition; Education, Graduate; Education, Medical; Sleep
Selected Publications
- Neuropsychology trainee concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic: A 2021 follow-up surveyTowns SJ, Breting LMG, Butts AM, Brett BL, Leaffer EB, Whiteside DM. Neuropsychology trainee concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic: A 2021 follow-up survey. The Clinical Neuropsychologist 2021, 36: 85-104. PMID: 34520321, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2021.1975826.
- Boston Naming Test: Lose the NooseEloi JM, Lee J, Pollock EN, Tayim FM, Holcomb MJ, Hirst RB, Tocco C, Towns SJ, Lichtenstein JD, Roth RM. Boston Naming Test: Lose the Noose. Archives Of Clinical Neuropsychology 2021, 36: 1465-1472. PMID: 33822857, DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acab017.
- 2020 COVID-19 American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN) Student Affairs Committee survey of neuropsychology traineesBreting L, Towns SJ, Butts AM, Brett BL, Leaffer EB, Whiteside DM. 2020 COVID-19 American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN) Student Affairs Committee survey of neuropsychology trainees. The Clinical Neuropsychologist 2020, 34: 1284-1313. PMID: 32842877, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2020.1809712.
- Trainee perspectives on postdoctoral recruitment in clinical neuropsychology: reflections on commentaries by Bodin and Grote (2016) and Nelson et al. (2016)Towns SJ, Hahn-Ketter AE, Halpern J, Block CK. Trainee perspectives on postdoctoral recruitment in clinical neuropsychology: reflections on commentaries by Bodin and Grote (2016) and Nelson et al. (2016). The Clinical Neuropsychologist 2017, 32: 10-15. PMID: 28585454, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2017.1336256.
- Psychopathy traits are associated with self-report rating of executive functions in the everyday life of healthy adultsLantrip C, Towns S, Roth R, Giancola P. Psychopathy traits are associated with self-report rating of executive functions in the everyday life of healthy adults. Personality And Individual Differences 2016, 101: 127-131. DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.05.051.
- 2015 American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN) student affairs committee survey of neuropsychology traineesWhiteside DM, Breting L, Butts AM, Hahn-Ketter AE, Osborn K, Towns SJ, Barisa M, Santos OA, Smith D. 2015 American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN) student affairs committee survey of neuropsychology trainees. The Clinical Neuropsychologist 2016, 30: 664-694. PMID: 27348787, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2016.1196731.
- Assessing Fluctuating Cognition in Dementia Diagnosis: Interrater Reliability of the Clinician Assessment of Fluctuation.Van Dyk K, Towns S, Tatarina O, Yeung P, Dorrejo J, Zahodne LB, Stern Y. Assessing Fluctuating Cognition in Dementia Diagnosis: Interrater Reliability of the Clinician Assessment of Fluctuation. American Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease And Other Dementias 2016, 31: 137-43. PMID: 26340964, PMCID: PMC4758876, DOI: 10.1177/1533317515603359.
- Psychopathy traits are associated with self-report rating of executive functioning in the everyday life of healthy adultsLantrip, C., Towns, SJ., Rother, RM., Isquith, P. (2016). Psychopathy traits are associated with self-report rating of executive functioning in the everyday life of healthy adult. Personality and Individual Differences. 101: 127-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.05.051
- C-31Psychopathic Personality Traits and Executive Functions in Daily LifeLantrip C, Towns S, Roth R, Giancola P. C-31Psychopathic Personality Traits and Executive Functions in Daily Life. Archives Of Clinical Neuropsychology 2015, 30: 574-574. DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acv047.233.
- Neurologic and neurodevelopmental phenotypes in young children with early-treated combined methylmalonic acidemia and homocystinuria, cobalamin C type.Weisfeld-Adams JD, Bender HA, Miley-Åkerstedt A, Frempong T, Schrager NL, Patel K, Naidich TP, Stein V, Spat J, Towns S, Wasserstein MP, Peter I, Frank Y, Diaz GA. Neurologic and neurodevelopmental phenotypes in young children with early-treated combined methylmalonic acidemia and homocystinuria, cobalamin C type. Molecular Genetics And Metabolism 2013, 110: 241-7. PMID: 23954310, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2013.07.018.