Alice Perez, PhD
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Alice Perez, Ph.D. is a licensed bilingual neuropsychologist who conducts neuropsychological assessments in both English and Spanish. She earned her doctorate in clinical psychology with a specialization in neuropsychology at Queens College and the Graduate Center from the City University of New York. Her clinical training includes a neuropsychology internship at Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School and a postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at UConn Health.
Dr. Perez’s clinical activities involve conducting neuropsychological evaluations to individuals with various conditions, including neurodegenerative diseases, epilepsy, autoimmune disorders, and other neurological diseases. Recently, her research interests include assessing cognitive impairment in incarcerated individuals. She also has a background in basic neuroscience research.
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- Post Doctoral Fellow
- UConn Health (2021)
- PhD
- CUNY Graduate Center at Queens College, Clinical Neuropsychology (2019)
- Residency
- Massachusetts General Hospital- Harvard Medical School (2019)
- MA
- CUNY Queens College, Behavioral Neuroscience (2014)
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2021
Reliability and validity of a novel cognitive self-assessment tool for patients with cancer.
Zarrella GV, Perez A, Dietrich J, Parsons MW. Reliability and validity of a novel cognitive self-assessment tool for patients with cancer. Neuro-oncology Practice 2021, 8: 691-698. PMID: 34777838, PMCID: PMC8579089, DOI: 10.1093/nop/npab045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnilateral vocal nerve resection alters neurogenesis in the avian song system in a region-specific manner
Aronowitz JV, Perez A, O’Brien C, Aziz S, Rodriguez E, Wasner K, Ribeiro S, Green D, Faruk F, Pytte CL. Unilateral vocal nerve resection alters neurogenesis in the avian song system in a region-specific manner. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0256709. PMID: 34464400, PMCID: PMC8407570, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNew neuron survivalNew neuronsNeuron survivalBrain regionsSong acoustic structureAdult-born neuronsSong systemMultiple brain regionsRegion-specific mannerAlters neurogenesisBilateral decreaseMotor progressionUnilateral denervationJuvenile song learningLeft-side dominanceArea X.NeuronsAvian song systemBrain undergoProgressive improvementNucleus HVCCaudomedial nidopalliumSurvivalCritical periodQuality of songCognitive Impairment in Older Incarcerated Males: Education and Race Considerations.
Perez A, Manning KJ, Powell W, Barry LC. Cognitive Impairment in Older Incarcerated Males: Education and Race Considerations. The American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal Of The American Association For Geriatric Psychiatry 2021 PMID: 34193384, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2021.05.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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