2024
A survey of practicum training practices in clinical neuropsychology
Towns S, Jaffe S, Butts A, Penna S, Whiteside D. A survey of practicum training practices in clinical neuropsychology. The Clinical Neuropsychologist 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-14. PMID: 39482231, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2024.2413575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPracticum supervisorsPracticum traineesClinical neuropsychologyClinical contact hoursNorth American AssociationNeuropsychologyPracticum sitesEndorsed needsAcademic medical centerTraining programAdvanced traineesMedical CenterSupervised traineesSupervisorsStudents per yearTraining practicesContact hoursTraineesPracticumCurrent practicesSurveyTrainingSurvey researchStudentsUnited States
2021
Neuropsychology trainee concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic: A 2021 follow-up survey
Towns 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBoston Naming Test: Lose the Noose
Eloi 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBoston Naming TestClinical interpretationMajor neurocognitive disorderClinical characteristicsPrimary diagnosisNeurocognitive disordersYears of educationNeuropsychological evaluationTotal scoreNeurodevelopmental disordersClinical samplesPatientsStandardized administrationNaming TestDisordersPresent studySmall percentageLower intellectual functioning
2020
2020 COVID-19 American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN) Student Affairs Committee survey of neuropsychology trainees
Breting 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademies and InstitutesAdultAdvisory CommitteesBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19FemaleHumansInternship, NonmedicalMaleMental DisordersNeuropsychological TestsNeuropsychologyPandemicsPneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2Students, Health OccupationsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsCOVID-19 pandemicMental health symptomsHealth symptomsAmerican AcademyNeuropsychological evaluationNeuropsychological servicesPatient's faceClinical hoursCurrent pandemicDemographic factorsNotable percentageLimited proportionNeuropsychological trainingTraining levelPandemicPersonal stressorsTraining gapsPostdoctoral residentsTraineesOnline surveyImportance of communicationOngoing communicationTrainee perspectiveSymptomsPrior training
2017
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.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Psychopathy traits are associated with self-report rating of executive functions in the everyday life of healthy adults
Lantrip 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExecutive functionPerformance-based testsPsychopathy traitsSubjective ratingsExecutive Function-AdultBehavior Rating InventoryHeterogeneity of psychopathyEveryday lifeBetter emotional controlWorse inhibitory controlLimited ecological validitySelf-report ratingsHierarchical regression analysisHealthy adultsCognitive flexibilityPsychopathic Personality InventoryRating InventoryNeuropsychological studiesEmotional controlEcological validityInhibitory controlOne's behaviorPersonality InventoryInconsistent findingsPsychopathy2015 American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN) student affairs committee survey of neuropsychology trainees
Whiteside 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplementation of Actigraphy in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Neurorehabilitation Admissions: A Veterans Administration TBI Model Systems Feasibility Study
Towns S, Zeitzer J, Kamper J, Holcomb E, Silva M, Schwartz D, Nakase‐Richardson R. Implementation of Actigraphy in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Neurorehabilitation Admissions: A Veterans Administration TBI Model Systems Feasibility Study. PM&R 2016, 8: 1046-1054. PMID: 27178377, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2016.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryInpatient rehabilitationRehabilitation settingStages of recoveryTraumatic Brain Injury Model Systems studyVeterans Affairs Polytrauma Rehabilitation CentersAcute inpatient rehabilitation unitAverage sleepInpatient rehabilitation settingCalendar yearInpatient rehabilitation unitPolytrauma Rehabilitation CentersAcute stage of recoveryAcute traumatic brain injuryImplement protocolsStudy criteriaExposure dataSelf-report methodsAssociated with negative outcomesNeurorehabilitation admissionsRehabilitation unitStaff availabilityRehabilitation centerSleep-wake patternsBrain injuryAssessing 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Relationship Between Sleep-Wake Cycle Disturbance and Trajectory of Cognitive Recovery During Acute Traumatic Brain Injury
Holcomb E, Towns S, Kamper J, Barnett S, Sherer M, Evans C, Nakase-Richardson R. The Relationship Between Sleep-Wake Cycle Disturbance and Trajectory of Cognitive Recovery During Acute Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal Of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2016, 31: 108-116. PMID: 26709584, DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleep-wake cycle disturbancesIndividual growth curve modelsTraumatic brain injuryGrowth curve modelsCognitive testsSleep dysfunctionCognitive recoveryBrain injuryCognitive impairmentCurve modelTrajectories of cognitive recoverySevere traumatic brain injuryAcute traumatic brain injuryCognitive functionCycle disturbancesDelirium scoresConsecutive admissionsNeurorehabilitation admissionsInjury variablesRehabilitation hospitalEarly interventionNeurorehabilitation treatmentAcute recoveryImpairmentParticipantsPsychopathy traits are associated with self-report rating of executive functioning in the everyday life of healthy adults
Lantrip, 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.2016.05.051Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
C-31Psychopathic Personality Traits and Executive Functions in Daily Life
Lantrip 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubjective sleep quality and postconcussion symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury
Towns S, Silva M, Belanger H. Subjective sleep quality and postconcussion symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury 2015, 29: 1337-1341. PMID: 26288022, DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2015.1045030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistory of mild traumatic brain injuryMild traumatic brain injurySubjective sleep qualityNeurobehavioral Symptom InventoryPostconcussive symptomsPsychological distressTraumatic brain injuryPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexSleep qualityBrief Symptom Inventory-18Postconcussive symptom severityPsychological distress variablesBrain injuryPoor subjective sleep qualityPoorer subjective sleepBSI-18Symptom InventoryDistress variablesSleep Quality IndexSubjective sleepPoor sleepDistressDemographic variablesSleepSymptoms
2013
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.Peer-Reviewed Original Research