Keith Hawkins, PsyD
Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Neuropsychological Assessment Service, Connecticut Mental Health Center, Psychiatry
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Research Summary
Dr. Hawkins engages in varied neuropsychological and neuropsychiatric research (below). He is an author for 87 publications (h index 38; citations exceed 5,830).
Extensive Research Description
Current research activities include
- CNS correlates of metabolic syndrome
- Effect of college age drinking on the developing brain
- Marijuana and driving
- Cognitive course after left ventricular assistive device cardiac surgery
- Investigator, Yale Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
- Cognitive features of prodromal disease states
- Psychometric properties of neuropsychological tests
- Validity of various methods of inference in neuropsychology
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White matter lesioning associated with metabolic syndrome in middle age.
White matter lesions in a 57 year old with a BMI of 36, hypertension (135/100), and diabetes type 2 (HbA1c = 7.6). Vascular risk factors are associated with white matter lesions, which negatively correlate with cognition. Hawkins et al. Metab Brain Dis, 32(3), 849-857. doi: 10.1007/s11011-017-9980-9
Selected Publications
- The effect of age and smoking on the hippocampus and memory in late middle age.Hawkins KA, Emadi N, Pearlson GD, Taylor B, Khadka S, King D, Blank K. The effect of age and smoking on the hippocampus and memory in late middle age. Hippocampus 2018, 28:846-849.
- Hyperinsulinemia and elevated systolic blood pressure independently predict white matter hyperintensities with associated cognitive decrement in the middle-aged offspring of dementia patients.Hawkins KA, Emadi N, Pearlson GD, Winkler AM, Taylor B, Dulipsingh L, King D, Pittman B, Blank K. Hyperinsulinemia and elevated systolic blood pressure independently predict white matter hyperintensities with associated cognitive decrement in the middle-aged offspring of dementia patients. Metabolic Brain Disease 2017, 32:849-857.
- Longitudinal Effects of Alcohol Consumption on the Hippocampus and Parahippocampus in College Students.Meda SA, Hawkins KA, Dager AD, Tennen H, Khadka S, Austad CS, Wood RM, Raskin S, Fallahi CR, Pearlson GD. Longitudinal Effects of Alcohol Consumption on the Hippocampus and Parahippocampus in College Students. Biological Psychiatry : Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2018, 3:610-617.
- Depression Predicts Delirium After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Independent of Cognitive Impairment and Cerebrovascular Disease: An Analysis of the Neuropsychiatric Outcomes After Heart Surgery Study.Oldham MA, Hawkins KA, Lin IH, Deng Y, Hao Q, Scoutt LM, Yuh DD, Lee HB. Depression Predicts Delirium After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Independent of Cognitive Impairment and Cerebrovascular Disease: An Analysis of the Neuropsychiatric Outcomes After Heart Surgery Study. The American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal Of The American Association For Geriatric Psychiatry 2019, 27:476-486.
- Cognition and the course of prodromal Parkinson's disease.Weintraub D, Chahine LM, Hawkins KA, Siderowf A, Eberly S, Oakes D, Seibyl J, Stern MB, Marek K, Jennings D. Cognition and the course of prodromal Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders : Official Journal Of The Movement Disorder Society 2017, 32:1640-1645.
- Heavy Drinking in College Students Is Associated with Accelerated Gray Matter Volumetric Decline over a 2 Year Period.Meda SA, Dager AD, Hawkins KA, Tennen H, Raskin S, Wood RM, Austad CS, Fallahi CR, Pearlson GD. Heavy Drinking in College Students Is Associated with Accelerated Gray Matter Volumetric Decline over a 2 Year Period. Frontiers In Behavioral Neuroscience 2017, 11:176.
- Cognitive and functional status predictors of delirium and delirium severity after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: an interim analysis of the Neuropsychiatric Outcomes After Heart Surgery study.Oldham MA, Hawkins KA, Yuh DD, Dewar ML, Darr UM, Lysyy T, Lee HB. Cognitive and functional status predictors of delirium and delirium severity after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: an interim analysis of the Neuropsychiatric Outcomes After Heart Surgery study. International Psychogeriatrics / IPA 2015, 27:1929-38.
- Cognition in individuals at risk for Parkinson's: Parkinson associated risk syndrome (PARS) study findings.Chahine LM, Weintraub D, Hawkins KA, Siderowf A, Eberly S, Oakes D, Seibyl J, Stern MB, Marek K, Jennings D. Cognition in individuals at risk for Parkinson's: Parkinson associated risk syndrome (PARS) study findings. Movement Disorders : Official Journal Of The Movement Disorder Society 2016, 31:86-94.
- RBANS Norms based on the Relationship of Age, Gender, Education, and WRAT-3 Reading to Performance within an Older African American Sample.Andreotti C, Hawkins KA. RBANS Norms based on the Relationship of Age, Gender, Education, and WRAT-3 Reading to Performance within an Older African American Sample. The Clinical Neuropsychologist 2015, 29:442-65.
- Default mode network activity and white matter integrity in healthy middle-aged ApoE4 carriers.Patel KT, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Winkler AM, Hawkins KA, Skudlarski P, Bauer LO. Default mode network activity and white matter integrity in healthy middle-aged ApoE4 carriers. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2013, 7:60-7.
- Glycine treatment of the risk syndrome for psychosis: report of two pilot studies.Woods SW, Walsh BC, Hawkins KA, Miller TJ, Saksa JR, D'Souza DC, Pearlson GD, Javitt DC, McGlashan TH, Krystal JH. Glycine treatment of the risk syndrome for psychosis: report of two pilot studies. European Neuropsychopharmacology : The Journal Of The European College Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2013, 23:931-40.
- Traditional neuropsychological correlates and reliability of the automated neuropsychological assessment metrics-4 battery for Parkinson's disease.Hawkins KA, Jennings D, Vincent AS, Gilliland K, West A, Marek K. Traditional neuropsychological correlates and reliability of the automated neuropsychological assessment metrics-4 battery for Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders 2012, 18:864-70.
- The effects of apolipoprotein E on non-impaired cognitive functioning: a meta-analysis.Wisdom NM, Callahan JL, Hawkins KA. The effects of apolipoprotein E on non-impaired cognitive functioning: a meta-analysis. Neurobiology Of Aging 2011, 32:63-74.
- Endophenotypes in schizophrenia: a selective review.Allen AJ, Griss ME, Folley BS, Hawkins KA, Pearlson GD. Endophenotypes in schizophrenia: a selective review. Schizophrenia Research 2009, 109:24-37.
- Neuropsychological course in the prodrome and first episode of psychosis: findings from the PRIME North America Double Blind Treatment Study.Hawkins KA, Keefe RS, Christensen BK, Addington J, Woods SW, Callahan J, Zipursky RB, Perkins DO, Tohen M, Breier A, McGlashan TH. Neuropsychological course in the prodrome and first episode of psychosis: findings from the PRIME North America Double Blind Treatment Study. Schizophrenia Research 2008, 105:1-9.
- Temporoparietal transcranial magnetic stimulation for auditory hallucinations: safety, efficacy and moderators in a fifty patient sample.Hoffman RE, Gueorguieva R, Hawkins KA, Varanko M, Boutros NN, Wu YT, Carroll K, Krystal JH. Temporoparietal transcranial magnetic stimulation for auditory hallucinations: safety, efficacy and moderators in a fifty patient sample. Biological Psychiatry 2005, 58:97-104.
- Hawkins, Keith A., & Tulsky, D. (2003) WAIS-III WMS-III discrepancy analysis: Six-factor model index discrepancy base rates, implications, and a preliminary consideration of utility.In D. Tulsky, D. Saklofske, G. Chelune et al. (Eds.) Clinical Interpretation of the WAIS-III and WMS-III. (pp. 211-272). San Diego: Academic Press.
- Extracting spurious messages from noise and risk of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders in a prodromal population.Hoffman RE, Woods SW, Hawkins KA, Pittman B, Tohen M, Preda A, Breier A, Glist J, Addington J, Perkins DO, McGlashan TH. Extracting spurious messages from noise and risk of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders in a prodromal population. The British Journal Of Psychiatry : The Journal Of Mental Science 2007, 191:355-6.
- Randomized, double-blind trial of olanzapine versus placebo in patients prodromally symptomatic for psychosis.McGlashan TH, Zipursky RB, Perkins D, Addington J, Miller T, Woods SW, Hawkins KA, Hoffman RE, Preda A, Epstein I, Addington D, Lindborg S, Trzaskoma Q, Tohen M, Breier A. Randomized, double-blind trial of olanzapine versus placebo in patients prodromally symptomatic for psychosis. The American Journal Of Psychiatry 2006, 163:790-9.
- Impaired olfaction and other prodromal features in the Parkinson At-Risk Syndrome Study.Siderowf A, Jennings D, Eberly S, Oakes D, Hawkins KA, Ascherio A, Stern MB, Marek K. Impaired olfaction and other prodromal features in the Parkinson At-Risk Syndrome Study. Movement Disorders : Official Journal Of The Movement Disorder Society 2012, 27:406-12.
- Age and gender but not common chronic illnesses predict odor identification in older African Americans.Hawkins KA, Pearlson GD. Age and gender but not common chronic illnesses predict odor identification in older African Americans. The American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal Of The American Association For Geriatric Psychiatry 2011, 19:777-82.