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Divisional focus
The Division of Neuropsychology focuses on the provision of clinical care for patients who are most neurologically impacted by their disease and treatment, collaborative clinical investigation that seeks to mitigate the impact of neurobehavioral change on quality of life, and facilitating the training of future neuropsychologists. The Division is home to all clinician and clinician-scientist neuropsychologists and neuropsychology clinical fellows at St. Jude. We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion in all clinical, research, and didactic activities to ensure competence in professional practice relevant to cultural and individual differences.
Clinical Care
Clinical care offered by providers within the Division include neuropsychological assessment, consultation, and intervention, with the shared goal of lessening the influence of brain dysfunction on academic and social outcomes. Primary populations served include pediatric oncology, sickle cell disease and other hematological disorders, infectious diseases, rare genetic disorders, and neurological insults associated with immunocompromised status. We provide care to patients that range in age from birth through young adulthood and their families.
Clinical Investigation
Division faculty develop research initiatives in collaboration with the Department’s Neuropsychology/Neuroscience Research Section. These initiatives include investigation of neurocognitive effects of childhood cancer and sickle cell disease as well as the development and evaluation of cognitive rehabilitation approaches. Research aims include improving specification of cognitive deficits following treatment, discovering mechanisms of disease- and treatment-related brain injury, delineating risk/resiliency factors with respect to cognitive outcomes and developing empirically valid interventions that ameliorate cognitive deficits.
Training
The neuropsychology fellowship program is a two-year, full-time, fellowship designed to meet the International Neuropsychological Society (INS) Division 40, Houston Conference, and American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) Diploma in Clinical Neuropsychology preparation guidelines. Fellows spend 50-70% of their time in delivery of clinical services, 10-20% time in educational activities, and 20-40% of time dedicated to research with individualized time distribution based on the fellow’s interests and training needs. Division faculty are actively engaged in mentorship of undergraduate students, graduate students and residents conducting clinical and/or research work.
Faculty
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Heather Conklin, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Chief, Division of Neuropsychology
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Studying cognitive deficits and neurodevelopmental changes following brain tumor treatment
- Investigating risk and resiliency factors influencing cognitive outcomes
- Identifying interventions to mitigate cognitive deficits and improve neurological specificity
- Enhancing ecological validity in assessments of cognitive and behavioral outcomes
Contact Information
Heather Conklin, PhD
Psychology
MS 740, Room R4014
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Ashley S. Fournier-Goodnight, PhD, ABPP-CN
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Neurobehavioral outcomes in infants and toddlers with early brain pathology
- Central nervous system directed therapy and rare neurodevelopmental/neurogenetic disorders
- Neurobehavioral assessment of infants and toddlers with acute neurologic injury
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Ashley S. Fournier-Goodnight, PhD, ABPP-CN
Department of Psychology and Biobehavioral Sciences
MS 101
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Andrew Heitzer, PhD, ABPP-CN
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology
Board Certified Subspecialist in Pediatric Neuropsychology
Andrew Heitzer, PhD, ABPP-CN
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology
Board Certified Subspecialist in Pediatric Neuropsychology
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Neurocognitive functioning in sickle cell disease
- Development of interventions to improve neurocognitive and academic outcomes
- Neurocognitive factors impacting transition to adult care and treatment adherence
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Andrew Heitzer, PhD, ABPP-CN
Psychology
MS 740, Room R4014
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Jennifer Longoria, PhD, ABPP-CN
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology
Jennifer Longoria, PhD, ABPP-CN
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Neurocognitive functioning in sickle cell disease
- Neurocognitive factors impacting transition to adult care and adaptive functioning
- Cognitive outcomes in childhood cancer and genetic disorders
- Stroke and silent infarct
- Pre-existing risk factors (e.g., premature birth, cerebral palsy, congenital heart disease)
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Jennifer Longoria, PhD, ABPP-CN
Psychology
MS 740, Room R4003
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Brian Potter, PhD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Neurocognitive sequelae of childhood cancer
Clinical Interests
- Brain behavior relationships associated with pediatric diseases and developmental conditions
- Genetic disorders
- Early childhood development
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Brian Potter, PhD
Psychology
MS 101, Room BP067
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Darcy Raches, PhD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Cognitive effects of cancer and cancer treatments
- Cognitive remediation following acute brain injury
- Neurological underpinnings of cognitive deficits associated with genetic disorders
- Neurodevelopment and cognitive functioning in Neurofibromatosis-Type I
- Posterior Fossa Syndrome
Contact Information
Darcy Raches, PhD
Psychology
MS 101, Room BP080A
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Heather Conklin, PhD
Member, Department of Psychology and Biobehavioral Services
Chief, Division of Neuropsychology
Heather.Conklin@stjude.org