Clinical Psychology at Queens College

04/04/2022

Tremendous congratulations to Caroline Nester!! Caroline was recently awarded the prestigious National Research Service Award (NRSA) Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Grant Award (F31) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). Caroline’s research, mentored by Laura Rabin, PhD, will use a novel, multifaceted approach to assess subjective cognition in Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome (MCR), an easily screened predementia condition that combines slow gait speed and subjective cognitive concerns, and predicts cerebrovascular-related risk in diverse older adult populations. Her study will be the first to systematically characterize the nature and extent of subjective cognitive concerns in MCR, facilitating new screening tools with enhanced sensitivity for dementia in health disparity populations around the world.

03/23/2022

Great to see our students and faculty in the Q View today! Congratulations to Christine, Dr. Pytte, and Dr. Brumberg for their awards!

03/10/2022

ONE WEEK AWAY!! Please join us on Friday, March 18, 2022 for the 18th Annual Neuropsychology Research Day hosted by Queens College, CUNY.
This will be a free virtual event, open to the public and taking place from 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM. Undergraduates, alumni, and community members are welcomed! There will be presentations throughout the day showcasing various neuroscience/neuropsychology related research projects, as well as our Keynote Address by Dr. Yaakov Stern at 1 PM: Studying Cognitive Reserve.
Please register with this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../2022-neuropsychology...

03/01/2022

Please join us on Friday, March 18, 2022 for the 18th Annual Neuropsychology Research Day hosted by Queens College, CUNY.

This will be a free virtual event, open to the public and taking place from 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM. Undergraduates, alumni, and community members are welcomed! There will be presentations throughout the day showcasing various neuroscience/neuropsychology related research projects, as well as our Keynote Address by Dr. Yaakov Stern at 1 PM: Studying Cognitive Reserve.

Please register with this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-neuropsychology-research-day-tickets-269765214017

11/30/2021

Save the date! The 18th Annual Neuropsychology Research Day
Friday, March 18, 2022
Rosenthal Auditorium, Room 230, Queens College
Keynote Address by Dr. Yaakov Stern

Dr. Stern’s research focuses on cognition both in normal healthy aging as well as in diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Stern is a leader in the “cognitive reserve hypothesis” which focuses on exploring how aspects of life experience, such as education, can help to preserve brain function in aging. His research also explores how cognitive reserve might lead to possible intervention to improve cognitive aging.

https://www.neurology.columbia.edu/profile/yaakov-stern-phd

Neuropsychology Research Day provides a forum for students and faculty to present their latest and most exciting research and fosters collaborations and awareness of the high caliber Neuropsychology research that's conducted throughout CUNY. The one-day conference is held on the campus of Queens College. All are welcome to attend. Free and open to the public.

For more information please contact Dr. Jones or Dr Byrd: [email protected]
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11/11/2020

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11/11/2020

VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE from the Clinical Psychology PhD Program at Queens College: Nov 17th 7-8pm EST. Join us to learn more about the program and meet faculty and students. RSVP to [email protected] for the Zoom link.

02/28/2020

The 17th Annual Day is taking place today (February 28th, 2020), featuring talks from students and faculty in CUNY and Clinical Psychology at Queens College and a address by Dr. Nim Tottenham of Columbia University

02/28/2020

Recent publications from our students and faculty:

Cheryl F. Harding, CF; Pytte, CL; Page, KG; Ryberg, KJ; Normand, E; Remigio, GJ; DeStefanoe, RA; Morris, DB; Voronica, J; Lopez, A; Stalbow, LA; Williams, EP; Abreu, N. (In press). Mold inhalation causes innate immune activation, neural, cognitive and emotional dysfunction. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2019.11.006

Kalambogias J, Chen CC, Khan S, Son T, Wercberger R, Headlam C, Lin C, Brumberg JC (2019). Development and sensory experience dependent regulation of microglia in barrel cortex. J Comp Neurol. 2020 Mar 1;528(4):559-573. htps://doi: 10.1002/cne.24771.

Mourra, D. Gnazzo, F, Cobos, S, Beeler, JA (2020). Striatal dopamine D2 receptors regulate cost sensitivity and behavioral thrift. Neuroscience 425, 134-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.11.002

Huang, Y, Zhang, W, Go, K,Tsuchiya, K, Skupsky, D, Nomura, Y (2020) Altered growth trajectory in children born to mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus and preeclampsia. Arch Gynecol Obstet. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-020-05436-2 : on the day of publication, this paper had already achieved an Altmetric score of 43, putting it at the 95th percentile in terms of social media attention!

Zhang, W, Ham, J, Li, Q, Kappil, M., Huang, Y, Tsuchiya, KJ, Chen, J and Nomura, Y (in press). Moderate prenatal stress may buffer the impact of Superstorm Sandy on placenta genes: stress in pregnancy (SIP) study. PlosOne.

Takahashi, N, Harada, T, Nishimura, T, Okumura, A., Choi, D, Iwabuchi, T, Kuwabara, H, Takagai, S, Normua, Y, Tsuchiya, KJ. (in press). Association of genetic risks with autism spectrum disorder in children with early neurodevelopmental delays without intellectual disability. JAMA.

02/28/2020

Some wonderful updates!

1) Dr. Yoko Nomura's work has been featured on Direct Relief
https://www.directrelief.org/2019/12/pregnant-women-are-particularly-vulnerable-to-disasters/

2) Sara Babad's (in Nikuina lab) in research has been featured on the GC Research News website
https://www.gc.cuny.edu/News/Student-News/Detail?id=53879​

3) Katherine Chang in the Pytte lab has received two travel awards to attend the 1st Workshop on Research Definitions for Reserve and Resilience in Cognitive Aging and Dementia, Washington D.C. and the MCI Symposium, Miami, FL

4) Sara Babad and Kaitlin Carson (in Nikulina lab) have received travel awards for the APPA conference, in New York, NY.

Congratulations to Dr. Nomura, Sara Babad, Katherine Chang, and Kaitlin Carson!

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