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2012 Events

Wednesday,  November  28; Time:  6-7pm; Carol Armstrong, Ph.D.,  ABPN, Director of Neuropsychology in Neuro-oncology, Children's Hospital of  Philadelphia
Topic: 
Diagnosing Neurobehavioral Dysfunction Related to  Pediatric Cerebellar Injury and Current Models of Cerebellar Cognition 
Location: Drexel  University, 109 Disque Hall, 32nd and Chestnut  Street

**** CE Credits will be available****
PNS is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PNS
maintains responsibility for this program and its content

Thursday, Nov 1; Time:  
6-7pm;  David Leitman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor,
Dept of Psychiatry,  Neuropsychiatry Program, University of
Pennsylvania,
Perelman School of  Medicine
Top
ic:
Perception and the development of  social communication: Implications
for neuropsychiatric disorders
L
ocation: Drexel
University, Korman Room C-104;
33rd St. between Chestnut and
Market Sts.
please see attached map;  Korman (building #6) is
marked in  red


  **** CE Credits will be available****
PNS is
approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing

education for psychologists.  PNS maintains responsibility for this program
and
its content

May 2012: Congratulations to our
2012 Student  Award Winners!

1) 2012  President's Award Recipient: Mary Iampietro (Temple
University)
"Empirically Defined Patterns of Executive Function Deficits in
Schizophrenia and Their Relation to Everyday Functioning: A Person-Centered 
Approach"

2) 2012  Francis Field Memorial Award Recipient: Jessica
Rutstein Lazarus  (Widener University)
"The  Relationship Between Treatment
Factors, CMV Status and Neurocognitive Outcome in  Perinatally Infected HIV
Positive Youth"

Congratulations to our 2012 Mentor Award Winner: Dr. Tania
Giovannetti, PhD of Temple University

April 2012: PNS and Clinical Neuropsychology  Associates Proudly
Presented:
"A  Celebration of the Contributions of  John E. Gordon,
PhD"
Presenters:
Richard Ivins, PhD: 
“Release of raw data to  non-experts”
Carl  Bradford, PhD: “The
Halstead-Reitan: A Fixed Battery in Changing Times"

March
28, 2012: Monthly Meeting Presenter:  Mitzie Grant, Ph.D, Associate Professor of
Psychiatry, Drexel University College of Medicine/St. Christopher's Hospital

for  Children
Topic:  "Phenylketonuria:
Neurocognitive and Psychosocial Outcomes - Then and Now" 


March 1, 2012: The Drexel Clinical
Psychology 2nd year  cohort hosted a happy
hour to benefit the Emily Reid
O'Connor Fellowship  Fund at Public House on Thursday, March 1st at  5:30pm.

Emily was a first  year student in
the Drexel Clinical  Psychology Doctoral program, and the student representative
for PNS, who passed away unexpectedly last spring. The Drexel  Department of
Psychology established a fellowship fund to ultimately  help fund future
doctoral program students. Many joined for a  few drinks in the memory of our
friend and colleague!

February 29, 2012
Monthly Meeting Presenter (
Flyer): Rosemarie Scolaro
Moser, PhD, ABPP-RP,  ABN
Topic: "Youth Sports
Concussion 2012  Update: The Evidence for Rest (It's Never Too
Late!) and a
Model for Academic  Accommodations"

January 25, 2012: PNS  Mentor Award 2011 Presentation: Paul
Moberg, PhD, ABPP,  University of Pennsylvania
Topic:  "GRAND ROUNDS (Adult Case  Presentation)"