COMPLETED EVENTS FOR 2015

January Meeting: Wednesday, January 28th, 2015
Speaker:     David Roalf, PhD, Research Associate, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry Section.
Topic: Within-individual Variability of Cognitive Performance in Health & Disease. 
Time:           6:00-7:00pm (1 CE*) 
Location:    Philadelphia VA Medical Center, 3900 Woodland Ave., Room 7A141
Learning Objectives:
1) To understand the utility and neural correlates of cognitive variability.
2) To understand the relevance of cognitive variability in normal development and brain disorders.

February Meeting: Wednesday, February 25th, 2015
Speaker: Katya Rascovsky, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Topic: Cognitive and Behavioral Aspects of Frontotemporal Dementia.

March Meeting: Wednesday, March 25th, 2015
Speaker: David Libon, PhD, Professor of Neurology at Drexel University College of Medicine
Topic: 2014 PNS Mentor Award Presentation/Lecture
Learning Objectives:1. Appreciate the use of person- centered statistics as a means to characterize AD/ VaD pts.
2. Note the phenotypic differences on neuropsychological tests in statistically- determined AD/ VaD groups.3. Understand the diagnostic implications regarding classifying AD/ VaD using person- centered statistics.

May Meeting: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015
Speakers/Topics:  Natalie Sandel, Widener University
"High School Lacrosse and Soccer Players’ Neurocognitive Performance and Symptoms Before and After Concussion."
 Emma Rhodes, Temple University
"Serial Order Position Effects in Alzheimer's and Vascular Dementia: A Clinical Application of Competitive Queuing."
Time:           6:00-7:00pm (1 CE*)
Location:    Philadelphia VA Medical Center, 3900 Woodland Ave., Room 7A141

 Learning Objectives
Topic 1
1. Participants will be able to identify gender differences in neurocognitive outcomes and symptoms after acute sports-related concussion.
2. Participants will be able to describe the pattern of gender differences in a sample of high school lacrosse players on neurocognitive testing at baseline versus post-injury.
3. Participants will be able to list potential mechanisms hypothesized to contribute to gender differences.

Topic 2
1. Participants will be able to list the basic components of the competitive queuing mechanism of memory for serial order.
2. Participants will be able to describe the most common error types that occur in serial recall tasks (transpositions, omissions, intrusions, repetitions) and understand how they are conceptualized from a competitive queuing framework.

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

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Spring 2015 Ethics Symposium - Friday April 24 with Dr. Jennifer Manly on “Ethical, Clinical, and Research Considerations for Cultural Neuropsychology”
 
Click here for more details and pre-registration

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The Drexel University Department of Psychology Colloquium Series Presents:
“Drugs on the Brain: Link between ADHD and Substance Use”
It is known that there is a higher prevalence of substance use (e.g., nicotine and marijuana) in disorders like Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). We believe that gaining an understanding of how these substances impact both the structure and function of the brain may better position us to identify therapies to treat these complex co-morbidities. To this end, our lab utilizes multi-modal imaging techniques to probe the impact of drugs on brain neuroplasticity in both preclinical models and humans with/without ADHD.
 Jean King, Ph.D.Associate Provost of Biomedical Science ResearchDirector of the Center for Comparative NeuroImaging Professor of PsychiatryUniversity of Massachusetts Medical School

Monday, April 13, 20154:00 - 5:30pm
Creese Student Center (3210 Chestnut Street)Behrakis Grand Hall 
  Registration begins at 3:30pmReception to follow presentation This event is co-sponsored by the Drexel University Department of Psychology and the Philadelphia Neuropsychology Society*
PNS will offer 1.5 CE credits for this program ($5 for current members/ $10 for non-members).

This event is free and open to the public.
Learning Objectives: 1)     To  demonstrate the impact of substance use on brain anatomy and function 2)     To explore the role of  pre-clinical models in enhancing our understanding of  brain circuits in ADHD3)     To show the complex relationship between ADHD and drugs of abuse *The Philadelphia Neuropsychology Society is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PNS maintains responsibility for the program and its content.

10th Annual Eleanor M. Saffran Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience and Rehabilitation of Communication Disorders

Date: September 18th & 19th, 2015
Title: “Translational Research in the Communication Sciences: Challenges and Pathways to Solution”
Location: Student Activities Center at Temple University

PNS will be offering CE credits. Online registration and payment for CEs* is now available online. For more information and to register, please visit: 

https://noncredit.temple.edu/portal/events/reg/participantTypeSelection.do?method=load&entityId=3499463

Students (Undergraduate to Post Doctoral) will have free registration. In order to have the discounted rate, you will have to e-mail a scanned copy of the last page in the attached registration packet. The page will need to be signed by your academic adviser as proof of full time student status. 

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Monthly Meeting – Wednesday, October 28

Speaker: Dr. David Schretlen, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University
Topic: TBA
Time: 6:00-7:00pm (1 CE*)
Location: Disque Hall, room 109, Drexel Main Campus
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Monthly Meeting – Wednesday, November 18

Speaker: Dr. Frank Hillary, Associate Professor of Psychology, Penn State University
Topic: TBA
Time: 6:00-7:00pm (1 CE*)
Location: Disque Hall, room 109, Drexel Main Campus