Psychiatry

Megan Smith, PhD

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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Information

Office: 1-308 Medical Education Building
Iowa City, IA 52242
Office Phone: 319-335-6640

Email: megan-m-smith@uiowa.edu

Education

BA, Psychology (High Honors, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
MS, Clinical Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Pre-doctoral Internship, Neuropsychology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
PhD, Clinical Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Post Doctoral, Fellowship in Neuropsychology, Warren Albert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI

Licensure and Certifications

Health Service Provider, Iowa Bureau of Professional licensing
Psychologist, Iowa Bureau of Professional licensing

Education/Training Program Affiliations

Biosciences Graduate Program
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience

Research Summary

My primary research interests involve cognition in neurodegenerative diseases affecting the white matter and the contribution of depressive symptoms to cognitive impairment in neurodegenerative disorders (specifically Huntington disease and multiple sclerosis). Additional research interests include the contribution of extra-test factors on cognitive test performance, awareness of cognitive deficits in neurological populations, and cognition in deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Date Last Modified: 01/08/2013 - 17:05:00