Psychiatry

Jane Paulsen, PhD

Portrait

Roy J. Carver Chair in Neuroscience
Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, Psychology, and Neurosciences with Tenure.
Principal Investigator and Director
Director, Division of Neuropsychology
Director, Division of Psychology
Associate Professor of Psychology and Neurosciences
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, with tenure.
Staff Clinical Neuropsychologist
Director of Geriatric Psychology
Adjunct {rofessor of Psychology
Director of Huntington's Disease Clinical Research Program
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Neuropsychology Technician
Research Assistant
Neurology Technician
Research Fellow
Professor of Psychiatry
Professor of Neurology, Psychology

Contact Information

Office: 1-305 Medical Education Building
Iowa City, IA 52242

Email: jane-paulsen@uiowa.edu

Education

BS, Psychology with honors, Simpson College, Indianola, IA
MS, Psychology, Columbia University, New York, NY
PhD, Counseling Psychology (APA accredited), University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Psychology Intern, Clinical Psychology, V.A. Medical Center, Long Beach, CA
Post Doctoral, Neuropsychology, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of California, San Diego, CA

Licensure and Certifications

California psychologist license
Iowa Register of Health Service
National Register of Health Service

Education/Training Program Affiliations

Biosciences Graduate Program
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Translational Biomedicine
Medical Scientist Training Program

Research Summary

Neural basis of cognition; preclinical deficits in dementia gene-carriers; frontal subcortical deficits, particularly Huntington's disease Research in this laboratory uses tools of neuropsychology and cognitive psychology to examine behavioral correlates of brain dysfunction. Topics of current interest include subtypes of Alzheimer's disease, preclinical cognitive deficits associated with gene-carriers of Huntington's disease and clinical/imaging correlates of cognitive measures. Functional MR and PET are used to examine frontal-striatal circuitry dysfunction in these disorders.

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