Donald J. Bearden, PhD, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Bearden is a supervisor for the pediatric neuropsychology rotation. He received his PhD degree from Georgia State University. Dr. Bearden’s interests include pediatric epilepsy, complex neurological disorders, sickle cell disease, and associations among pain and emotional and neurocognitive problems in children and adolescents.
Cady Block, PhD, ABPP/CN, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, supervises interns on the geriatric neuropsychology rotation. Dr. Block received her PhD degree in 2014 from the University of Alabama-Birmingham. Along with her interests in neuropsychology training and education, including contributing to the current neuropsychology training taxonomy, Dr. Block's clinical and research interests include pre/post-surgical evaluations, language mapping, epilepsy, and neuro-oncology.
Elyssa Gerst, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Staff Neuropsychologist in the Department of Neuropsychology, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, supervises interns on the pediatric neuropsychology assessment rotation. Dr. Gerst received her PhD degree in 2017 from the University of Houston. Dr. Gerst’s clinical and research interests include cognitive development in children with complex medical histories, the impact of congenital or acquired neurological disorders on neuropsychological functioning and supporting optimal concussion recovery in children and adolescents.
Felicia Goldstein, PhD, ABPP/CN, Professor, Department of Neurology, is a primary supervisor for the adult/older adult neuropsychology rotation. Dr. Goldstein received her PhD degree from Emory University. Clinical research interests include the contribution of vascular comorbidities to disease features and progression in both normal and pathological aging, including patients with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease.
Michelle Haddad, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, supervises the adult inpatient neuropsychology minor rotation. Dr. Haddad received her PhD degree in 2017 from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Along with clinical interests in assessment and brief psychotherapy with inpatients undergoing medical rehabilitation, her research interests include the development of novel neuropsychological measures for use with inpatient rehabilitation populations, as well as predicting ecological outcomes of inpatient rehabilitation.
Sabrina Hickle, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, is a supervisor in the adult outpatient neuropsychology major rotation. Dr. Hickle received her PhD degree in 2019 from Georgia State University in the joint Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology & Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience programs. Her interests are in long term outcomes from acquired brain injuries (particularly brain tumor, stroke, and traumatic brain injury), and use of network-based neuroimaging methods to understand the mechanisms through which these injuries result in variability in cognitive, emotional, and psychosocial outcomes.
Stella Nelms, PhD, ABPP, Assistant Professor & Director of Health Psychology in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, supervises interns in adult neuropsychology intervention. Dr. Nelms received her Ph.D. in 2006 from University of Texas at Austin. Her major interests are in the areas of chronic illness/pain, and racial/ethnic disparities in medical care.
David J. Marcus, PhD, ABPP/CN, Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Senior Pediatric Neuropsychologist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, is a supervisor for the child neuropsychology rotation. He received his PhD degree in Child Psychology from the University of Minnesota in 2005. Dr. Marcus’s areas of interest include pediatric epilepsy, spina bifida, and genetic and metabolic disorders.
Susan McManus Lee, PhD, ABPP/CN, Pediatric Neuropsychologist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, is a supervisor for the child neuropsychology rotation. She also serves as the Associate Director of Internship for the Neuropsychology Track. She received her PhD degree from Georgia State University in 2012 in the joint Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology & Behavioral Neurosciences programs. Dr. Lee’s clinical and research interests pertain to functional outcomes following acquired brain injuries, as well as acute assessment and intervention to improve neurobehavioral outcomes and academic success.
Anastacia Nichols, PsyD, Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, supervises interns on the adult neuropsychology intervention rotations. She is the Director of Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy within the Division of Rehabilitation Neuropsychology and the Director of Neuropsychology for the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program. Dr. Nichols received her PsyD degree in 2017 from Georgia School of Professional Psychology. Her clinical and research interests include cognitive rehabilitation therapy program development and evaluation, integration of technology and cognitive rehabilitation, neuropsychological diagnostic subtyping, and neuropsychological assessment and intervention in military veteran populations.
Suzanne Penna, PhD, ABPP/CN, Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, and Director, Division of Neuropsychology and Behavioral Health within the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, is a supervisor in the adult major rotation. Dr. Penna received her PhD degree in 2005 from Georgia State University. Her interests are in recovery from traumatic brain injury and neuropsychological functioning in medical conditions, notably neuroendocrine disorders and HIV.
Kindell Schoffner, PsyD, Pediatric Psychologist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, is a supervisor in the pediatric rehabilitation psychology rotation. She received her PsyD degree from Argosy University in 2003. Dr. Schoffner works with the psychosocial needs of patients on the Children’s Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit and in the Day Rehabilitation Program.
Kayci Vickers, PhD, Instructor, Department of Neurology, supervises interns on the geriatric neuropsychology rotation. Dr. Vickers received her PhD degree in 2019 from Drexel University. Along with her interests in neuropsychology training and education, Dr. Vickers’ clinical and research interests include aging and dementia, digital assessment techniques for neurodegenerative disorders, and the use of technology in cognitive rehabilitation.