College of Liberal Arts

Department of Psychology

Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe

Professor

Ph.D. University of Memphis, 1994

 

Contact Information:
Email: schmitter-e@wsu.edu
Office: Johnson Tower 312
Phone: (509) 335-0170

Websites:

Aging and Dementia Laboratory

Traumatic Brain Injury Research Laboratory

Smart Environment Research

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Classes Taught:

Psychology 198: Honors Introductory Psychology
Psychology 363: Psychology and Aging
Psychology 537: Clinic Assessment Practicum
Psychology 575: Foundation of Neuropsychology

Research Interests:

Clinical and Cognitive Neuropsychology
Memory and Executive Abilities, Everyday Functional Skills, Rehabilitation and Use of Smart Environment Technologies with Aging and Dementia and Traumatic Brain Injury Populations

 My research focuses on evaluating attention, memory, and executive functioning issues in both neurological normal (i.e., young and older adults) and clinical populations (e.g., mild cognitive impairment, dementia and traumatic brain injury). The long-term goal of my research program is to bridge basic science research with rehabilitation techniques and more recently with the development of smart environment technologies. Research studies are designed to answer questions of both theoretical and practical importance.

 

Selected Publications :

        Schmitter-Edgecombe, M. & *Sanders, C. (in press). Task switching in mild cognitive impairment: Switch and nonswitch costs. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society.

        *Rueda, A., & Schmitter-Edgecombe, M. (in press). Time estimation abilities in persons with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. Neuropsychology.

        Schmitter-Edgecombe, M., *Woo, E. & Greeley, D. Characterizing multiple memory deficits and their relation to everyday functioning in individuals with mild cognitive impairment. Neuropsychology.

        Schmitter-Edgecombe, M., *Howard, J. T., *Pavawalla, S., *Howell, L. & *Rueda, A. (2008). Multi-dyad memory notebook intervention for very mild dementia: a pilot study. American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias, 23, 477-487.

        *McWilliams, J., & Schmitter-Edgecombe, M. (2008). Semantic memory organization during the early stage of recovery from traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, 22, 243-253.

        Schmitter-Edgecombe, M., & *Rueda, A. D. (2008). Time estimation and episodic memory following traumatic brain injury. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 30, 212-223.

         *Woo, E., Schmitter-Edgecombe, M., & *Fancher, J. (2008). Memory prediction accuracy in younger and older adults: A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition , 15, 1-27.

        *denotes student author

 

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