Lee Ashendorf, Ph.D.

Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellow

Background

Dr. Lee Ashendorf completed his undergraduate studies at the Johns Hopkins University in Maryland. He earned his doctoral degree from the University at Albany, State University of New York, and completed his internship at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven, Connecticut. He joined the Boston University School of Medicine's Department of Neurology in 2005 as a part-time fellow.

Research Interests

Dr. Ashendorf's research interests are focused on dementia and include the enhancement of neuropsychological differential diagnosis, the use of qualitative features of assessment to aid in diagnosis, and ethical considerations in neuropsychology.

ADC Role

At present, Dr. Ashendorf serves as a consulting neuropsychologist for the HOPE study.

Memberships

Dr. Ashendorf is an associate member of the International Neuropsychological Society and the National Academy of Neuropsychology.

Publications

Ashendorf, L., Constantinou, M., Duff, K., & McCaffrey, R.J. (2005). Performance of community-dwelling adults ages 55-75 on the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test: An item analysis. Applied Neuropsychology, 12, 24-29.

Ashendorf, L., Constantinou, M., & McCaffrey, R.J. (2004). Effect of depression and anxiety on the TOMM in community-dwelling older adults. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 19, 125-130.

Ashendorf, L., O'Bryant, S.E., & McCaffrey, R.J. (2003). Specificity of malingering detection strategies in older adults using the CVLT and WCST. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 17, 255-262.

Constantinou, M., Ashendorf, L., & McCaffrey, R.J. (2002). When the third party observer of a neuropsychological evaluation is an audio-recorder. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 16, 407-412.

Constantinou, M., Ashendorf, L., & McCaffrey, R.J. (2005). Effects of a third party observer during neuropsychological assessment: When the observer is a video camera. Journal of Forensic Neuropsychology, 4, 39-48.

Curriculum Vitae

• Introduction
• Faculty
  • Carmela Abraham, PhD
  • Brandon Ally, PhD
  • Rhoda Au, PhD
  • Sanford Auerbach, MD
  • Andrew Budson, MD
  • Christine Chaisson, MPH
  • Adrienne Cupples, PhD
  • Alpaslan Dedeoglu, MD, PhD
  • Nancy Emerson Lombardo, PhD
  • Lindsay Farrer, PhD
  • Robert Ferrante, PhD
  • Richard Fine, PhD
  • Lee E. Goldstein, MD, PhD
  • Robert C. Green, MD, MPH
    (ADCRP Co-Director)
  • Rose Harvey, DNSc, RN
  • Kathy Horvath, PhD, RN
  • Angela Jefferson, PhD
  • Ron Killiany, PhD
  • Neil Kowall, MD
    (ADCC Director)
  • Alan Mandell, MD
  • Ann McKee, MD
  • Peter Morin, MD, PhD
  • Mark Moss, PhD
  • Anil Nair, MD
  • Maureen O’Connor, PsyD
  • Al Ozonoff, PhD
  • Thomas Perls, MD, MPH
  • Henry Querfurth, MD
  • Sudha Seshadri, MD
  • Robert Stern, PhD
    (ADCRP Co-Director)
  • David Tate, PhD
  • John Wells, PhD
  • Philip Wolf, MD
  • Benjamin Wolozin, MD, PhD
• Fellows
  • Brandon Gavett, PhD
  • Ilona Kopits, MD
  • John G. Smolinsky, PhD
• Staff
  • Lorraine Baldwin
  • Caleb Bliss
  • Margaret Brickley, MS, RN, ACNP
  • Elana Cook
  • Diane Dixon
  • Angela Dwyer
  • Jamie Frederick, MSW
  • Amanda Gentile, MRes
  • Susan Hiraki, MS
  • Kristen Huber
  • Natalie Joffe
  • Pallavi Joshi
  • Caroline Kubilus
  • Jane Mwicigi, MPH
  • Valerie Nolen
  • Joe Palmisano, MPH
  • Catherine Pfau, MHHS
    (ADCRP Administrator)
  • Sumati Raghavan, MBBS, MD
  • Carol Rossi, RN, BSN
  • Alicia Semiatin
  • Stephanie Sikora, MA
  • Linda Snyder, MA
  • Eric Steinberg, MSN, RN, CS, CANP
  • Jacqueline Vernarelli, MS
  • Michael Wake, MSW
  • Megan Wulff
  • Beverly Young
• Trainees
  • Daniel H. Daneshvar, MA
  • Susan Lambe, EdM
  • Monique Pimontel
• Past Trainees
  • Caitlin Baptiste
  • Laura Byerly
  • Megan Campbell, MA
  • Winston Chung
  • Vanessa Holley
  • Kelsey Smith
  • Emily Hubbard
  • Shannan Farr
  • Sarah Wong
  • Sita Yerramsetti