Carole Palumbo
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Carole Lee Palumbo, PhD

Research Associate Professor, Environmental Health - Boston University School of Public Health

Biography

Carole Palumbo, PhD, is a Research Associate Professor of Neurology at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine as well as a Research Associate Professor of Environmental Health at the Boston University School of Public Health. Additionally, Dr. Palumbo is the director of the Behavioral Neuroscience PhD Program. She seeks to "to provide students with a firm foundation in basic principles and methods of Experimental Neuropsychology in preparation for embarking on a career as an experimental neuropsychologist and behavioral neuroscientist in academia or industry." She is closely involved with the VA Boston Healthcare System and has been so for 19 years.

Other Positions

  • Research Associate Professor, Neurology - Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students) - Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences
  • Deputy Associate Chief of Staff, Research and Development Director, Human Research Protections Program - VA Boston Healthcare System

Education

  • Boston University, PhD Field of Study: Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Smith College, BA Field of Study: Physiology/Psychology

Publications

  • Published on 12/16/2024

    Niles BL, Kaiser AP, Crow T, McQuade M, Polizzi C, Palumbo C, Krengel M, Sullivan K, Wang C, Mori DL. Tai Chi and Wellness Interventions for Veterans with Gulf War Illness: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial. Int J Behav Med. 2024 Dec 16. PMID: 39681780.

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  • Published on 6/4/2013

    Bullock-Rest N, Cerny A, Sweeney C, Palumbo C, Kurowski K, Blumstein SE. Neural systems underlying the influence of sound shape properties of the lexicon on spoken word production: do fMRI findings predict effects of lesions in aphasia? Brain Lang. 2013 Aug; 126(2):159-68. PMID: 23743183.

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  • Published on 8/10/2011

    Zade D, Beiser A, McGlinchey R, Au R, Seshadri S, Palumbo C, Wolf PA, DeCarli C, Milberg W. Apolipoprotein epsilon 4 allele modifies waist-to-hip ratio effects on cognition and brain structure. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2013 Feb; 22(2):119-25. PMID: 21835633.

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  • Published on 8/2/2011

    Debette S, Seshadri S, Beiser A, Au R, Himali JJ, Palumbo C, Wolf PA, DeCarli C. Midlife vascular risk factor exposure accelerates structural brain aging and cognitive decline. Neurology. 2011 Aug 2; 77(5):461-8. PMID: 21810696.

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  • Published on 4/27/2011

    White RF, Palumbo CL, Yurgelun-Todd DA, Heaton KJ, Weihe P, Debes F, Grandjean P. Functional MRI approach to developmental methylmercury and polychlorinated biphenyl neurotoxicity. Neurotoxicology. 2011 Dec; 32(6):975-80. PMID: 21545807.

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  • Published on 1/1/2011

    Guediche S, Stritof J. Mertus J, Kurowski K, Palumbo C, Blumstein S. The Role of Adaptive Training on Shaping Phonetic Categorization in Aphasia. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2011; 23:90-91.

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  • Published on 1/1/2011

    Bullock-Rest NE. Cerny A. Sweeney C, Palumbo C, Kurowksi K, Blumstein S. Phonological Neighborhood Effects in Spoken Word Production in Aphasia. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2011; 23:148-149.

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  • Published on 5/14/2010

    Zade D, Beiser A, McGlinchey R, Au R, Seshadri S, Palumbo C, Wolf PA, Decarli C, Milberg W. Interactive effects of apolipoprotein E type 4 genotype and cerebrovascular risk on neuropsychological performance and structural brain changes. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2010 Jul-Aug; 19(4):261-8. PMID: 20471857.

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  • Published on 1/1/2010

    Cahana-Amitay D, Fitzpatrick P, Palumbo C, Klein R, Finley M. From Aphasia to Neurogenic Stuttering: A Case Study. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2010; 6:21-122.

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  • Published on 3/24/2007

    Heaton KJ, Palumbo CL, Proctor SP, Killiany RJ, Yurgelun-Todd DA, White RF. Quantitative magnetic resonance brain imaging in US army veterans of the 1991 Gulf War potentially exposed to sarin and cyclosarin. Neurotoxicology. 2007 Jul; 28(4):761-9. PMID: 17485118.

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