Certified Pediatric Neuropsychologists In Massachusetts Return to State AAPdN Directory
Provider:
Gail M. Grodzinsky, Ph.D.,ABPdN
76 Bedford St. Suite 21
Lexington, MA 02420
781-860-7980
Biography:
Dr. Grodzinsky
is currently Instructor in Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard
Medical School, and Associate Scientific Staff (Clinical) in the
Neuropsychology Program, Department of Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital Boston,
MA.
She has an independent practice in
Lexington, MA performing pediatric neuropsychological evaluations as well as
providing school consultations and in-service workshops to professional groups.
Her “ Asking the Experts” interview was featured on the Public Broadcasting
Systems (PBS) Parents website.
Received her Ph.D. in 1990 from
Boston College, Department of Counseling, Developmental Psychology and Research
Methods.
Dr. Grodzinsky
was a Post-Doctoral Clinical Fellow in Psychology, Department of Psychiatry,
The Cambridge Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1990 – 1992. Her pre-doctoral
work included (1) Trainee in Clinical Neuropsychology, Learning Disabilities
Clinic, Children's Hospital, Boston, supervised by Dr. Jane H. Bernstein, and
(2) Pre-doctoral Internship in Neuropsychology, North Shore Children's
Hospital, Medical Educational Evaluation Center, Salem, MA.
She has published articles on ADHD
and frontal lobe functioning coauthored with Dr. Russell A. Barkley, University
of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA in Clinical
Neuropsychologist, J Abnormal Child Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology, and Developmental
Neuropsychology.
Her book contributions include: School
Setting Report, Chapter 13, Sample Reports. In The Consumer-Oriented
Neuropsychological Report (2001). C. Armengol, E.
Kaplan, & E. Moes, eds., Psychological Assessment
Resources, Inc., Florida; and Qualitative Analysis of the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure, in Chapter 3, The Role
of Neuro-psychological Assessment in Adult Psychiatry, in P sychotherapist’s
Guide to Neuro-psychiatry, (1994), J. Ellison, C. Weinstein, & T. Hodel-Malinofsky, eds., American Psychiatric Association,
Washington, D.C.
She is a frequent guest speaker at
the Nelson Butters West Coast Neuropsychology Symposium, School of Medicine,
UCSD; the Cambridge Series, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School;
and the Annual Conference Institute: Recent Developments in Understanding and
Assessing Children and Adolescents with Learning Disabilities, Department of
Psychology, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Harvard Medical
School/Continuing Education Program. Topics have including: Executive
Dysfunction in ADHD Boys; Neuropsychology of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities;
and Emerging Subtypes of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities.
She is currently a member of the
Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society, American Psychological Association -
Division 40, International Neuropsychological Society, and National Academy of
Neuropsychology