Ellen Braaten, PhD
Podcasts & Webinars
Webinar: Women Taking the Lead
Webinar: If My Kid Is So Smart, Why Is He So Slow?
Blogs
Contributing Blog: Pros and Cons of a Private Clinic Versus Public School Evaluation
Contributing Blog: When to Talk About the Birds and Bees
News Stories
‘What did we miss?’ Mom of teen who committed suicide now works to help others
Dr. Braaten contributes to this story about the rise in teen suicide and how we can work to prevent it.
Books
Straight Talk About Psychological Testing for Kids
How to Find Mental Health Care for Your Child
The Child’s Clinician Report Writing Handbook
Publications
Braaten EB, O’Donnell E. (2010) Neuropsychology and pediatrics, in A Practical Guide to Neuropsychological Testing for Patients, Practitioners, and Other Professionals edited by E Arzubi & E Mambrino. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
Grush, L., Braaten, E.B., & Willoughby, B.L.B. (2010). Neuropsychology and Child Psychiatry. To be printed in E. Azurbi (Ed.), A Guide to Neuropsychological Assessment for Practitioners and Professionals. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
Presentations
Nowinski, L.A., Willoughby, B.L.B., Wilson, H.K., O'Donnell, E.H., Glover, R.L. Colvin Putnam, M., & Braaten, E.B. (2009). Exploring the Impact of Parental Psychiatric and Personality Factors on Parental Reactions to Their Child’s Psychiatric Diagnosis. Poster presented to the annual conference of the American Psychological Association. Toronto, ON.
Willoughby, B.L.B., Nowinski, L.A., Putnam, M.C., Glover, R.L., O’Donnell, E.H., Wilson, H.K., & Braaten, E.B. (2009). Parental reactions to their child’s psychiatric diagnosis: A family-stress framework. Poster presented to the annual conference of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, ON.
Nathan Doty, PhD
Publications
Contributing author: Parent’s guide to emotional first aid: Helping children and adolescents cope with predictable life crises. Editors: G.P. Koocher & A. La Greca.
Doty, N.D. & Kazak, A.E. (2011). Challenges and coping in non-traditional families. In G.P. Koocher & A. La Greca (Eds.), Parent’s guide to emotional first aid: Helping children and adolescents cope with predictable life crises. New York: Oxford University Press.
Doty, N.D. (2010, August). Child and Adolescent Neuropsychological Evaluation: A Family Stress Approach.Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association. San Diego, CA.
Presentations
Family-based Approaches to Neuropsychological Assessment of Children & Adolescents. Presented at the 2010 annual conference of the American Psychological Association. San Diego, CA.
Ellen O'Donnell, PhD
Publications
Braaten EB, O’Donnell E. (2010) Neuropsychology and pediatrics, in A Practical Guide to Neuropsychological Testing for Patients, Practitioners, and Other Professionals edited by E Arzubi & E Mambrino. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
Putnam MC, Braaten EB, O’Donnell E, Gorman MP, & Chitnis T. (2009). Cognitive and psychological functioning in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, Seattle, WA.
Presentations
504 & IEP plans: Recognizing the Need and Advocating for School Supports for Pediatric Patients with Chronic or Complicated Medical Illness. Talk presented by Ellen H. O’Donnell, PhD at the 3rd Annual Office Management of Common Pediatric Issues: Improve Care and Reduce Risk Fall 2011.
Molly Colvin Putnam, PhD
Publications
Putnam, M.C., Wig, G.S., Grafton, S.T., Kelley, W.M., & Gazzaniga, M.S. (2008). Structural organization of the corpus callosum predicts the extent and impact of cortical activity in the nondominant hemisphere. Journal of Neuroscience, 28(11), 2912-2918.
Funk, C., Putnam, M.C., & Gazzaniga, M.S. (2009). Consciousness. In G.G. Berntson and J.T. Cacioppo (Eds.) Handbook of Neuroscience for the Behavioral Sciences.
Putnam, M.C.*, Steven, M.S.*, Doron, K.W., Riggall, A., & Gazzaniga, M.S. (2010). Cortical projection topography of the human splenium: Hemispheric asymmetry and individual differences. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 22(8), 1662-1669.
* Authors contributed equally Putnam, M.C. & Blais, M. (2010). Neuropsychology and Adult Psychiatry. In E. Arzubi and E. Mambrino (Eds). A Guide to Neuropsychological Testing for Health Care Professionals.
Brian Willoughby, PhD
Publications
Grush, L., Braaten, E.B., & Willoughby, B.L.B. (2010). Neuropsychology and Child Psychiatry . To be printed in E. Azurbi (Ed.), A Guide to Neuropsychological Assessment for Practitioners and Professionals. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company
Presentations
Willoughby, B.L.B. (2010 August). Assessing family relationships in pediatric neuropsychological evaluation: Innovative measurement strategies. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Willoughby, B.L.B. (2009). Advancement in the assessment of autism spectrum disorders and nonverbal learning disabilities/. Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Willoughby, B.L.B. (2009). Assessment of autism spectrum disorders. Learning and Developmental Disabilities Evaluation and Rehabilitation Services (LADDERS), Lexington, MA.
Willoughby, B.L.B. (2009). Evaluation and treatment of autism spectrum disorders. University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA.
Willoughby, B.L.B. (2008). Adolescent peer crowds. University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA. Willoughby, B.L.B. (2008). Peer crowd relationships and health behaviors/em>. Suffolk University, Boston, MA.