Biography
Hill received a B.A. degree in Psychology (1987) from Bates College. She earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology (1999) from the University of New Mexico. Following her PhD, she completed post-doctoral training at the University of Utah and University of New Mexico. She was licensed as a psychologist in New Mexico in 2001.
Personal Statement
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with experience in the neuropsychological and psychological assessment and diagnosis of children with genetic, neurological, and neurodevelopmental disorders. Over the past nine years, I have worked with the UNM CDD Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Clinic and the Early Childhood Evaluation Program (ECEP). I am a co-investigator on FASD grants, including the UNM center grant investigating the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on the developing child. I am on a UNM a contract with Indian Health Services through UNM to develop and disseminate webinars in the area of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Areas of Specialty
- Neuropsychological assessment and diagnosis of children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
- Neuropsychological assessment and diagnosis of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Neuropsychological assessment of children with dyslexia
- Neuropsychological assessment and diagnosis of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Education
09/00-01/01: Post-doctoral training in Pediatric Neuropsychology University of New Mexico
09/99-05/00: Post-doctoral training, University of Utah
05/1999: Ph.D., University of New Mexico
09/97-05/98: Predoctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology, University of CO Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
05/1984: M.S. University of New Mexico
05/1987: B.A. Bates College
Languages
- English
Courses Taught
Co-Presenter of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) training. Presented to Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) occupational and physical therapists (80 participants) on the diagnosis of and intervention for FASD.
Co-Presenter of FASD training. Presented to early intervention providers in northern NM (20 participants) on FASD diagnosis and intervention for children ages birth to three years.
Co-Presenter/Facilitator LEND Problem-Based Learning (PBL) FASD. Presented the CDD Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) trainees on FASD. Included presentation and facilitation of group research and presentation on PBL question.
Co-Presenter Autism Spectrum Disorder Training. Presented to staff of the Native American Community Academy (NACA) on the diagnosis and treatment of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Co-Presenter FASD training. Presented to the staff at the Acoma-Canoncito-Laguna Hospital on the diagnostic presentation and treatment of children with a FASD.
Co-Presenter LEND clinic on FASD. Presented to LEND trainees on the diagnosis and treatment of children with a FASD. Presentation included live clinic and facilitation of discussion with parent of a child with a FASD.
Co-Presenter Neurodevelopmental Disorders for Indian Health Services (IHS). Developed a 6-session, one-hour webinar series on neurodevelopmental disorders for IHS providers.
Research and Scholarship
1. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD): I am currently a PI on the P50 center grant entitled “Fetal ethanol-induced behavioral deficits: Mechanisms, diagnosis, and intervention”.
- Candelaria-Cook, F., Schendel, ME, Flynn, L., Hill, D. & Stephen, JM (accepted). Altered Resting-State Neural Oscillations and Spectral Power in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
2. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): My research in ASD has included both neuroimaging and neuropsychological assessment.
- Stephen JM, Hill DE, Peters A, Flynn L, Zhang T, Okada Y. (2107). Development of Auditory Evoked Responses in Normally Developing Preschool Children and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dev Neurosci. 39(5):430-441.
- Parks, LK, Hill, DE, Thoma, RJ, Euler, MJ, Lewine, JD, Yeo, RA (2009). Neural correlates of communication skill and symptom severity in autism: A voxel-based morphometry study. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 3(2), 444-454.
3. Dyslexia: My recent publications are from a multi-site grant to study the genetic and neuropsychological correlates of dyslexia in minority children with the goal of developing methods for the early identification of dyslexia. I was the PI for the University of New Mexico site.
- Tsujimoto, KC, Boada, R., Gottwald, S., Hill, D., Jacobson, LA, Lovett, M, Mahone, ME, Willcutt, E., Wolf, M., Bosson-Heenan, J., Gruen, JR., & Frijters, JC (2019). Causal attribution profiles as a function of reading skills, hyperactivity, and inattention. Scientific Studies of Reading, 23 (3): 254-272.
Frijters, JC, Tsujimoto, K, Boada, R, Gottwald, S., Hill, D, Jacobson LA, Lovett, MW, Mahone, EM, Wilcutt, EG, Wolf, M, Bosson-Heenan, J, Gruen, JR (2017). Reading-related causal attributions for success and failure: Dynamic links with reading skills. Reading Research Quarterly.
- Jacobson, LA, Koriakin, T, Lipkin, P, Boada, R, Frijters, J, Lovett, M, Hill, D, Willcutt, E, Gottwald, S, Wolf, M, Bosson-Heenan, J, Gruen, JR, & Mahone, EM. (2016). Executive functions contribute uniquely to reading competence in minority youth. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1-12.
4. ADHD: My research focused on neuropsychological and neuroimaging correlates of cognitive functioning in children with ADHD.
- Hill, D. E., Yeo, R. A., Campbell, R. A., Hart, B., Vigil, J., & Brooks, W. (2003). MRI correlates of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. Neuropsychology, 17, 496-506.
- Yeo, R. A., Hill, D. E., Campbell, R. A., Brooks, W. M., Vigil, J., Hart, B., & Zamora, L. (2003). A proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy investigation of the right frontal lobe in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 42(3), 303-310.