UNMH Center for Neuropsychological Services (CNS)

Please send:

• CV

• Copies of graduate transcripts (unofficial copies are acceptable as long as they are complete)

• Statement of interest and goals

• Three letters of recommendation

• A de-identified sample neuropsychological evaluation report

• Any research papers or reprints

TO:

S. Laura Lundy, PhD, ABPP-CN

slundy@salud.unm.edu (preferred)

OR

S. Laura lundy, PhD, ABPP-CN

Neuropsychology Clinic

2211 Lomas Blvd

Albuquerque, NM 87131 

Application materials must be received by January 2, 2023.

Please indicate if you are applying for the adult or pediatric neuropsychology position as we are recruiting for both.

Interviews will be scheduled in January and early February 2023, and both virtual and in-person (at INS conference) will be offered at the applicant’s request. Interview format (virtual versus in-person) will have no impact on our decisions regarding ranking of applicants.

You’ll have many options for your required didactics including:

• VA Neuropsychology Case Conference & Grand Rounds

• Psychiatry Grand Rounds

• Pediatric and Adult Neurology Grand Rounds

• CNS Case Conference

• Epilepsy Surgery Conference

• APPCN Virtual Neuropsychology Didactics (variable topics)

While you’re with us, you will participate in research and complete an independent project over the two years. You’ll have dedicated research time to do this. Our faculty research collaborations have included projects in TBI, epilepsy, neurooncology, clinical outcomes, FAS, ADHD, dyslexia, and alcohol abuse. CNS researchers often collaborate with the Mind Research Network (MRN), a world-class neuroimaging facility.

This postdoctoral fellowship focuses primarily on outpatient pediatric neuropsychological assessment of children and adolescents with a range of medical, neurological, neurodevelopmental, and psychiatric concerns. Clinical experiences will include multi-disciplinary pediatric assessment and/or consults (e.g., inpatient acute rehab evaluations, consultation in Pediatric Oncology Survivorship Clinic, prenatal drug exposure evaluations). You’ll also have additional clinical opportunities to round out your training (e.g., training in fMRI, adult neuropsychology).

Details

This fellowship focuses primarily on the outpatient assessment of individuals with various neurologic, medical, and psychiatric conditions. You’ll have additional clinical experiences such as pre-and post-operative neuropsychological evaluations, Wada testing, fMRI for epilepsy and CNS tumor surgery candidates, intraoperative functional mapping during tumor resection surgery, and pre-surgical evaluations for patients with Parkinson’s Disease and essential tremor undergoing deep brain stimulator placement. You’ll also have the opportunity for minor rotations in various specialty clinics (e.g., inpatient cerebrovascular, clinical fMRI, Albuquerque VA Hospital). If you’re interested in other areas, such as pediatric assessment, we’ll work with you as well.

Details

Our faculty currently includes three full-time pediatric and five full-time adult clinical neuropsychologists, as well as several part-time neuropsychologists. Three of our full-time neuropsychologists are board certified through ABPP and others are in the process of certification. Our support staff includes an office manager, patient care coordinator, and psychometrists.

CNS is an academic and clinical program of the University of New Mexico Hospitals and the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, the only Level One Trauma facility in New Mexico. Training opportunities are broad and include cross-cultural and multi-lingual inpatient and outpatient neuropsychological evaluations and/or consultations for children, youth, and adults with a wide range of conditions including:

• Neurocognitive Disorders

• Epilepsy

• Stroke

• Parkinson’s Disease & other movement disorders

• Traumatic Brain Injury

• Multiple sclerosis

• Intellectual Disability

• Cerebral Palsy

• Cancer

• Genetic Disorders

• Prematurity

• Neurodevelopmental Learning Disorders

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• Psychiatric Disorders

• Pre-and post-operative neuropsychological evaluations/Wada testing/fMRI for epilepsy & tumor resections

• Presurgical evaluations for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease