Carole L. Palumbo, PhD

Research Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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.

Publications

  • Published 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.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 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 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.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 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.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 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.

    Read at: PubMed

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Other Positions

  • Research Associate Professor, Environmental Health
    Boston University School of Public Health
  • Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

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Education

  • Boston University, PhD
  • Smith College, BA

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