Carole L. Palumbo, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Neurology

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.
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
- VA Boston Healthcare System
Websites
Education
- Boston University, PhD
- Smith College, BA
Classes Taught
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Publications
- Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 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 on 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 on 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 - Published on 1/1/2011
Guediche S, Stritof J. Mertus J, Kurowski K, Palumbo C, Blumstein S. The Role of Adaptive Training on Shaping Phonetic Categorization in Aphasia. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2011; 23:90-91.
Read at: Custom - Published on 1/1/2011
Bullock-Rest NE. Cerny A. Sweeney C, Palumbo C, Kurowksi K, Blumstein S. Phonological Neighborhood Effects in Spoken Word Production in Aphasia. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2011; 23:148-149.
Read at: Custom - Published on 5/14/2010
Zade D, Beiser A, McGlinchey R, Au R, Seshadri S, Palumbo C, Wolf PA, Decarli C, Milberg W. Interactive effects of apolipoprotein E type 4 genotype and cerebrovascular risk on neuropsychological performance and structural brain changes. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2010 Jul-Aug; 19(4):261-8. PMID: 20471857.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2010
Cahana-Amitay D, Fitzpatrick P, Palumbo C, Klein R, Finley M. From Aphasia to Neurogenic Stuttering: A Case Study. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2010; 6:21-122.
Read at: Custom - Published on 3/24/2007
Heaton KJ, Palumbo CL, Proctor SP, Killiany RJ, Yurgelun-Todd DA, White RF. Quantitative magnetic resonance brain imaging in US army veterans of the 1991 Gulf War potentially exposed to sarin and cyclosarin. Neurotoxicology. 2007 Jul; 28(4):761-9. PMID: 17485118.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2007
Jensen Heaton K, Palumbo C, Proctor SP, Killiany RJ, Yurgelun-Todd D, White RF. Response to “Latency: An important consideration in Gulf War Syndrome,” by Friedman et al. [Neurotoxicology (in press)]. NeuroToxicology. 2007; 28(5):1044-1045.
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