Faculty

Core faculty hold appointments in the Medical and Graduate Schools of Boston University, as well as senior research or clinical staff positions in the Psychology, Neurology or Research Services of the VA Boston Healthcare System.

Stacy Anderson-Toomey, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Andrew E. Budson, MD
Professor of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Associate Director for Research, Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center

Terence Keane, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Director, Behavioral Science Division, National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder                                                                                                                   Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development at VA Boston Healthcare System

Maxine Krengel, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology (Neuropsychology), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Paula Martin, PhD
Research Assistant Professor of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine                                                                                                             Research Regulatory Specialist, VA Boston Healthcare System

Marcia Ratner, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Robert Stern, PhD
Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Co-Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy
Director of the Clinical Core of the NIH-Funded BU Alzheimer’s Disease Center

Mieke Verfaellie, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Research Career Scientist, VA Boston Health Care System

Rhoda Au, PhD
Professor of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Collaborator, Framingham Heart Study

Sanford H. Auerbach, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Director, Sleep Disorders Center, and Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship Training Program, Boston Medical Center

Marlene Oscar Berman, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Professor of Psychiatry, Professor of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Director, Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Boston University School of Medicine
Research Career Scientist, Boston VA Medical Center

Michael Esterman, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Co-director, Boston Attention and Learning Laboratory
Associate Director, Functional Neuroimaging, Boston VA Neuroimaging Center, Boston VA Healthcare System

Vinoth Jagaroo, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Emerson College

Ann C. McKee, MD
Professor of Neurology and Pathology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Margaret Naeser, PhD
Research Professor of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Research Speech Pathologist/Linguist, Boston VA Medical Center

Thomas Perls, MD
Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Kimberly Sullivan, PhD
Research Associate Professor of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health

 

Alan Bell, JD
Author, environmental health advocate and attorney

Deborah Brief, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Erin Hisey, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Robert Joseph, PhD
Associate Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Bang-Bon Koo, PhD
Associate Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Elizabeth Leritz, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Alan Mandell, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine
Staff Neurologist, Bedford VA Medical Center and Boston VA Medical Center

Brian Marx, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Neal McGrath, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Neuropsychologist, Private Practice, Sports Concussion New England

William P. Milberg, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School

Mark Miller, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Farzad Mortazavi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Dorene Rentz, PsyD
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Douglas L. Rosene, PhD
Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Rani Sarkis, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Neurologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

David Salat, PhD
Associate Professor in Radiology, Harvard Medical School

Denise Sloan, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Kevin M. Spencer, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Chris Streeter, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Roberta White, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health
Professor Emeritus of Neurology (Neuropsychology), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine