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Carole Palumbo, PhD<\/a>
\n<\/a>Director, Behavioral Neuroscience PhD Program<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research Associate Professor of Neurology, BU\u00a0School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Research Associate Professor Environmental Health, BU\u00a0School of Public Health<\/p>\n

Deputy Associate Chief of Staff, Research & Development, VA Boston Healthcare System<\/p>\n

Core Faculty<\/h3>

\nCore 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.<\/p>\n

Stacy Anderson-Toomey, PhD<\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Andrew E. Budson, MD<\/a>
\nProfessor of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine
\nAssociate Director for Research, Boston University Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Center<\/p>\n

Terence Keane, PhD<\/a>
\nProfessor of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Boston University School of Medicine
\nDirector, Behavioral Science Division, National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development at VA Boston Healthcare System<\/span><\/p>\n

Maxine Krengel, PhD<\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/em>Assistant Professor of Neurology (Neuropsychology), Boston University School of Medicine\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Paula Martin, PhD<\/a>
\nResearch Assistant Professor of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Research Regulatory Specialist, VA Boston Healthcare System<\/span><\/p>\n

Marcia Ratner, PhD<\/a>
\n<\/span>Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Robert Stern, PhD<\/a>
\nProfessor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Boston University School of Medicine
\nCo-Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy
\nDirector of the Clinical Core of the NIH-Funded BU Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Center<\/p>\n

Mieke Verfaellie, PhD<\/a>
\nProfessor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine
\nResearch Career Scientist, VA Boston Health Care System<\/p>\n

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Faculty<\/h3>
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Rhoda Au, PhD<\/a>
\nProfessor of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine
\nCollaborator, Framingham Heart Study<\/p>\n

Sanford H. Auerbach, MD<\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine
\nDirector, Sleep Disorders Center, and Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship Training Program, Boston Medical Center<\/p>\n

Marlene Oscar Berman, PhD<\/a>
\nProfessor Emeritus of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Professor of Psychiatry, Professor of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine
\nDirector, Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Boston University School of Medicine
\nResearch Career Scientist, Boston VA Medical Center<\/p>\n

Michael Esterman, PhD<\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine
\nCo-director, Boston Attention and Learning Laboratory
\nAssociate Director, Functional Neuroimaging, Boston VA Neuroimaging Center, Boston VA Healthcare System<\/p>\n

Vinoth Jagaroo, PhD<\/a>
\nAssociate Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Emerson College<\/p>\n

Ann C. McKee, MD<\/a>
\nProfessor of Neurology and Pathology, Boston University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Margaret Naeser, PhD<\/a><\/span>
\nResearch Professor of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine
\nResearch Speech Pathologist\/Linguist, Boston VA Medical Center<\/p>\n

Thomas Perls, MD<\/a>
\nProfessor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Kimberly Sullivan, PhD<\/a><\/span>
\nResearch Associate Professor of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health<\/p>\n

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Associated Faculty<\/h3>
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Alan Bell, JD<\/a>
\nAuthor, environmental health advocate and attorney<\/span><\/p>\n

Deborah Brief, PhD<\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

<\/a>Erin Hisey, PhD<\/a><\/span>
\nAssistant Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Robert Joseph, PhD<\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Bang-Bon Koo, PhD<\/a><\/span>
\nAssociate Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Leritz, PhD<\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School<\/p>\n

Alan Mandell, MD<\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine
\nStaff Neurologist, Bedford VA Medical Center and Boston VA Medical Center<\/p>\n

Brian Marx, PhD<\/a>
\nProfessor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Neal McGrath, PhD<\/a>
\nAssistant Clinical Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
\nNeuropsychologist, Private Practice, Sports Concussion New England<\/p>\n

William P. Milberg, PhD<\/a>
\nAdjunct Assistant Professor<\/span> of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine
\nProfessor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School<\/p>\n

Mark Miller, PhD<\/a>
\nProfessor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/a>Farzad Mortazavi, PhD<\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Dorene Rentz, PsyD<\/a>
\nProfessor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School<\/span><\/p>\n

Douglas L. Rosene, PhD<\/a>
\nProfessor of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Rani Sarkis, MD, MS<\/a><\/span>
\nAssistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
\nNeurologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA<\/span><\/p>\n

David Salat, PhD<\/a>
\nAssociate Professor in Radiology, Harvard Medical School<\/p>\n

Denise Sloan, PhD<\/a>
\nProfessor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Kevin M. Spencer, PhD<\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School<\/p>\n

Chris Streeter, MD<\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Roberta White, PhD<\/a>
\nProfessor Emeritus, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health
\nProfessor Emeritus of Neurology (Neuropsychology), Boston University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

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