Who's Who?

 

 

 

Currently 8 people are employed in the department including:

 

3 Clinical Neuropsychologists

3 Clinical Psychologists

1 Secretary

2 Trainee Clinical Psychologists

1 Assistant Clinical Psychologist

 

 

• Dr Fiona Summers M.A. (Hons), B.Sc., D.Clin.Psychol., C.Psychol.
  Chartered Clinical Neuropsychologist
  
  Qualifications:
  Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (University of Edinburgh) 2000
  (Thesis:  ?The Long Term Consequences of Surgical Intervention for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy?)
  Bachelor of Sciences (Open University) 1998
  Master of Arts (Hons) (University of Aberdeen) 1996
  
  I currently work both with inpatients and outpatients with a wide range of neurological disorders e.g. Stoke, Dementia, Traumatic Brian Injury, Parkinson?s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Huntington?s Disease and Tumour. I also work in the rehabilitation of patients with a range of brain disorders and injuries that involve significant changes in lifestyle and quality of life.  This includes working directly with patient but also with families and carers as well as providing advice to therapy and community staff involved in the care of this patient group.  
  
  My role also involves conducting research and teaching.  I am currently involved in a number of ongoing research projects and am involved with a number of service development initiatives to try and improve the services for patients and their families.  Part of this is through my position as joint Chair of the Joint Future Brain Injury Group for Aberdeen City.
  
  I am an honorary lecturer at the University of Aberdeen providing teaching on the Advanced Neuropsychology course at the School of Psychology.
  
  My principle interests are Brain Injury and Huntington's Disease.
  

Memberships:  
Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society and a member of both the Division of Clinical Psychology and the Division of Neuropsychology (Full Practitioner Member).  

Publications:
Henry, J. D., Phillips, L. H., Crawford, J. R., Iatswaart, M., & Summers, F. (2006). Theory of mind following traumatic brain injury: The role of emotion recognition and executive dysfunction. Neuropsychologia, 44, 1623-1628.

 

Henry, J. D., Phillips, L. H., Crawford, J. R., Kliegel, M., Theodorou, G. & Summers, F. (2006) Traumatic brain injury and prospective memory: Influence of task complexity. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology.

 

Henry, J. D., Phillips, L. H., Crawford, J. R., Theodorou, G., Summers, F.  (2006) Cognitive and psychosocial correlates of alexithymia following traumatic brain injury. Neuropsychologia, 44, 62-72.

Whyte, M., Wilson, M., Hamilton, J., Primrose, W. & Summers, F. (2003). Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000: Implications for clinical psychology. Clinical Psychology, 31, 5-8.

Wilson, M., Whyte, M., Mitchell, J., Primrose, W. & Summers, F. (2003). Laborious Legal Loops?  Implementing the Adults with Incapacity Act. Age 7 Ageing. Communications to the British Geriatrics Society Spring Meeting, 10th-11th April 2003, Aberdeen.  32 Supplement:ii34, November 2003.

 

 

 

• Dr Roisin Jack B.Sc., (Hons)., D.Clin.Psychol., C.Psychol.

Clinical Psychologist

           

Main Roles

I work in the department one way a week mainly with outpatients with a wide range of neurological disorders including brain injury, stroke, Alzheimer?s Dementia, Parkinson?s Disease etc.  Much of this work centres around neuropsychological assessment and where feasible cognitive rehabilitation.  As well as individual patient contact I also work with families, carers and other health professionals.  Much of this work involves offering support and advice in relation to cognitive and behavioural difficulties commonly experienced by many in this patient group.  Previously I worked in the department as both an Assistant and Trainee Psychologist. 

 

          Qualifications

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (University of Edinburgh) 2007
(Thesis:  ?Memory Functioning & Quality of Life in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy?)
Bachelor of Sciences
B.Sc (Hons) (Lancaster University) 2001

           

          Memberships

Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society

Member of the Division of Clinical Psychology

Member of the Scottish Neuropsychology Network

           

          Developing Research Interests

Neuropsychology & Learning Disabilities, Cognitive Rehabilitation

 

           

• Dianne Beastall M.A. (Hons), PhD Trainee Clinical Psychologist

         Qualifications

PhD (University of Stirling) 2004

(Thesis: ?Living with the Urge: Exploring the Experiences of People who Self-Injure?)

MA (Hons) Psychology (University of Aberdeen) 1999

I am a trainee clinical psychologist and am due to qualify in 2010.  From October 2008 I will spend the final two years of my training based mainly in the Department of Clinical Neuropsychology gaining experience in both the acute and rehabilitation services for people with neurological disorders.  I previously worked as an assistant psychologist in the department. 

Memberships:  
Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society

Member of the Scottish Neuropsychology Network

Publications:

To follow

 

• Miss Kirsty Matheson
  Assistant Psychologist

Qualifications:
Masters in Research: Psychology 2006
(Thesis: To test a mediational model of mental imagery ability, recovery control beliefs and upper arm function recovery in stroke sufferers)
Master of Arts: Psychology (Hons) 2003

My post involves collecting cognitive and behavioural data for an international longitudinal study investigating the neurobiological predictors of Huntington's Disease (HD) funded by NIH, USA, and the High Q Foundation, USA. The post also requires the organisation of these appointments, and submission of relevant data. I also gather clinical data for the European Huntington's Disease Network whose aim is to establish a database of HD patients and HD mutation carriers who are willing to participate in clinical trials throughout Europe. This database also provides an information and learning resource about the clinical features of HD, and is updated regularly as patients attend clinic. I am also a member of their cognitive working group. In the near future I shall be involved in the cognitive assessment of individuals in a phase III HD symptomatic treatment drug trial. In all of these studies I work for the Local Lead Clinician who is a Consultant Geneticist with a special interest in HD.  Under supervision of a Clinical Neuropsychologist I carry out neuropsychological assessments and, where appropriate, interventions.

Developing research interests:

Huntington's Disease, Cognitive Phenotypes, Stroke

 

• Dr Maggie Whyte M.A. (Hons), B.Sc., D.Clin.Psychol., C.Psychol.
  Chartered Clinical Neuropsychologist

• Dr Jackie Hamilton M.A. (Hons), B.Sc., D.Clin.Psychol., C.Psychol.

• Dr Bruce Downey

• Joanne Coull, Department Secretary