Curriculum Vitae Brandon E. Gavett, Ph.D., ABPP Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology December 3, 2015 Current Address Department of Psychology University of Colorado - Colorado Springs 1400 Austin Bluffs Parkway Colorado Springs, CO 80918 Office phone: (719) 255-4135 Email: bgavett@uccs.edu Current Position 2011-Present Assistant Professor of Psychology University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 80918 Licensed Clinical Psychologist Colorado (#3601) Massachusetts (#9358) Previous Positions 2010-2011 Director of Neuropsychology Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy Boston University Boston, MA 02118 2009-2011 Instructor of Neurology Boston University School of Medicine Department of Neurology Boston, MA 02118 Educational History 2007-2009 2007 2006 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neuropsychology Alzheimer's Disease Clinical and Research Program Boston University School of Medicine Boston, MA Ph.D. University at Albany, State University of New York Department of Psychology Albany, NY Degree Field: Clinical Psychology (APA Accredited) Dissertation: The Influence of an Adaptation Period in Reducing the Third Party Observer Effect during a Neuropsychological Evaluation. Predoctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology (APA Accredited) p. 1 Curriculum Vitae Brandon E. Gavett, Ph.D., ABPP/CN December 3, 2015 VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven, CT Major Rotation: Clinical Neuropsychology Minor Rotation: Clinical Health Psychology 2002 B.A. SUNY College at Geneseo Department of Psychology Geneseo, NY Major: Psychology Minor: Cognitive Science Research Interests - Cognitive aging - Neurodegenerative diseases - Latent variable modeling and other advanced psychometric methods - Traumatic brain injury as a risk factor for dementia - Clinico-pathological correlation in dementia - Independent functioning/activities of daily living - Clinical judgment - Third party observation during neuropsychological testing - Test construction and validation Research Experience Current PI, Neuropsychology and Cognitive Aging Laboratory Department of Psychology University of Colorado - Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 2009-2011 Co-Investigator Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center and The Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy Boston University School of Medicine Boston, MA 2007-2009 Post-doctoral Fellow Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical and Research Program Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA Supervisors: Robert A. Stern, Ph.D., Co-Director, Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical and Research Program; Co-Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Robert C. Green, MD, MPH, Co-Director, Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical and Research Program, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Ann McKee, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology & Pathology; Director, Neuropathology Core; Co-Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA Robert Cantu, MD, Chief of Neurosurgery Service and Director of Sports Medicine, Emerson Hospital, Concord, MA p. 2 Curriculum Vitae 2002-2007 Brandon E. Gavett, Ph.D., ABPP/CN December 3, 2015 Research Assistant Neuropsychology Lab University at Albany, Albany, NY Supervisor: Robert J. McCaffrey, Ph.D., ABN, ABPdN, Department of Psychology, University at Albany Grant Supported Research Current Research Support NAN Research Grant (Gavett, PI) 9/1/2014-8/31/2016 National Academy of Neuropsychology Development of a novel test to jointly measure episodic memory and performance validity This project seeks to develop a new memory measure that also provides information about the validity of the examinee’s performance, and is based on levels of processing theory. Role: Principal Investigator CNS-1359542 (Gavett, Yue, Co-PIs) 2/1/2014-1/31/2017 NSF Investigating Elderly Computer Users' Susceptibility to Phishing This project seeks to understand whether older adults are more susceptible than younger adults to online phishing, and to identify cognitive variables that predict phishing susceptibility Role: Co-PI Past Research Support UCCS Committee on Research and Creative Works (Gavett, PI) 7/1/2013-6/30/2015 UCCS Office of Research and Innovation The Neuropsychological Impact of Sports Concussions on Student-Athletes The goal of this project is to implement Barth’s SLAM (Sports as a Laboratory Assessment Model) on the university campus. Role: Principal Investigator IIRG-08-89720 (Stern, PI) 7/1/2008-6/30/2011 Alzheimer’s Association Assessment of Driving Safety in Aging, MCI and Dementia To develop a brief, highly predictive office-based assessment of driving safety for the elderly. Role: Neuropsychologist P30 AG13846 (KowalI, PI) 7/1/1999-06/30/2011 NIH/NIA Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Core Center The major goal of this project is to build a broad-based research program in Alzheimer’s disease to better understand the phenomenology and pathophysiology of the disease, and to facilitate treatment and prevention Role: Neuropsychologist; Director of Quality Control, ADC Clinical Core ADAPT: BJ18-Boston-ARRA 9/1/2009-7/31/2013 NIH Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitive Decline Data collection for participants in the Alzheimer’s Disease Anti-Inflammatory Prevention Trial Follow-Up Study (ADAPT-FS) This project is a multi-center follow-up study of subjects who had previously participated in the ADAPT prevention trial to examine the long-term impact of NSAIDS in the prevention of AD. p. 3 Curriculum Vitae Brandon E. Gavett, Ph.D., ABPP/CN December 3, 2015 Role: Neuropsychologist 1R01CA129769 (Mandenblatt, Ahles, Stern, Co-PIs) 10/1/2009-4/30/2014 NIH Older Breast Cancer Patients: Risk for Cognitive Decline This multi-site study examines the effect of chemotherapy on cognitive functioning in older women with breast cancer. Role: Neuropsychologist 1 R01 MH080295-01 (Stern, PI) 9/30/2008-5/31/2013 NIH/NIA Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Elderly Women: Mood, Cognition, and the Effect of Thyroxine Treatment The major goal of this project is to examine the relationship between mild hypothyroidism and mood and cognition in healthy elderly women and to test the efficacy of levothyroxine treatment in improving mood and cognitive functioning in women with mild hypothyroidism. Role: Neuropsychologist P30-AG13846 (Gavett, PI) 7/1/2008 – 6/30/2009 Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center Ecological Validity of Neuropsychological Assessment in Dementia The major goals of this project are to evaluate the ability of office-based neuropsychological tests and questionnaires to correspond to the in-home ability of individuals with dementia to perform activities of daily living. Role: Principal Investigator Published Manuscripts (student/trainee co-authors highlighted in bold) 1. Gavett, B. E., John, S. E., Gurnani, A. S., Bussell, C. A., & Saurman, J. L. (2016). The role of Alzheimer’s and cerebrovascular pathology in mediating the effects of age, race, and apolipoprotein E genotype on dementia severity in pathologically confirmed Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 49, 531-545. PMID: 26444761 2. Gavett, B. E., Ashendorf, L., & Gurnani, A. S. (2015). Reliable change on neuropsychological tests in the Uniform Data Set. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 21, 558-567. PMID: 26234918 3. Mueller, A. E., Segal, D. L., Gavett, B. E., Marty, M. A., Yochim, B., June, A., & Coolidge, F. L. (2015). Geriatric Anxiety Scale: Item response theory analysis, differential item functioning, and creation of 10-item short form (GAS-10). International Psychogeriatrics, 27, 1099-1111. PMID: 24576589 4. Jahn, D., Dressel, J., Gavett, B. E., & O'Bryant, S. E. (2015). An item response theory analysis of the Executive Interview and development of the EXIT8: A Project FRONTIER Study. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 37, 229-242. PMID: 25748691 5. Gurnani, A. S., John, S. E., & Gavett B. E. (2015). Regression based norms for a bi-factor model for scoring The Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone (BTACT). Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 30, 280-291. PMID: 25724515 6. Gavett, B. E., Vudy, V., Jeffrey, M., John, S. E., Gurnani, A. S., & Adams, J. W. (2015). The δ latent dementia phenotype in the Uniform Data Set: Cross-validation and extension. Neuropsychology, 29, 344352. PMID: 25151112 p. 4 Curriculum Vitae Brandon E. Gavett, Ph.D., ABPP/CN December 3, 2015 7. Gavett, B. E. (2015). The value of Bayes’ theorem for interpreting abnormal test scores in cognitively healthy and clinical samples. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 21, 249-257. PMID: 25784058 8. Ashendorf, L., Horwitz, J. E., & Gavett, B. E. (2015). Abbreviating the Finger Tapping Test. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 30, 99-104. PMID: 25564134 9. Mandelblatt, J. S., Stern, R. A., Luta, G., McGuckin, M., Clapp, J. D., Hurria, A., Jacobsen, P. B., Faul, L. A., Isaacs, C., Denduluri, N., Gavett, B. E., Traina, T. A., Johnson, P., Silliman, R. A., Turner, R. S., Howard, D., VanMeter, J. W., Saykin, A., & Ahles, T. (2014). Cognitive impairments in older breast cancer patients prior to systemic therapy: Is there an interaction between cancer and comorbidity? Journal of Clinical Oncology, 32, 1909-1918. PMID: 24841981 10. Silk-Eglit, G. M., Stenclik, J. H., Gavett, B. E., Adams, J. W., Lynch, J. K., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2014). Base rate of performance invalidity among non-clinical undergraduate examinees. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 29, 415-421. PMID: 25034265 11. Robbins, C. A., Daneshvar, D. H., Picano, J. D., Gavett, B. E., Baugh, C. M., Riley, D. O., Nowinski, C. J., McKee, A. C., Cantu, R. C., & Stern, R. A. (2014). Self-reported concussion history: Impact of providing a definition of concussion. Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine, 5, 99-103. PMID: 24891816 12. Seichepine, D. R., Stamm, J. M., Daneshvar, D. H., Riley, D. O., Baugh, C. M., Gavett, B. E., Tripodis, Y., Martin, B., Chaisson, C., McKee, A. C., Cantu, R. C., Nowinski, C. J., & Stern, R. A. (2013). Profile of selfreported problems with executive functioning in college and professional football players. Journal of Neurotrauma, 30, 1299-1304. PMID: 23421745 13. Gavett, B. E., Crane, P. K., & Dams-O’Connor, K. (2013). Bi-factor analyses of the Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone. NeuroRehabilitation, 32, 253-265. PMID: 23535786 14. Gavett, B. E. & Stern, R. A. (2012). Dementia has a categorical, not dimensional, latent structure. Psychology and Aging, 27, 791-797. PMID: 22962922 15. Baugh, C.M., Stamm, J.M., Riley, D.O., Gavett, B.E., Shenton, M.E., Lin, A., Nowinski, C.J., Cantu, R. C., McKee, A. C., & Stern, R.A. (2012). Chronic traumatic encephalopathy: Neurodegeneration following repetitive concussive and subconcussive brain trauma. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 6, 244-254. PMID: 22552850 16. Gavett, B. E., Lou, K. R., Daneshvar, D. H., Green, R. C., Jefferson, A. L., & Stern, R. A. (2012). Diagnostic accuracy statistics for seven Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (NAB) test variables in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult, 19, 108-115. PMID: 23373577 17. Gavett BE, Horwitz JE. (2012). Immediate list recall as a measure of short-tem episodic memory: Insights from the serial position effect and item response theory. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 27, 125135. PMID: 22138320 18. Gavett BE, Cantu RC, Shenton M, Lin AP, Nowinski CJ, McKee AC, Stern RA. (2011). Clinical appraisal of chronic traumatic encephalopathy: current perspectives and future directions. Current Opinion in Neurology, 24, 525-531. PMID: 22045219 19. Ready RE, Carvalho JO, Green RC, Gavett BE, Stern RA (2011). The structure and validity of self-reported affect in mild cognitive impairment and mild Alzheimer’s disease. International Psychogeriatrics, 23, 887898. PMID: 21429280 p. 5 Curriculum Vitae Brandon E. Gavett, Ph.D., ABPP/CN December 3, 2015 20. Gavett BE, Stern RA, McKee AC. (2011). Chronic traumatic encephalopathy: A potential late effect of sport-related concussive and subconcussive head trauma. Clinics in Sports Medicine, 30, 179-188. PMID: 21074091 21. McKee AC, Gavett BE, Stern RA, Nowinski CJ, Cantu RC, Kowall NW, Perl DP, Hedley-Whyte ET, Price B, Sullivan C, Morin P, Lee H, Kubilus CA, Danshevar DH, Wulff M, Budson AE. (2010). TDP-43 proteinopathy and motor neuron disease in chronic traumatic encephalopathy. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol, 69, 918-929. PMID: 20720505 22. Gavett BE, Stern RA, Cantu RC, Nowinski CJ, McKee AC. (2010) Mild traumatic brain injury: A risk factor for neurodegeneration. Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy, 2, 18-20. PMID: 20587081 23. Gavett BE, Ozonoff A, Doktor V, Palmisano J, Nair AK, Green RC, Jefferson AL, Stern RA. (2010). Predicting cognitive decline and conversion to Alzheimer's disease in older adults using the NAB List Learning test. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 16, 651-660. PMID: 20374677 24. Eggermont LHP, Gavett BE, Volkers KM, Blankevoort CG, Scherder EJ, Jefferson AL, Steinberg E, Nair AK, Green RC, Stern RA. (2010). Lower extremity function in normal cognitive aging, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer’s disease. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 91, 584-588. PMID: 20382291 25. Nair AK, Gavett BE, Damman M, Dekker W, Green RC, Auerbach S, Mandel A, Steinberg E, Hubbard EJ, Jefferson AJ, Stern RA. (2010). Clock drawing test ratings by dementia specialists: Inter-rater reliability and diagnostic accuracy. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 22, 85-92. PMID: 20160214 26. McKee, A. C., Cantu, R. C., Nowinski, C. J., Hedley-Whyte, E. T., Gavett, B. E., Budson, A. E., Santini, V. E., Lee, H. S., Kubilus, C. A., & Stern, R. A. (2009). Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in athletes: Progressive tauopathy after repetitive head injury. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol, 68, 709-735. PMID: 19535999 27. Gavett, B. E., Poon, S. J., Ozonoff, A., Jefferson, A. J., Nair, A. K., Green, R. C., & Stern, R. A. (2009). Diagnostic utility of the NAB List Learning test in Alzheimer’s disease and amnestic mild cognitive impairment. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 15, 121-129. PMID: 19128535 28. O’Bryant, S. E., Gavett, B. E., O’Jile, J. R., Humphreys, J. D., Huerkamp, J. K., Smitherman, T. A., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2008). Clinical utility of Trial 1 of the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM). Applied Neuropsychology, 15, 113-116. PMID: 18568603 29. Gavett, B. E., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2007). The influence of an adaptation period in reducing the third party observer effect during a neuropsychological evaluation. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 22, 699-710. PMID: 17590310 30. Yantz, C. L., Gavett, B. E., Lynch J. K., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2006). Potential for interpretation disparities of Halstead–Reitan neuropsychological battery performances in a litigating sample. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 21, 809-817. PMID: 17023140 31. Gavett, B. E., Lynch, J., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2005). Third party observers: The effect size is greater than you might think. Journal of Forensic Neuropsychology, 4, 49-64. 32. Gavett, B. E., O’Bryant, S. E., Fisher, J., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2005). Hit rates of adequate performance based on the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) Trial 1. Applied Neuropsychology, 12, 1-4. PMID: 15788216 p. 6 Curriculum Vitae Brandon E. Gavett, Ph.D., ABPP/CN December 3, 2015 33. Mounts, J. R. W., & Gavett, B. E. (2004). The effects of salience on localized attentional inhibition. Vision Research, 44, 1575-1588. PMID: 15126066 Published Manuscripts Without Named Authorship 34. Alzheimer's Disease Anti-inflammatory Prevention Trial Research Group. (2015). Follow-up evaluation of cognitive function in the randomized Alzheimer’s Disease Anti-inflammatory Prevention Trial (ADAPT) and its Follow-up Study (ADAPT-FS). Alzheimer's & Dementia, 11, 216-225.e1. PMID: 25022541 35. Alzheimer's Disease Anti-inflammatory Prevention Trial Research Group. (2013). Results of a follow-up study to the randomized Alzheimer's Disease Anti-inflammatory Prevention Trial (ADAPT). Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 9, 714-23. PMID: 23562431 Published Chapters 1. Stern, R. A., Andersen, S., & Gavett, B. E. (2011). Executive functioning. In A. E. Budson & N. W. Kowall (Eds.), Handbook of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. New York: Wiley-Blackwell. 2. McKee, A. C., & Gavett, B. E. (2011). The neuropathology of the dementing disorders. In A. E. Budson & N. W. Kowall (Eds.), Handbook of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. New York: Wiley-Blackwell. 3. Gavett, B. E. (2010). Neuropsychological Assessment Battery. In Kreutzer, J., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of clinical neuropsychology. New York: Springer Reference. Manuscripts and Chapters in Press (student/trainee co-authors highlighted in bold) 1. Torrence, N. D., John, S. E., Gavett, B. E., & O’Bryant, S. E. (in press). An empirical comparison of competing factor structures for the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status: A Project FRONTIER study. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. PMID: 26429558 Conference Presentations (student/trainee co-authors highlighted in bold) 1. Gavett, B. E. (2016, February). Using Item Response Theory to Evaluate and Improve the Ecological Validity of Neuropsychological Tests: An Example of Phishing Susceptibility. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual conference of the International Neuropsychological Society, Boston, MA. 2. Gurnani, A. S. & Gavett, B. E. (2016, February). Measurement Invariance of the Latent Dementia Phenotype in the ADNI Dataset. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual conference of the International Neuropsychological Society, Boston, MA. 3. Saurman, J. L. (2016, February). Measurement Invariance of Dementia Severity in (δ). Poster accepted for presentation at the annual conference of the International Neuropsychological Society, Boston, MA. 4. John, S. E. & Gavett, B. E. (2016, February). Effectiveness and Unique Contribution of Neuropsychological Tests in the Differential Diagnosis of Dementia. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual conference of the International Neuropsychological Society, Boston, MA. p. 7 Curriculum Vitae Brandon E. Gavett, Ph.D., ABPP/CN December 3, 2015 5. Grajzel, K. Klebe, K., & Gavett, B. E. (2015, Novemer). Level of Education Predicts Recovery of Executive Functioning Better than Injury Severity after Traumatic Brain Injury. Poster presented at the annual conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Austin, TX. 6. Gurnani, A. S., John, S. E., Bussell, C. A., Grajzel, K., Griffin, J., Saurman, J. L., & Gavett, B. E. (2015, November). Longitudinal Validation and Extension of the Latent Dementia Phenotype in the ADNI Dataset. Poster presented at the annual conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Austin, TX. 7. John. S. E., Gurnani, A. S., & Gavett, B. E. (2015, November). Use of the Latent Dementia Phenotype for Differential Diagnosis in the NACC UDS. Poster presented at the annual conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Austin, TX. 8. Saurman, J. L., Gurnani, A. S., & Gavett, B. E. (2015, November). The Effect of Mind-Body Exercises on Cognitive Performance in Healthy Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis. Poster presented at the annual conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Austin, TX. 9. Griffin, J. & Gavett, B. E. (2015, November). Episodic Memory Deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-Analysis. Poster presented at the annual conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Austin, TX. 10. Roberts, J., John, S.E., Bussell, C. A., Grajzel, K., Zhao, R., Karas, S., Six, D., Yue, C., & Gavett, B. (2015, November). Age Group, Not Executive Functioning, Predicts Past Susceptibility to Internet Phishing Scams. Poster presented at the annual conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Austin, TX. 11. Gavett, B. E. & John, S. E. (2015, November). Rethinking Abnormal Test Scores in Normal People: Application of Base Rate Data to the Individual Patient. Poster presented at the annual conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Austin, TX. 12. Gurnani, A. S., John, S. E., & Gavett. B. E. (2015, July). Cross-validation and extension of the latent dementia phenotype in the ADNI dataset. Poster presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, Washington, DC. 13. Molden, J., Renn, B. N., Gurnani, A. S., Nicoll, T., Tyrrell, C., Luther, E., & Gavett, B. E. (2015, July). Feasibility and outcomes of a National Memory Screening Day at a community senior mental health clinic. Poster presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, Washington, DC. 14. Molden, J., Maxfield, M., & Gavett, B. E. (2015, July). Dementia worry among a sample of older adults seeking memory screening. Poster presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, Washington, DC. 15. Adams, J. W., Gurnani, A. S., & Gavett, B. E. (2015, February). Preliminary development of an adaptive digit span test: Effect of item presentation order. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Denver, CO. 16. Gavett, B. E., Gurnani, A. S., Grajzel, K., John, S. E., Jivan, N., & Berlin, M. (2015, February). Do “effort” tests measure effort? A call to abandon this misleading term. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Denver, CO. 17. Gavett, B. E., Adams, J. W., Silk-Eglit, G. M., Lynch, J. K., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2015, February). Linking standalone performance validity test scores. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Denver, CO. p. 8 Curriculum Vitae Brandon E. Gavett, Ph.D., ABPP/CN December 3, 2015 18. Gavett, B. E., John, S. E., Adams, J. W., Bussell, C. A., Griffin, J., & Saurman, J. L. (2015, February). The effects of age on the learning and forgetting of primacy, middle, and recency components of a multitrial word list. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Denver, CO. 19. Grajzel, K., Jeffrey, M. G., & Gavett, B. E. (2015, February). Psychological distress has a larger effect on baseline concussion test performance than brain injury history. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Denver, CO. 20. Gurnani, A. S., Ashendorf, L., & Gavett, B. E. (2015, February). Reliable change on neuropsychological tests in the Uniform Data Set. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Denver, CO. 21. Gurnani, A. S., Ashendorf, L., & Gavett, B. E. (2015, February). Base rates for annual neuropsychological test score changes in the Uniform Data Set. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Denver, CO. 22. Gurnani, A. S., & Gavett, B. E. (2015, February). The differential effects of Alzheimer’s disease on cognitive performance: A meta-analysis. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Denver, CO. 23. *O’Malley, K. A.,Tyrrell, C. J., & Gavett, B. E. (2015, February.) Impact of demographic variables on the Brief Visuopatial Memory Test-Revised. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Denver, CO. 24. O’Malley, K. A.,Tyrrell, C. J., & Gavett, B. E. (2015, February.) Effects of age and sex on verbal memory. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Denver, CO. 25. Tyrrell, C.J., O'Malley, K.A., & Gavett, B. E. (2015, February). Demographic variables relating to scores on the Trail Making Test in middle-aged and older adults. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Denver, CO. 26. Gurnani, A. S., John, S. E., Vudy, V., Jeffrey, M., Adams, J. A., & Gavett, B. E. (2014, June). The d latent dementia phenotype in the Uniform Data Set: Cross-validation and extension. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, New York, NY. 27. Gurnani, A. S. & Gavett, B. E. (2014, June). The differential effects of Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy Body pathology on cognitive test performance: A meta-analysis. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, New York, NY. 28. Jeffrey, M. & Gavett, B. E. (2014, June). Confirmatory factor analyses of a computerized neuropsychological assessment. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, New York, NY. 29. John, S. E., Renn, B. N., Gurnani, A. S., & Gavett, B. E. (2014, June). Construct validity of a memory and executive functioning measure: Do the measures of a screening battery inform underlying constructs? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, New York, NY. * International Neuropsychological Society-Student Liaison Committee Research Award Winner p. 9 Curriculum Vitae Brandon E. Gavett, Ph.D., ABPP/CN December 3, 2015 30. John, S. E., Renn, B. N., & Gavett, B. E. (2014, June). The worried well: Predictors of subjective memory concerns among cognitively normal older adults. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, New York, NY. 31. Silk-Eglit, G. M., Stenclik, J. H., Gavett, B. E., Adams, J. W., Lynch, J. K., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2014, June). Base rate of performance invalidity among non-clinical undergraduate examinees. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, New York, NY. 32. Silk-Eglit, G. M., Gavett, B. E., Adams, J. W., Lynch, J. K., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2014, June). Examiner absence does not affect performance validity and cognitive test scores in undergraduate volunteers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, New York, NY. 33. Adams, J. W. & Gavett, B. E. (2014, April). Comparing computerized performance validity tests under two social manipulations. Poster presented at Mountain Lion Research Day. Colorado Springs, CO. 34. Adams, J. W. & Gavett, B. E. (2014, April). The role of top-down and bottom-up attention systems on auditory attention capacity. Poster presented at the Colorado Springs Undergraduate Research Forum. Colorado Springs, CO. 35. Gurnani, A. S. & Gavett, B. E. (2014, February). A Meta-Analysis Examining the Utility of Neuropsychological Tests in Diagnosing Neuropathologically Confirmed Alzheimer’s Disease. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Seattle, WA. 36. Hankiewicz, J. H., Celinski, Z., Camley, R., Gavett, B. E., & Benight, C. (2013, November). Detection of traumatic brain injury by magnetic resonance elastography. Poster presented at the 2013 Butcher Symposium, Westminster, CO. 37. Gurnani, A. S., John, S. E., & Gavett, B. E. (2013, November). Regression based norms for a bi-factor model for scoring the Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone (BTACT). Poster presented at the annual conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, San Diego, CA. 38. John, S. E., Adams, J., & Gavett, B. E. (2013, August). How is memory ability shaped by technology? Implications for cognitive aging. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI. 39. Mueller, A. E., Gavett, B. E., & Segal, D. L. (2013, August). Geriatric Anxiety Scale: Item response theory analysis and creation of short form. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI. 40. Abularach, L. Seichepine, D., Tripodis, Y., Gavett. B. E., & Stern, R. A. (2013, July). Office-based assessment of driving safety in older adults with and without dementia. Poster presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, Washington, DC. 41. Gavett, B. E., Horwitz, J. E., Edwards, M. L., & O’Bryant, S. E. (2012, November). Measurement invariance of the American National Adult Reading Test by age, cognitive status, gender, and ethnic group. Poster presented at the annual conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Nashville, TN. 42. Torrence, N. D., John, S. E., Gavett, B. E., & O’Bryant, S. E. (2012, November). A comparison of secondorder factor structures for the RBANS. Poster presented at the annual conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Nashville, TN. 43. Gavett BE, Kowall NK, Qiu W, Green RC, Jefferson AL, Stern RA. (2010, October). Lack of equivalence between the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) in very mild p. 10 Curriculum Vitae Brandon E. Gavett, Ph.D., ABPP/CN December 3, 2015 to moderate stage dementia. Poster presented at the annual conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Vancouver, BC, Canada. 44. Gavett, B. E., Doktor, V., Ozonoff, A., Palmisano, J., Joffe, N., Cook, E., Jefferson, A. L., Nair, A.K., Green, R.C., & Stern, R. A. (2010, February) Validation of the NAB List Learning Test in the Prediction of Cognitive Decline in Older Adults. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Acapulco, Mexico. 45. Gavett, B. E., Stern, R. A., Nowinski, C. J., Cantu, R. C., & McKee, A. C. (2009, November). Clinical and Neuropathological Findings in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: A Case Series. Poster accepted presented at the Annual Conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, New Orleans, LA. 46. Pimontel, M., Gavett, B. E., Jefferson, A. L., Nair, A. K., Green, R. C., & Stern, R. A. (2009, November). Cognitive assessment of older adults using WAIS-R Digit Symbol: Normative data concerns. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, New Orleans, LA. 47. Lou, K. R., Gavett, B. E., Jefferson, A. L., Nair, A. K., Green R. C., & Stern, R. A. (2009, November). Sensitivity and specificity of select Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (NAB) subtests in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, New Orleans, LA. 48. Gavett, B. E., Barrup, M., Gonzales, B. C., Nair, A. K., Green, R. C., Jefferson, A. L., & Stern, R. A. (2008, October). Rates of impaired episodic memory on a modified Logical Memory test compared to the CERAD Word Recall test. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, New York, NY. 49. Horwitz, J. E., Gavett, B. E., Lynch, J. K., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2008, October). Personal injury litigants with normal HRNB profiles and failed symptom validity testing: A case series. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, New York, NY. 50. Gavett, B. E., Poon, S. J., Ozonoff, A., Jefferson, A. L., Nair, A. K., Green, R. C., & Stern, R. A. (2008, July). The diagnostic utility of the NAB List Learning test in the assessment of Alzheimer’s disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment. Poster presented at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease, Chicago, IL. 51. Seltzer, B., Barrup, M. S., Bliss, C. A., Gonzalez, B., Steinberg, E., Gavett, B. E., Jefferson, A. L., Nair, A. K., Green, R. C., & Stern, R. A. (2008, July). Cognitive complaints in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. Poster presented at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease, Chicago, IL. 52. Gavett, B. E., Ozonoff, A., Barrup, M., Jefferson, A. L., Green, R. C., Nair, A. K., & Stern, R. A. (2008, June). Detecting possible areas of mild functional impairment caused by MCI using the Daily Living Tests from the Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (NAB). Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, Boston, MA. 53. Eggermont, L. H., Gavett, B. E., Jefferson, A. L., Green, R. C., Nair, A. K., & Stern, R. A. (2008, June). The relationship between motor performance and cognition in mild cognitive impairment. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, Boston, MA. 54. McKee, A. C., Stern, R. A., Gavett, B. E., & Cantu, R. C. (2008, April). The distinct pattern of tau degeneration in dementia pugilistica. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the American Association of Neuropathologists, San Diego, CA. p. 11 Curriculum Vitae Brandon E. Gavett, Ph.D., ABPP/CN December 3, 2015 55. Nair, A. K., Gavett, B. E., Damman, M., Dekker, W., Auerbach, S., Mandell, A., Steinberg, E., Green, R. C., & Stern, R. A. (2008, April). How good are dementia specialists in rating clocks? The Boston University experience. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, Chicago, IL. 56. †Gavett, B. E., Lynch, J. K., Fisher, J. M., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2007, November). Likelihood of Suboptimal Effort in a Forensic Sample Based on Finger Tapping Test and Trail Making Test Scores. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Scottsdale, AZ. 57. Ericson, R. B., Gavett, B. E., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2007, November). An Extension of Preliminary Findings on the Psychometric Properties of the Alberta Smell Test. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Scottsdale, AZ. 58. Gavett, B. E., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2006, October). The Role of Adaptation in Reducing the Effect of a Third Party Observer. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, San Antonio, TX. 59. Macher, R., Bauer, L., Gavett, B. E., Yantz, C. L., Horwitz, J. E., Lynch, J. K., Fisher, J. M., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2006, October). The MMPI-2 Fake Bad Scale (FBS) for Detection of Symptom Exaggeration on Neuropsychological Testing: Further Extension and Cross-Validation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, San Antonio, TX. 60. Horwitz, J. E., Yantz, C. L., Gavett, B. E., Bauer, L., Macher, R. B., Lynch, J. K., Fisher, J. M., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2006, February). Are measures of symptom validity all equal? Preliminary findings. Poster presented at the 34th annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Boston, MA. 61. Macher, R., Bauer, L., Gavett, B. E., Yantz, C. L., Horwitz, J. E., Lynch, J. K., Fisher, J. M., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2006, February). The MMPI-2 Fake Bad Scale (FBS) for detection of incomplete effort on neuropsychological testing: An extension and cross-validation. Poster presented at the 34th annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Boston, MA. 62. Yantz, C. L., Bauer, L., Gavett, B.E., Horwitz, J. E., Macher, R., Lynch, J. K., Fisher, J. M., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2006, February). Passing or failing symptom validity measures: The differential impact on memory functioning in a sample of litigants. Poster presented at the 34th annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Boston, MA. 63. Gavett, B. E., Fisher, J, & McCaffrey, R. J. (2005, October). Neuropsychological Test Performance of TBI Litigants Performing Inconsistently on Tests of Negative Response Bias. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Tampa, FL. 64. Yantz, C. L., Gavett, B. E., Lynch J. K., Fisher, J. M., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2005, February). Comparison of the Heaton et al. Demographically Adjusted Deficit Scale and the Reitan and Wolfson Neuropsychological Deficit Scale scores in a sample of litigating adults. Poster presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, St. Louis, MO. 65. Gavett, B. E., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2004, November). A preliminary report on the psychometric properties of the Alberta Smell Test. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Seattle, WA. † National Academy of Neuropsychology Student Poster Award Winner p. 12 Curriculum Vitae Brandon E. Gavett, Ph.D., ABPP/CN December 3, 2015 66. Gavett, B.E., O'Bryant, S. E., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2004, November). The clinical utility of TOMM trial 1 in detecting suboptimal performance: A cross validation study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Seattle, WA. 67. Ashendorf, L., Gavett, B., & McCaffrey, R.J. (2004, February). Detection of suboptimal effort with the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test: The unique responses and perfect matches missed indices. Poster presented at the 32nd annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Baltimore, MD. 68. Gavett, B. E., Lynch, J., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2003, October). Third party observers: The effect size is greater than you might think. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Dallas, TX. 69. Gavett, B. E., O’Bryant, S. E., Fisher, J., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2003, October). Hit rates of adequate effort based on TOMM Trial 1. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Dallas, TX. 70. Mounts, J. R. W., McCarley, J. S., Gavett, B. E., & Buffan, M. J. (2001, May). Localized attentional inhibition within and between objects. Poster presented at the 1st annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL. Oral Presentations 2015 Longitudinal Validation and Extension of the Latent Dementia Phenotype in the ADNI Dataset Aging Paper Session presented at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Austin, TX. Ashita S. Gurnani (presenter) & Brandon E. Gavett (co-author) 2015 Neuropathology Mediates Age, Race, and APOE effects on δ in Pathologically Confirmed AD. Symposium presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Denver, CO. 2014 Ethical considerations in the assessment of decisional capacity in elderly individuals. Symposium presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC 2013 Using Qualitative Observations for Differential Diagnosis and Recommendations in a Complicated Presentation. Adult Grand Rounds Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, San Diego, CA. Samantha E. John (presenter) & Brandon E. Gavett (co-author) 2012 How is memory ability shaped by technology? Implications for cognitive aging. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Gerontology Center Colloquium Series, Colorado Springs, CO 2010 The BU ADC HOPE Study: Update on Recent Research Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center Seminar Series, Boston, MA 2010 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: A Long-Term Consequence of Repeated Head Trauma in Athletes p. 13 Curriculum Vitae Brandon E. Gavett, Ph.D., ABPP/CN December 3, 2015 Seminar Series on Sports Concussion, Department of Psychology, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany NY 2009 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: The Long- Term Effects of Repetitive Head Trauma in Athletes Workshop presented at the Annual Conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, New Orleans, LA. 2009 Memory and Aging Workshop Two-part series presented at Carleton Willard Village Continuing Care Retirement Community, Bedford, MA 2007-2010 Language and Communication in Alzheimer’s Disease PAIRS Program Lecture to First Year Medical Students Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 2006 Dissociative Identity (Multiple Personality) Disorder. Presented to the staff at the Schoharie County Mental Health Clinic, Schoharie, NY 2006 Dissociative Identity (Multiple Personality) Disorder. University at Albany Research Pool Colloquium Series, Albany, NY. Student Research Mentorship Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology) Dissertation Committee, University of Colorado - Colorado Springs Annie Mueller (2013) Andrea Naftz (2013) Nicole Torrence (2015) Samantha John (2015; Chair) Ph.D. (Computer Science) Dissertation Committee, University of Colorado - Colorado Springs Rui Zhao (2015) M.A. (Clinical Psychology) Thesis Committee, University of Colorado - Colorado Springs Cara Bussell (2015; Chair) Ashita Gurnani (2015; Chair) Mary Jeffrey (2014; Chair) Kelly O’Malley (2014) Jessica Saurman (2015; Chair) M.A. (Psychological Science) Thesis Committee, University of Colorado - Colorado Springs Katalin Grajzel (2015; Chair) Alexis Knutson (2015) Heidi Haenish (2014) Natalie Gordon (2015) Jason Griffin (2015; Chair) Laura Morgan (2015) Jennifer Poe (2015) Experience with Statistical Packages R (advanced) Mplus (intermediate) SPSS (intermediate) Stata (basic) Matlab (basic) Mathematica (basic) p. 14 Curriculum Vitae Brandon E. Gavett, Ph.D., ABPP/CN December 3, 2015 Teaching and Supervision Experience University of Colorado - Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO Graduate Courses 2012-present Clinical Neuropsychology (PSY 6870) 2013-2014 Research Statistics and Methodology I (PSY 5810) 2013-present Clinical Neuroanatomy (PSY 6480) 2011-present Clinical Neuropsychology Practicum Supervisor, CU Aging Center (PSY 6880) Undergraduate Courses 2012 Clinical Neuropsychology (PSY 3650) Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Boston, MA 2010-2011 Clinical Neuropsychology Supervisor, Post-doctoral Fellowship Training Program University at Albany, Albany, NY Undergraduate Level Courses 2006 Human Neuropsychology (APSY 414) 2004 Introduction to Biopsychology and Behavioral Neuroscience (APSY 214) Clinical Experience 2011-present Licensed Supervising Psychologist CU Aging Center Neuropsychology Clinic University of Colorado - Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 2009-2011 Clinician Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center Memory Clinic Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy Neuropsychology Clinic Boston University School of Medicine Boston, MA 2007-2009 Post-doctoral Fellowship Memory Assessment Clinic and Head Injury Clinic Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical and Research Program Boston University School of Medicine Boston, MA Supervisor: Robert A. Stern, Ph.D., Co-Director, Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical and Research Program, Boston University School of Medicine 2006-2007 APA-Accredited Internship in Clinical Psychology Major: Clinical Neuropsychology Minor: Clinical Health Psychology VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven, CT Supervisors: John Beauvais, Ph.D., Psychology Service, VA Connecticut Healthcare System Robert Kerns, Ph.D., Psychology Service, VA Connecticut Healthcare System p. 15 Curriculum Vitae Brandon E. Gavett, Ph.D., ABPP/CN December 3, 2015 Lisa Frantsve, Ph.D., Psychology Service, VA Connecticut Healthcare System Joseph Amatruda, Psy.D., Psychology Service, VA Connecticut Healthcare System Consulting Experience 2012-Present Hinkhouse Williams Walsh, LLP (Chicago, IL) Jackson & Campbell, P.C. (Washington, DC) Expert consulting, NFL Concussion Litigation 2008-2009 Outcome Sciences, Cambridge, MA Statistical and database management consultation: development of caregiver report instrument to measure quality of life in patients with dementia and their caregivers. Membership in Professional Associations American Psychological Association, 2005-present Society for Clinical Neuropsychology (Division 40) of the American Psychological Association (Clinical Neuropsychology), 2005-present International Neuropsychological Society, 2004-present National Academy of Neuropsychology, 2003-present American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, 2015-present Professional Activities 2013-Present Member, Education Committee National Academy of Neuropsychology 2012-2015 Member, Ethics Subcommittee Society for Clinical Neuropsychology (Division 40) of the American Psychological Association Public Interest Advisory Committee 2011-Present Member, Clinical Faculty Committee Clinical Psychology Program Department of Psychology University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 2002-2007 Editor and Webmaster, Neuropsychology Central (http://www.neuropsychologycentral.com) 2006-2007 Member, Predoctoral Internship Training Committee Student representative VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT 2002-2007 Student Volunteer, Annual meetings of the National Academy of Neuropsychology p. 16 Curriculum Vitae Brandon E. Gavett, Ph.D., ABPP/CN December 3, 2015 Editorial Activities Editorial Board Member 2013-Present Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology Ad Hoc Editorial Consultant 2006-Present Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 2008-Present Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 2009-Present Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders 2009-Present Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences 2010-Present Psychological Assessment 2011-Present Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy 2011-Present Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 2012-Present Clinical Case Studies 2012-Present Journal of the Neurological Sciences 2012-Present The Clinical Neuropsychologist 2012-Present Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy 2013-Present Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology 2013-Present Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 2014-Present Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease 2014-Present Neurobiology of Aging Program Committee 2008-2010 National Academy of Neuropsychology, Poster Review Committee Ad Hoc Grant Reviewer 2009-Present Alzheimer’s Association International Grant Program Honors and Awards 2015 2013 2009 2008 2007 1998-2002 2001 2000 1999 1999 Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (American Board of Professional Psychology) Invited Attendee Conference on Advanced Psychometric Methods in Cognitive Aging Research, Friday Harbor, WA Invited Attendee/Travel Fellowship NIA Summer Institute on Aging Research, Queenstown, MD Invited Attendee/Travel Fellowship Conference on Advanced Psychometric Methods in Cognitive Aging Research, Santa Cruz, CA Student Poster Award Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Scottsdale, AZ. Dean’s List SUNY College at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY President’s List (4.0 GPA) SUNY College at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY Elected member in the Honor Society Golden Key Elected member in the Honor Society Psi Chi Elected member in the Honor Society Phi Eta Sigma References: Available upon request p. 17