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Dr. Arnett
received his Ph.D. in Psychology (Clinical) from the University
of Wisconsin – Madison. He subsequently completed two years
of post-doctoral training in Clinical Neuropsychology at the Medical
College of Wisconsin. He is currently an associate professor and
Director of Clinical Training in the Department of Psychology at
Penn State University. Dr. Arnett’s research has focused on
clinical neuropsychology, with applications to individuals with
sports-related concussion and patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).
His work on MS has been devoted to exploring cognitive, emotional,
physical, and social functioning in these patients. More specifically,
Dr. Arnett has examined the relationship between secondary factors
(like depression, fatigue, chronic pain, motor impairments) and
memory, attention, executive functions, and speeded information
processing in MS. He is the director of the Neuropsychology of Sports-Related
Concussion program at Penn State University, Program Co-Chair for
the 2010 INS Mid-Year Meeting, a fellow of the National Academy
of Neuropsychology (NAN), and past winner of NAN’s Nelson
Butters Award for Research Contributions to Clinical Neuropsychology.
He has also received a Presidential Commendation for Outstanding
Service to the Field of Clinical Neuropsychology from NAN, and is
the author of over 70 research articles and book chapters. |
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