Welcome to the website for the Association of Neuropsychology Students in Training (ANST)! ANST is the student organization for Division 40 (Clinical Neuropsychology) of APA. Clinical neuropsychology is a rapidly expanding profession that is one of the largest specialty groups within psychology with increasing numbers of graduate students in training to enter the field of clinical neuropsychology.
The purpose of ANST is to provide a voice for students in training in clinical neuropsychology, provide a platform where students in training can come together to discuss training issues, and provide many important resources and services for aspiring clinical neuropsychologists. In addition, through its affiliation with Division 40 of APA, students involved with ANST have the opportunity to learn about issues that affect our professional and scientific interests. In addition to accessing resources on the ANST website, students at all levels of training are encouraged to join and participate on the ANST listserv, become an ANST Chapter Representative for their training program, and attend our educational seminars and social events at conferences for APA and INS. There is no separate application to join ANST: as a student member of APA Division 40, you are automatically a member of ANST! Complete the Division 40 application here. To become involved with ANST, we encourage you to become a student affiliate member of both APA and Division 40. Although APA membership is no longer required prior to joining Division 40, there are still a wealth of benefits in being a member of APA and its graduate student association (APAGS) and we strongly encourage you to join both. Next, join the ANST listserv and Facebook group, and then consider becoming involved in or starting an ANST chapter at your program, if one has not already been started. Afterwards, join us for regular conference events! On behalf of the ANST Committee Members and Division 40 of APA, I hope that you will consider membership with Division 40 and take advantage of the resources and networking offered through ANST. Additional information may be found in our organizational brochure.
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For more information on how to join the ANST listserv or start a chapter, please visit the ANST Chapters page and/or the ANST Listservs page. For more information on education or training in clinical neuropsychology, please visit the ANST Training page. Thank you for your interest in ANST! |
Save the date, because the 2012 meeting of the National Academy of Neuropsychology will be held in Nashville, the country capitol of America! Conference dates are November 7th to 10th. Poster/presentation submissions can be completed online here until May 1st.
The 2013 North American meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society will be held in Hawaii! The call for submissions will begin in May and will run through August 31st, 2012, and can be completed online here. 
Clinically, Jacquelynn’s interests include working with geriatric populations, particularly patients with mild cognitive impairment and dementia. She also has an interest in working with various rehabilitation populations (e.g., stroke, TBI, medical, and low vision). She has completed a number of rotations at UAB, including comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations and bedside assessments for outpatient/inpatient neurological populations in addition to other general conditions (e.g., transplant, psychiatric, vision loss). Additional experiences have included conducting evidence-based therapies for the treatment of adults with psychiatric difficulties, psychological assessment/intervention with children and adolescents, and leading a social support group for persons with low vision and their families.
Jacquelynn’s research closely parallels her clinical interests. She is currently completing her dissertation, which examines the relationships between cortical thickness and neuropsychological performance and financial skills in a sample of patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment. She is also involved in other research activities, including 1) examining structural and functional neuroimaging variables and financial capacity in normal older controls, MCI, and Alzheimer's disease; 2) examining community integration in injured servicemembers and their families following organized sport and recreation programs; and 3) examining the efficacy of problem-solving therapy for individuals with vision impairments. She has consistently presented her research at neuropsychological conferences, such as INS, and has co-authored several publications and two book chapters. Jacquelynn has a number of special accomplishments, including receiving the UAB Center for Aging Research Scholarship for her dissertation project. Jacquelynn also has a strong leadership background, including launching an ANST chapter at her program, and acting as chapter representative. She was highlighted by this chapter for her hard work during her graduate training. Jacquelynn recently matched to the neuropsychology track at the Southwest Consortium predoctoral psychology internship in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In the future, she hopes to work at a medical center or VA hospital while pursuing board certification as a clinical neuropsychologist. She has a passion to continue advocating for the field of clinical neuropsychology. The call has gone out! Every 3 months ANST will feature one of its members in our new ANST IN FOCUS section on main page. Want to be featured? The nomination call is open until June 15th, 2012. Please submit the required information to d40anst@yahoo.com by that deadline. Any questions may also be submitted to the ANST email account.
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