Speaking Engagements
April 2018
Diagnosis and treatment of sports-related concussions-
An evidence based approach.
Invited guest speaker at the International Conference of Neuroscience, Prague, Czech Republic.
November 2014
Case study of an adult with partial agenesis corpus callosum.
Invited guest speaker at National Association of Psychometrists Annual National
Conference, Puerto Rico.
July 2014
A recipe for improving your memory.
Guest speaker at Foothill
Transport lunch and learn , Irvine CA
May 2014
Conquering colossal medical challenges.
Invited guest speaker at ARS Western Regional 30th Anniversary Seminar, Glendale, CA
Anger in the elderly.
Guest speaker at Susi Q Senior Center,
Laguna Beach, CA
February 2014
Keeping your brain fired on all cylinders.
Guest speaker at Foothill transport lunch and learn,
Irvine, CA
January 2014
Aging and anger.
Invited speaker at Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center. Mission Viejo, CA
June 2011
The Road to becoming a Clinical and Forensic Neuropsychologist.
Guest speaker at San Clement High School
AP Psychology Class
December 2010
Brain fitness: Keeping your brain firing on all cylinders.
Guest speaker at Women Wellness Center of Mission Hospital
April 2008
Diagnosis and treatment of neurological
disorders.
Live radio interview at Mission Hospital’s “Mission Radio”
April 2007
The value of Neuropsychology in diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury.
Live radio interview at Mission Hospital’s “Mission Radio”.
When should I be concerned about Alzheimer’s Disease?
San Juan Capistrano Community Center. Guest speaker at San Juan Capistrano, CA
If I am forgetting things, does it mean I am getting Alzheimer’s
Disease?….Not necessarily.
Guest speaker at Santiago Senior Center, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
August 2006
The Value of neuropsychological assessment in clinical practice.
Guest speaker at Attention Deficit Treatment Center, Mission Viejo, CA
May 2006
Psychiatric, cognitive, and behavioral disturbances and management challenges associated in patients with dementia.
Continuing Education workshop at Silverado Senior Living. San Juan Capistrano, CA
January 2006
Stroke or “brain attack”: One of the most underrated and
preventable medical crises of our times.
Guest Speaker at Saddleback Medical Center,
Laguna Hills, CA
November 2005
The Road to Becoming a Clinical Neuropsychologist.
Guest Speaker at Argosy University, Santa Ana, CA
The Value of Psychological Assessment in Management of
Medical Patients.
Guest Speaker at the Community Orthopedic Medical Group. Mission Viejo, CA
The Role of Neuropsychology in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Stroke.
Guest Speaker at the Neurology Symposium in South Coast Medical Center. Laguna Beach, CA.
August 2005
The role of neuropsychology, neurology, and radiology in the
diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury.
Guest Speaker at Saddleback Medical
Center’s Head Injury Group. Laguna Hills, CA
July 2004
Assessing deductive reasoning, hypothesis testing, and problem-solving
in female psychopaths [Blue Ribbon Award].
Paper and poster presented at the 112th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii
June 2004
An overview of neuroimaging techniques: A peek into the human brain.
Paper presented at San Francisco General Hospital
October 2003
Executive function performance as assessed by D-KEFS in female psychopaths.
Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Dallas, TX.
August 2003
Assessing concept-formation using D-KEFS Sorting Test in female psychopaths.
Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada
April 2003
Brain injury: Anatomy, physiology, and symptoms.
Paper presented at University of California at Davis, Sacramento, California.
June 2002
Brain imaging of criminal psychopaths: A Review of current research
Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, New Orleans, LA
April 2002
Inside the brain of criminal psychopaths:
Review of neuro-imaging studies.
Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Irvine, CA
September 2001
NGOs working together: Gender perspectives in development
(invited moderator of a workshop). NGOs Today:
Diversity of the Volunteer Experience. United Nations’ 54th Annual FPI/NGO Conference, New York
May 2001
Anxiety and coping strategies in HIV disease:
An overview of current research.
Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the National HIV/AIDS, San Francisco, CA
June 2001
Anxiety and coping strategies in HIV disease:
An overview of current research.
Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the National HIV/AIDS, San Francisco, CA
Neuropsychological characteristics in type-1 Diabetes Mellitus: An Overview.
Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Toronto, Canada
May 2000
Neuropsychological performance in adult type-1 Diabetes
Mellitus: A Review of current research.
Poster session presented at the annual Pacific Research Society Forum, Palo Alto, CA
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