Jeffrey C. Wertheimer
Location:
Brooks Health System, Jacksonville, FL
Education:
| Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan/ Wayne State University School of Medicine | Fellowship, Clinical Neuropsychology, 2003-2005 | ||
| Oklahoma State University | Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, 2003 | ||
| Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan | Internship, Predoctoral Clinical Psychology Internship, 2002-2003 | ||
| West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia | M.A. in Counseling Psychology, 1999 | ||
| Miami University, Oxford, Ohio | B.A. in Psychology Major with a Gerontology Minor, 1997 |
Recognition and Awards:
2008 Featured Research Presentation: Differential Impact of Coping Styles on Quality of Life for Individuals with Parkinson's Disease with and without Deep Brain Stimulation. Featured poster presentation at the 36th Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, February, 2008,Waikoloa, Hawaii.2007 Specialist Level at Brooks Rehabilitation Center: Institutional recognition and monetary reward for research accomplishments.
2006 APA Division 40 Blue Ribbon Research Award: Perceived roles of
neuropsychologists and speech-language pathologists in rehabilitation, 2006 APA Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana.2002 Phi Kappa Phi: academic honorary fraternity
2001 Research Comprehensive Exams: Received “Passed With Honors” on Research Comprehensive Exams for the Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program.
1997 Outstanding Leadership in Gerontology: In Recognition of Outstanding Academic Achievement.
1997 Miami University Parents' Association: In Recognition of Outstanding Qualities of Leadership at Miami University.
1996 Outstanding Senior Award: For Outstanding Leadership and Dedicated Service to Greek Life and the Miami University Community.
1996 Scholarship and Leadership Award: In Recognition of Outstanding Qualities of Scholarship and Leadership for the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
1996 Miami University Parents' Association: In Recognition of Outstanding Qualities of Leadership at Miami University.
Research Interests:
The areas of cognitive and functional outcome in individuals who have sustained a traumatic brain injury, Movement Disorders, particularly Parkinson's Disease (PD) and the assessment of the non-motor symptoms of PD pre and post- Deep Brain Stimulation, clinical validation of neuropsychological instruments in the assessment of brain injury, and cognitive rehabilitation.
Recent Publications:
Wertheimer, J.C., Hanks, R.A., Wood, D.L. (2008). Comparing functional status and community integration in severe penetrating and motor vehicle-related brain injuries. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 89: 1983-1990.
Wertheimer J, Roebuck-Spencer T, Constantinidou F, Turkstra L, Pavol M, Paul D (2008). Collaboration between neuropsychologists and speech-language pathologists in rehabilitation settings. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 23 (5): 273-285.
Beaulieu C, Wertheimer J, Pickett L, Spierre L, Schnorbus T, Healy W, Palmer C, Jones A (2008). Behavior management on an acute brain injury unit: Evaluating the effectiveness of an interdisciplinary training program. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 23 (5): 304-311.
Wertheimer, J., Smith, J., Trepatschko, V., Kramer, R., Wherry, J., Walton, C., & Tuchman, M. (2008). Differential impact of coping styles on quality of life for individuals with Parkinson's disease with and without deep brain stimulation. The Parkinson Alliance website – “DBS-STN.org”. http://www.dbs-stn.org/survey.php
Sander, A., Nakase-Richardson, R., Constantinidou, F., Wertheimer, J., & Paul, D. (2007). Memory assessment on an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team: A theoretically based framework. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 16, 316-330.
McKay, C., Wertheimer, J., Casey, J., & Fichtenberg, N. (2007). The Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS): Clinical Utility in a Traumatic Brain Injury Sample. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 28:1-14.
Silverberg, ND, Wertheimer, JC, Fichtenberg, NL (2007). An effort index for the Repeatable Battery For The Assessment Of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS). The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 21(5):841-54.
McKay, C., Casey, J., Wertheimer, J., & Fichtenberg, N. (2007). Reliability and Validity of the RBANS in a Traumatic Brain Injured Sample. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 22 (1), 91-98.
Wertheimer, J .C., Smith, J., Kramer, R., Tuchman, M., & Wherry, J. (2007). The Relationship between Sleep and Emotional Well-being in Individuals with Parkinson’s disease with and without Deep Brain Stimulation. The Parkinson Alliance website – “DBS-STN.org”. http://www.dbs-stn.org/survey.php
Wertheimer, J .C., Smith, J., Kramer, R., Tuchman, M., & Wherry, J. (2007). Sleep in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease with and without Deep Brain Stimulation. The Parkinson Alliance website – “DBS-STN.org”. http://www.dbs-stn.org/survey.php
Raymer, A., Sander, A., Wertheimer, J., & Paul, D. (2006). Collaboration in rehabilitation: Neuropsychologists and speech-language pathologists. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 87(10), e11.
Sander, A., Raymer, A., Wertheimer, J., Paul, D., & Brown, S. (2006). Perceived roles of neuropsychologists and speech-language pathologists in rehabilitation. Clinical Neuropsychologist, 20(3), 583.
Wertheimer, J .C., Smith, J., Kramer, R., Tuchman, M., & Wherry, J. (2006). Anxiety and Depression in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease with and without Deep Brain Stimulation. The Parkinson Alliance website – “DBS-STN.org”. http://www.dbs-stn.org/survey.php
Axelrod, B.N., Fichtenberg, N.L., Millis, S. R., & Wertheimer, J.C. (2006). Detecting Incomplete Effort with Digit Span from the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – Third Edition. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 20, 513-523.
Wertheimer, J. (2004). Quality of Life: The Role of Depression in Parkinson’s Patients. The Parkinson Alliance website – “DBS-STN.org”. http://www.dbs-stn.org/survey.php
Tuchman, M., Wertheimer, J.C., Walton, C., Kramer, R., & Wherry, J. (2004). Focus 1: Understanding Motor and Non-motor Symptoms in DBS-STN Patients. The Parkinson Alliance website – “DBS-STN.org”. http://www.dbs-stn.org/survey.php
Contact Information:
Brooks Rehabilitation Center
Health Care Plaza
Department of Behavioral Medicine
3901 University Blvd. South
Jacksonville, Florida 32216
Phone: 904-858-7296
Fax: (904) 858-7255
E-mail: Jeffrey.wertheimer@Brookshealth.org