Elizabeth Leritz, Ph.D.
Dr. Leritz is a clinical neuropsychologist who focuses her research on memory and brain function.
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Jon Venne
Jon Venne was a full-time research technician responsible for subject recruitment, scheduling of tests and on-site data collection.
Erica Scioli-Salter, PhD
I am currently researching how stress hormone responses may promote psychiatric disorders such as PTSD and medical problems such as chronic pain in men and women who have been exposed to trauma. Since mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) can commonly co-occur among individuals with chronic pain and...
Chronic alcohol intake can damage white matter pathways across the entire brain
Chronic misuse of alcohol results in measurable damage to the brain. Chronic drinking may be particularly damaging to the integrity of frontal white matter tracts, which can interfere with cognitive and inhibitory control that, in turn, is important to achieve and maintain abstinence. A new study...
Protocol
Identify Risk Chart review Assessment of risk factors: cognitive impairment, advanced age, severe illness, sensory deficits, infection, polypharmacy, sleep deprivation, dehydration Screen Clock-in-the Box Assessment Modified Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale (mRASS) Days of the Week Backward...
Other Clinical Projects
Currently there are two other clinical demonstration projects from the VA Boston Healthcare System Geriatrics in Primary Care Clinical Demonstration Project- Dr. Peter Engel - Coinciding with the initiation of Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT), the Geriatrics in Primary Care program seeks to...
STEP Home
STEP Home is a group workshop program started by the TRACTS team and created to help returning veterans reintegrate back into their civilian lives after deployment.Veterans are offered assistance with vocational issues, problem solving, family relationships, substance issues, and related...
Administrator Instructions
How to Administer the Clock-in-the-Box The Clock-in-the-Box diagnostic has two parts to it. First there is a page of brief instructions that the test taker is asked to commit to memory. Then, when they are ready, they are given a response sheet, depicted below, on which they try to follow the...
Grey Matter Changes
Our study on the effects of alcohol on grey matter thickness has revealed two key findings. First, the outermost layer of cortex across the entire brain was reduced in a sample of community dwelling recovered alcoholics. Second, alcohol’s effect on the brain is continuous across a wide range of...
A.L.E.R.T.
Assessing Long-Term Effects of Repetitive Trauma This state of the art research study is designed to better understand the long-term consequences of brain injuries from blast explosions or other causes, such as a fall or motor vehicle accident. An important question that we want to answer is whether...