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1974, B.A. Psychology, Mercer University, Macon, GA.
1979, M.A. Clinical/Community Psychology, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio.
1988, M.A. Clinical Psychology, Georgia State University.
1992, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Georgia State University.
1992-present, Private practice with adults and adolescents. Practice specialties include physical health-related psychological issues, neuropsychological and psychological assessment. Atlanta, GA.
1993-1995, Psychologist. Human and Behavior Genetics Laboratory, Georgia Mental Health Institute, Atlanta, GA. Director, predictive testing program for Huntington's disease.
1989-1990, Predoctoral APA-approved Internship, Georgia Mental Health Institute, Atlanta, Georgia.
1988-1999, Coordinator, Huntington's Disease Clinic, Wesley Woods Health Center, Emory University.
1987-89, Senior Behavior Specialist, Human and Behavior Genetics Laboratory, Georgia
1990-1993, Mental Health Institute, Atlanta, Georgia.
1986-1987, Graduate Research Assistant, Assessment Laboratory, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia.
1986-87, Research Psychometrist, Family Studies Foundation, Doraville, Georgia.
1981-1984, Private practice, Beachwood, Ohio.
1979-1984, Psychology Assistant, Northeast Community Mental Health Center, East Cleveland, Ohio.
1974-1977, Psychology Technician, Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, Georgia.
2005, Honoree, HDSA Patient and Family Services Award, Celebration of Hope Dinner
1998, Vision Award for the Center of Excellence at Emory University (co-recipient Steven Hersch, MD, Ph.D.). Huntington's Disease Society of America.
1997, Ruby and Joseph Horansky Award for Exemplary Patient Services.
1994, George Huntington Award. Foundation for Care and Cure of Huntington's Disease.
1994, Mason Thompson Award. Huntington's Disease Society, Georgia Chapter.
1990, Research Award Division F (Women in Psychology), Georgia Psychological Association, for "Anxiety and Body Image in Women with Endometriosis."
Active
2002-present, Neurobiological Predictors of Huntington's Disease. NIH. Site Investigator: Randi Jones, Ph.D.
1999- present, Pilot Huntington At Risk Observational Study (PHAROS). Site Investigator: Claudia Testa, MD, Ph.D.
1998-present, HDSA Center of Excellence
Past
2001-2004, Laxdale, Ltd. Ethyl Eicosapentaenoate in Huntington's Disease. Site Investigator: Timothy Greenamyre, MD, Ph.D.
1997-2001, Co-enzyme Q10 and remacemide: Evaluation in Huntington's disease. NINDS multi-center clinical trial sponsored by the Huntington Study Group. Site investigator: Steven Hersch, MD., Ph.D.
1994-96, Co-principal investigator with Steven Hersch, M.D., Ph.D. for the Dose Ranging Tolerability Study using OPC-14117 in patients with Huntington's Disease.
1993-1996, Family Historian, Multi-Institutional Research Alzheimer Epidemiological Project. PI: Robert Green, M.D.
Publications
Paulsen, J.S., Ferneyhough-Hoth, K, Nehl, C., Stierman, L and the Huntingon Study Group. Critical periods of suicide risk in Huntington’s disease. Am J Psychiatry 162:4, April, 2005
Djoussé L, Knowlton B, Hayden M, Almqvist EW, Brinkman R, Ross CA, Margolis R, Rosenblatt A, Durr A, Dode C, Morrison PJ, Novelletto A, Frontali M, Trent RJA, McCusker E, Gómez-Tortosa E, Mayo D, Jones R, Zanko A, Nance M, Abramson R, Suchowersky O, Paulsen J, Harrison M, Yang Q, Cupples LA, Mysore J, Gusella JF, MacDonald ME, Myers RH. Evidence for a Modifier of Onset Age in Huntington’s Disease Linked to the HD Gene in 4p16.Neurogenetics. 5(2):109-14, June, 2004
Posters and Abstracts
2005, Duff, K, Vijay, V., Chisholm, A.F., Beglinger, L.J., Stout, J.C., Johnson, S., Paulsen, J.S. and the PREDICT-HD Investigators of the HSG. Executive dysfunction in presymptomatic Huntington’s disease. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society. St. Louis, MO.
2005, Hoth, K., Paulsen, J.S., Beglinger, LJ, Aylward, E., Langbehn, D., Nehl, C., Stout, J.C. and the PREDICT HD Investigators. Awareness of executive dysfunction in presymptomatic Huntington’s disease is associated with MRI and Psychiatric measures. Presented at the International Neuropsychological Society, St. Louis, MO
2004, Aylward, E., Langbehn, D., Stout, J. C., Johnson, S. A., Paulsen, J. S. and the Huntington Study Group. (2004). Association between cognitive tests and striatal volume in presymptomatic Huntington's disease. Presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, April 18-20, 2004, San Francisco, CA.
2004, Aylward, E., Vallapragada, V., Field, K., Paulsen, J. S. and the Huntington Study Group. (2004). Predict-HD Volumetric MRI studies: Evidence for putamen and caudate volume loss in presymptomatic study participants. Presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, February 4-7, 2004, Baltimore, MD. Program for the 32nd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, 123.
2004, Beglinger, L.J., Langbehn, D.R., Duff, K., Paulsen, J.S. and the PREDICT-HD/HSG Investigators. Obsessive compulsive symptoms in at-risk gene negative, presymptomatic gene positive, and symptomatic patients with Huntington’s disease. Presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the American Neuropsychiatric Assn, Bal Harbour, FL
2004, Campbell, M. C., Stout, J. C., Johnson, S. A., Paulsen, J. S. and the Huntington Study Group. (2004). Associations between estimated years to onset and performance on computerized 3 and 4 disk tower tasks in the Predict-HD cohort at baseline. Presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, February 4-7, 2004, Baltimore, MD. Program for the 32nd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, 71.
2004, Duff, K., Langbehn, D., Nehl, C., Beglinger, L, Paulsen, J.S. and the PREDICT-HD/HSG Investigators. Psychiatric symptoms in presymptomatic, gene positive Huntington’s disease: Preliminary results from the Predict-HD study . Presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the American Neuropsychiatric Assn, Bal Harbour, FL
2004, Hoth, K. F., Stout, J. C., Johnson, S. A., Langbehn, D., Mikos, A., Paulsen, J. S. and the Huntington Study Group. (2004). Simple and choice reaction time is associated with estimated nearness to symptom onset in presymptomatic Huntington's Disease. Presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, February 4-7, 2004, Baltimore, MD. Program for the 32nd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, 71.
2004, Johnson, S. A., Stout, J. C., Paulsen, J. S. and the Huntington Study Group. (2004). Predict-HD: A cognitive neuroscience approach to the study of cognition in presymptomatic Huntington's Disease (HD). Presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, February 4-7, 2004, Baltimore, MD. Program for the 32nd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, 123.
2004, Johnson, S. A., Stout, J. C., Langbehn, D., Coneybeare, R., Paulsen, J. S. and the Huntington Study Group. Recognition of static and dynamic facial expressions in the Predict-HD cohort at baseline. Presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, February 4-7, 2004, Baltimore, MD. Program for the 32nd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, 71
2004, Nance, M. A., Kayson, E. P., Stout, J. C., Hersch, S. M., Paulsen, J. S. and the Huntington Study Group. (2004). Depression and suicide risk in a research cohort at-risk for HD. Submitted for presentation at the 56th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, April 24 - May 1, 2004, San Francisco, CA.
2004, Nehl, C., Paulsen, J. S., Johnson, S. A., Langbehn, D., Reese, R., Stout, J. C. and the Huntington Study Group. Early changes in psychomotor speed in presymptomatic Huntington's Disease. Presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, February 4-7, 2004, Baltimore, MD. Program for the 32nd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, 71.
2004, Paulsen, J.S. and the PREDICT-HD Investigators of the HSG. Early indicators of HD: The Predict-HD Study. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, San Diego, CA.
2004, Paulsen, J. S., Stout, J. C., Guttman, M., Aylward, E., Hayden, M., Ross, C., Nance, M. A., Langbehn, D., Kayson, E. P., Kieburtz, K., Shoulson, I. and the Huntington Study Group. Predict-HD: A worldwide study of presymptomatic Huntington's Disease (HD). Presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, February 4-7, 2004, Baltimore, MD. Program for the 32nd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, 122.
2004, Ross, C., Stout, J. C., Biglan, K., Paulsen, J. S. and the Huntington Study Group. (2004). Predict-HD: Associations of estimated years to onset and motor findings from the UHDRS neurological examination in presymptomatic Huntington's Disease. Presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, February 4-7, 2004, Baltimore, MD. Program for the 32nd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, 123.
2004, Ross, C., Aylward, E. H., Stout, J. C., Biglan, K., Hayden, M. R., Shoulson, I., Langbehn, D. R., Paulsen, J. S. and the Huntington Study Group. Clinical and radiographic features of the presymptomatic individuals carrying an expanded CAG repeat in the Huntington's Disease gene: Analysis of baseline characteristics of the Predict-HD cohort. Presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, April 24 - May 1, 2004, San Francisco, CA.
2004, Solomon, A., Stout, J.C., Aylward, E. H., Langbehn, D.R., Duff, K., Brandt, J., Paulsen, J.S. and the PREDICT-HD Investigators of the HSG. Performance on a Word List Learning Task is associated with motor symptoms, strial volume, and DNA-based estimates of onset in presymptomatic HD. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Huntington Study Group. St. Louis, MO