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Jessica Walsh
Basic Life Research Scientist, Psych/Major Laboratories and Clinical & Translational Neurosciences Incubator
Bio My career in neuroscience spans 17 years of work in diverse areas of the mental health field. There is a clear trajectory of my commitment to investigating mental health disorders seen from the various positions have that led to my current stage. My training has endowed me with a strong skill set for interrogating neurobiological systems. In addition, conducting research in numerous distinct settings has left me with a well-developed scientific philosophy, and a nuanced understanding of different mental health disorders, ranging from Alzheimer?s disease, to Depression, to Autism Spectrum Disorder, all of which are complex brain disorders with severe public health implications.
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Jessica Paige Watson
Casual Non-Exempt Neuropsychological Assesor, Psych/Major Laboratories and Clinical & Translational Neurosciences Incubator
Bio Jessica Watson is a fourth-year Clinical Psychology PhD student at Palo Alto University with an emphasis in Neuropsychology. She is currently a neuropsychological assessor through Stanford's Brain Development Project, conducting behavioral and cognitive testing for research projects. Prior to this, Jessica was a Research Assistant at the Stanford Center for Neuroscience in Women's Health. Jessica belongs to the BRAIN lab at Palo Alto University. Her most recent research involves the lab?s pediatric sport concussion program, examining the frequency of ?abnormal? (i.e., low) scores in baseline tests of healthy youth to differentiate between statistical and clinical significance. She is working towards completing her dissertation, which examines the level of consensus across psychologists regarding assessment practices.
