McPherson, Susan

Susan McPherson, Ph.D., ABPP/CN, LP
Associate Clinical Professor
Staff Psychologist

Primary Hospital Affiliation:  Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Year of Appointment:  2004

Graduate School:  Fuller Graduate School of Psychology, Pasadena, California (1990)

Internship:  University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (1989-1990)

Fellowship:  Geriatric Psychology and Neuropsychology, University of California, Los Angeles (1990-1992)

Clinical Interests: 

• Neuropsychological evaluation of adult and geriatric population, with an emphasis on disorders affecting the elderly (dementia, delirium)

Research Interests: 

• Dr. McPherson’s research focuses on the early detection of dementia via multiple modalities.  In conjunction with the GRECC at the Minneapolis VAMC and the Center for Memory Research and Care (CMRC) at the University of Minnesota we are in the process of building a database of patients who have been evaluated for dementia using neuropsychological tests, functional assessment, neurological evaluation and imaging.  In addition, our team is involved in research using other investigational technologies such a Magnetic Encephalography (MEG) and PET scanning to help detect early change in dementia.

Articles:
Your Aging Brain
Synchronous neural interactions assessed by magnetoencephalography: a functional
biomarker for brain disorders

Email:  mcphe058@umn.edu