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Jamie Twaite, PhD

Specialties:

Concussion Management and Neuropsychology

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Jamie Twaite, Ph.D., currently serves as the Director of Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology and the Director of the Neuropsychology Externship Program Burke Rehabilitation Hospital. She is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in neuropsychological assessment of adults and older adults with complex neurologic, medical, and psychiatric conditions. Dr. Twaite is board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology and the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology.

Dr. Twaite received her bachelor’s degree in biology at Bard College and a master’s degree in psychology from Teacher’s College, Columbia University. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the Graduate Center, City University of New York and completed an APA-accredited psychology internship at Henry Ford Health System, Detroit Michigan. She then completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology from the Institute of Living, Hartford Hospital, Hartford Connecticut, where with focused training in the assessment of memory disorders/dementias, acquired brain injuries, and severe and persistent mental illness. 

Dr. Twaite’s clinical and research interests include cognitive and emotional functioning in neurologic conditions such as dementias, stroke, and traumatic brain injury (TBI), the neuropsychology of emotion, and the rehabilitation of spinal cord injury. Dr. Twaite’s research has appeared in national conferences and publications and she has lectured on various topics pertaining to Parkinson’s disease, COVID-19/PASC, and the neuroscience of emotion and of music.

She is a member of numerous professional associations, including the International Neuropsychological Society, the Society for Clinical Neuropsychology, the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, the New York Neuropsychology Group, the New York State Association of Neuropsychology, and the Queer Neuropsychological Society, the New York Neuropsychology Group, and the New York State Association of Neuropsychology.

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Gender:

Female

Languages:

English

Areas of Interest

Neuropsychology, Rehabilitation Psychology, Traumatic Brain Injury, Acquired Brain Injury, Stroke, Dementia, Spinal Cord Injury, Neuroscience of Emotion

Experience

Year joined staff: 2018

Education

The Graduate Center - City University of New York (CUNY), Ph.D., Clinical Psychology - Neuropsychology Emphasis (APA accredited) The Graduate Center - City University of New York, New York, New York, M.Phil., Psychology Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York, M.A., Psychology Bard College, Annandale on Hudson, New York, B.A., Biology

Fellowship

Institute of Living, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellow Neuropsychology Division, Department of Psychology, Institute of Living, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, Clinical Neuropsychology (Member, APPCN)

Internships

Department of Behavioral Health, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, Clinical Psychology - Adult Neuropsychology Track (APA Accredited) Neuropsychology Division, Department of Behavioral Health, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, Predoctoral Internship (APA Accredited)

Externship

Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Southside Hospital, Northwell Health, Bay Shore, NY, Neuropsychology Extern, Neuropsychology Division Harbor Health Care System, Manhattan Campus, New York, NY, Neuropsychology Extern, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, VA NY Columbia University Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, Neuropsychology Extern, Neuropsychology Division of Epilepsy & Sleep Queens College, Flushing, NY, Psychology Extern, Queens College Psychological Center

Publications

  • Twaite, J. T., Murray, E, McCabe, D., Creighton, J., Teague, E.B., Goldstein, M., and Borod, J.C. (2014).  Aprosodia (Update).  In S. Gilman (Editor-in-Chief), MedLink Neurology.  San Diego, CA: MedLink Corporation. Available at www.medlink.com. 
  • Bono, A., Meltzer, E. P., Twaite, J. T., Krause, W. H., Scorpio, K. A., Kim, S. M., Stafford, R. S., Ramig, L. O., & Borod, J. C. (in press). Aprosodia (Update). In S. Gilman (Editor-in-Chief), MedLink Neurology. San Diego, CA: MedLink Corporation. Available at www.medlink.com. 
  • McCabe, D., Creighton, J., Twaite, J. T., Teague, E.B., Spielman J., Scorpio, K., Goldstein, M., Ramig, L., and Borod, J.C. (2011).  Aprosodia (Update).  In S. Gilman (Editor-in-Chief), MedLink Neurology.  San Diego, CA: MedLink Corporation.  Available at www.medlink.com. 
  • McCabe, D., Creighton, J., Twaite, J. T., Teague, E.B., Goldstein, M., and Borod, J.C. (2010). Aprosodia.  In S. Gilman (Editor-in-Chief), MedLink Neurology.  San Diego, CA: MedLink Corporation.  Available at www.medlink.com. 
  • Meltzer, E. P., Twaite, J. T., Nakhutina, L., Borod, J., & Bender, H. (in press). Transient global amnesia (update). In J. Kreutzer, J. DeLuca, & B. Caplan (Eds.), Encyclopedia of clinical neuropsychology (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Science & Business Media, LLC.
  • Myers, T. E., Twaite, J. T., Meltzer, E. P., Teague, E. B., Murray, E. M., & Borod, J. C. (2012). Emotion lateralization: Theories, paradigms, and processing modes. In T. Dutta, M. K. Mandal, & S. Kumar (Eds.), Bias in human behavior (pp. 229-274). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
  • Teague, E. B., Meltzer, E. P., Stafford, R., Twaite, J. T., Filangeri, C., Borod, J. C. Emotions/social neuropsychology.
  • In W. Barr & L. Bieliauskas (Eds.), Oxford history of clinical neuropsychology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Manuscript accepted for publication.

Presentations

  • Twaite, J. T., Bokhari, H. A., Bono, A. D., Stafford, R. J., Aronova, E., Golde, S. D., Storbeck, J. L., & Borod, J. C. (2017, February 3). Examining relationships between basic emotion perception and musical training in the prosodic, facial, and lexical channels of communication and in music.  Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 45th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
  • Twaite, J. T., Bono, A.D., Bokhari, H. A., Stafford, R., Aronova, E., Golde, S. D., Storbeck, J. L., & Borod, J. C.
  • (2015, February). Intellectual and Cognitive Performance of Musicians and Healthy Controls: Differences on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and Other Measures. Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 43rd Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
  • Twaite, J. T., Bono, A.D., Bokhari, H. A., Stafford, R., Aronova, E., Golde, S. D., Storbeck, J. L., Borod, J. C. (2015, February). Musical training is associated with lower levels of alexithymia. Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 43rd Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
  • Twaite, J. T., Borod, J. C., Lubomski, M., Spielman, J. L., Savage, K. R., & Ramig, L. O. (2013, February). A new measure to assess subjective emotional experience and application to Parkinson’s disease (PD). Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 41st Annual Meeting, Waikoloa, HI.   
  • Alterescu, K., Murray, E. M., Halfacre, M. M., Twaite, J. T., Scorpio, K. A., Savage, K. R., Spielman, J. L., Ramig, L. O., & Borod, J. C. (2013, February). Facial emotional expressivity following voice treatments in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 41st Annual Meeting, Waikoloa, HI.
  • Alterescu, K., Murray, E. M., Halfacre, M. M., Twaite, J., Scorpio, K. A., Kahn, M., Savage, K. R.,
  • Spielman, J. L., Ramig, L. O., & Borod, J. C. (2013, October). The effect of the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT®) on facial emotional expression (frequency, variability, & intensity) in Parkinson's disease and healthy control participants. Paper presented at Neuropsychology Research Day, Department of Psychology, Queens College of CUNY, Flushing, NY.
  • Bono, A. D., Alterescu, K., Halfacre, M. M., Murray, E. M., Twaite, J. T., Scorpio, K. A., Stafford, R. J., Spielman, J. L., Ramig, L.O., & Borod, J. C. (2017, February 3). Outcomes and predictors of the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT LOUD) on facial mobility and emotional expressivity in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 45th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
  • Bono, A. D., Halfacre, M. M., Murray, E, M., Alterescu, K., Twaite, J. T., Scorpio, K. A., Stafford, R. J., Spielman, J. L, Ramig, L. O., & Borod, J. C. (2016, February). Evaluation of facial emotional expression: Parkinson’s disease and gender effects. Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 45th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
  • Bono, A. D., Murray, E. M., Halfacre, M. M., Alterescu, K., Twaite, J. T., Scorpio, K. A., Stafford, R. J., L, Ramig, L. O., & Borod, J. C. (2016, June). The effect of the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT®) on facial expressivity in Parkinson's disease (PD): Outcomes and Predictors. Poster presented at the 2016 Voice Foundation 45th Annual Symposium, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Bono, A. D., Scorpio, K. A., Stafford, R. J., Halfacre, M. M., Murray, E. M., Twaite, J. T., Alterescu, K., Spielman, J. L., Halpern, A., Ramig, L. O., & Borod, J. C. (2018, October). Effects of the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT LOUD ®) on facial expressivity in individuals with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) as a function of emotional valence. Poster accepted for presentation at the International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders, Hong Kong, China.
  • Bono, A. D., Twaite, J. T., Islam, R., Scorpio, K. A., Stafford, R. J., Murray, E. M., Halfacre, M. M., Alterescu, K., Spielman, J. L., Halpern, A., Ramig, L. O., & Borod, J. C. (2017, February 3). Facial expressivity and depression in Parkinson’s disease (PD) with lateralized motor impairment onset. Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 45th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
  • Bono, A. D., Twaite, J. T., Stafford, R. J., Murray, E. M., Alterescu, K., Halfacre, M. M., Scorpio, K. A.,
  • Spielman, J. L., Ramig, L. O., & Borod, J. C. (2015, February). Demographic and clinical predictors of facial expressivity improvement for individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) receiving the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT). Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 43rd Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
  • Finley, K., Borod, J.C., Kluger, A., Savage, K., Bhatt, K., Twaite, J.T., Myers, T., Hall, S.J., Pick, L., Schmidt, J.M., Sliwinski, M., & Brickman, A. (2011, August).  Associations among demographic characteristics and control measures in emotion perception.  Paper presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Washington DC.
  • Halfacre, M. M., Bono, A. D., Alterescu, K., Murray, E. M., Twaite, J. T., Scorpio, K. A., Salim, G., Savage, K. R., Spielman, J. L., Ramig, L. O., & Borod, J. C. (2016, February). The effect of the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) on facial mobility, social engagement, and emotional experience in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 44th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
  • Islam, R., L, Bono, A. D., Scorpio, K. A., Stafford, R. J., Twaite, J. T., Murray, E. M., Halfacre, M. M., Alterescu, K., Spielman, J. L., Halpern, A., Ramig, L. O., & Borod, J. C. (2018, February). Unilateral motor-symptom onset in Parkinson’s disease related to facial emotional expression: Right-hemisphere, valence, and motoric direction hypotheses. Poster to be presented at the meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Washington, D.C.
  • Krause, W. H., Myers, T. E., Savage, K. R., Finley, K., Twaite, J. T., Stafford, R. J., Holtzman, M., Shevtsova, O., & Borod, J. C. (2016, February). Validity and utility of novel primary emotions in multichannel emotion perception tasks. Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 44th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
  • Myers, T. E., Savage, K. R., Finley, K., Twaite, J. T., Krause, W. H., Storbeck, J., & Borod, J. C. (2016, February). The “In-Group Advantage” for perceiving emotion across demographic groups and communication channels. Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 44th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
  • Savage, K. R., Borod, J. C., Brickman, A. M., Foldi, N. S., Finley, K., Kluger, A., Bhatt, K., Twaite, J. T., & Myers, T. (2013, February).  Age differences in the perception of discrete emotions. Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 41st Annual Meeting, Waikoloa, HI.
  • Spielman, J., Dumer, A., Halfacre, M., Borod, J., Alterescu, K., Halpern, A., Oster, H., Murray, E., Rabin, L., Twaite, J., Scorpio, K., Savage, K., & Ramig, L. O. (2012, June). The impact of Intensive Voice Treatment (LSVT LOUD) vs. Intensive Articulation Treatment (LSVT ARTIC) on facial expression in Parkinson disease. Poster presented at the Voice Foundation’s 41st Annual Symposium, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Teague, E. B., Savage, K. R., Dziobek, I. Twaite, J.T., Sullivan, L., and Borod, J. C. (2010, February). The Cognitive and Emotional Empathy Questionnaire: Factor structure and psychometric properties.  Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 38th Annual Meeting, Acapulco, Mexico.