Elisabeth J. Moes, Ph.D., ABPP/ABCN

Associate Professor of Psychology
M.A. (Psychology) University of Edinburgh, Scotland; Ph.D. (Psychology) Pennsylvania State University; Internship and Teaching Fellow at Boston University Veterans Administration Medical Center (BUVAMC), Diplomate in Clinical Neuropsychology

Specialty Areas

Neuropsychology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, substance abuse.

As a scientist-practitioner, I have worked as a neuropsychologist, psychotherapist, and administrator in a variety of clinical settings, working with a broad range of populations, especially individuals with traumatic brain injury, addictions, and specific learning disabilities. In addition to assessment and forensic (civil litigation) aspects of neuropsychology, I have always been interested in treatment and rehabilitation. My current research is focused on exploring contrast sensitivity mechanisms underlying slow reading in non-dyslexics and individuals with Parkinson’s Disease, and is based on a dopamine deficit hypothesis. A related focus is on the role that sleep, fatigue, arousal, and attention play in regulating cognitive (and especially executive) functions, both during development and as part of various disorders. Finally, I am interested in substance abuse and addiction, and the role of dopamine in addicted individuals.

Selected Publications

Moes, E., and Krishan, M. (2006) The Relationship Between Activation Level (Tonic and Phasic Arousal) and Executive Functioning in School Children From India Ages 9 to 13 Years. Poster presentation at the 35th Annual INS Meeting, Boston, February.

Barker, L. and Moes, E. (2005) Mental Fatigue, Effort and Cognitive Performance in individuals with Multiple Sclerosis and College Students. Mid-year INS Meeting, July 6-9, Dublin, Ireland. Abstract printed in Journal of the International Society (JINS), Vol. 11, Supplement S2., 2005.

Armengol, C., Kaplan, E., and Moes, E. (Eds.) (2001). The Consumer-Oriented Neuropsychological Report. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.

Moes, E.(1994) Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Head Injury. In Ellison, J., Weinstein, C., and Hodel-Malinofsky, T. (Eds.). The Psychotherapist’s Guide to Neuropsychiatric Patients: Diagnostic and Treatment Issues. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press.