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Laura Cushman

Title	Clinical Associate Professor
Institution	School of Medicine and Dentistry
Department	Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Address	Cognitive Solutions, PLLC 500 Helendale Road Rochester NY 14609

Awards And Honors

1979	-	1982	Thomas G. Rumble Graduate Fellowship Wayne State University
1997			Best journal paper, 1996 International Association for Traffic Safety Sciences Tokyo, Japan

Selected Publications

Athilingam P, King KB, Burgin SW, Ackerman M, Cushman LA, Chen L. Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Mini-Mental Status Examination compared as cognitive screening tools in heart failure. Heart Lung. 2011 Nov-Dec; 40(6):521-9.

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Cushman LA, Stein K, Duffy CJ. Detecting navigational deficits in cognitive aging and Alzheimer disease using virtual reality. Neurology. 2008 Sep 16; 71(12):888-95.

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Cushman LA, Duffy CJ. The sex specificity of navigational strategies in Alzheimer disease. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2007 Apr-Jun; 21(2):122-9.

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Scherer MJ, Sax C, Vanbiervliet A, Cushman LA, Scherer JV. Predictors of assistive technology use: the importance of personal and psychosocial factors. Disabil Rehabil. 2005 Nov 15; 27(21):1321-31.

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Monacelli AM, Cushman LA, Kavcic V, Duffy CJ. Spatial disorientation in Alzheimer's disease: the remembrance of things passed. Neurology. 2003 Dec 9; 61(11):1491-7.

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Cushman LA, Scherer MJ. A pilot study of perceived needs of persons with new spinal cord injury. Psychol Rep. 2002 Jun; 90(3 Pt 2):1153-60.

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Scherer MJ, Cushman LA. Determining the content for an interactive training programme and interpretive guidelines for the Assistive Technology Device Predisposition Assessment. Disabil Rehabil. 2002 Jan 10-Feb 15; 24(1-3):126-30.

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O'Brien HL, Tetewsky SJ, Avery LM, Cushman LA, Makous W, Duffy CJ. Visual mechanisms of spatial disorientation in Alzheimer's disease. Cereb Cortex. 2001 Nov; 11(11):1083-92.

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Scherer MJ, Cushman LA. Measuring subjective quality of life following spinal cord injury: a validation study of the assistive technology device predisposition assessment. Disabil Rehabil. 2001 Jun 15; 23(9):387-93.

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Scherer MJ, Cushman LA. Predicting satisfaction with assistive technology for a sample of adults with new spinal cord injuries. Psychol Rep. 2000 Dec; 87(3 Pt 1):981-7.

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Poduri KR, Cushman LA, Gibson CJ. Inpatient rehabilitation: the correlation between functional gains and appropriateness of admissions. Int J Rehabil Res. 1996 Dec; 19(4):327-32.

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Cushman LA, Scherer MJ. Measuring the relationship of assistive technology use, functional status over time, and consumer-therapist perceptions of ATs. Assist Technol. 1996; 8(2):103-9.

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Wagner MT, Cushman LA. Functional significance of the subcortical vascular syndrome in the rehabilitative setting. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1994 Feb; 75(2):193-7.

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Wagner MT, Cushman LA. Neuroanatomic and neuropsychological predictors of unawareness of cognitive deficit in the vascular population. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 1994 Jan; 9(1):57-69.

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Cushman LA, Hassett J. Spinal cord injury: 10 and 15 years after. Paraplegia. 1992 Oct; 30(10):690-6.

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Cushman LA, Good RG, States JD. Characteristics of motor vehicle accidents resulting in spinal cord injury. Accid Anal Prev. 1991 Dec; 23(6):557-60.

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States JD, Annechiarico RP, Good RG, Lieou J, Andrews M, Cushman L, Ingersoll G. A time comparison study of the New York State Safety Belt Use Law utilizing hospital admission and police accident report information. Accid Anal Prev. 1990 Dec; 22(6):509-21.

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Cushman LA, Good RG, States JD. Psychiatric disorders and motor vehicle accidents. Psychol Rep. 1990 Oct; 67(2):483-9.

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Dijkers M, Cushman LA. Differences between rehabilitation disciplines in views of depression in spinal cord injury patients. Paraplegia. 1990 Jul; 28(6):380-91.

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Cushman LA, Dijkers MP. Depressed mood in spinal cord injured patients: staff perceptions and patient realities. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1990 Mar; 71(3):191-6.

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Cushman LA, Como PG, Booth H, Caine ED. Cued recall and release from proactive interference in Alzheimer's disease. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 1988 Dec; 10(6):685-92.

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Cushman LA. Secondary neuropsychiatric complications in stroke: implications for acute care. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1988 Oct; 69(10):877-9.

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Cushman LA. Effects of lateralized presentation on levels of processing in memory. Int J Neurosci. 1988 Jan; 38(1-2):75-87.

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Cushman L, Caplan B. Multiple memory systems: evidence from stroke. Percept Mot Skills. 1987 Apr; 64(2):571-7.

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Cushman LA, Caine ED. A controlled study of processing of semantic and syntactic information in Alzheimer's disease. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 1987; 2(3):283-92.

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Cushman L, Brinkman SD, Ganji S, Jacobs LA. Neuropsychological impairment after carotid endarterectomy correlates with intraoperative ischemia. Cortex. 1984 Sep; 20(3):403-12.

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