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Heather R. Adams, Ph.D.

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Phone Numbers

Office: (585) 275-2808

Fax: (585) 275-3683

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Biography

Professional Background

Dr. Heather R. Adams PhD completed her internship in Clinical Child Psychology (1998-1999) and a postdoctoral fellowship in Neuropsychology (1999-2003) at the University of Rochester Medical Center and joined the URMC faculty in 2003. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics. Her research interests include: neurobehavioral phenotyping and natural history studies of children with inherited neurodegenerative diseases such as Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (Batten Disease), improving screening and diagnosis for Tourette Syndrome/tic disorders, and characterizing the cognitive features of pediatric hypertension.
 
Dr. Adams' clinical practice consists of neuropsychological assessment services for children who are experiencing cognitive and/or behavioral challenges in the setting of a neurologic condition. She is also available for consultation to families, providers, and schools related to neurobehavioral symptoms (mood, behavior, cognition/learning) of Batten disease.

Credentials

Education

2002
PHD | Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

11/01/2001 - 08/30/2003
Fellowship at University of Rochester Medical Center

09/01/1999 - 10/31/2001
Fellowship at University of Rochester Medical Center

09/01/1998 - 08/31/1999
Internship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at University of Rochester Medical Center

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Awards

1995
Doctoral Fellowship, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

1994
Master's Fellowship, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

1989
Psi Chi, State University of New York @ Geneseo

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Publications

Journal Articles

7/2023
Edgar CJ, Bush EN, Adams HR, Ballinger R, Byrom B, Campbell M, Eremenco S, McDougall F, Papadopoulos E, Slagle AF, Coons SJ. "Recommendations on the Selection, Development, and Modification of Performance Outcome Assessments: A Good Practices Report of an ISPOR Task Force." Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research.. 2023 Jul; 26(7):959-967.

5/16/2023
Sapozhnikov Y, Mink JW, Augustine EF, Adams HR, Vierhile A, Lewin AB, Collins AT, McDermott MP, O'Connor T, Kurlan R, Murphy TK, Vermilion J. "Teacher Knowledge of Tourette Syndrome and Associated Factors." Pediatric neurology.. 2023 May 16; 145:80-87. Epub 2023 May 16.

3/31/2023
Lewin AB, Murphy TK, Mink JW, Small BJ, Adams HR, Brennan E, Augustine EF, Vermilion J, Vierhile A, Collins A, Kudryk K, Dickinson S, Danielson ML, Bitsko RH. "Brief youth self-report screener for tics: Can a subscale of the Motor tic, Obsession and compulsion, and Vocal tic Evaluation Survey (MOVES) identify tic disorders in youth?" Evidence-based practice in child and adolescent mental health.. 2023 Mar 31; 8(2):1-11.

Books & Chapters

2018
Chapter Title: Cognitive and Behavioral Aspects of Childhood Hypertension
Book Title: Pediatric Hypertension. Fourth edition
Author List: Lande, MB; Kupferman, JC; Adams, HR
Edited By: Flynn, JT; Ingelfinger, JR; Redwine, K
Published By: Springer International Publishing 2018

2013
Chapter Title: Cognitive and Behavioral Aspects of Childhood Hypertension
Book Title: Pediatric Hypertension: Third edition
Author List: Lande, MB; Kupferman, JC; Adams, HR
Edited By: Flynn, JT; Ingelfinger, JR; Portman, RJ
Published By: Springer 2013

2010
Chapter Title: Psychoeducational Testing in Adolescents
Book Title: AAP Textbook of Adolescent Health Care
Author List: Adams, HR
Edited By: Fisher MM, Alderman EM, Kreipe ER, Rosenfeld WD
Published By: American Academy of Pediatrics 2010 in Elk Grove Village, IL

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