Speakers: Nikki H. Stricker, Ph.D., ABPP, L.P.

Title: Mayo Normative Studies: Lessons learned and implications for cognitive screening
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Introduction:

Nikki H. Stricker, Ph.D., ABPP, L.P. is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist and director of the adult neuropsychology fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. After receiving her undergraduate degree at the University of Kansas she was a Fulbright Fellow at the Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital in Paris France prior to her graduate training in clinical neuropsychology at the San Diego State University / University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology. She was a selected delegate for the Minnesota 2022 Conference to Update Education and Training Guidelines in Clinical Neuropsychology and served on the Education Advisory Committee for the Society for Clinical Neuropsychology (APA Division 40, 2014-2017). She has received several awards including the Robert A. and Phyllis Levitt Early Career Award in Neuropsychology from APA Division 40 (2018), Mayo Clinic Rome Mentor Award in Psychiatry & Psychology (2020), and Mayo Clinic Teacher of the Year in Psychology (2023).  

Dr. Stricker has published 58 peer-reviewed articles and has served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society and as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. She has maintained a funded program of research within the field of Alzheimer’s disease throughout most of her career while also contributing to clinical practice, education, and EPIC integration of neuropsychology tools. Her recent sources of research support include the National Institute on Aging, the Mayo Clinic Kevin Merszei Career Development Award in Neurodegenerative Diseases Research, a Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Development Award and the Alzheimer’s Association. Her current research focuses on normative data, remote cognitive assessment, digital cognitive test development, and identification of early cognitive markers of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative disorders.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

1. Identify one potential limitation of normative data.
2. List factors that underlie “normal” cognitive decline with aging.
3. Describe the demographic adjustment paradox.

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TRANSCRIPT
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