EDUCATION

Fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology and Neuroimaging

Dartmouth Medical School - August 2002 - July 2004

APPCN Accredited Program

Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology

Louisiana Tech University - November 2002

APA Accredited Program

Clinical Neuropsychology Coursework

Brigham Young University - July 2001 - June 2002

Clinical Psychology Internship

Utah State Hospital  - July 2001 - June 2002

APA Accredited Internship

M.A. in Counseling Psychology

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania - May 1996

B.A. in Psychology

B.S. in Criminal Justice

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania - May 1994

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

Psychologist

Connecticut

September 2005 – Present

Psychologist

New Hampshire

January 2004 – Present

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Assistant Professor

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT

August 2004 – Current

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Easter Seals Greater Hartford Rehabilitation Center, Windsor, CT

October 2005 – Current

Clinical Associate Professor

Yale University - Neuropsychology Service

September 2005 - Current

PUBLICATIONS:

PUBLICATIONS: JOURNALS

Brown, F. C., Roth, R. M., Saykin, A. J., & Gibson-Beverly, G. (2007). A New Measure of Visual Location Learning and Memory: Development and Psychometric Properties for the Brown Location Test (BLT). The Clinical Neuropsychologist 21(5), 811 - 825

Brown, F. C., Buboltz, W. C., Jr., & Soper, B. (2006). Development and Evaluation of the Sleep Treatment and Education Program for Students (STEPS). Journal of American College Health 54(4), 231 - 237.

Brown, F. C., & Buboltz, Jr. W. C. (2002). Relationship of sleep hygiene awareness, sleep hygiene practices, and sleep quality. Behavioral Medicine, 28(1), 33 - 39.  

Brown, F. C., & Buboltz, Jr. W. C. (2002). Applying sleep research to university students: recommendations for developing a student sleep education program. Journal of College Student Development, 43(3), 411 - 416.

Buboltz, Jr., W. C., Soper, B., & Brown, F. C., & Jenkins, S. M. (2002) Treatment approaches for sleep difficulties in college students. Counseling Psychology Quarterly, 15(3), 229 - 237.

Brown, F. C., Soper, B., & Buboltz, Jr. W. C. (2001). Prevalence of Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome in university students. College Student Journal, 35(3), 472 - 476.

Buboltz, Jr. W. C., Brown, F.C., & Soper, B. (2001). Sleep habits and patterns of college students: a preliminary study. Journal of American College Health, 50(3), 131 - 135.

Kelly, W. E., Kelly, K. E., Brown, F. C., & Kelly, H. B. (1999). Gender differences in depression among college students: A multicultural perspective. College Student Journal, 33(1), 72 – 76.

PUBLICATIONS: BOOK CHAPTERS

Buboltz, Jr. W. C., Loveland, J., Jenkins, S, Brown, F.C., Soper, B., & Hodges, J. (In press).  College Student Sleep: Relationship to Health and Academic Performance.  In Advances in Psychological Research: College Students: Stress, Depression, and Mental Health.

PUBLICATIONS: ABSTRACTS

Brown, F. C. Westerveld, M. (2007). The Role of Anxiety in Neuropsychological Performance of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Abstracts Presented at the Thirty–Fifth Annual International Neuropsychological Society Conference, February 7–10, Portland, Oregon, USA. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 13 (S1), 1 – 274.

Brown, F. C., Fellows, M., Foster-Bey, J., & Roth, R. M. (2005). Factor-Analytic Support for the Discriminative Validity of the Brown Location Test: A Preliminary Analysis: APA Division 40 Abstracts. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 19(3/4), 529-572.

Brown, F. C., Gibson-Beverly, G., Roth, R. M., Buboltz, Jr. W. C., & Saykin, A. J. (2004). A new measure of visual location learning and memory: preliminary psychometric properties and normative data for the Brown Location Test (BLT): Abstracts  presented at the 32nd annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Baltimore, MD. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 10 (S1), 1 – 223.

SELECTED RECENT PRESENTATIONS

Brown, F. C. Tuttle, E, Roth, R. M., & Ferraro, F. R. (2007, June). Multiple factor-analytic support and adult normative data for the Brown Location Test. Poster Session Presented at 2007 American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology Workshops and Annual Meeting.  

Brown, F. C., Westerveld, M. (2007, February). The Role of Anxiety in Neuropsychological Performance of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Poster Session presented at the 35th Annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Portland, OR.

Brown, F. C., Tuttle, E., Roy, M. (2006, May) The Relationship of Sleep, Caffeine Use, and Material Specific Memory Performance. Poster session presented at the 18th annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.

Tuttle, E., Brown, F. C., Roy, M. (2006, May) The Relationship of Sleep, Caffeine Use, and Intellectual Functioning. Poster session presented at the 18th annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.

Brown, F. C., Fellows, M., Foster-Bey, J., Roth, R. M. (2005, August) Factor-Analytic Support for the Discriminative Validity of the Brown Location Test: A Preliminary Analysis. Poster session presented at the 113th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.  

Brown, F. C., Gibson-Beverly, G., Roth, R. M., Buboltz, Jr. W. C., & Saykin, A. J. (2004, February). A new measure of visual location learning and memory: preliminary psychometric properties and normative data for the Brown Location Test (BLT). Poster presented at the 32nd annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Baltimore, MD.

Brown, F. C., Buboltz, Jr. W. C., & Soper, B. (2002, August). Development and evaluation of the sleep treatment and education program for students (STEPS). Poster presented at the 110th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. 

Brown, F. C., Jenkins, S. M., Buboltz, Jr. W. C., & Semen, E. (2001, August). Relationship of coping styles, sleep quality, and sleep habits. Poster presented at the 109th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Research Program at Eastern Connecticut State University

To volunteer contact: brownf@easternct.edu.

• Psychometric and Normative Properties of the Brown Location Test in Educationally and Ethnically Diverse Samples from the General Population
• Expanded Validity of the Brown Location Test
• The relationship of sleep variables, caffeine use, and cognitive functioning
• The long term influence of a sleep treatment orientation program on students sleep quality

Ongoing Collaborations with Michael Westerveld, Ph.D., Yale University

• Visual Memory Deficits in People who have had Unilateral Temporal Lobectomies
• Role of Anxiety in Neuropsychological Performance of Temporal Epilepsy Patients
• Presurgical variables that contribute to the decision for Temporal Lobectomies for individuals with Medically Intractable Epilepsy

Ongoing Collaborations with Robert M. Roth, Ph.D., Dartmouth Medical School

• Shape and Volume Analysis of the Thalamus in Individuals with Bipolar, Schizophrenia, and OCD Disorders.

FUNDED ACTIVITIES

CSU-AAUP Research Grant Award - $4000: April 2007 – June 2008

Effects of Verbal Interference on Clinical Visual Memory Tests

ECSU 6 Credits Reassigned Time for Research:  August 2006 - May 2007

Visual and Verbal Memory Deficits in People who have had Unilateral Temporal Lobectomies 

CSU-AAUP Research Grant Award - $4933: April 2006 - June 2007

Visual Memory Deficits in People who have had Unilateral Temporal Lobectomies 

CSU-AAUP Faculty Development Grant: April 2006- June 2007

Advanced Cognitive Neuroscience Training at the 2007 AACN Workshops and Annual Meeting

University Hour Funding Request - $3000: September 20, 2006

The Brain: Imaging, Memory, and Genetics, Dr. Andrew Saykin

CSU-AAUP Research Grant Award - $5000: April 2005 - June 2006

Psychometric and Normative Properties of the Brown Location Test in Educationally and Ethnically Diverse Samples from the General Population

CSU-AAUP Faculty Development Grant: April 2005 - June 2006

Provided costs for the International Neuropsychological Society Conference

Summer Workshop in fMRI Informatics Training Grant:  July 5 - July 9, 2004 

Dartmouth College

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Psychological Association                                                

Clinical Neuropsychology Division

Member since 2002

International Neuropsychological Society

Member since 2001

National Academy of Neuropsychology

Member since 2001