Neurology : Faculty - A. John McSweeny, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychiatry Director, Neuropsychology Laboratory Joint appointment in the Division of Neurology email: john.mcsweeny@utoledo.edu SPECIAL INTERESTS  Neuropsychology Quality of life Dementia EDUCATION Ph.D.: Clinical Psychology, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois, 1975. Internship: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1973-1974. Fellowship: Methodology & Evaluation Research, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, 1975-1977. Instructional Development, West Virginia University, 1979-1980.

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Instructor	Northern Illinois University, 1976
Research Associate	Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, 1976- 1979
Assistant Professor	West Virginia University, 1978-1981, Medical University of Ohio, 1981-1984
Associate Professor	Medical College of Ohio, 1985-1994
Professor	Medical College of Ohio, 1995-

CERTIFICATIONS

American Board of Professional Psychology, 1984
American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology, 1984

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

American Psychological Association
International Neuropsychological Society
National Academy of Neuropsychology
American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Toledo Neurological Society
Alzheimer's Association

EDITORIAL

Special Feature Co-editor, The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 1995-
Consulting editor for:
     Forensic Neuropsychology, 1997-
     Neuropsychology Review, 1988-
     The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 1987-1994
     Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1986-1988
     Editorial Board, Behavioral Neuropsychology Newsletter, 1979-1981

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

McSweeny, A.J. (2005). Ethical challenges in geriatric neuropsychology, part I. Chapter 16 in S. Bush (Ed.) A Casebook of Ethical Challenges in Neuropsychology. London: Taylor & Francis.

Wright, M.T., McSweeny, A.J., & Kieswetter, A. (2004). Dementia and aging. Chapter 15 in J. Panksepp (Ed.). Textbook of Biological Psychiatry. New York: Wiley, pp. 441-485.

McSweeny, A.J., Ris, M.D., Ricker, J.H., & Westerveld, M. (2004). Board certification in clinical neuropsychology: A response to Rohling et al. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 18, 494-508.

McKeever, W. F., McSweeny, A. J., Dennis, M., Smith, S., Summers, G., Kinkaid, T. & Bailey, L.M. (2004). Greater activation of the right than left angular gyrus during writing in both inverted and non-inverted sinistral writers. International Neuropsychological Society: 32nd Annual Meeting Programs and Abstracts. INS: Columbus, OH, p218.

McSweeny, A.J., and Naugle, R.I. (2002). Competence and appropriate use of neuropsychological assessments and interventions. In S. Bush and M. Drexler (Eds.) Ethical Issues in Neuropsychology. Lisse, The Netherlands: Swets and Zeitlinger.