APPCN MEMBER SINCE 2015
Contact Information:
Amelia Nelson Sheese, PhD, ABPP-CN
Training Director
Department of Neurological Sciences
Neuropsychology Division
988425 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-8425
Phone: 402-552-6094
Fax: 402-552-7701
Email: Amelia.nelsonsheese@unmc.edu
Program Information:
For a detailed program description, please email Dr. Nelson at the address above or visit our website:
https://unmc.edu/neurologicalsciences/education/neuropsychology-fellowship.html
Program will do interviews at INS: Yes, preferred
Policy regarding on-site interviews: Optional
Application deadline: Friday, January 17, 2020
Residency start date: August-September 2020
Clinical neuropsychology residency openings: 1
Clinical neuropsychology residency positions: 2
Residency/fellowship positions in psychology: 3 (neuropsychology plus health psychology)
Clinical neuropsychologists: 7 Full-time, 2 Part-time
With ABCN/ABPP: 2 Full-time (see webpage for faculty)
Other psychologists: 12 Full-time; 0 Part-time; 0 Consultants
With ABPP: 2 Full-time (Counseling Psychology and Clinical Psychology); 0 Part-time; 0 Consultants
Graduate training of residency applicants:
Preferred: Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology
Accepted: Counseling Psychology
Not Accepted: Non APA/CPA approved graduate programs or internships
Primary emphasis: Adult Neuropsychology
Emphases of training opportunities:
Strong: Outpatient neuropsychological evaluation and consultation, multidisciplinary communication, shadowing of related professions
Moderate: Inpatient assessment of capacity; Research; Supervision by fellow of psychometrists
Weak: Forensics; Rehabilitation Psychology; Psychotherapy
Availability of patient populations:
Strong: Movement disorders; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Dementia; Epilepsy; Neuro-oncology; Solid-Organ Transplantation
Moderate: Concussion/TBI; Multiple Sclerosis; Stroke; Psychiatric disorders
Weak: Rehabilitation; Neurodevelopmental disorders
Last updated: 10/30/2019