Jane Holmes  Bernstein , PhD
Senior Associate in Psychology
Office Phone: 617-355-8434
Appointment Line: 617-355-8434
Fax: 617-730-0319
NPI: 1851446322

Departments/Divisions

Specialties

Neuropsychology
neuropsychology

Services/Programs

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School

Languages

English, French

Expanded Biography

Dr Bernstein works in the Neuropsychology Program providing consultation and comprehensive neuropsychology assessments for children 5-6 years and older on a primarily outpatient basis. Her primary interest is in the training of professionals in the theoretical background and clinical and technical skills required for the assessment of the child.

Graduate School

University of Edinburgh  (1973)

Fellowship

N.A.T.O./Aphasia Research Center, VA Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine , Boston, MA  (1975)

Professional Organizations

International Neuropsychological Society , 1975-present
Massachusetts Psychological Association , 1977-present; Fellow 1978
American Psychological Association , 1979-present; Fellow 1995
Society for Research in Child Development , 1987-present
Massachusetts Neuropsychology Society (Founding Member) , 1988-present
National Academy of Neuropsychology , 1989-present ; Fellow 1994
Multidisciplinary Academy of Clinical Education , 1995-present
International Mind, Brain and Education Society (Charter Member) , 2004-present
Massachusetts Neuropsychology Society; Founding Member, Board Member, President
Multidisciplinary Academy of Clinical Education; Board Member, President

Awards

Jane Holmes Bernstein Annual Lecture
Department of Psychiatry, Childrens Hospital Boston
Presidential Citation
American Psychological Association

Publications

Weiler MD, Bernstein JH, Bellinger DC, Waber DP.
Processing speed in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, inattentive type. , 2002
Child Neuropsychology , Page: 218-234
Morgan, AR, Singer-Harris, NS, Bernstein, JH, & Waber, DP
Characteristics of children referred for evaluation of school difficulties who have adequate academic achievement scores. , 2000
Journal of Learning Disabilities  Issue: 33 , Page: 489-500
Kirkwood MW, Weiler MD, Bernstein JH, Forbes PW, Waber DP
Sources of poor performance on the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test among children with learning difficulties: a dynamic assessment approach , 2001
Clin Neuropsychol  Issue: 15(3) , Page: 345-356
Weiler MD, Bernstein JH, Bellinger DC, Waber DP
Processing speed in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, inattentive type, and children with reading disability. , 2002
J. Learning Disabil.  Issue: 35(5) , Page: 448-461
Bellinger DC. Bernstein JH. Kirkwood MW. Rappaport LA. Newburger JW
Visual-spatial skills in children after open-heart surgery , 2003
Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics  Issue: 24(3) , Page: 169-79
Sorenson LG, Forbes PW, Bernstein JH, Weiler MD, Mitchell WM, Waber DP
Psychosocial adjustment over a two-year period in children referred for learning problems: risk, resilience and adaptation , 2003
Learning Disabilities Research & Practice  Issue: 18 , Page: 10-24
Waber DP, Weiler MD, Forbes PW, Bernstein JH, Bellinger DC, Rappaport L.
Neurobehavioral factors associated with referral for learning problems in a community sample: Evidence for an adaptational model for learning disorders , 2003
Journal of Learning Disabilities.  Issue: 36 , Page: 467-483
Fischer KW, Bernstein JH, Immordino-Yang MH (eds.)
Mind, brain and education in reading disorders , 2007
New York: Cambridge University Press
Bernstein JH; KO Yeates, HG Taylor, D. Ris (eds.)
Developmental neuropsychological assessment , 2000
Pediatric Neuropsychology: Research, Theory and Practice
New York: Guilford Press
Bernstein JH; EA Zillmer, MV Spiers (eds.)
Principles of pediatric neuropsychology (Neuropsychology in action 7.2) , 2001
Principles of Neuropsychology
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth
Bernstein JH
How brains work, how children develop: a neurodevelopmental perspective on learning disorders , 2001
The Educational Therapist  Issue: 22 , Page: 4-16
Bernstein, JH; JA Knight, E Kaplan (eds.)
Interpreting the ROCF productions of children , 2003
The Handbook of Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Usage: Clinical and Research Applications.
Lutz, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.
Bernstein JH, Waber DP; Feinberg TE, Farah MJ, (eds.)
Pediatric neuropsychological assessment , 2003
Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology, 2nd edition , Page: 773-781
New York: McGraw-Hill
Teknos KS, Bernstein JH, Seidman LJ; JA Knight, E Kaplan (eds.)
ROCF performance of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disordered children , 2003
The Handbook of Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Usage: Clinical and Research Applications
Lutz, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc
Yeates KO, Patterson CM, Waber DP, Bernstein JH; JA Knight, E Kaplan (eds.)
Constructional and figural memory skills following pediatric closed-head in jury: evaluation using the ROCF , 2003
The Handbook of Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Usage: Clinical and Research Applications
Lutz, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.
Bernstein JH, Waber DP; L Meltzer (ed.)
Executive capacities from a developmental perspective , 2007
Understanding Executive Function: Implications and Opportunities for the Classroom.
New York: Guilford Press
Bernstein JH; Fischer KW, Bernstein JH, Immordino-Yang MH (eds.)
Finding common ground to promote dialogue and collaboration: using case material to jointly observe childrens behavior , 2007
Mind, brain and education in reading disorders , Page: 181-195
New York: Cambridge University Press
Rey-Casserly, C & Bernstein JH; Wolf LE, Schreiber HE, Wasserstein J (eds.)
Making the transition to adulthood for individuals with learning disorders , 2008
Adult learning disorders: contemporary issues , Page: 363-388
Psychology Press
Bernstein JH; WB Carey, AC Crocker, WL Coleman, ER Elias, HM Feldman (Eds.)
Neuropsychological assessment of the developing child , 2009
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics. , Page: 828-835
Philadelphia, PA: Saunders-Elsevier
Bernstein JH; IB Weiner, WE Craighead (eds.)
Developmental test of visual motor integration , 2010
The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology , Page: 493
New York: Wiley & Sons
Bernstein JH, Weiler M.; G Goldstein, M Hersen (eds.)
Pediatric neuropsychological assessment examine , 2000
Handbook of Psychological Assessment, 3rd Edition
New York: Pergamon
Bernstein JH.; J Donders, SJ Hunter (eds.)
Developmental models in pediatric neuropsychology , 2010
Principles and Practice of Lifespan Developmental Neuropsychology , Page: 17-40
New York: Cambridge University Press
1996-2001 Co-director (clinical), N.I.H., Neurodevelopmental bases of learning disorders

2000-2002 P.I., Milton Foundation, Identification and management of neurobehavioral outcomes and quality of life outcomes in children treated for pediatric cancers

2004-2008 Investigator, NIH/NHLBI, SCCOR in Pediatric Heart Development and Disease

2005-2010 Investigator, NIH, Does early experience improve preterm neurodevelopment?

2005-2010 Investigator, Department of Education, Adolescents Born Preterm: Nurtured Beginnings

2005-2010 Investigator, NIH, Does early experience improve preterm neurodevelopment?

1996-2001 Co-director (clinical), N.I.H., Neurodevelopmental bases of learning disorders

2000-2002 P.I., Milton Foundation, Identification and management of neurobehavioral outcomes and quality of life outcomes in children treated for pediatric cancers

2004-2008 Investigator, NIH/NHLBI, SCCOR in Pediatric Heart Development and Disease

2005-2010 Investigator, Department of Education, Adolescents Born Preterm: Nurtured Beginnings

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