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Carol Armstrong

Primary Position
Director of Neuropsychology Lab. in Neuro-Oncology, Assoc. Professor (Adj.), Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Job Responsibilities
Research
Patient Care
Other
Education/Training
Psychology
Other
Other Education/Training
Neuropsychology
Short Synopsis of Professional Interests
My current focus is on current neurocognitive theory of cerebellar function in order to test new methods to test the implicit functional role of cerebellum in higher cognition. The neuroradiological focus is on white matter connectivity.
Training Opportunities at Location
Yes
Address
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
3535 Market Street, Rm. 1410
Philadelphia, PA 19105
eMAIL
armstrongc@email.chop.edu
Phone(s)
1-215-590-1709
Keywords
Proton and Photon radiotherapy
Cerebellar cognitive function
Brain Tumors
Neuro-Oncology
Memory and Attention
Publications of Interest

Armstrong CL, Fisher, MJ, Yimei L, Lustig RA, Belasco JB, Minturn JE, Hill-Kayser CE, Batra S Phillips PC.  Neuroplastic Response following Radiotherapy for Pediatric Brain Tumors: A Pilot Study.  International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, 2016.

Knight SJ, Conklin HM, Palmer SL, Schreiber JE, Armstrong CL, Wallace D, Bonner M, Swain MA, Evankovich KD, Mabbott DJ, Boyle R, Huang Q, Zhang H, Anderson VA, Gajjar A.  Working memory abilities among children treated for medulloblastoma:  Parent report and child performance.  Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2014; doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsu009.

Moitra E and Armstrong CL.  Neural substrates for heightened anxiety in children with brain tumors. Developmental Neuropsychology, 2013, 38(5), 337-351.

Palmer SL, Armstrong C, Onar-Thomas A, Wu S, Wallace D, Bonner MJ, Schreiber J, Swain M, Chapieski L, Mabbott D, Knight S, Boyle R, Gajjar A.  Processing speed, attention and working memory after treatment for medulloblastoma: An international, prospective and longitudinal study.  Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2013, 31(28), 3494-3500.

Armstrong, CL, Schmus, CJ, Belasco, JB.  Neuropsychological Problems in Neuro-Oncology.  In C. L. Armstrong (Ed.), Handbook of Medical Neuropsychology: Applications of Cognitive Neuroscience.  New York: Springer, 2010.