Amy Heffelfinger, PhD, MPE, ABPP
Professor
Locations
- Children's Wisconsin Clinics - Milwaukee
Specialties
- Neuropsychology
- Pediatric Neuropsychology
Languages
- English
Education
- PhD
- MPE - Masters in Psychiatric Epidemiology
- ABPP - American Board of Professional Psychology
Biography
Specialty
Neuropsychology
Subspecialties
Pediatric Neuropsychology
Infant and Preschool Children
Training
Internship, Pediatric Psychology and Child Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1996-1997
Fellowship, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, 1997-2000
Research Experience
- Attention
- Brain Neoplasms
- Child, Preschool
- Cognition
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn
- Mental Disorders
- Nervous System Diseases
- Neuropsychological Tests
- Spina Bifida Cystica
Leadership Positions
- Vice Chair, Faculty Development
Research Interests
Dr. Heffelfinger specializes in the evaluation and treatment of preschool and school-age children with neurological, behavioral, and developmental disorders in the Neuropsychology Clinic. Specialty evaluations are also provided through the Preschool and Infant Neuropsychological Testing (P.I.N.T.) Clinic and the Autism Clinic.
Dr. Heffelfinger's current research involves the study of early development of neuropsychological function, with a focus on attention and executive functioning. Her work also investigates cognitive outcomes of adolescents with spina bifida, brain tumor, and genetic disorders. She presents her research at national conventions and publishes in peer review journals.
Publications
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(Janecek JK, Lang B, Butt S, Kenealy L, Heffelfinger A.) Clin Neuropsychol. 2024 Oct;38(7):1501-1523 PMID: 38378477 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85186187382 02/21/2024
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(Carlton K, Adams S, Fischer E, Foy A, Heffelfinger A, Jozwik J, Kim I, Koop J, Miller L, Stibb S, Cohen S.) Am J Perinatol. 2024 May;41(S 01):e1570-e1574 PMID: 36918156 PMCID: PMC11404723 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85161080974 03/15/2023
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(Heffelfinger AK, Kaseda ET, Holliday DD, Miller LE, Koop JI.) J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2023 Nov;45(9):890-904 PMID: 38391129 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85186432893 02/23/2024
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(Shapiro DN, Anderson C, Gragert MN, Johnson A, Heffelfinger A.) Clin Neuropsychol. 2023 May;37(4):821-840 PMID: 36369839 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85142136515 11/13/2022
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(Heffelfinger AK, Janecek JK, Johnson A, Miller LE, Nelson A, Pulsipher DT.) Clin Neuropsychol. 2022 Aug;36(6):1209-1225 PMID: 33138689 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85095775706 11/04/2020
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(Foy AB, Sawin KJ, Derflinger T, Heffelfinger AK, Koop JI, Cohen SS, Sherburne EC.) J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2022 Apr 01;29(4):366-370 PMID: 34952526 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85127533912 12/25/2021
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(Miller M, Landsman R, Scott JP, Heffelfinger AK.) Clin Neuropsychol. 2022 Feb;36(2):245-263 PMID: 34218732 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85109795008 07/06/2021
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(Karst, J. S., Miller, M., Heffelfinger, A. K., Newby, R. F., & Scott, J. P.) . 10/05/2022
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(Meghan Miller, Rachel Landsman, J. Paul Scott & Amy K. Heffelfinger.) . Meghan Miller, Rachel Landsman, J. Paul Scott & Amy K. Heffelfinger (2022) Fostering equity in education and academic outcomes in children with sickle cell disease, The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 36:2, 245-263, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2021.1945147 10/05/2022
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(Jeffrey S. Karst, Meghan Miller, Amy K. Heffelfinger, Robert F. Newby, and J. Paul Scott Online First Publication, January 13, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cpp0000431.) . Karst, J. S., Miller, M., Heffelfinger, A. K., Newby, R. F., & Scott, J. P. (2022, January 13). Referral Outcomes From a Neurocognitive Screening Program for Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cpp0000431 01/13/2022
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(Karst JS, Miller M, Heffelfinger AK, Newby RF, Scott JP.) Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology. 13 January 2022;11(1):39-51 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85125043862 01/13/2022
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(Miller LE, Kaseda ET, Koop JI, Mau KA, Heffelfinger AK.) Clin Neuropsychol. 2021 Jul;35(5):988-1008 PMID: 33118866 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85094906063 10/30/2020