Maureen K O'Connor, PsyD
Assistant Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Neurology

PsyD, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
BA, Ithaca College



Maureen K. O’Connor, Psy.D., ABPP-CN received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2002. She completed her Pre-Doctoral training in Neuropsychology at the Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut Mental Health Center and Gaylord Rehabilitation Hospital, a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the New York Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of Cornell Weil Medical College, and a two-year Advanced Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Bedford Veterans Administration Medical Center and Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine.
She is Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, and is a reviewer for the journals: Cognitive Neuroscience, Aging and Mental Health, Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, Disability and Rehabilitation, and the Journal of Clinical Psychology. She is widely published in Neuropsychology in peer reviewed journals, books and book chapters and has made numerous talks and professional presentations on a wide range of topics in Neuropsychology.
In 2006 she was the recipient of a New Investigator Research Grant from the National Alzheimer's Association designed to study the impact of caregiver training on managing neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia. In 2014 she received a Research, Rehabilitation, and Development SPiRE Award to study the impact of an intervention designed to educate older adults about brain aging and dementia and lifestyle factors that contribute to brain aging. In addition to her ongoing research activities, Dr. O'Connor continues to evaluate and treat individuals with memory loss while teaching doctoral students, interns, and residents in neuropsychology.

Investigator
Framingham Heart Study




Massachusetts Center for Alzheimer and dEmeNtia behaVIoral reSearch In minOrity agiNg (Mass-ENVISION) - Research Education (REC)Component
09/01/2023 - 06/30/2028 (Subcontract PI)
Massachusetts General Hospital NIH NIA
5P30AG083196-02

Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
08/15/2021 - 06/30/2026 (Key Person)
PI: Ann C. McKee, MD
NIH/National Institute on Aging
5P30AG072978-04

Understanding the lived experience of couples across the trajectory of dementia
09/15/2019 - 05/31/2025 (Subcontract PI)
New York University, dba NYU Grossman School of Medicine NIH NIA
5R01AG062684-03

Understanding the lived experience of couples across the trajectory of dementia
09/15/2019 - 05/31/2024 (Subcontract PI)
New York University NIH NIA
1R01AG062684-01

The Neighborhoods Study: Contextual Disadvantage and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)
03/01/2021 - 02/29/2024 (Subcontract PI)
University of Wisconsin System NIH NIA
5R01AG070883-02



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  1. Labonte J, Sugarman MA, Pettway E, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Ashton NJ, Karikari TK, Aparicio HJ, Frank B, Tripodis Y, Martin B, Palmisano JN, Steinberg EG, Simkin I, Farrer LA, Jun GR, Turk KW, Budson AE, O'Connor MK, Au R, Goldstein LE, Stern RA, Stein TD, McKee AC, Qiu WQ, Mez J, Banks SJ, Alosco ML. Sex differences on tau, astrocytic, and neurodegenerative plasma biomarkers. J Alzheimers Dis. 2025 Mar 28; 13872877251329468.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40151917
      Article has an altmetric score of 11
  2. Bell Z, O'Connor MK, Moo LR. Reply to: Comment on: Neuropsychiatric Presentations of Common Dementia Syndromes: A Concise Review for Primary Care Team Members. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Mar 07. PMID: 40052585
      Article has an altmetric score of 7
  3. Bell Z, O'Connor MK, Moo LR. Neuropsychiatric presentations of common dementia syndromes: A concise review for primary care team members. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Feb; 73(2):349-357. PMID: 39387518
      Article has an altmetric score of 52
  4. O'Connor MK, Frank B, DeCaro R, Vives-Rodriguez A, Hurley L, Turk KW, Budson AE. Suspected Pseudobulbar Affect in Neurodegenerative Disease. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2024 Oct; 39(10):e70002.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39434195; PMCID: PMC11811881; DOI: 10.1002/gps.70002;
      Article has an altmetric score of 21
  5. O'Connor MK, Aguilar BJ, Nguyen A, Berlowitz D, Zhang R, Tahami Monfared AA, Zhang Q, Xia W. The Role of Mental Health Conditions in Early Detection and Treatment of Veterans With Alzheimer's Dementia. Mil Med. 2024 Jul 03; 189(7-8):1409-1413. PMID: 38668648; PMCID: PMC11439997; DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usae161;
      Article has an altmetric score of 7
  6. Frank B, Bandyopadhyay S, Dion C, Formanski E, Matusz E, Penney D, Davis R, O'Connor MK, Au R, Amini S, Rashidi P, Tighe P, Libon DJ, Price CC. A Network Analysis of Digital Clock Drawing for Command and Copy Conditions. Assessment. 2025 Jan; 32(1):119-129.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38494894; PMCID: PMC11408704; DOI: 10.1177/10731911241236336;
      Article has an altmetric score of 7
  7. Rindge ME, Strainge L, O'Connor MK. A neuropsychological feedback model for memory clinic trainees. BMC Med Educ. 2024 Jan 08; 24(1):40. PMID: 38191384; PMCID: PMC10773085; DOI: 10.1186/s12909-023-04903-z;
     
  8. Frank B, Walsh M, Hurley L, Groh J, Blennow K, Zetterberg H, Tripodis Y, Budson AE, O'Connor MK, Martin B, Weller J, McKee A, Qiu W, Stein TD, Stern RA, Mez J, Henson R, Long J, Aschenbrenner AJ, Babulal GM, Morris JC, Schindler S, Alosco ML. Cognition Mediates the Association Between Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers of Amyloid and P-Tau and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms. J Alzheimers Dis. 2024; 100(3):1055-1073.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38995786; PMCID: PMC11805585; DOI: 10.3233/JAD-240125;
      Article has an altmetric score of 60
  9. Aguilar BJ, Jasuja GK, Li X, Shishova E, Palacios N, Berlowitz D, Morin P, O'Connor MK, Nguyen A, Reisman J, Leng Y, Zhang R, Monfared AAT, Zhang Q, Xia W. Prevalence of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease Identified in Veterans in the United States. J Alzheimers Dis. 2024; 99(3):1065-1075.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38788073; PMCID: PMC11191444; DOI: 10.3233/JAD-240027;
      Article has an altmetric score of 58
  10. Ally M, Sugarman MA, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Ashton NJ, Karikari TK, Aparicio HJ, Frank B, Tripodis Y, Martin B, Palmisano JN, Steinberg EG, Simkin I, Farrer LA, Jun GR, Turk KW, Budson AE, O'Connor MK, Au R, Goldstein LE, Kowall NW, Killiany R, Stern RA, Stein TD, McKee AC, Qiu WQ, Mez J, Alosco ML. Cross-sectional and longitudinal evaluation of plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein to detect and predict clinical syndromes of Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimers Dement (Amst). 2023; 15(4):e12492.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37885919; PMCID: PMC10599277; DOI: 10.1002/dad2.12492;
      Article has an altmetric score of 12
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