Joseph Tracy

TitlePhysician
InstitutionThomas Jefferson University
DepartmentNeuropsyc Overhead - Thomas Jefferson University
Address901 Walnut Street
Philadelphia PA 19107
Phone215-955-4661
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    OTHER ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

    1991 to present Visiting Associate Professor, Center of Alcohol Studies, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ.

    1997 to present Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.

    1998 Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.

    2000 to present Adjunct Associate Professor, La Salle University, Department of Psychology

    PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE (1997-present)
    Institutional:

    1996 to 1998 Member, MCPHU Institutional Review Board, Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects

    Extramural:
    Member, Journal Review Boards : Biological Psychiatry, Journal of Alcohol Studies, Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical, Neurosciences, Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Neuropsychologia, Schizophrenia Research

    Professional:
    Scientific Advisory Board, Division 40 (Neuropsychology)
    American Psychological Association

    Program Committee, 1999, International Neuropsychological Society

    COMMUNITY SERVICE (1997-present)

    1996-present Trustee/Executive Board and Chair, Grant Review Committee, Lawrence Township Education Foundation. Private philanthropy for education.

    TEACHING AND OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES (1997-present)

    6/90 to present Visiting Associate Professor, Center of Alcohol Studies,
    Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ.

    1995 to present Dissertation Committee Work: 1) MCPHU program in Clinical and Health Psychology, 2) Drexel University program in Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology

    Recent Teaching: MCPHU, Drexel University, Norristown State Hospital, or LaSalle University, Courses and Lectures: Research Methods and Statistics, Neuropsychology/Cognitive Neuroscience Seminar, Neuropsychology of Schizophrenia, Attention and Memory, DSM-IV Structured Clinical Interview, Psychopathology, Selected Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience.


    CLINICAL ACTIVITIES

    1992 to 2000 Provide consultative services to NSH, MCP or EPPI in neuropsychological assessments.

    1992 to 2000 Supervise EPPI and Norristown State Hospital psychology interns and psychiatry residents.

    2000 to present Director, Neuropsychology Division, Department of Neurology, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center

    INVITED SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS (1997-present)
    Grand Rounds (Psychiatry) - Robert Wood Johnson/University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 1998, 'The Role of the Cerebellum in Cognition: An fMRI Study.'

    Grand Rounds (Neurology) - Thomas Jefferson University/Medical College, Neurology, 2000, 'The Functionality of a Frontal/Cerebellar Circuit.'

    CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL (1997-present):

    Tracy, J.I., Askinazi, L., Christiansen, H., & Josiassen, R. (1999). The relative influence of cognitive and language deficits on the 'Speech Disorder' of Schizophrenia. National Academy of Neuropsychology Conference, San Antonio, TX.

    Chance, B., Nioka, S., Tracy, J.I., & Iordanova, I. (2000). Cognitive Studies Workshop on Optical Imaging and Neural Function. National Foundation for Functional Brain Imaging, June 10-11, Albuquerque, NM.

    Chance, B., Nioka, A., Tracy, J.I., Li, Y., Sanji, S., Iordanova, I. (2000) Brain Functional Imaging and Problem Solving using NIRI: Technical, Biological and Physiological Bases. Optical Society of America: Advances in Optical Imaging and Photon Migration, April 2-5, Miami Beach Fla..

    Tracy, J.I., Faro, S.S., Mohammed, F.,Pinsk. M., & Christensen, H. (2000). Evidence to Support a non-motor 'sequencing' hypothesis for the cerebellum: Relevance to Epilepsy. American Epilepsy Society, Los Angeles, CA.


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    R03MH053397     (TRACY, JOSEPH I.)Sep 30, 1994 - Aug 31, 1996
    NIH
    CHOLINERGIC EFFECTS ON COGNITION IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
    Role: Principal Investigator

    R03MH052690     (TRACY, JOSEPH I.)Apr 1, 1996 - Mar 31, 1999
    NIH
    SELECTIVE ATTENTION ASYMMETRIES IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
    Role: Principal Investigator

    R21NS056071     (TRACY, JOSEPH I.)Sep 1, 2007 - Aug 31, 2010
    NIH
    Identify abnormal neurocognitive circuits in temporal lobe epilepsy
    Role: Principal Investigator

    R01NS112816     (TRACY, JOSEPH I.)Jul 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2025
    NIH
    Model Development for Prediction of Surgical Outcome in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Patients: Incorporation of the Correlation between Post-Surgical Reorganization Phenotypes and Pre-Surgical Data
    Role: Principal Investigator
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