Scott Bender, Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences

Scott D. Bender, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
Curriculum Vita
              
University of Virginia Health Sciences
Department of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences
P.O. Box 800203, Neurocognitive Assessment Laboratory
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Phone: (434) 924-2718
Email: sb4qk@virginia.edu
  
BOARD CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE
       Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology by the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology since 2008 (#6511). Licensed by the Virginia Board of Psychology since 2002 (#0810002956).
      
EMPLOYMENT
      Current: Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences and of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Virginia, Neurocognitive Assessment Laboratory, and the Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy (ILPPP).
     
TEACHING & SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE
      2002-present: Supervisor for Neuropsychology, ILPPP, and Behavioral Medicine postdoctoral fellows, graduate students in clinical psychology, and Psychiatry and PM&R residents.
      2000-present: Invited Grand Rounds Lecturer for Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology, and PM&R
      2000-present: Invited Guest Lecturer for graduate schools of Psychology and Nursing. Topics include sports concussion and mild TBI, malingering, and the dementias
      2002-present: Invited manuscript reviewer for multiple peer-reviewed journals and select chapters. List of reviews is available upon request.
      1997-1999: Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Experimental Methods Laboratory at the University of North Texas, Denton Texas. Responsibilities: Taught statistical data analysis and interpretation with SPSS; Developed psychological experiments and proposals for research; conducted computer-guided studies of personality, attention, and perception. Supervising Faculty: Paul Lambert, Ph.D.
      1995:  Graduate Teaching Assistant in Research Design Laboratory at Northeast Louisiana University, Monroe Louisiana. Responsibilities: Weekly classroom instruction of SPSS to second and third year graduate students. Supervising Faculty: Caroline Minder, Ph.D.
     
SUPERVISED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
      2000-2002: Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center. Supervisors: Carol Manning, Ph.D., ABPP-CN, Neurology; Jeffrey T. Barth, Ph.D., ABPP-CN, Psychiatry. Experience included assessment of neurodegenerative dementias (Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's), TBI, MS, CVA, pre- & post-surgical evaluation of various medico-surgical populations including epilepsy and organ transplant and in- and outpatient neuropsychological consultation for wide-ranging neurologic conditions.
      1999-2000: Predoctoral Fellow at APA-accredited Clinical Psychology Internship Program at Yale University School of Medicine. Training experience was very similar to that above. Supervisors: Keith Hawkins, Psy.D. & Richard Delaney, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
      1997-1999: Graduate Student Clinician at (1) John Peter Smith Hospital in Ft. Worth, Texas. Supervisor: Andrew Houtz, Ph.D. (2) Cook Children's Behavioral Health Services in Denton, Texas. Supervisor: Lisa Elliott, Ph.D. (3) HealthSouth Plano Rehabilitation Hospital in Plano, Texas. Supervisor: Jay D. Duhon, Ph.D. (4) Therapy Practicum at University of North Texas Psychology Clinic in Denton, Texas. Supervisors: Richard Rogers, Ph.D., ABPP; Kenneth W. Sewell, Ph.D., Craig Neumann, Ph.D., & Thomas Boyle, Ph.D.
 
PUBLICATIONS
       Rogers, R., Bender, S. D., & Johnson, S. F. (in press). A Critical Analysis of the MND Criteria for Feigned Cognitive Impairment: Implications for Forensic Practice and Research. Psychological Injury and Law.
       Rogers, R., & Bender, S. D. (in press). Evaluation of Malingering and Deception. In A. M. Goldstein (Ed.), Comprehensive Handbook of Psychology Volume 11: Forensic Psychology (2nd Edition). New Jersey: Wiley.
       Rogers, R. & Bender, S. D. (2009). Feigning Mental Disorders with Concomitant Cognitive Deficits: The Purported Disability of Mr. E.Z. In J. Morgan and J. Sweet, Neuropsychology of Malingering Casebook. New York: Taylor & Francis.
       Bailey, C. B., Barth, J. T., & Bender, S. D. (2009). SLAM on the Stand: How the Sports-Related Concussion Literature Can Inform the Expert Witness. Journal of Head Trauma and Rehabilitation, 24(2), 123-130.
       Bender, S.D. (2008). Malingered Traumatic Brain Injury. In R. Rogers (Ed.), Clinical Assessment of Malingering and Deception, Third Edition. New Jersey: Wiley.
       Bender, S. D. (2008). Book Review of K. B. Boone's Assessment of Feigned Cognitive Impairment: A Neuropsychological Perspective, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 23(2), 223-224.
       Bender, S. D., & Rogers, R. (2004). Detection of neurocognitive feigning: Development of a multi-strategy assessment. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 19(1), 49-60.
       Bender, S. D., Barth, J. T., & Irby, J. (2004). Historical perspectives. In M. Lovell, R. Echemendia, J. Barth, & M. Collins (Eds.), Traumatic Brain Injury In Sports: An International Neuropsychological Perspective. Lisse: Swets & Zeitlinger.
       Davalos, D.B., Merikangas, J., & Bender, S. (2001). Psychosis associated with Hypomelanosis of Ito. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 94, 140-141.
       Irby, J., & Bender, S. (2004). Apathetic syndrome with intact cognitive abilities: A case study. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 19, 984-985.
       Rogers, R., & Bender, S. D. (2003). Evaluation of Malingering and Deception. In A. M. Goldstein (Ed.), Comprehensive Handbook of Psychology Volume 11: Forensic Psychology. New Jersey: Wiley.
       Hawkins, K. A., & Bender, S. D. (2002). Norms and the relationship of Boston Naming Test performance to vocabulary and education: A review. Aphasiology, 16(12), 1143-1153.

PRESENTATIONS
       Invited lecturer at Annual ILPPP Training Programs (since 2007). Lectures: Malingering detection in Forensic Cases; Malingering & Deception in Adolescents.
       Grand Rounds. Multiple invited presentations on neuropsychological topics (e.g., malingering, dementia, dysexecutive syndromes, TBI, concussion) presented throughout Virginia from 2002-present.
       Bender, S. D. (2003). Neuropsychological assessment of executive functions in adults. Paper presented at the ERRIS seminar series at University of Virginia Health Science Center.
       Davalos, D. B., & Bender, S. D. (2000). The relationship between SPECT abnormalities and neuropsychological test performance in patients with TBI: A preliminary review. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association.
       Davalos, D. B., & Bender, S. D. (2000). Clinicians' ability to estimate level of intellectual functioning in patients with Schizophrenia. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association.
       Rogers, R., Bender, S. D., & Cruise, K. R. (1997). Preliminary data from simulating malingerers on the TOCA. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Neuropsychologists, Ft. Worth, TX.
       Bender, S. D. (1995). Sucrose enhanced memory in humans. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX.
     
      RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIALS
      2006-2011: Principal Investigator for study of resiliency of the Test of Memory Malingering in medical populations (IRB-HSR #11650).
      2004-2006: Sub-PI/Neuropsychologist for Behavioral Medicine Center study of Internet Intervention for Insomnia. Responsible for neurocognitive test development, interpretation, and consultation on 3-year NIH project (R-34).
      2000-2002: Sub-PI/Neuropsychologist for University of Virginia Health Sciences Center studies with various Pharmaceutical companies, including GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, & Eisai-Pfizer. All were multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled drug efficacy studies involving Alzheimer's Disease, vascular dementia, epilepsy, and/or depression.
      1999-2000: Sub-PI/Neuropsychologist for Yale University School of Medicine study with NIH and Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical. Two multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies assessing the efficacy of olanzapine in schizophrenia.

      EDUCATION
      1996-2000: APA-accredited Clinical Psychology Program at the University of North Texas; Forensic Psychology Focus. Doctoral Degree Conferred, December 2000. Dissertation topic: Cognitive feigning detection in neuropsychological assessment: Validation of the TOCA. Defended: November 2000, Major Professor: Richard Rogers, Ph.D., ABPP.
Written Comprehensive Examination: Passed, August 1998.
      1994-1995: Experimental Psychology Program at Northeast Louisiana University. Masters of Science Degree Conferred, May 1995. Masters Thesis: The effect of glucose on declarative memory.
Defended: May 1995, Major Professor: Jack A. Palmer, Ph.D.
      1987-1991: University of Texas at Austin. Bachelor of Arts. Major: Psychology. Minor: History.
     
      COMMITTEES AND ASSOCIATIONS
Institutional Review Board Member for the University of Virginia Health Science System since 2004
American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology member since 2008
Virginia Brain Injury Council member 2007-2010
American Psychological Association Divisions 40 & 41 since 1998
National Academy of Neuropsychology Student from 1998-2002; Professional since 2005
International Neuropsychological Society Member since 2000
Virginia Psychological Association member since 2007