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Amber Keller, M.S.

Pronouns: Amber

Doctoral Student

SDSU / UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
Neuropsychology

San Diego

Accounts

Areas of Research

Treatment Development Research, Clinical Symptomatology and Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults

Bio

My interests are in treatment development research aimed at improving emotional, cognitive, and functional outcomes in individuals with psychiatric illness and cognitive disorders. Specific interest areas include associations between clinical symptomatology and cognitive functioning in older adults, as well as in individuals with severe mental illness; the use of technology for fostering independence in older adults; and suicide prevention in individuals with complex psychiatric illness and cognitive disorders (e.g., PTSD/TBI, MCI, and schizophrenia).

Mentors

Elizabeth Twamley, Ph.D., UC San Diego

Details

Education
  1. B.A. Psychology
    UC San Diego
Publications
  1. Jak, A.J., Jurick, S. M., Crocker, L.D., Sanderson-Cimino, M., Aupperle, R., Rodgers, C.S., Thomas, K., Boyd, B., Norman, S.B., Lang, A.J., Keller, A.V., Schiehser, D. & Twamley, E.W. (2018). SMART-CPT treatment for veterans with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and history of traumatic brain injury: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. 2019 Mar;90(3):333-341. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2018-319315.
  2. Crocker, L.D., Jurick, S.M., Thomas, K.R., Keller, A.V., Sanderson-Cimino, M., Boyd, B., Rodgers, C., Twamley, E.W., & Jak, A.J. (2018). Worse baseline executive functioning is associated with dropout and poorer response to trauma-focused treatment for Veterans with PTSD and comorbid traumatic brain injury. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 108, 68-77.
  3. Crocker, L.D., Keller, A.V., Jurick, S.M., Bomyea, J., Hays, C.C., Twamley, E.W., & Jak, A.J. (2018). Mild traumatic brain injury burden moderates the relationship between cognitive functioning and suicidality in Iraq/Afghanistan-era Veterans. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. Published online ahead of print: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355617718000851.
  4. Mahmood, Z., Keller, A. V., Burton, C. Z., Vella, L., Matt, G. E., McGurk, S. R., & Twamley, E. W. (2019). Modifiable predictors of supported employment outcomes in people with severe mental illness. Psychiatric Services, 2019 Sep 1;70(9):782-792. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201800562.
  5. Crocker, L.D., Jurick, S.M., Thomas, K.R., Keller, A.V., Sanderson-Cimino, M., Hoffman, S.N., Boyd, B., Rodgers, C., Norman, S.B., Lang, A.J., Twamley, E.W., & Jak, A.J. (2019). Mild traumatic brain injury characteristics do not negatively influence Cognitive Processing Therapy attendance or outcomes. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 2019 Sep; 116:7-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.05.022.
  6. Merritt, V.C., Jurick, S.M., Crocker, L.D., Keller, A.V., Hoffman, S.N., & Jak, A.J. (2020). Factors associated with employment and work perception in combat-exposed Veterans. Rehabilitation Psychology. 2020;10.1037/rep0000323. doi:10.1037/rep0000323
  7. Van Patten, R., Keller, A.V., Maye, J., Jeste, D. V., Depp, C., Riek, L. R., & Twamley, E.W. (2020). Home-based cognitively-assistive robots (CAR): Maximizing cognitive functioning and maintaining independence in non-demented older adults without dementia. Clinical Interventions in Aging. https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S253236
Grants
  1. 2020 Strategic Enhancement of Excellence through Diversity (SEED) Fellowship, UCSD Graduate Division