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Renee R. Lajiness-O'Neill, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Director of Education and Research, Autism Collaborative Center
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Michigan Medical Center
Ph.D. - Clinical Psychology, Emphasis in Neuropsychology and Clinical Child, Brigham Young Univ.
M.S. - Clinical Psychology, Eastern Michigan University
537F Mark Jefferson Ypsilanti, MI 48197
734.487.2254
rlajines@emich.edu
734-487-6553 FAX
Biography:
My entry into academia followed nearly a decade of clinical experience as a clinical neuropsychologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of individuals with developmental, learning, and behavioral difficulties. I can only hope that my clinical experience has significantly enhanced the quality of my instruction. My research has primarily focused on illuminating brain-behavior relationships in disorders for which learning and memory deficits have been core components. Currently, my research is primarily focused on understanding the neural substrates of learning and autistic spectrum disorders. I am particularly interested in social cognition and expanding our understanding of the brain regions that underlie social functioning and social competence.
Courses:
Psychology 360 - Abnormal Psychology
Psychology 358 and 635 - Cognitive Processes
Psychology 610 - Clinical Neuropsychology
Psychology 762 - Intellectual Assessment
 
Recent Publications:
Lajiness-O’Neill, R., Erdodi, L. A., & Bigler, E. D. (in press). Memory, Learning, and Academic Achievement in Pediatric TBI: A Review and Examination of Moderators of Outcome. Applied Neuropsychology.

Lajiness-O’Neill, R., & Menard, P. (2008). An autistic spectrum subtype revealed through familial psychopathology coupled with cognition in ASD. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38(5), 982-987.

Erdodi, L. A., Lajiness-O’Neill, R., & Saules, K. (in press). Order of Conner's CPT-II administration within a cognitive test battery influences ADHD indices. Journal of Attention Disorders.

Lajiness-O’Neill, R. R., Pawluk, L., & Jacobson, D. (in press). Past, Present, and Future of Pediatric Neuropsychology. In A. S. Davis (Ed). Handbook of Pediatric Neuropsychology. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.

Lajiness-O’Neill, R. R., Beaulieu, I., & Paunovich-Wright, J. (2008). Neuropsychological and forensic assessment. In D. C. S. Richard & S. K. Huprich (Eds). Clinical Psychology: Assessment, Treatment, and Research. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Lajiness-O’Neill, R. (2008). Book Review – Early Experience, The Brian, and Consciousness: An Historical and Interdisciplinary Synthesis. T. C. Dalton & W. Bergenn. Child Neuropsychology, Aug. 4, 1-5.

Lajiness-ONeill, R., Akamine, Y., & Bowyer, S. (2007). Treatment effects of Fast ForWord® demonstrated by magnetoencephalography (MEG) in a child with developmental dyslexia. Neurocase, 13, 5/6, 390-401.

Lajiness-O’Neill, R. R., & Beaulieu, I. (2006). Neuropsychological and psychoeducational testing. In C. E. Coffey & R. A. Brumback (Eds)., Textbook of Pediatric Neuropsychiatry. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins.

Lajiness-O’Neill, R. R., Beaulieu, I., Asamoah, A., Titus, J. B., Bawle, E. V., Ahmad, S., Kirk, J. W., Pollack, R., (2006). The Neuropsychological phenotype of velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS): Relationship to psychopathology. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 21, 175-184.

Lajiness -O’Neill, R. R. (2005) 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: Introduction. Child Neuropsychology, 11 (1), 1-5.

Lajiness-O’Neill, R. R., Beaulieu, I., Titus, J. B., Asamoah, A., Bigler, E. D., Bawle, E. V. & Pollack, R. (Guest Editor, 2005). Memory and learning in children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: Evidence for ventral and dorsal stream disruption? Child Neuropsychology, 11 (1), 55-71.

Soltanian-Zadeh, H., Peck, D. J., Hearshen, D. O., & Lajiness-O’Neill, R. R. (2004) A model-independent method for fMRI analysis. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 23(3), 285-296.

Lajiness-O'Neill, R., & Beaulieu, I. (2002) Neuropsychological findings in two children diagnosed with hamartoses: Evidence of a broader NLD phenotypic profile. Child Neuropsychology, 8 (1), 27-40.

Zubieta, J. K., Huguelet, P., O'Neil, R., & Giordani, B. J. (2001) Cognitive function in euthymic bipolar I disorder. Psychiatry Research, 102, 9-20.

Smith, Y. R., Giordani, B., Lajiness-O'Neill, R., & Zubieta, J. K., (2001). Long-term estrogen replacement is associated with improved non-verbal memory and attentional measures in postmenopausal women. Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 76, 1101-1107.

Berent, S., Giordani, B., Foster, N., Minoshima, S., Lajiness-O'Neill, R. R., Koeppe, R., & Kuhl, D. E. (1999). Neuropsychological function and cerebral-glucose utilization in isolated memory impairment and Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 33, 7-16.

Bigler, E. D., Lajiness-O'Neill, R. R., Howes, N. L. (1998) Technology in the assessment of learning disability. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 31, 67-82.
Research Interests:
Clinical neuropsychology, developmental psychopathology, neural correlates of social competence, genetic and developmental disorders, autism spectrum disorders, neuroimaging to illucidate brain-behavior relationships, learning and memory