Education:
Harvard University Ph.D. Clinical Psychopharmacology of Antidepressants 1986
Harvard University A.M. Psychology 1984
Cornell University A.B. Biology/Psychology 1978
Professional Experience:
2009-present University of California Berkeley – Extension Teaching consistently highly rated courses in: Biological Psychology
Clinical Psychopharmacology Integrative Behavioral Pharmacology
2011- present Saybrook University, College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences Teaching Highly Rated Graduate Level Online and Blended courses in:
Contemporary Neurosciences, Clinical Psychopharmacology, and Biological Bases of Behavior
Skilled online teaching experience with Canvas®,Cisco GoToMeeting™, Moodle®, Adobe Connect™ conferencing and producing online screen shared original video “Lessons” making online education come to life. 2008- 2015 American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University Taught graduate courses in:
Clinical Psychopharmacology
Physiological Psychology 2007- 2008 Adjunct Faculty
1995-2005 California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) at Alliant International University, San Francisco
Taught a range of courses including: Biological Basis of Behavior
Functional Neuroanatomy Psychopharmacology
Chemical Dependence / Substance Abuse
Research Seminar - Research in Neuropsychology
Supervised research chaired and read numerous doctoral dissertations, Mentored students.
Professional Experience (continued):
2005-2007 Assistant ProfessorUniversity of San Francisco, Department of Psychology
Teaching three courses each semester, conducting research on the neuropsychology of aging and memory, and mentored students. Courses offered include:
Biological Psychology, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Spring 2008 Advanced Research Methods:Cross-Cultural Neuropsychology,
Spring 2006
Research Design in Psychology (Lecture and Laboratory), Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007
Perspectives: Drugs and the Brain, Fall 2005
Advanced Research Methods (ARM): Neuropsychology, Fall 2005 2002- 2005 Neuropsychologist
Framingham Heart Study, San Francisco Branch
Performed neuropsychological evaluations in a longitudinal study of neuroimaging and aging with the Framingham Heart Study. Tested elder volunteers at an MRI scanning facility and in their homes.
2000-2001 Teaching Faculty
University of California, Berkeley
Psychology Department, Clinical Science Program, Berkeley, CA Taught graduate course in Clinical Psychopharmacology
1998-2000 Curriculum Coordinator
California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, Postdoctoral Master of Science in Clinical Psychopharmacology, San Francisco Developed the nation’s first curriculum for the CSPP Postdoctoral Master of Science in Clinical Psychopharmacology. Curriculum was consistent with the recommendations of the American Psychological Association. This flagship program has since graduated approximately 300 Psychologists in eight states. Recruited faculty from across the country. Launched the program with a 12-hour
1995-2003 Adjunct Faculty
California School of Professional Psychology, Alameda, CA
Taught required courses and continuing education (CE) courses: Biological Basis of Behavior
Psychopharmacology Chemical Dependence
Mentored students, read doctoral dissertations.
1991-1995 Staff Neuropsychologist University of California-Davis
Northern California Alzheimer's Disease Center
Conducted research on neuropsychology and neuroimaging in Alzheimer’s disease. Published research on the course of illness using SPECT, PET, and MRI imaging in Alzheimer's disease. Co-authored a large multi-center NIH grant on vascular dementia. Performed clinical neuropsychological assessments at the Alzheimer's Disease Center. Wrote reports, formulated treatment
recommendations, and conducted family conferences. 1989-1990 Fulbright Faculty Scholar - Research
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
Community Senior Centers in Tokyo, Ise, and Osaka, Japan
Designed and conducted research in Japan to validate the "Cross-Cultural Cognitive Examination" (CCCE), a new instrument to screen for dementia in epidemiological studies. Supervised cross-cultural neuropsychological assessment of over 325 research subjects: both healthy elderly volunteers and patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
1988-1989 Lecturer
Harvard University, Department of Psychology Taught undergraduate courses including:
Psychopharmacology – Psychobiology –
Large Lecture course (enrollment 92 students) on Biological Bases of Behavior
Professional Experience (continued):
1986-1989 Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuropsychology
Boston Veterans Administration Medical Center
Aphasia Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine Research exploring the relationship between neurotransmitters and
neuropsychological performance in Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and Depression. Research on the neuropsychological course of vascular dementia.
1986-1989 Clinical Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Trainee Boston Veterans Administration Medical Center Boston University School of Medicine
Trained in neuropsychology with Edith Kaplan: founder of the Boston Process Approach. Conducted neuropsychological assessment of a wide range of elderly patients. Specialized in Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, and Parkinson's disease.
1986-1991 Consultant on Neuropsychology, National Institute of Health
Neuroepidemiological Study Parkinson's-Dementia-Complex of Guam (Principal Investigator: Leonard Kurland), Veterans Administration, Guam. Coauthored the Cross-Cultural Cognitive Exam (CCCE), designed for field
research. Coordinated the door-to-door administration of the CCCE in a large-scale NIH-funded neuro-epidemiological study of elderly Chamorro villagers on Guam. 1981-1986 Doctoral Research in Clinical Psychopharmacology of Antidepressants
Harvard University, Department of Psychology
Designed and conducted collaborative research involving clinically depressed patients at Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital to examine the synaptic mechanisms of antidepressant drugs.
Service / University Citizenship:
Community Service:
Guest Lecturer to Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) Wellness Program, “Drugs Diet and the Elder Brain”
Guest Lecturer, Alzheimer’s Association of Northern California
“Alzheimer’s disease: Beginning to Cope” (ABC) Presentations Volunteer visitor with Little Brothers: Friends of the Elderly
Guest Lecturer for Montefiore Senior Center, San Francisco “When are Memory Problems a Problem?”
Awards and Honors:
Fulbright Faculty Scholar for Research
National Institute on Aging, Summer Institute, Research on Aging
Alzheimer's Disease, Hillhaven Foundation National Conference, Student Scholarship
Harvard Merit Fellowship Award Nominee
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship
Licensure:
Licensed in Psychology, California Licensed in Psychology, Massachusetts
Papers In Preparation:
Wolfe, N., Delis, D., Kaplan, E., & Kramer, J. The role of executive functions and education on memory performance in the elderly. Manuscript in preparation.
Publications:
Wolfe, N., Sakai, K., & Kramer, J. (2007) Cross-cultural applicability of a semantic fluency test in the United States and Japan. [Abstract] Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, Suppl. 13.
Wolfe, N., Delis, D., Kaplan, E., & Kramer, J. (2006). The role of executive functions and education on memory performance in the elderly. [Abstract]. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 12, 260.
Wolfe, N. (2002). Cross-cultural neuropsychology of aging and dementia: An update. In F. R. Ferraro, (Ed.), Minority and cross-cultural aspects of neuropsychological assessment. (pp. 285-297). The Netherlands: Swets & Zeitlinger Publishers.
Wolfe, N. (2000). Cross-Cultural Neuropsychology of Aging and Dementia. In L.T. Conner & L.K. Obler (Eds.), Neurobehavior of language and cognition: Studies of normal aging and brain damage. (pp. 347-357) Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Jagust, W.J., Haan, M., Eberling, J., Wolfe, N., & Reed, B. (1996). Functional
imaging predicts cognitive decline in Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Neuroimaging, 6, 156-160.
Wolfe, N., Reed, B.R., & Jagust, W.J. (1995). Temporal lobe perfusion on SPECT predicts rate of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's Disease. Archives of Neurology, 52, 257-262.
Eberling, J.L., Richardson, B.C, Reed, B.R., Wolfe, N., & Jagust, W.J. (1994). Cortical glucose metabolism in Parkinson's disease without dementia. Neurobiology of Aging, 15, 329-335.
Glosser, G., Wolfe, N., Kliner-Krenzel, L. & Albert, M.L. (1994) Cross-cultural Cognitive Examination Performance in patients with Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 182, 432-436. Wolfe, N., Babikian, V.L., Linn, R.T., Knoefel, J.E., D'Esposito, M. & Albert, J.L. (1994). Are multiple cerebral infarcts synergistic? Archives of Neurology, 51, 211-215.
Wolfe, N., Imai, Y., Hasegawa, K., Otani, C., Nagatani, H., Tanaka, Y., Kuroda, Y., Sugimoto, K., Glosser, G., & Albert, M.L. (1992). Criterion validity of a Cross-Cultural Cognitive Examination (CCCE) in Japanese subjects. Journal of Gerontology - Psychological Sciences, 47, 289-291.
Tanaka, Y., Miyazaki, M., Sugimoto, K., Yamaguchi, T., & Wolfe, N. (1992). Preliminary validation study of the Mental Status Examination (MSE) (1) Evaluation of sensitivity and specificity (2) Evaluation of the differences between cognitive performance in urban versus rural areas. Neurological Medicine (in Japanese with English Abstract) 36, 51-57.
Lavine, L., Steele, J.C., Wolfe, N., Calne, D.B., O'Brien, P.C., Williams, D.B., Kurland, L.T., & Schoenberg, B.S. (1991). Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Parkinsonism-Dementia Complex in southern Guam: Is it disappearing? (pp. 271-285). In Rowland, L.P. (Ed.), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Motor Neuron Diseases: Research Progress. New York: Raven Press.
Wolfe, N., Linn, R., Babikian, V.L., Knoefel, J.E., & Albert, M.L. (1990). Frontal systems impairment following multiple subcortical lacunar infarcts. Archives of Neurology, 47, 129-132. Wolfe, N., Katz, D.I., Albert, M.L., Smith, M.C., Durso, R., Almozlino, A., & Volicer, L. (1990). Neuropsychological profile linked to low dopamine in Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and Major Depression. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 53, 915-917. Babikian, V.L., Wolfe, N., Linn, R., Knoefel, J.E., & Albert, M.L. (1990). Cognitive changes in patients with multiple cerebral infarcts. Stroke, 20, 1013-1018.
Wolfe, N. Gelenberg, A.J., & Lydiard, R.B. (1989). Alpha2 adrenergic receptor sensitivity in
depressed patients: Relation between 3H-yohimbine binding and clonidine-induced hypotension. Biological Psychiatry, 25, 382-392.
Rainero, I., Kay, J.A., May, C., Durso, R., Katz, D.I. Albert, M.L., Wolfe, N., Pinessi, L., Friedland R.P., & Rapoport, S.I. (1988). Alpha-MSH immunoreactivity is increased in
cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Parkinson's disease. Archives of Neurology, 45, 1224-1227. Wolfe, N., Cohen, B.M., & Gelenberg, A.J. (1987). Alpha2 adrenergic receptors in platelet
membranes of depressed patients: Increased affinity for tritiated yohimbine binding. Psychiatry Research, 20, 107-116.
Keller, M.B., Shapiro, R.W., Lavori, P. & Wolfe, N. (1982). Relapse in Major Depressive Disorder: Analysis with the life table. Archives of General Psychiatry, 39, 911-915.
Keller, M.B., Shapiro, R.W., Lavori, P. & Wolfe, N. (1982). Recovery in Major Depressive Disorder: Analysis with life table and regression models. Arch. General Psychiatry, 39, 905-910.
