Navigating Neuropsychology

Latest Episodes:

191 | Motivational Interviewing Role Play 1 May 15, 2026

Show notes

Today we give you a role play where Dr. Daniel Mullin takes on the part of a neuropsychologist who is engaging in motivational interviewing with a patient who is considering a behavior change. The patient is played by Ryan and the behavior change is whether or not to use a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP device, as a treatment for sleep apnea. Following the role play is a debriefing where we highlight important aspects of the MI process. We spoke with Dan in our prior episode (#190) about the ins and outs of motivational interviewing, which you could listen to before or after this role play.

Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/191

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190 | Motivational Interviewing for Neuropsychologists – A Conversation With Dr. Daniel Mullin May 01, 2026

Show notes

This conversation explores Motivational Interviewing (MI), a clinical communication style designed to help patients resolve ambivalence and find internal motivation for healthy behavior changes. The discussion contrasts MI's collaborative guiding style with the counterproductive "fixing reflex," where providers mistakenly try to pressure or dictate solutions to patients. We outline the four core processes – engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning – while emphasizing the use of OARS skills: open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries. A significant portion of the discussion provides practical strategies for neuropsychologists to adapt these techniques for patients with cognitive impairments or during feedback sessions. Ultimately, we highlight how MI is a humanistic approach that respects patient autonomy and aligns recommendations with an individual's personal values.

Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/190

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189 | Neuropsych Bite: Healthy Aging & Alzheimer's Research Care (HAARC) Center and SuperAging Update – A Conversation With Dr. Emily Rogalski Apr 15, 2026

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Today, we chat with Dr. Emily Rogalski about the Healthy Aging & Alzheimer's Research Care Center, or HAARC, at the University of Chicago. She also provides a brief update about her SuperAging research.

Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/189

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188 | Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) – A Conversation With Dr. Emily Rogalski Apr 01, 2026

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This episode is a conversation about primary progressive aphasia (PPA). We discuss the definition of PPA, the three widely used subtypes, common clinical symptoms, neuroanatomy and proteinopathies, epidemiology, overlap/differences between PPA and Alzheimer's disease, neuropsychiatric symptoms in PPA, neuropsychological assessment of PPA patients, and current available treatments.

Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/188

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187 | Neuropsych Bite: The Role of Editor-in-Chief of a Neuropsychology Journal – A Conversation With Dr. Yana Suchy Mar 15, 2026

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Today we give you our discussion with Dr. Yana Suchy about her role as Editor-in-Chief for the journal, The Clinical Neuropsychologist, or TCN.

Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/187

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186 | Contextually Valid Executive Assessment (ConVExA) – A Conversation With Dr. Yana Suchy Mar 01, 2026

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Today we give you our discussion with Dr. Yana Suchy about executive functioning and everyday living, centering on her work with the Contextually Valid Executive Assessment (or ConVExA) model.

Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/186

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185 | Demystifying the Scientific Process in Neuropsychology (Part 3): Scientific Writing – A Conversation With Dr. Steven Paul Woods Feb 15, 2026

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Today we give you part 3 of our discussion with Dr. Steven Paul Woods about the scientific process in neuropsychology. For this one, we get into a few specifics on high quality scientific writing.

Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/185

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184 | Demystifying the Scientific Process in Neuropsychology (Part 2): The Peer Review Process – A Conversation With Dr. Steven Paul Woods Feb 01, 2026

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Today we give you part 2 of our discussion with Dr. Steven Paul Woods about the scientific process in neuropsychology. This time around we focus on the all-important peer review process, including big picture structural issues related to how this happens in academic journals, as well as specific advice for how to conduct a high quality peer review for a paper.

Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/184

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183 | Clinical Insights #2: Testing Jan 15, 2026

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Today we have part 2 of a mini-series that we are calling clinical insights. The first episode was #175, on the clinical interview, while today we get into the testing process.

Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/183

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182 | Demystifying the Scientific Process in Neuropsychology (Part 1): How Journals Work – A Conversation With Dr. Steven Paul Woods Jan 01, 2026

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Today we give you our discussion with Dr. Steven Paul Woods where we attempt to demystify the scientific process in neuropsychology, beginning with a focus on how our academic journals work.

Show notes are available at www.NavNeuro.com/182

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