Marsha J. Nortz, PhD
Title
Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Appointment
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email
marsha.nortz@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-7251
Fax
513-636-7756
Credentials
Fellowship: Pediatric Neuropsychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 2000-2002.
PhD: Clinical Psychology (Neuropsychology Specialization), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 2000.
Internship: Clinical Child Psychology and Neuropsychology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, 1999-2000.
MA: Clinical Psychology (Neuropsychology Specialization), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 1996.
BS: Neuroscience (Summa Cum Laude), University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1994.
BA: Psychology (Summa Cum Laude), University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1994.
Publications, Most Recent
Ris MD, Nortz, M (in press). Nonverbal learning disorders. In J. Morgan and J. Ricker (Eds.), Handbook of Clinical Neuropsychology. Swets & Zeitlinger Publishers, Netherlands.
Nortz MJ, Hemme-Phillips JM, Ris MD (2007). Neuropsychological sequelae in children treated for cancer. In S. J. Hunter & J. Donders (Eds.), Pediatric Neuropsychological Intervention: A Critical Review of Science & Practice, pp. 112-132. Cambridge University Press, NY.
Ammerman RT, Nortz MJ, Ris MD, Walz NC, Oppenheimer SG (in press): Psychological functioning in children and adolescence with spina bifida. In S.G. Oppenheimer (Ed.), Neural Tube Defects. Marcel Dekker, NY.
White DA, Nortz MJ, Mandernach T, Huntington K, Steiner RD (2002): Age-related working memory impairments in children with prefrontal dysfunction associated with phenylketonuria.Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 8(1), 1-11.
White DA, Nortz MJ, Mandernach T, Huntington K, Steiner R (2001): Deficits in memory strategy use related to prefrontal dysfunction during early development: Evidence from children with phenylketonuria.Neuropsychology, 15(2), 221-229.
Banich MT, Passarotti AM, White DA, Nortz MJ, Steiner RD (2000): Interhemispheric interaction during childhood: II. Children with early-treated phenylketonuria.Developmental Neuropsychology, 18(1), 53-71.
Lajonchere C, Nortz M, Finger S (1996). Gilles de la Tourette and the discovery of Tourette's syndrome.Archives of Neurology, 53, 567-574.
Professional Organization Memberships
- American Psychological Association, Division 40, Clinical Neuropsychology
- National Academy of Neuropsychology
- Ohio Psychological Association
- International Neuropsychological Society
- National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
Special Interests
Neuropsychological assessment of children with complex medical disorders, with clinical specializations in pediatric brain tumors and pediatric epilepsy.
Presentations / Abstracts
Krivitsky L, Nortz MJ, Gilbert D: Neuropsychological Functioning in a Case of Juvenile Parkinsonism. Paper accepted for poster presentation at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, 2005.
Nortz M, Ris D, Beebe D, Byars A, Steed M: A methodology for neuropsychological subtyping in pediatric brain tumor patients. Paper accepted for poster presentation at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, 2002.
Nortz MJ, White DA: Encoding and retrieval: Developmental patterns in a divided attention study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, 2001.
White DA, Christ SE, Mandernach T, Keys BA, Nortz MJ: Changes in inhibitory control across the life-span. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, 2000.
Nortz MJ, White DA: Verbal and nonverbal working memory function in elderly adults. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, 1999.
Nortz MJ, White DA, Dowton B, Steiner R: Nonverbal memory and strategy use in children with prefrontal dysfunction related to phenylketonuria.Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 4. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, 1998.
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