Stephen Moelter
Director, Undergraduate Program in Psychology
Behavioral and Social Sciences
University of the Sciences
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Moelter has been studying brain function and dysfunction since 1991 when he was an undergraduate research assistant in a visual neuroscience laboratory at Penn State University. Dr. Moelter earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Drexel University and completed pre and postdoctoral fellowships in neuropsychology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Moelter came to USciences in 2002 and teaches neuropsychology, neuropsychological assessment, cognitive psychology, and philosophy of psychology. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institute on Aging (NIA), Pennsylvania Department of Health, and the VA Stars and Stripes Healthcare Network have supported his research.
Research Interest
"Cognitive Electrophysiology, Cognitive and Functional Changes in Very Early Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, Decision Making, and the Capacity to Consent to Research, Progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Sleep Apnea, Cognitive Changes in People with Heart Failure"
Publications
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Moelter ST, Glenn MA, Xie SX, Chittams J, Clark CM, Watson IM, Arnold SE. The dementia severity rating scale predicts clinical dementia rating sum of boxes scores. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders. 2015 Apr;29(2):158.
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Moelter ST, Weintraub D, Mace L, Cary M, Sullo E, Xie SX, Karlawish J. Research consent capacity varies with executive function and memory in Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders. 2016 Mar 1;31(3):414-7.
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Benau EM, Moelter ST. The content of lexical stimuli and self-reported physiological state modulate error-related negativity amplitude. Physiology & behavior. 2016 Sep 1;163:43-50.
