Neurology

Jennifer I. Koop, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurology

Specialty: Neuropsychology

Sub-Specialty:

• Pediatric Neuropsychology
• Infant and Preschool Children

Education:

• PhD, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

Training:

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin

Brief Clinical/Research Interest Statement:

Dr. Koop specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children with neurological, behavioral and developmental disorders, with a particular focus on preschool and early childhood years. Her current research investigates the effects of early neurological injury on the development of neuro-psychological functions, especially attention.

Publications:

1. Koop, J.I., Fastenau, P.S., Dunn, D.W., & Austin, J.K.  Neuropsychological Correlates of Electroencephalograms in Children with Epilepsy.  Epilepsy Research 64 (1-2): 49-62, 2005.
2. Heffelfinger, A.K., Koop, J.I., Fastenau, P.S., Brei, T.J., Conant, L., Katzenstein, J., Cashin, S.E., & Sawin, K.J. The Relationship of Neuropsychological Factors to Adaptation Outcomes in Adolescents with Spina Bifida. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 14 (5): 793-804, 2008.
3. Heffelfinger, A.K. & Koop, J.I. A Description of Preschool Neuropsychological Assessment in the P.I.N.T. Clinic after the First 5 Years. The Clinical Neuropsychologist 23: 51-76, 2009.
4. Lin, J.S., Lew, S.M., Marcuccilli, C.J., Mueller, W.M., Matthews, A.E., Koop, J.I., & Zupanc, M.L. Corpus callosotomy in multistage epilepsy surgery in the pediatric population.  Journal of Neurosurgery, 7(2):189-200, 2011.