Education

Graduate School
Clinical Neuropsychology from the University of Houston, University Park, Houston, Texas, 1985
Fellowship
University of Houston, University Park, Houston, Texas, 1984-1986

Areas of Interest

Clinical Interests

As the director of clinical programs for CLI, Dr. Ewing-Cobbs oversees the operations of multidisciplinary clinics providing diagnostic assessment services to children and adults with acquired or developmental differences.

Research Interests

Dr. Ewing-Cobb’s research includes neuropsychological outcome studies examining the trajectory of brain, psychological health, and behavioral outcomes in infants, children, and adults with traumatic brain injury; bench to bedside translational studies using cellular therapies to repair neural damage after brain injury; quantifying treatment response for both biological and educational interventions in diverse settings from American classrooms to Peruvian clinics; and characterizing met and unmet physical and psychological health needs that can impact public policy decisions.

Publications

Dr. Ewing-Cobbs has authored or co-authored more than 125 research articles and book chapters in the area of child neuropsychology. Some of her more recent articles are listed here.

Ewing-Cobbs, L., Cox, C.S. Jr., Clark, A.E., Holubkov, R., Keenan, H.T. Persistent postconcussion symptoms after injury. Pediatrics, 142(5), pii e20180939, 2018.

Ewing-Cobbs L, DeMaster D, Watson CG, Prasad MR, Cox CS, Jr, Kramer LA, Fischer JT, Duque G, Swank PR.  Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms after Pediatric Injury: Relation to Pre-Frontal Limbic Circuitry.  J Neurotrauma.  36(11):1738-1751, 2019.

Watson CG, DeMaster D, Ewing-Cobbs L.  Graph theory analysis of DTI tractography in children with traumatic injury.  Neuroimage Clin.  21:101673, 2019.

Fischer JT, Cirino PT, DeMaster D, Alfano C., Bick J, Fan W., Ewing-Cobbs L.  Frontostriatal white matter integrity relations with “cool” and “hot” self-regulation after pediatric traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma, 38(1), 122-132, 2021.

Keenan HT, Clark AE, Holubkov R., Cox CS Jr, Ewing-Cobbs L. Trajectories of children’s executive function after traumatic brain injury.  JAMA Netw Open, 4(3):e212624, 2021.

Fisher ER, Montroy JJ, Duque G, Cox CS Jr, Ewing-Cobbs L. Post-concussion and post-traumatic stress symptoms after pediatric traumatic brain injury: Shared vulnerability factors? J Neurotrauma, 38(18): 2600-2609, 2021.

Ewing-Cobbs, L, Montroy, JJ, Clark, AE, Holubkov, R, Cox, CS Jr, Keenan, HT. As time goes by: Understanding child and family factors shaping behavioral outcomes after traumatic brain injury. Front Neurol, 12:e687740, 2021.

Vaughn, KA, DeMaster, D., Kook, JH, Vannucci, M., Ewing-Cobbs, L. Effective connectivity in the default mode network after paediatric traumatic brain injury. Eur J Neurosci. 55(1), 318-336.

Wilde, EA, Hyseni, I, Lindsey, HM, Faber, J, McHenry, JM, Bigler, ED, Biekman, BD, Hollowell, LL, McCauley, SR., Hunter, JV, Ewing-Cobbs, L., Aitken, ME., MacLeod, M, Chu, ZD, Noble-Haeusslein, LJ, Levin, HS. A preliminary DTI tractography study of developmental neuroplasticity 5-15 years after early childhood traumatic brain injury. Front Neurol 12:734055, 2021.

Lowet, DS, Vaida, F, Hesselink, JR, Levin HS, Ewing-Cobbs, L., Schachar, RJ, Chapman, SB., Bigler, ED, Wilde EA, Saunders, AE, Yang, TT, Tymofiyeva, O., Max, JE. Novel oppositional defiant disorder 12 months after traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci Jan 18 2022.

Curriculum Vitae

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