Nickolas A. Dasher, PhD, ABPP
| Title: | Associate Professor |
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| Division: | Rehabilitation Psychology & Neuropsychology |
Dr. Dasher is a clinical neuropsychologist at UW Medicine in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. Dr. Dasher earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Puget Sound and his PhD in Clinical Psychology at Idaho State University. He completed his internship in neuropsychology and cognitive rehabilitation at the VA San Diego Healthcare System as well as a fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at University of Michigan Medicine.
He is a member of the International Neuropsychological Society and is specialized in the assessment and rehabilitation of adults with cognitive difficulties resulting from neurological, psychiatric, and neuromedical disorders. Clinical interests include neuropsychological assessment of adult and geriatric patients with cognitive complaints due to neuromedical illness, physical injury, and neurodegenerative disease, and cognitive rehabilitation. He is also a member of the Adult Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network (AHCRN) and involved in several research projects in adult and congenital hydrocephalus and is the co-investigator for a multi-site longitudinal trial assessing the efficacy of shunting in older adults with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH).
Education and Training
- Idaho State University, PhD, 2014
- University of California-San Diego (UCSD), Residency, 2015
- University of Michigan, Fellowship, 2017
Board Certifications
- American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) - Clinical Neuropsychology
Clinical Interests
Dr. Dasher provides neuropsychological assessment of adults with acquired brain injury, neurodegenerative disease, recovering from chemoradiation, and other central nervous system disease. Dr. Dasher also provides cognitive rehabilitation for adults with
Research Interests
Dr. Dasher's research focus includes examining the effectiveness of treatment for adults with normal pressure hydrocephalus as well as other iatrogenic factors associated with cognitive decline in adults with untreated congenital hydrocephalus.
Labs/Centers
Adult Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network (AHCRN)