Dawn J Mechanic-Hamilton, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Clinical Director, Neuropsychological Services and Cognitive Fitness Program, Penn Memory Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Clinical Core Co-Lead, UPenn Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
AD/ADRD Pilot Core Co-Lead, PennAITech Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory for Healthy Aging
Neuropsychology Division Chief, Neurology Department
Department: Neurology
Contact information
Penn Memory Center
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, 2 South
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, 2 South
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-4516
Email:
dawn.mechanic@uphs.upenn.edu
dawn.mechanic@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
B.A. (Psychobiology)
Wellesley College, 1998.
M.S. (Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology Concentration)
Drexel University, 2008.
Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology Concentration)
Drexel University, 2010.
Permanent linkB.A. (Psychobiology)
Wellesley College, 1998.
M.S. (Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology Concentration)
Drexel University, 2008.
Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology Concentration)
Drexel University, 2010.
Selected Publications
Kyra S. O’Brien, Dawn J. Mechanic-Hamilton, Katya Rascovsky, and Roy H. Hamilton: "Degenerative Disorders of Cognition" in "Achieving Equity in Neurological Practice" Springer. Bruce Ovbiagele, Sharon Lewis, Daniel José Correa, Reena Thomas, Larry Charleston (eds.). October 2024.Sachs BC, Latham LA, Craft S, Gaussoin S, Clark LR, Duff K, Farias ST, Goldstein FC, Hampstead BM, Jayadev S, Jicha GA, Kukull WA, Mechanic-Hamilton D, Neugroschl J, Papp KV, Saykin AJ, Sewell MC, and Rapp SR : Technology Use Among Older Adults with and without Cognitive Impairment: Results from the ‘Validation of Video Administration of a Modified UDSv3 Cognitive Battery’ (VCog) Study. Alzheimer's Association International Conference July 2024.
Stites SD, Humphreys V, Kuz C, Lee D, Schumann R, and Mechanic-Hamilton D: What happens next? Repeated administration of a social and structural determinants of health questionnaire in an Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Alzheimer's Association International Conference July 2024.
Cousins KAQ, Phillips JS, Das SR, O’Brien K, Tropea TF, Chen-Plotkin A, Shaw LM, Nasrallah IM, Mechanic-Hamilton D, McMillan CT, Irwin DJ, Lee EB, Wolk DA : Combining plasma biomarkers for β-amyloid diagnosis and cognitive prognosis across the clinical spectrum: normal, amnestic, and non-amnestic. Alzheimer's Association International Conference July 2024.
Britt KC, Dong F, Hamilton JB, Massimo L, Hodgson N, Stites SD, Mechanic-Hamilton D: Spirituality & Cognition in Black Older Adults: Examining Changes in Church Activity. Alzheimer's Association International Conference July 2024.
Mechanic-Hamilton D, Humphreys V, Prusky A, Halberstadter K, Wolk D: Remote App-Based Cognitive Assessment in Aging and Pre-Clinical Alzheimer’s Disease in a Diverse Sample of Older Adults. Alzheimer's Association International Conference July 2024.
Rovere R, Liebenberg E, Halberstadter K, Wolk D, Mechanic-Hamilton D: Sensitivity of Remote App-Based Assessment of Cognition to Sleep-Mediated Differences in Cognitive Functioning Among Older Adults. Alzheimer's Association International Conference July 2024.
Kim B, Yannatos I, Blam K, Wiebe D, Xie SX, McMillan CT, Mechanic-Hamilton D, Wolk DA, Lee EB: Neighborhood disadvantage reduces cognitive reserve independent of neuropathologic change. Alzheimer's & Dementia 20(4): 2707-2718, April 2024.
Cousins KAQ, Phillips JS, Das SR, O'Brien K, Tropea TF, Chen-Plotkin A, Shaw LM, Nasrallah IM, Mechanic-Hamilton D, McMillan CT, Irwin DJ, Lee EB, Wolk DA : Pathologic and cognitive correlates of plasma biomarkers in neurodegenerative disease. Alzheimer's & Dementia April 2024.
Kamath V, Chen H, Shrestha S, Mechanic-Hamilton D, Deal JA, Mosley TH, Schneider ALC: Normative Data for the 12-Item Sniffin' Sticks Odor Identification Test in Older Adults. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 39(3): 335-346, April 2024.