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.
B.A. (Psychobiology)
Wellesley College, 1998.
M.S. (Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology Concentration)
Drexel University, 2008.
Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology Concentration)
Drexel University, 2010.
Post-Graduate Training
Predoctoral Intern in Clinical Neuropsychology, Brown University Clinical Psychology Training Consortium, 2009-2010.
Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuropsychology, University of Pennsylvania, Psychiatry Department, Neuropsychiatry Division, 2010-2012.
Predoctoral Intern in Clinical Neuropsychology, Brown University Clinical Psychology Training Consortium, 2009-2010.
Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuropsychology, University of Pennsylvania, Psychiatry Department, Neuropsychiatry Division, 2010-2012.
Certifications
American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN), 2016.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN), 2016.
Selected Publications
Halberstadter K, Humphreys V, Rovere R, Liebenberg E, Mechanic-Hamilton D: Technology Behaviors and Sentiments Among Cognitively Normal Older Adults using the Mobile Cognitive App Performance Platform. 53rd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society February 2025.Stites SD, Kuz C, Halberstadter K, BS, Valerie Humphreys, MS, and Dawn Mechanic-Hamilton, PhD: Childhood Caregiver Educational Attainment, Intergenerational Social Mobility and Alzheimer’s Risk. 53rd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society February 2025.
Herbst DA, Shakibajahromi B, Genuardi MV, Iyengar A, Mechanic-Hamilton D, Coslett HB, Atluri P, Favilla CG: Brain Atrophy in Heart Failure Patients Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation or Heart Transplantation. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Open 7: 100211, January 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100211.
Hackett K, Yidan S, Schankel L, Oliveira N, Kelley M, McCoubrey H, Manning Peskin S, O'Brien K, Xie SX, Wolk D, Mechanic-Hamilton D: Feasibility, validity, and normative data for the remote Uniform Data Set neuropsychological battery at the University of Pennsylvania Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring 16(4), December 2024.
Tackett WS, Mechanic-Hamilton D, Das S, Mojena M, Stein JM, Davis KA, Detre JA: Lateralization of memory function in temporal lobe epilepsy using scene memory fMRI. Epilepsia Open 9(6): 2487-2494, December 2024.
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.
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.