Dr. Emily Sharp

Biography

Emily Sharp is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist and an associate professor in the Department of Neurology at Yale University. She obtained her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Southern California, followed by a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at the VA Boston Healthcare System. Dr. Sharp is dedicated to providing excellent quality care to patients and their families, particularly those experiencing cognitive changes due to aging or neurodegenerative disorders such as dementia. Her research focuses on the relationship between cognitive engagement and cognitive decline, with a specific interest in developing interventions designed to delay or reduce the functional implications of cognitive impairment. Dr. Sharp has published extensively on the psychometric properties of screening measures for dementia and their relationship with novel neuroimaging techniques. She is also a member of the clinical core faculty at the Yale Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and actively conducts research that aims to improve understanding of memory disorders and cognitive neurology.

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