Dr. Rachel Bridges

Biography

Rachel Bridges is an Assistant Professor at Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, where she is part of the UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences team. She specializes in comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations for children, adolescents, and young adults with complex medical and neurological disorders, including brain and spinal cancers, leukemia, sickle cell disease, and rare genetic disorders. Her expertise extends to the assessment of oncology and hematology patients, as well as those experiencing neurological injuries, posterior fossa syndrome, and post-neurosurgical interventions. Rachel completed her Ph.D. in School Psychology with a concentration in neuropsychology at the University of South Carolina and underwent further training through a predoctoral internship at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital and a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She is committed to teaching and professional development for future neuropsychologists, and her research focuses on the neurocognitive outcomes of childhood cancer treatment, emphasizing the monitoring of central nervous system-directed therapy and the exploration of optimal time-points and assessment measures for neurocognitive screening in cancer patients. Rachel is an active member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, the International Neuropsychological Society's oncology special interest group, and the National Academy of Neuropsychology.

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