Associate Professor and Chief Psychologist
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. Kristine Lokken is an Associate Professor and Chief Psychologist in the UAB Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of North Dakota with specializations in Neuropsychology and Health Psychology. She began her career as an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama, prior to conducting research and clinical care at the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) from 2005-2009 and then serving as Director of Rehabilitation Neuropsychology at the Birmingham VA Medical Center from 2009-2019. Dr. Lokken also co-founded two outcomes-based precision brain health clinics: 1) the Birmingham, AL-based Brain Health Institute and 2) the Seattle, WA-based Brain Health & Research Institute. The clinics focus on using tailored, research-driven multi-modal protocols for the prevention, stabilization, and restoration of cognitive function. Dr. Lokken is currently a key clinician in the Post-COVID Treatment Program at UAB and a member of the UAB neuroCOVID Working Research Group. Dr. Lokken has a passion for helping people protect and restore brain health. She publishes and lectures extensively on brain health and Post-COVID.