Senior Research Investigator
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Sara Lippa, PhD, ABPP-CN is a board certified clinical neuropsychologist and senior research investigator with the National Intrepid Center of Excellence at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. She has 45 peer-reviewed published/in-press manuscripts largely focused on cognitive performance, psychological symptoms, neuroimaging, proteomics, and symptom/performance validity following traumatic brain injury. Prior to her current position, Dr. Lippa served as a research neuropsychologist for the Congressionally-mandated Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center 15-Year Longitudinal TBI Study at Walter Reed. Dr. Lippa earned a PhD in clinical psychology and specialized in clinical neuropsychology at the University of Houston. She completed her internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the Boston VA Medical Center. She is currently a member of the NAN Clinical Research Grants Committee and previously served as a member of the Program Committee and as Poster Chair.