Director, Learning and Emotional Assessment Program
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Molly Colvin is Director of MGH’s Learning and Emotional Assessment Program (LEAP) and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Colvin graduated from Wellesley College, completed a PhD in cognitive neuroscience at Dartmouth College, and completed a clinical psychology program at Suffolk University. Her clinical training included a psychology internship at MGH and a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at MGH and Brigham and Women's Hospital. She is a licensed clinical psychologist in Massachusetts. She is board certified in clinical neuropsychology with subspecialty certification in pediatric neuropsychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). She is co-chair of NAN's Policy and Planning Committee, and actively involved in the teaching and practice of neuropsychology at the local and national level.
Dr. Colvin performs neuropsychological evaluations of children and adults who have neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric conditions. She specializes in understanding the relationship between cognition, affect, and behavior within each person's psychosocial and medical histories. She has particular expertise in pediatric-onset movement and neuromuscular disorders. Dr. Colvin's research broadly aims to understand the development of neuropsychiatric conditions and to promote healthy functioning in affected children and families. In addition to her scientific research, she also writes and speaks to lay audiences and this work has been featured on NPR and in nationally-circulated magazines.
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