Faith Gunning-Dixon, Ph.D.

Psychology

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Personal Statement

Dr. Faith Gunning-Dixon is a NY State licensed psychologist who specializes in clinical neuropsychology. Her offices are located in Manhattan and in White Plains.

Biographical Info

Dr. Faith Gunning-Dixon received her BA in Psychology at American University in Washington, DC, and her Ph.D in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Memphis. For her dissertation, she used MRI to study the neuroanatomical correlates of executive dysfunction in older adults. She was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuropsychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, where she used functional MRI to study the neural basis of age-related decline in memory and affective processing. She then spent two years at the Zucker Hillside Hospital, where she was an Attending Neuropsychologist and then the Director of the Neurocognitive Assessment Laboratory. She was an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College from 2004 until 2010 and now is an Associate Professor. She uses MRI to advance the understanding of late-life mood disorders.

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Honors and Awards

2001-2002: Postdoctoral Award, American Federation for Aging Research   

2003: NIMH-AAGP Summer Research Institute in Geriatric Psychiatry

2004: Departmental Pilot Grant Award, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

2005: Center for Aging Research and Clinical Care Pilot Grant Award, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

2005: International Travel Fellowship, International College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology

2007: AAGP Barry D. Lebowitz Early Career Scientist Award

Clinical Expertise
Age-Related Cognitive Decline
Mood Disorder
Dementia
Clinical Neuropsychology
Languages
English
Education 
  • Ph.D.
    University of Memphis
    2000
  • M.S.
    University of Memphis
    1997
  • B.A.
    American University
    1992
Appointments 
  • Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
  • Associate Attending Psychologist
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • George Alexopoulos, M.D. Honorary Directorship
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University

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Other Interest: 
Akili Interactive Labs, Inc.
American Medical Association