Sumowski, James F. (jfs2013)

James Francis Sumowski

212-678-3942

Office Location:

528 Building 528

Educational Background

Education
Ph.D. Columbia University, New York, New York
School Psychology with a Neuropsychology Focus
 
Ed.M. Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York
School Psychology

B.A. Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
Philosophy and Psychology

Major Training in Neuropsychology
Postdoctoral Clinical Research Fellowship in Neuropsychology and Neuroscience
Kessler Foundation, West Orange, New Jersey

APA Accredited Predoctoral Internship in Clinical Neuropsychology
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Glen Oaks, New York

Scholarly Interests

James F. Sumowski, Ph.D. investigates cognitive disability and memory rehabilitation in children and adults with neurologic conditions, with a specific focus on persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). Dr. Sumowski's primary line of research examines heritable and environmental factors associated with reserve against cognitive impairment in the context of neurologic disease. For instance, Dr. Sumowski has shown that modifiable lifestyle factors such as intellectual enrichment protect against cognitive decline in persons with MS (click here for review). The next step is to translate these findings into interventions to build reserve and preserve cognitive function in the face of disease.

Selected Publications

Twelve selected from 38 peer-reviewed journal articles:

Sumowski JF
, Rocca MA, Leavitt VM, et al. Searching for the neural basis of reserve against memory decline: Intellectual enrichment linked to larger hippocampal volume in multiple sclerosis. European Journal of Neurology 2015 Epub ahead of print. Abstract

Sumowski JF,
Rocca MA, Leavitt VM, et al. Brain reserve and cognitive reserve protect against cognitive decline over 4.5 years in MS. Neurology 2014; 82: 1776-1783.Abstract

Sumowski JF
, Leavitt VM. Body temperature is elevated and linked to fatigue in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, even without heat exposure. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2014; 95: 1298-1302. Abstract

Sumowski JF
, Coyne J, Cohen A, et al. Retrieval practice improves memory in survivors of severe traumatic brain injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2014; 95: 397-400.  Abstract

Sumowski JF, Leavitt VM. Cognitive reserve in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2013; 19: 1122-1127.[Review Article]  Full Text (PDF)
 
Sumowski JF, Rocca MA, Leavitt VM, et al. Brain reserve and cognitive reserve in multiple sclerosis: What you've got and how you use it. Neurology 2013; 80: 2186-2193. Full Text (PDF) Corrected Figures

Sumowski JF, Leavitt VM, Cohen A, et al. Retrieval practice is a robust memory aid for memory-impaired patients with MS. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2013; 19: 1943-1946. Abstract

Sumowski JF, Wylie GR, Leavitt VM, et al. Default network activity is a sensitive and specific biomarker of memory in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2013; 19: 199-208. Abstract

Sumowski JF, Chiaravalloti N, Erlanger D, et al. L-amphetamine improves memory in MS patients with objective memory impairment. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2011; 17: 1141-1145. Abstract

Sumowski JF, Wylie GR, Gonnella A, et al. Premorbid cognitive leisure independently contributes to cognitive reserve in multiple sclerosis. Neurology 2010; 75: 1428-1431.Full Text (PDF)

Sumowski JF, Wylie GR, Chiaravalloti N, et al. Intellectual enrichment lessens the effect of brain atrophy on learning and memory in multiple sclerosis. Neurology 2010; 74: 1942-1945. Full Text (PDF)

Sumowski JF, Wylie GR, DeLuca J, et al. Intellectual enrichment is linked to cerebral efficiency in multiple sclerosis: functional magnetic resonance imaging evidence for cognitive reserve. Brain 2010; 133: 362-374.  Full Text (PDF)

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