Michael W. Parsons, PhD, ABPP, is a clinical neuropsychologist in the Pappas Neuro-Oncology Center and Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. His clinical and research activities focus on the cognitive and behavioral consequences of cancer, including brain tumors and non-central nervous system cancers. He is the author of numerous peer reviewed manuscripts and book chapters related to these issues and serves as the copresident of the neuro-oncology special interest group of the International Neuropsychological Society. Dr. Parsons is a diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology and the American Board of Professional Psychology.
Michelle M. Braun, PhD, ABPP, specializes in cognitive health, geriatric neuropsychology, and Alzheimer amp rsquo s risk reduction, and is passionate about sharing the science of brain health with the public through media, books, public education, and service innovation. Dr. Braun also has a special interest in neuropsychology advocacy. She completed her internship at Yale University School of Medicine, and her postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School/Boston VA after earning her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology and minor in Neuroscience from the University of Wisconsin amp ndash Milwaukee. She is a former instructor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and assistant director of Inpatient Mental Health at the Boston Veterans amp rsquo Administration Hospital. Dr. Braun has been recognized as a Practitioner of the Year by the Alzheimer amp rsquo s Association, a 2 22 Woman of Influence by Success Magazine, a 2 22 Distinguished Alumna of Carroll University, and member of the amp ldquo 4 Under 4 amp rdquo class of 2 3 by the Milwaukee Business Journal. She has served as an examiner for the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology since 2 5, member of the Board of Directors Scientific and Advisory Panel of the Wisconsin Alzheimer amp rsquo s Association since 2 , and previous board member of the Wisconsin Psychological Association and the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, where she chaired the Practice and Public Policy Committee, and co-chaired its Legislative Subcommittee. Her bestselling book, High-Octane Brain: 5 Science-Based Steps to Sharpen Your Memory and Reduce Your Risk of Alzheimer amp rsquo s, empowers readers to optimize brain health and well-being with an inspiring personalized action plan and tracking system, and received a starred review from Library Journal.
