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Lisa H. Lu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Roosevelt University
Psychology

Office	Chicago Campus
Room	1258 (Auditorium Bldg.)
Phone	312-341-3759
Hours	M 2-3 T 4-5 W 3-4 or by appointment
E-mail	llu@roosevelt.edu

Classes Taught

PSYC 310 Fundamentals of Behavioral Neuroscience
PSYC 336 Brain and Behavior
PSYC 350/450 Human Neuropsychology
PSYC 639 Child/Adolescent Assessment
PSYC 688 Developmental Neuropsychology
PSYC 688 Stress and the Brain
PSYC 79x Doctoral Clinical Practicum

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Research Interests

Premotor abnormalities in autism

Neurocognitive effects of chronic stress

Cognitive sequelae of prenatal exposure to methamphetamine

Neuropsychological profile of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Normal and abnormal development of reading and writing using neuropsychological and functional MRI methods

Role of rapid naming in the development of reading skills

Integrate neuropsychological data with functional and structural MRI data to elucidate physiological basis of cognitive maturation and functional activation

Effects of different writing systems (alphabetic vs. logographic) on symptomatology of reading problems

Publications

1. Lu, L.H., Dapretto, M., O’Hare, E.D., Kan, E., McCourt, S.T., Thompson, P.M., Toga, A.W., Bookheimer, S.Y., Sowell, E.R. (in press). Relationships between brain activation and structure in normally developing children. Cerebral Cortex. (Impact factor: 6.519).

2. O’Hare, E.D., Lu, L.H., Houston, S.M., Bookheimer, S.Y., Mattson, S.N., O’Connor, M.J., & Sowell, E.R. (in press). Altered frontal-parietal functioning during verbal working memory in children and adolescents with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure. Human Brain Mapping. (Impact factor: 6.151).

3. Lu, L.H., Johnson, A., O’Hare, E.D., Bookheimer, S.Y., Smith, L.M., O’Connor, M.J., and Sowell, E.R. (2009). Effects of prenatal methamphetamine exposure on verbal working memory revealed with functional magnetic resonance imaging. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 30(3): 185-192.

4. Lu, L.H., & Sowell, E.R. (2009). Morphological development of the brain: What imaging has told us. In J. Rumsey & M. Ernst (Eds.), Neuroimaging in Developmental Clinical Neuroscience. Boston: Cambridge University Press.

5. O’Hare, E.D., Lu, L.H., Houston, S.M., Bookheimer, S.Y., & Sowell, E.R. (2008). Neurodevelopmental changes in verbal working memory load-dependency: an fMRI investigation. Neuroimage, 42(4): 1678-1685. (Impact factor: 5.457).

6. Sowell, E.R., Johnson, A., Kan, E., Lu, L.H., Van Horn, J.D., Toga, A.W., O’Connor, M.J., & Bookheimer, S.Y. (2008). Mapping white matter integrity and neurobehavioral correlates in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Journal of Neuroscience, 28(6): 1313-1319. (Impact factor: 7.51).

7. Sowell, E.R., Lu, L.H., O’Hare, E.D., McCourt, S.T., Mattson, S.N., O’Connor, M.J., Bookheimer, S.Y. (2007). Functional magnetic resonance imaging of verbal learning in children with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure. Neuroreport, 18: 635-639. (Impact factor: 2.163).

8. Lu, L.H., Leonard, C.M., Thompson, P.M., Kan, E., Jolley, J., Welcome, S.E., Toga, A.W., & Sowell, E.R. (2007). Normal developmental changes in inferior frontal gray matter are associated with improvement in phonological processing: A longitudinal MRI analysis. Cerebral Cortex, 17: 1092-1099. (Impact factor: 6.519).

9. Lin, S.T., Lu, L.H., Su, S.C., Hwu, W.L., Huang, A., & Soong, W.T. (2004). Case report: Neuropsychological profile of three cases of adrenoleukodystrophy. Archives of Clinical Psychology, 1(1), 67-75.

10. Lu, L.H., Crosson, B., Nadeau, S.E., Heilman, K.M., Gonzalez-Rothi, L.J., Raymer, A., Gilmore, R.L., Bauer, R.M., & Roper, S.N. (2002). Category-specific naming deficits for objects and actions: Semantic attribute and grammatical role hypotheses. Neuropsychologia, 40, 1608-1621. (Impact factor: 3.63).

11. Lu, L.H., Barrett, A.M., Cibula, J.E., Gilmore, R.L., Fennell, E.B., & Heilman, K.M. (2000). Dissociation of anosognosia and phantom movement during the Wada test. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, 69, 820-823. (Impact factor: 3.857).

12. Lu, L.H., Barrett, A.M., Cibula, J.E., Gilmore, R.L., & Heilman, K.M. (2000). Proprioception more impaired distally than proximally in subjects with hemispheric dysfunction. Neurology, 55, 596-597. (Impact factor: 5.69).

13. Crosson, B., Cato, M.A., Sadek, J.R., & Lu, L. (2000). Organization of semantic knowledge in the human brain: Toward a resolution in the next millennium. Brain and Cognition, 42: 146-148. (Impact factor: 2.308).

14. Lu, L.H., Barrett, A.M., Schwartz, R.L., Cibula, J.E., Gilmore, R.L., Uthman, B.M., & Heilman, K.M. (1997). Anosognosia and confabulation during the Wada test. Neurology, 49: 1316-1322. (Impact factor: 5.69).

15. Crosson, B., Zawacki, T., Brinson, G., Lu, L., Sadek, J.R. (1997). Models of subcortical functions in language: Current status. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 10: 277-300. (Impact factor: 1.2).

Abstracts

1. Lu, L.H., Zhou, X.J., Keedy, S.K., Reilly, J.L., & Sweeney, J.A. (2009, October). White matter microstructure in unmedicated first episode patients with schizophrenia and psychotic bipolar disorder. Paper presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, Illinois.

2. Lu, L.H., Smith, L.M., O’Connor, M.J., Johnson, A., O’Hare, E.D., Houston, S., Bookheimer, S.Y., & Sowell, E.R. (2008, June). The effects of prenatal methamphetamine exposure on brain activation during verbal learning. Poster presented at the 14th Annual Organization of Human Brain Mapping Meeting, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA.

3. O’Hare, E.D., Lu, L.H., Houston, S., McCourt, S., Bookheimer, S.Y., & Sowell, E.R. (2008, June). Developmental changes in verbal working memory load-dependency: An fMRI investigation. Poster presented at the 14th Annual Organization of Human Brain Mapping Meeting, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA.

4. Nuñez, C., Dapretto, M., O’Hare, E.D., Lu, L., Quandt, L., Smith, L.M., O’Connor, M.J., Bookheimer, S.Y., & Sowell, E. (2008, June). Differential brain activation during language processing in children prenatally exposed to methamphetamine. Poster presented at the 14th Annual Organization of Human Brain Mapping Meeting, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA.

5. Nuñez, C., Lu, L., Bookheimer, S., Houston, S., Mattson, S., O’Connor, M., O’Hare, E., Smith, L., Sowell, E. (2008, February). Attention Performance in Children Prenatally Exposed to Methamphetamine. Poster presented at the 36th Annual Convention of the International Neuropsychological Society, Waikoloa, Hawaii.

6. Lu, L.H., O’Hare, E.D., Houston, S.M., Smith, L.M., O’Connor, M.J., Bookheimer, S.Y., Dapretto, M., & Sowell, E.R. (2007, November). Children with prenatal methamphetamine exposure show decreased activation during orthographic processing. Poster presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, California.

7. O’Hare, E.D., Lu, L.H., Bookheimer, S.Y., McCourt, S.T., Houston, S.M., Mattson, S.N., O’Connor, & Sowell, E.R. (2007, November). Increased dorsal frontal and parietal activation during verbal working memory among children and adolescents with prenatal exposure to alcohol. Poster presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, California.

8. Lu, L.H., Dapretto, M., O’Hare, E.D., Kan, E., McCourt, S.T., Jolley, J., Thompson, P.M., Toga, A.W., & Sowell, E.R. (2007, February). Right hemisphere involvement in language development observed with magnetic resonance imaging and neuropsychological measures. Paper presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Portland, Oregon.

9. O’Hare, E.D., Lu, L.H., Bookheimer, S.Y., Kan, E., McCourt, S.T., Thompson, P.M., Toga, A.W., & Sowell, E.R. (2006, October). Mapping relationships between cortical thickness and functional activation during verbal working memory in normal children. Paper presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta, Georgia.

10. Lu, L.H., O’Hare, E.D., Bookheimer, S.Y., Kan, E., McCourt, S.T., Thompson, P.M., Toga, A.W., & Sowell, E.R. (2006, June). Mapping activation during verbal learning and recall in normally developing children. Poster presented at the 12th Annual Organization of Human Brain Mapping Meeting, Florence, ITALY.

11. Sowell, E.R., Lu, L.H., O’Hare, E.D., McCourt, S.T., Toga, A.W., O’Connor, M.J., & Bookheimer, S.Y. (2006, June). Hippocampal activation abnormalities during verbal learning in children with severe prenatal alcohol exposure. Poster presented at the 12th Annual Organization of Human Brain Mapping Meeting, Florence, ITALY.

12. O’Hare, E.D., Lu, L.H., Bookheimer, S.Y., Kan, E., McCourt, S.T., Poldrack, R.A., Thompson, P.M., Toga, A.W., & Sowell, E.R. (2006, June). Mapping relationships between cortical thickness and cortical activation during verbal working memory in normally developing children and adolescents. Poster presented at the 12th Annual Organization of Human Brain Mapping Meeting, Florence, ITALY.

13. Lu, L.H., Leonard, C.M., Dinov., I.D., Thompson, P.M., Kan, E., Jolley, J., Toga, A.W., & Sowell, E.R. (2006, February). Differentiating between phonological processing and rapid naming using structural MRI. Paper presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Boston, MA.

14. Lu, L.H., Leonard, C.M., Thompson, P.M., Kan, E., Jolley, J., Toga, A.W., & Sowell, E.R. (2005, November). Double dissociation of anatomical-behavioral specialization using MRI. Poster presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC.

15. Lu, L., Leonard, C., Thompson, P., Kan, E., Toga, A., & Sowell, E. (2005, June). Mapping structural brain changes related to improving phonological awareness in normal children. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Organization of Human Brain Mapping Meeting, Toronto, CANADA.

16. Lin, S.T., Lu, L.H., Su, S.C., Hwu, W.L., Huang, A., & Soong, W.T. (2004, February). Case report: Neuropsychological profile of three cases of adrenoleukodystrophy. Poster presented at the 32nd annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Baltimore, MD.

17. Lu, L.H. (2003, December). Linguistic versus non-linguistic articulatory involvement in naming. Paper presented at the International Conference on Neuropsychology: Recent Advances in the East and West, Hong Kong, CHINA.

18. Chien, H., & Lu, L.H. (2003, December). Can Conceptual Phonological Concept Test predict Chinese single word reading? Paper presented at the International Conference on Neuropsychology: Recent Advances in the East and West, Hong Kong, CHINA.

19. Lu, L.H., Fennell, E.B., Heilman, K.M., & Algina, J.J. (2001). A test of the articulatory feedback hypothesis of naming. Journal of International Neuropsychological Society, 7, 220.

20. Roth, H.L., Lu, L.H., Kendall, D.L., & Heilman, K.M. (2000). Progressive oculo-orofacial apraxia. Neurology, 54, Supp 3, A204.

21. Lu, L.H., Barrett, A.M., Gilmore, R.L., & Heilman, K.M. (1999). Exploration as measured by eye movement. Neurology, 52, Supp. 2, A488.

22. Lu, L.H., Barrett, A.M., Cibula, J.E., Beversdorf, D.Q., Gilmore, R.L., & Heilman, K.M. (1998, April). Proprioception during the Wada test. Neurology, 50, Supp 2, 54.

23. Lu, L.H., Barrett, A.M., Cibula, J.E., Gilmore, R.L., & Heilman, K.M. (1997, December). Phantom movement during the Wada test. Epilepsia, 38, Supp. 8, 156.

24. Lu, L.H., Barrett, A.M., Schwartz, R.L., Cibula, J.E., Gilmore, R.L., & Heilman, K.M. (1997, March). Anosognosia and confabulation during the Wada test. Neurology, 48, A57.

25. Lu, L.H., Crosson, B., Rothi, L.J.G., Raymer, A.R., Gilmore, R.L., Pargeon, K.L., Ly, B.K., Bauer, R.M., Nadeau, S.E., Heilman, K.M., & Roper, S.N. (1997, February). Verb and noun naming deficits following temporal lobectomy. Journal of International Neuropsychological Society, 3, 37.

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