Ph.D., University of Florida, 1986 Associate Professor Member, Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology and NBN Programs mmorris@gsu.edu 756 Urban Life--Faculty Office 404-413-6228 11th floor Urban Life

As a neuropsychologist, my primary professional interest is in describing and understanding brain-behavior relationships in humans. As a developmental neuropsychologist, I am also interested in understanding the ways in which these relationships evolve over the life span, via the complex interplay between biology and environment. My approach to both of these questions is framed by my primary professional identification as a clinical psychologist. My graduate training was based on a scientist-practitioner model and my program of research addresses questions of clinical interest.

My research investigates the cognitive and social-emotional characteristics of children, adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities, and with acquired medical and neurological disorders that interrupt normal development. Recent projects have involved three different clinical populations at different stages of development: 1) adults with developmental learning disabilities and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, 2) children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS, and 3) school-age children with acquired brain injuries. Specific studies with each of these groups address both clinical issues related to diagnosis and intervention and more basic questions about the neurobiological substrate of cognitive and social-emotional functioning. Many of these studies are collaborative efforts with colleagues at Georgia State including Robin Morris and Martha Foster. Studies of children with HIV/AIDS are a colloboration with Pamela Bachanas, Ph.D., in the Department of Psychiatry at the Emory University School of Medicine.

I also serve as the Director of the Regents Center for Learning Disorders at Georgia State. This Center is funded by the Board of Regents and provides comprehensive evaluations and consultation for students with suspected learning disorders who are currently enrolled in one of the state colleges or universities in Georgia. This Center serves as a clinical training site for doctoral students in the Clinical, Counseling and School Psychology programs at Georgia State. The Center has provided me with a unique opportunity to investigate the cognitive profiles, psychosocial issues, and neurobiological correlates of developmental learning disorders in adults, and to study the effectiveness of intervention strategies and academic accomodations for these individuals.

Representative Publications

Morris, M.K., Chatterjee, A., Bowers, D., & Heilman, K. (1992). Amnesia following a discrete basal forebrain lesion. Brain, 115, 1827-47.

Chatterjee, A., Morris, M.K., Bowers, D., Williamson, D.J., Doty, L., & Heilman, K.M. (1993). Cholinergic treatment of an amnestic man with a basal forebrain lesion: Theoretical implications. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 56, 1282-1289.

Morris, M.K. (1997). Developmental dyspraxia. In L.J. Gonzalez-Rothi and K.M. Heilman (Eds.), Apraxia: The neuropsychology of action. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Suzman, K.B., Morris, R.D., Morris, M.K., & Milan, M.A. (1997). Cognitive-behavioral remediation of problem solving deficits in children with acquired brain injury. Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 28, 203-212.

Buono, L.A., Morris, M.K., Morris, R.D., Krawiecki, N., Norris, F.H., Foster, M.A., Copeland, D.R. (1998). Evidence for the syndrome of nonverbal learning disabilities in children with brain tumors. Child Neuropsychology, 4, 144-157.

Green, M.L., Foster, M.A., Morris, M.K., Muir, J.J., & Morris, R.D. (1998). Parent assessment of psychological and behavioral functioning following pediatric acquired brain injury. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 23, 289-299.

Shapiro, M., Morris, R., Morris, M.K., Flowers, C., & Jones, W. (1998). A neuropsychologically based assessment model of the structure of attention in children. Developmental Neuropsychology, 14, 657-677.

Lewis, J.K., Morris, M.K., Morris, R., Foster, M., & Krawiecki, N. (2000).  Social problem solving in children with acquired brain injuries.  Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 15(3), 930-942.

Rashid, F., Morris, M.K., & Morris, R.D. (2001). Naming and verbal memory skills in adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and reading disability. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 57, 829-838.

Kupferberg, S.L., Morris, M.K., & Bakeman, R. (2001). Spontaneous facial expressivity in children with acquired brain injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 16, 573-586

Bone, R.A., Cirino, P.T., Morris, R.D., & Morris, M.K. (2002). Reading and phonological in reading disabled adults. Developmental Neuropsychology, 21(3), 305-320.

Cirino, P., Morris, M.K., & Morris, R.D. (2002). Neuropsychological concomitants of calculation skills in college students referred for learning difficulties. Developmental Neuropsychology, 21(2), 201-218.

Bachanas, P.J., Morris, M. K., Lewis-Gess, J.K., Sarett-Cuasay, E.J., Sirl, K.S., Ries, J.K., & Sawyer, M.K. (2002). Predictors of risky sexual behavior in African-American adolescent females: Implications for prevention interventions. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 27(6), 519-530.

Bachanas, P.J., Morris, M.K., Lewis-Gess, J.K., Sarett-Cuasay, E.J., Flores, A.L., Sirl, K.S., & Sawyer, M.K. (2002). Psychological adjustment, substance use, HIV knowledge, and risky sexual behavior in at-risk minority females: Developmental differences during adolescence. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 27(4), 373-384.

Zucker, M., Morris, M.K., Ingram, S.M., Morris, R.D., & Bakeman, R. (2002). Concordance of self and informant ratings of adults' current and childhood ADHD symptoms. Psychological Assessment, 14(4), 379-389.

Kullgren, K., Morris, R.D., Morris, M.K., Krawiecki, N. (2003). Risk factors associated with long-term social and behavioral problems among children with brain tumors. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology,21,73-87.

Wimberly, L., Reed, N., & Morris, M. (2004). Post-secondary students with learning disabilities: Barriers to accessing education-based information technology. Information Technology and Disabilities,10,1-37.

Mennemeier, M.S., Morris, M.K., & Heilman, K.M. (2004). Just thinking about targets can aggravate neglect on cancellation tests. Neurocase, 10(1), 29-38.

Kullgren, K., Morris, M.K., Bachanas, P.J., & Jones, J. (2004). Prediction of cognitive, adaptive, and behavioral functioning in pre-school and school-aged children with HIV. Children's Health Care, 33(4), 241-256.

Cirino, P.T., Israelian, M.K., Morris, M.K., & Morris, R.D. (2005). Evaluation of the double-deficit hypothesis in college students referred for learning difficulties. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 38(1), 29-44.

Cirino, P.T., Morris, M.K., & Morris, R.D. (2007). Semantic, executive and visuospatial abilities in mathematical reasoning of referred college students. Assessment, 14(1), 94-104.

Micklewright, J.L., King, T.Z., Morris, R.D., & Morris, M.K. (in press). Attention and memory in children with brain tumors. Child Neuropsychology.

Papazoglou, A., King, T.Z., Morris, R.D., Morris, M.K., & Krawiecki, N. (in press). Attention mediates radiation’s impact on daily living skills in children treated for brain tumors. Pediatric Blood and Cancer.

Frequently Taught Courses

Graduate

PSYC 8620 Introduction to Clinical Neuropsychology
PSYC 9140 Neuropsychological Assessment
PSYC 8630 Developmental Neuropsychology
PSYC 8020, 8030 Assessment Sequence
PSYC 9950C Assessment Practicum
PSYC 9950N Neuropsychological Assessment Practicum
PSYC 9900N Efficacy of Neuropsychological Intervention

Undergraduate

PSYC 3140 Abnormal Psychology