{"id":4809,"date":"2019-07-08T12:49:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T16:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=4809"},"modified":"2024-01-19T10:43:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T15:43:52","slug":"karla-thompson","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/directory\/karla-thompson\/","title":{"rendered":"Karla Thompson, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Education<\/h2>\n<p>Undergraduate: University of Virginia, 1984<br \/>\nPhD: Clinical Psychology, Adult Specialty, University of South Florida, 1994<br \/>\nPostdoctoral Fellowship: Neuropsychology, UNC Department of Neurology, 1994-1995<\/p>\n<h2>Areas of Interest<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Age-related changes in thinking and memory<\/li>\n<li>Mild cognitive impairment and dementia<\/li>\n<li>Lifestyle factors that affect risk for cognitive decline<\/li>\n<li>Mild traumatic brain injury \/ concussion<\/li>\n<li>Neurocognitive functioning of former professional football players<\/li>\n<li>Cognitive changes associated with cancer and cancer treatment<\/li>\n<li>Cognitive impairment, fatigue, and other symptoms associated with \u201clong COVID\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Brain injury rehabilitation, including alternative and complementary treatment approaches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Publications<\/h2>\n<p>Search for publications on <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=Karla+Thompson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PubMed<\/a> using <b>Karla Thompson <\/b>as search criteria.<\/p>\n<h2>Locations<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/locations\/inpatient-rehab\/\">UNC Inpatient Rehabilitation Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/locations\/crc\/\">The Center for Rehabilitation Care<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education Undergraduate: University of Virginia, 1984 PhD: Clinical Psychology, Adult Specialty, University of South Florida, 1994 Postdoctoral Fellowship: Neuropsychology, UNC Department of Neurology, 1994-1995 Areas of Interest Age-related changes in thinking and memory Mild cognitive impairment and dementia Lifestyle factors that affect risk for cognitive decline Mild traumatic brain injury \/ concussion Neurocognitive functioning of &hellip; 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