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Shannon Dennis PhD, psych fellowship faculty 2016

Shannon Dennis

PhD

  • Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Mich.
  • Primary Supervisor, Hurley Pediatric Rehabilitation Psychology Fellowship, Flint, Mich.
  • Associate Director of Training, Hurley Rehabilitation Psychology Fellowship, Flint, Mich.
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, Mich.

Shannon Dennis PhD has many professional interests, including pediatric neuropsychological assessment in medical populations, pediatric neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology in critical care settings, traumatic brain injury, and team collaboration with schools and families in rehabilitation from brain injury. Since completion of her fellowship and joining the faculty at Hurley Medical Center in 2007, she has expanded the pediatric rehabilitation psychology and neuropsychology services to deliver a continuum of care across the critical care, inpatient rehabilitation and outpatient settings.

Education

  • Bachelor of science degree: Psychology, Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant, Mich.
  • Specialist degree: School Psychology, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Mich.
  • Master of science degree: Psychology, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology (at Palo Alto University), Palo Alto, Calif.
  • Pre-doctoral internship: Kennedy Krieger Institute-Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
  • Doctoral degree: Clinical Psychology, specialization in Neuropsychology, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology (at Palo Alto University), Palo Alto, Calif.
  • Post-doctoral fellowship in Health Psychology: Consortium for Advanced Psychology Training, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Flint, Mich.

Current positions at Hurley

  • Pediatric Neuropsychologist
  • Primary Supervisor, Hurley Pediatric Rehabilitation Psychology Fellowship, Flint, Mich.
  • Associate Director of Training, Hurley Rehabilitation Psychology Fellowship
  • Member, Trauma Peer Review Committee, Rehabilitation Leadership Committee