Margaret G. O'connor PhD

Margaret O’Connor Ph.D. in the incoming president of the International Neuropsychological Society. Dr. O’Connor is an Associate Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School which entails clinical, teaching and research activities. Dr. O’Connor has mentored the clinical and research activities of over 90 graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. She has authored over 60 papers in peer-reviewed journals and 30 book chapters. Her work has involved studies of amnesia and long term forgetting with a focus on understanding neural and physiological substrates of memory. She co-founded DriveWise, a driving assessment program that provided services for over 900 individuals. In addition to research on the prediction of driving safety, she developed educational videos to assist professionals and caregivers in making decisions about driving for people with dementia as well as those with developmental disabilities.

Dr. O’Connor has had a diplomate status in the field of clinical neuropsychology since 1999 and she is a board examiner for the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology. Dr. O’Connor is actively involved in public education efforts to advance research and clinical support for people with cognitive impairments. She was Co-Chair of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee of the Alzheimer’s Association of Massachusetts and New Hampshire and remains on the board of this organization. Her committee work also includes the Clinical Advisory Committee of the Asperger/Autism Network.