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Maia Feigon, M.A.

FeigonBiography

Maia is a current neuropsychology intern in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Florida. She received her B.A. from the University of Chicago with a major in political science before becoming interested in psychology after college.  Maia is completing her doctoral training in clinical and rehabilitation psychology under the mentorship of Dr. Eun-Jeong Lee at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, IL.

Research Focus

Maia’s area of research focuses on the relationship between insight and activities of daily living in individuals with cognitive impairment.  Specifically, she is interested in the relationship between cognitive impairment and insight.  For her dissertation, Maia is examining the role of self-awareness in cognitive impairment and quality of life in individuals with sickle cell disease.

Courses Taught

  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Abnormal Psychology

Publications

Bradbury, A.R., Patrick-Miller, L., Egleston, B., Li, T., Sands, C.B., Schmidheiser, H., Feigon, M., Pawlowski, K., Ibe, C., Hlubocky, F., Corbman, M., Moore, C., Rauch, P., Olopade, O.I., Daly, M., & Daugherty, C.I (2010). Parent opinions regarding the genetic testing of minors for BRCA1/2. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 28(21), 3498-3505.

Bradbury, A.R., Patrick-Miller, L., Egleston, B., Olopade, O.I., Daly, M., Moore, C.W., Sands, C.B., Schmidheiser, H., Preethi, K.K., Feigon, M., Ibe, C.N., & Daugherty, C.I (2012). When parents disclose BRCA1/2 test results: Their communication and perceptions of offspring response. Cancer, 118(13), 3417-3425.

Feigon, M.S., Lee, E.J., Piper, L., Fong, W., & Leahy, B. (in review). The relationship of RBANS cognitive profiles to activities of daily living in older adults with memory decline.

Lee, E.J., Chan, F., Ditchman, N., & Feigon, M. (2013). Factors influencing Korean international students’ preferences for mental health professionals: A conjoint analysis. Community Mental Health Journal, 1-7.

Lee, E.J., Ditchman, N., Fong, M.W.M., Piper, L., & Feigon, M. (in press). Mental health service seeking among Korean international students in the United States: A path analysis. Journal of Community Mental Health.

Larson, E.L., Feigon, M.S., Gagliardo, P., & Dvorkin, A.Y. (in press). Virtual reality and cognitive rehabilitation: A review of current outcome research. NeuroRehabilitation.

Scandrett, KG., Reitschuler-Cross, E., Nelson, L., Sanger, J.A., Feigon, M., Boyd, E., Chang, C.H., Paice, J., Hauser, J., Chamkin, A., Balfour, P., Stolbunov, A., Bennett, C.L., Emanuel, L. (2010). Feasibility and effectiveness of the NEST13+ as a screening tool for advanced illness care needs. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 13(2), 161-169.

Poster Presentations

Feigon, M.S., Dickson, D., Piper, L., Fong, M., Jones, J., Hermann, B., Dabbs, L., & Lee, E.J. (2012, August). A neuropsychological model of depression in individuals with epilepsy: A path analysis. Poster session presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.

Feigon, M.S., Dinh, V.T.U., Stebbins, G.T., Shah, R.C., Rypma, B.R., Parrish, T.B., Evans, D.A., Bennett, D.A., & Trivedi, M.A. (2013, February). fMRI activations during performance of the Symbol Digit Modalities Test in adults with a parental history of Alzheimer’s disease. Poster session to be presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 41st Annual Meeting, Waikoloa, HI.

Feigon, M.S., Fong, M., Lee, E.J., & Leahy, B. (2012, February). RBANS Neuropsychological profiles in older adults with memory decline. Poster session presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 40th Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC.

Feigon, M.S., Guidotti Breting, L.M., Meyers, K., Goldstein, D.S., Condit, D.C., & Sweet, J.J. (2011, May). Effectiveness of new experimental indices for the Test of Memory Malingering: Consistency and forgetting in predicting Word Memory Test failure in mentally disturbed criminal offenders. Poster session presented at the 2011 Midwest Neuropsychology Group, Chicago, IL.

Feigon, M.S., Guidotti Breting, L.M., Meyers, K., Goldstein, D.S., Condit, D.C., & Sweet, J.J. (2011, June). Effectiveness of new experimental indices for the Test of Memory Malingering: Consistency and forgetting in predicting Word Memory Test failure in mentally disturbed criminal offenders. Poster session presented at the 2011 Annual Conference of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology in Washington, DC.

Feigon, M.S. & Lee, E.J. (2010, June). Adherence to Asian values, acculturative stress, self-stigma and psychological help seeking among Korean international students in the United States. Poster session presented at the 2010 Division 45 Conference, Ann Arbor, MI.

Feigon, M.S., Novitski, J., Dickson, D., Guidotti Breting, L.M., & Sweet, J.J. (2012, June). Investigation of the relationship between levels of insight in patients with dementia and performance on the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised. Poster session presented at the 2012 Annual Conference of the Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, Seattle, WA.

Feigon, M.S., Novitski, J., Guidotti Breting, L.M., & Sweet, J.J. (2013, June). Investigation of the relationship between levels of insight in patients with cognitive impairment and mood-related symptoms. Poster session present at the 2013 Annual Conference of the Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, Chicago, IL.

Feigon, M., Popa, A., Vernale, M., Piper, L., Molokie, R., Gowhari, M., Hassan, J., Pliskin, N., & Nynehuis, D. (2014, February). Cognitive variables predicting performance on the Competency Rating Scale in African-Americans with sickle cell disease. Poster session to be presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 42nd Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.

Feigon, M.S., Renteria, L., Fong, M., Piper, L., & Lee, E.J. (2012, November). The utility of verbal memory, executive functioning and depression in predicting health and safety knowledge in older adults. Poster session presented at the 32nd Annual Conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Nashville, TN.

Feigon, M.S., Vernale, M., Piper, L., Popa, A., Weir, J., & Nyenhuis, D. (2013, February). Use of the NINDS-CSN VCI Neuropsychological Protocols in a sample of African-American normal healthy controls. Poster session presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 41st Annual Meeting, Waikoloa, HI.

Feigon, M.S., Vernale, M., Piper, L., Popa, A., Weir, J., Molokie, R., Gowhari, M., Hassan, J., Hsu, L., Kozma, K., & Nyenhuis, D. (2013, February). Validation of the NINDS-CSN VCI Neuropsychological Protocols in African-Americans with sickle cell disease. Poster session presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 41st Annual Meeting, Waikoloa, HI.

Oral Presentations

Feigon, M., Piper, L., Vernale, M., Poper, A., Molokie, R., Gowhari, M., Hassan, J., Pliskin, N., & Nynehuis, D. (2014, February). Cognitive variables predicting activities of daily living in African-Americans with sickle cell disease. Oral presentation to be presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 42nd Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.

Professional Memberships

  • American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology
  • International Neuropsychology Society
  • National Academy for Neuropsychology
  • Division 40 of the American Psychological Assocation
  • Division 22 of the American Psychological Association