CURRICULUM VITAE
LORIE NELSON SAXBY
Suite25 -279 Weber StreetNorth
Waterloo, OntarioN2J 3H8
p: (519) 746-8515 f: (519) 746-3284
PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATIONS:
Registered, College of Psychologists of Ontario (1984)
EDUCATION:
MBA Courses (2004 - 2005)
School of Business and Economics
Wilfrid Laurier Unversity, Waterloo, Ontario
Doctoral Degree, Psychology (1983)
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
Masters Degree in Psychology (1979)
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
Honours B.A. in Psychology (1977)
University of WesternOntario, London, Ontario
ACADEMIC AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS:
University of Waterloo Arts Scholarship (197981)
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (197779, 198182)
Dean's Honours List, University of WesternOntario (19751977)
CURRENT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Director, Cognitive Wellness Centre, Waterloo, Ontario(2009- )
Private Practice: Neuropsychological assessment and consultation; treatment and rehabilitation of persons with conditions affecting cognitive function; neuropsychological-legal assessments; independent neuropsychological examinations; brain injury claims analysis; neurorehabilitation programme development (1990- )
Current Neuropsychological Consulting Appointments:
Wellness Rehabilitation Centre, St. Mary’s GeneralHospital, Kitchener (2007- )
Neurobehavioural Assessment Unit, University of Waterloo, Waterloo(1997- )
PAST WORK HISTORY:
Financial Services Commission Designated Assessment Centres:
Attendant Care Designated Assessment Centre
March of Dimes, Hamilton(2001-2007)
Financial Services Commission Designated Assessment Centres:
Attendant Care Designated Assessment Centres
Catastrophic Impairment DAC #3013, London (2000-2002)
Wellness Rehabiliation Centre, Kitchener (1994-2001)
Co-Developer and Neuropsychologist
Kitchener Rangers Hockey Team Concussion Project
Kitchener, Ontario (1997-2003)
Technical Consultant, Neuropsychology
The Good Mother, play premiering at theStratford Festival, August, 2001
Consulting Clinical Neuropsychologist
Seniors' Mental Health Programme
Stratford GeneralHospital, Stratford (1998-2003)
Co-founder and Co-developer, Consulting Neuropsychologist
NeuroRecovery Programme
Wellness Rehabilitation Centre
St. Mary's GeneralHospital, Kitchener(1995-2001)
Clinical Neuropsychologist (contract position)
Financial Services Commission Designated Assessment Centre:
Medical and Rehabilitation Designated Assessment Centre,
St. Mary's GeneralHospital, Kitchener (1996-2001)
Neuropsychologist (contract position)
Homewood Health Centre,Guelph (1996-2000)
Clinical Neuropsychologist (locum position)
Department of Health Psychology
KitchenerWaterloo Hospital, Kitchener (JulyNovember, 1991)
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Seniors' Mental Health Programme
Stratford GeneralHospital, Stratford (19901993)
Clinical Neuropsychologist (contract position)
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Ministry of Community and Social Services, Brantford (1989-1995)
Consulting Psychologist (locum position)
Community Mental Health Clinic, Guelph (1989)
Adjunct Assistant Professor (course: Exceptional Children)
Department of Psychology
University of Waterloo, Waterloo (1989)
Psychologist
DufferinPeel RomanCatholicSeparateSchool Board
Mississauga (19881989)
Chief Psychologist
LincolnCountyCatholicSchool Board
St. Catharines (19851988)
Lecturer (course: Learning Disabilities)
Department of Psychology
WilfridLaurierUniversity, Waterloo (1984)
Adjunct Assistant Professor (course: Developmental Psychology)
Department of Psychology
University of Waterloo, Waterloo (1984)
Psychometrist/Intake Worker
Lutherwood Children's Mental HealthCenter, Waterloo(19821984)
Psychometrist
Brain and Behaviour Assessment Programme
University of Waterloo, Waterloo (19791981)
INTERNSHIPS:
Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellow
Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology
McMaster Medical Centre/Chedoke Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario (part-time, JanuarySeptember, 1990)
Neuropsychology Internship
MississaugaHospital/Trillium Health Care Centre
Mississauga, Ontario (halftime, JulyDecember 1989)
Neuropsychology Intern
Department of Psychology
Mount SinaiHospital
Toronto, Ontario (part-time, AprilAugust 1984)
Neuropsychology Placement
KitchenerWaterloo/Grand River Hospital
Kitchener, Ontario(part-time, 19811982)
CONTINUING EDUCATION & CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE (2000 - present):
“The ‘New’ Accident Benefits: Practical Issues for Health Care Professionals – One Year Later”. Smitiuch Injury Law Annual Conference, Brantford, Ontario, September, 2011
Pediatric Brain Injury Conference. Second Biennial Conference, SickKids Centre for Brain and Behaviour, Toronto, Ontario, June, 2011
“Definitions of Disability in Multiple Settings: Implications for Psychologists”. Spring Workshop, 2011, CanadianAcademy of Psychologists in Disability Assessment, Toronto, Ontario, April, 2011.
“Working Memory Plasticity Update on Current Research Findings and the Impact of Cognitive Training”. Workshop presented at the 64th Annual Ontario Psychological Association Convention,Toronto, Ontario, February, 2011.
“Why the Brain Matters”, Presentation by Stephanie Boyd-Steinbach, Acquired Brain Injury Professional Network of WaterlooWellington, Waterloo, Ontario, November, 2010.
“Psychological Practice Under the New SABS”. Workshop presented by the Ontario Psychological Association and CanadianAcademy of Psychologists in Disability Assessment, Toronto, Ontario, October, 2010.
“Overhaul of the SABS and Revised Rules of Evidence: Implications for Psychologists”. Spring workshop, CAPDA/OPA, Toronto,Ontario, March, 2010.
“What Makes Life Worth Living: Lesson from the Science and Practice of Positive Psychology”. Workshop presented by Dr. Christopher Peterson Presented by Psychological Services, LondonHealth Sciences Centre, London, October, 2009
The Human Frontal Lobes and the Mind: An Interdisciplinary Conference in Honour of Dr. Donald T. Stuss. Toronto, Ontario, May, 2009.
“Differential Diagnosis of the Persistent Post-Concussion Syndrome and Misdiagnosis of Cognitive Impairment in Brain Injury Litigation”. CanadianAcademy of Psychologists in Disability Assesment Spring Workshop, Toronto, Ontario, May, 2009.
Alzheimers Dementia/Parkinson’s Dementia Conference – Prague, Czech Republic, March, 2009
“When an Individual’s Capacity is in Doubt”. Symposium presented by the Brain Injury Association of Waterloo—Wellington, Kitchener, Ontario, June, 2008.
Introducing the New Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale- Fourth Edition/ The New Wechsler Memory Scale; Auto Insurance Update - Workshops presented at the Ontario Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Ontario, February, 2008.
“Communication Technologies and Psychological Practice: Professional and Legal Issues”. Workshop presented by Mr. Robert Munroe, Specialist in Civil Litigation, for the CanadianAcademy of Psychologists in Disability Assessment, Toronto, Ontario, November, 2007.
“Catastrophic Assessment”. Workshop presented by the CanadianAcademy of Psychologists in Disability Assessment, Toronto, Ontario, June, 2007.
“Neurodegenerative Disorders”. 8th International Conference Alzheimers/ Parkinsons Disease, Salzburg, Austria, March, 2007.
“Research Interventions for Memory Disorders: Evidence-Based Memory Rehabilitation”. Pre-Conference Workshop, Advances in Memory Research Conference, 17th Annual Rotman Research Institute Conference, Toronto, Ontario, March, 2007.
“Assessment of Malingered Neurocognitive Disorders and SymptomValidity Testing”. Post-convention Workshop, Ontario Psychological Association 60th Anniversary Convention, Toronto, Ontario, February, 2007.
“Auto Insurance Task Force Update”. Ontario Psychological Association 60th Anniversary Convention, Toronto, Ontario, February, 2007.
“Disability Assessment Across Contexts: Definitions, Tests and Thresholds, and Report Preparation”. Fall forum presented by the CanadianAcademy of Psychologists in Disability Assessment, Toronto, Ontario, November, 2006.
“Trial by Fire…Developing Expert WitnessSkills”. Workshop presented by the CanadianAcademy of Psychologists in Disability Assessment in association with Robert Hooper, Hooper Law and Allen Wynperle, Hamilton, Ontario, October, 2006.
10th International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, presented by the Alzheimer’s Association, Madrid, Spain, July, 2006.
“Practical Magic: Concrete strategies for the effective support of survivors and family caregivers”. Brain Injury Association of London and Region Workshop, London, Ontario, June, 2006.
“The First Thirty Days…Measuring the Impact of Insurance Regulation Amendments on the Practice of Psychology”. CanadianAcademy of Psychologists in Disability Assessment Spring Forum, March, 2006
“Psychological Practice in the Post DAC Era”. Ontario Psychological Association Auto Insurance Task Force Workshop, Toronto, Ontario, February, 2006.
“Mindfulness Meditation for Therapists”. Ontario Psychological Association Mini-Workshop. Presented by Dr. P. Kelly and Dr. A. Bodnar, Toronto, Ontario, February, 2006.
“Auto Insurance Changes – How they Affect Psychologists”. CanadianAcademy of Psychologists in Disability Assessment Workshop, Toronto, Ontario, December, 2005.
“Perplexing Practice Problems”. Interactive Webcast presented by Richard Steinecke and bar-ex, November, 2005.
“Measuring Effort and Symptom Exaggeration”. Canadian Academy of Psychologists in Disability Assessment Spring, 2005 Workshop, Toronto, Ontario, May, 2005.
“Cognitive Therapy for Patients with Challenging Problems”. Workshop sponsored by Psychological Services, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, April, 2005.
“Neuropsychological and Neuropsychiatric Collaboration in the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients”. Sponsored by the Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, November, 2004.
“Traumatic Brain Injury: From Molecule to Family Systems”. The Rotman Institute 14th Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario, March, 2004.
“Neurological Restoration”. CIREN Conference, Havana, Cuba, February 24-27, 2004.
“Coping in the Aftermath of Bill 198”. Workshop sponsored by the Canadian Academy of Psychologists in Disability Assessment, Toronto, Ontario, October 24, 2003.
“Bill 198: What the Health Care Professional Needs to Know”. Workshop sponsored by the Brain Injury Association of Waterloo-Wellington and Thomson, Rogers Law Firm, Waterloo, Ontario, October 15, 2003.
“Bill 198 Workshop”. Sponsored by the Ontario Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, September 26, 2003.
“Practical Strategies for Health Care Professionals: The New Insurance Act and the Neurotrauma Patient.” Conference sponsored by Oatley Vigmond Law Firm and McLeish Orlando Law Firm, Toronto, Ontario, September 5, 2003.
“The Unsafe Older Driver: Identification, Assessment, and Minimizing the Negative Consequences of Loss of Driving Privileges”. Workshop given by the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, August 6, 2003.
“Neurotrauma: Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment”. Workshop given by the New York Academy of Traumatic Brain Injury, New York City, N. Y., April 12, 2003.
“Functional Community Reintegration after Brain Injury”. AHR Workshop by Prof. Mark Ylvisaker, Waterloo, Ontario, January 10-11, 2003.
“Changes in Auto Insurance: How Will Bill 166 Affect the Practice of Psychology?”CAPDA Fall 2002 Workshop, Toronto, Ontario, September 20, 2002.
“Issues in Community Re-entry Workshop”. Sponsored by the Centre for Applied Health Research, Lyle Hallman Institute, Neurobehavioural Assessment and Rehabilitation Program of the University of Waterloo, and Thomson Rogers, Waterloo, Ontario, June 13, 2002.
“Reasonable and Necessary Psychological Treatments for Anxiety, Pain and Depression.” CanadianAcademy of Psychologists in Disability Assessment Workshop, Toronto, Ontario May 24, 2002.
International Neuropsychological Society 30th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, February 14-16, 2002
“Auto Insurance Standard Invoice.” OPA Auto Task Force Workshop, Toronto, Ontario
December 15, 2001.
“2001: An ABI Odyssey” 3rd Interurban Acquired Brain Injury Conference, LondonOntario, October 25-26, 2001.
“Incorporating Your Practice.” CanadianAcademy of Pychologists in Disability Assessment, Fall 2001 Workshop, Toronto, Ontario, September 28, 2001.
“Detection of Malingering in the Neuropsychological Examination.” “Auto Insurance Update: Practice under the New Fee Agreement.” Ontario Psychological Association 54th Annual Convention, Toronto, Ontario, February 23, 2001.
NationalAcademy of Neuropsychology Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, November 13-18, 2000.
“Independent Evaluations Under Attack: From Prudent Practice to Abuse of Process.” Conference presented by the Canadian Society of Medical Evaluations, Toronto, Ontario, June 16, 2000.
“Challenging Issues in Brain Injury Rehabilitation.” 7th Annual Conference on Neurorehabilitation in Acquired Brain Injury, Hamilton, Ontario, May 4, 2000.
“Dispute Resolution at Financial Services Commission of Ontario Spring Seminar.”Canadian Academy of Psychologists in Disability Assessment, Toronto, Ontario, April 28, 2000.
“Non-neurological Factors in Neuropsychological Assessment.” 53rd Annual Convention of the Ontario Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, February 25, 2000.
PRESENTATIONS:
“Using Your Head: What Brain Science Says About Work Performance and How to Use This in Your Job Search” Invited presentation, The Working Centre, Kitchener, Ontario, 2010.
“Brain Smarts”. Invited presentation, Rotary Club of Kitchener-Westmount, Kitchener, Ontario, 2010.
“Unlocking the Puzzle of ‘Persistent Post-Concussion Syndrome’ “. Invited presentation, CanadianAcademy of Psychologists in Disability Assesment Spring Workshop, Toronto, Ontario, 2009.
“Factors Affecting Recovery from Soft Tissue Injuries.” Invited panel discussant, Pilot Insurance staff in-service. Waterloo, Ontario, 2004.
“Bill 198 and Rehabilitation of MVA Injuries.” Presentation given with B. Engel-Nevill at FreeportHospital, Kitchener, Ontario. 2004.
“Assessment and Treatment of Brain Injuries.” Invited presentation given at the 1st Annual Joint Conference of the Certified Insurance Professionals Society and WilfridLaurierUniversity, Waterloo, Ontario, 2004.
“Changes in Ontario Auto Insurance Legislation: How Bill 198 Affects Patients’ Access to Rehabilitation.” Presentation given to the Shades Mills Law Association, Cambridge, Ontario, 2004.
“Mild Brain Injury Claims.” Presentation given to Pilot Insurance, Woodstock, Ontario. 2004
“Changes in Ontario Auto Insurance Legislation: How Bill 198 Affects Access to Services”.Presentation given at St. Mary’s GeneralHospital, Kitchener, Ontario, 2003.
“The Puzzle of Mild Brain Injury: Issues and Answers”. Invited presentation given at the NRIO Breakfast Seminar, Waterloo, Ontario, 2003.
“Relationship Issues Following Brain Injury: Life After ABI”. Invited presentation given to the Opening Community Doors Conference, Brain Injury Association of Chatham Kent, Chatham, Ontario, 2003.
“Unforgettable: How Your Memory Works”. Presentation given at the invitation of Dr. R. Singh, neurologist, to the Guelph Rotary Club, Guelph, Ontario, 2002.
“Tricky Issues in Brain Injury Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment”. Invited presentation given to the Insurance Institute of Ontario, Conestoga Chapter, Kitchener, Ontario, 2002.
“Neuropsychological Assessments: What to Expect”. Presentation given to the Insurance Institute of Ontario, Conestoga Chapter, Kitchener, Ontario, 2002.
“Invited Panel Discussant at the Issues in Community Re-entry Workshop sponsored by the Centre for Applied Health Research, Lyle Hallman Institute, Neurobehavioural Assessment and Rehabilitation Program of the University of Waterloo, and Thomson Rogers, Waterloo, Ontario, 2002.
“Memory: Facts and Fallacies”. Invited presentation given at the Epilepsy Waterloo-Wellington Symposium, Grand RiverHospital, Kitchener, Ontario, 2002.
“Essential Head Injury: Information for Non-neuropsychologists”. Invited presentation for Essential Disability Assessment Workshop presented by the CanadianAcademy of Psychologists in Disability Assessment, Toronto, Ontario, 2001.
Invited panel participant and expert witness in demonstration of testifying in court, Coping with Bill 59. Workshop sponsored by the Centre for Applied Health Research, Lyle Hallman Institute, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontari, 2001.
“Sports Concussions and the Role of Pre-Injury Neuropsychological Screening”. Invited presentation given with Eric A. Roy to the Kitchener-Waterloo Sports Council Workshop: Sport Injury Prevention and Care, Kitchener, Ontario, 2001.
“When a ‘Brain Injury’ May Not Be A Brain Injury: The Role of Neuropsychological Assessment”. Invited presentation given to the Waterloo Regional Chiropractic Society, Kitchener, Ontario, 2000.
“The Neuropsychological Impact of Acquired Brain Injury: Diagnosis and Treatment of ABI Compared with Other Disorders”. Presentation given at AHR Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference: Current Treatment Approaches to Maximize Recovery and Return to Function, Waterloo, Ontario, 2000.
“Mild Brain Injury”. Presentation given with ProPsych and Plate Dietrich Law Firm to Cambridge area family physicians, Cambridge, Ontario, 2000.
“Bill 59: Where are we now? “Presentation given with Mark Luxton to The Shades Mills Law Association, Cambridge, Ontario. 2000.
“Living with Brain Injury”. Invited panel discussion, Head Injury Association of Waterloo-Wellington Caregivers’ Education Programme, Kitchener, Ontario, 2000.
“Diagnosing and Managing the Subtle Effects of Mild Brain Injury”. Presentation given with ProPsych and Deutschmann Kelly Law Firm to Kitchener-Waterloo Family Physicians, Waterloo, Ontario, 1999.
“New Directions in Return to Play Guidelines”. Presentation given with Eric A. Roy, Neuropsychologist at Keeping Ahead: Concussion Prevention in Minor Hockey Conference, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, 1999.
“Accessing Services for MVA Injuries Through Ontario Automobile Insurance”. Presentation given with Jean Taylor at the Family Physicians’ Education Series, Guelph, Ontario, 1999.
“The Business of Psychological Practice: How to Survive After GraduateSchool”. Presentation given at the Psychology Graduate Students’ Seminar, Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, 1999.
“Neuropsychological Assessment in Return to Play Guidelines Following Concussion in Hockey”. Presentation given with Eric A. Roy at the Ontario Hockey League Annual Board of Govenors Meeting, Barrie, Ontario., 1998.
Invited panel discussion participant. Neurotrauma Conference: The Next Decade, Toronto, Ontario, 1998.
“The Current Auto Legislation: How It Affects the Family Physician”. Presentation given with Gary Flaxbard at the Continuing Medical Education Programme of Kitchener-Waterloo Family Physicians, Kitchener, Ontario, 1998.
“Mild to Moderate Brain Injury: Navigating Bill 59”. Presentation given to the Wellington Law Assocation, Guelph, Ontario, 1997.
“The Current Auto Legislation: Your Rights and Benefits”. Presentation given with Gary Flaxbard at the Fall Education Series, Head Injury Association of Waterloo-Wellington, Waterloo, Ontario, 1997.
“Evidence-based Analysis of Brain Injury Claims”. Presentation given to the Ontario Insurance Adjusters' Association Kitchener-Waterloo Chapter, Kitchener, Ontario, 1997.
“Factors Affecting Cognitive Functioning in Survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury”. Presentation given at the Spring Education Series, Head Injury Association of Waterloo-Wellington, Waterloo, Ontario, 1997.
“The Role of Neuropsychological Assessment in Brain Injury Rehabilitation”. Associative Rehabilitation Inc. Spring Forum on Cognitive Rehabilitation for Persons with Brain Injury, Kitchener, Ontario, 1996.
“A NeuroRecovery Programme". Presentation given with Heather Binkle at the Annual Meeting of the Ontario Hospital Association, Toronto, Ontario, 1995.
“Changes in the Brain, Behaviour and Thinking Following Traumatic Brain Injury”. Presentation given at the Head Injury Association of Waterloo-Wellington, Waterloo, Ontario, 1995.
“Practical Applications of Psychological Assessment of the Elderly”. Invited presentation given at the Ontario Psychogeriatric Association Exchange, Stratford, Ontario, 1993.
“Neuropsychological Assessment of the Elderly”. Presentation given at
Stratford GeneralHospital, Stratford, Ontario, 1993.
“Assessing for Dementia”. Presentation given at Stratford GeneralHospital, Stratford, Ontario, 1991.
“Frontal Lobe Pathology: Neuropsychological Aspects”. Presentation
given at Stratford GeneralHospital, Stratford, Ontario, 1991.
“Brain Trauma in Childhood: Behavioural, Emotional and EducationalImplications”.
Presentation given at meeting of Professionals in Education and Mental Health
Interested in Children's Assessment and Intervention, Niagara Falls, Ontario, 1986.
“Are Children's Emotional Facial Expressions Lateralized?” Paper presented with
M. P. Bryden at the 45th Anual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Ottawa, Ontario, 1984.
“Visualfield Asymmetries in Children for Perception of Facial Expression.” Paper presented with M. P. Bryden at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Detroit, Michigan, 1983.
“Ear Asymmetries in Children for Processing Auditory Affective Material: Interactions with
Emotional Category”. Poster presentated with M. P. Bryden at the Second International
Conference on Laterality and Psychopathology, Banff, Alberta, 1982.
“Leftear Superiority in Children for Processing Auditory Emotional Material".Paper presented