Edith Kaplan
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Edith F. Kaplan (February 16, 1924 – September 3, 2009) was an American
As a graduate student Kaplan worked with Heinz Werner, and then collaborated further with Norman Geschwind and Harold Goodglass.
Personal history
Kaplan was born in
Kaplan was a Professor in the departments of Neurology and Psychiatry, and in the Behavioral Neuroscience Ph.D. Program at
Mentorship
Kaplan was a leader in developing education and training of neuropsychologists. From 1976 to 1987, Kaplan was the director of Clinical Neuropsychological Services at the Boston Veterans Administration Medical Center where she was responsible for the development of pre- and post-doctoral clinical neuropsychological internship training program. Later, at Suffolk University, Boston University School of Medicine, and Tewksbury Hospital, she continued this work. She also did philanthropic work with the National Head Injury Foundation and the World Health Organization.
Clinical contributions
Kaplan made important contributions to clinical neuropsychological assessment. Her observations and assessment methods evolved into a philosophical school of neuropsychological assessment, called by most people the "Boston Process Approach."[3][4]
Kaplan also re-purposed
Prior to the introduction of the process-oriented approach, clinical neuropsychological assessment followed a fixed-battery global-achievement approach, and stressed quantitative interpretation of test results (for example, the
Kaplan developed and co-authored The Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination, The
Kaplan also contributed a body of research, including (with Norman Geschwind) the first paper on
Professional achievements and awards
Kaplan was one of the founders of the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology and was among the first to be awarded the Diplomat in Clinical Neuropsychology. Kaplan was president of the International Neuropsychological Society, president of the Clinical Neuropsychology Division of the
She received many awards, including The National Academy of Neuropsychology Distinguished Clinical Neuropsychologist Award in 1993, The Edith Kaplan Neuroscience Scholarship Fund in 1994, and The New England Psychological Association first annual Distinguished Contributions Award in 1996. She also won The Massachusetts Psychological Association Career Contribution Award in 1998 and The Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society Career Contribution Award in 1999. Kaplan had one son.
Selected publications
- Armengol, C., Kaplan, E., & Moes, E. (Eds.). (2001). The consumer oriented neuropsychological report. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.
- Kaplan, E. (2002). Serendipity in science: A personal account. In T. Stringer, E. Cooley, & A.L. Christensen (Eds.) Pathways to prominence in neuropsychology: Reflections of twentieth century pioneers. New York: Psychology Press.
References
- ISBN 978-0-470-43747-6.
- ISBN 978-0-19-503545-2.
- ISBN 978-0-19-537854-2.
- ^ A process approach to neuropsychological assessment. Clinical neuropsychology and brain function: Research, measurement, and practice. Kaplan, Edith Boll, Thomas (Ed); Bryant, Brenda K. (Ed). (1988). Clinical neuropsychology and brain function: Research, measurement, and practice. The Master lecture series, Vol. 7. (pp. 127-167). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association. 202 pp.
- ISBN 978-1-84169-456-6.
- ^ Delis, D.C.; Kramer, J.H. & Kaplan, E. (2001). The Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System. San Antonio, TX: The Psychological Corporation.
- ISBN 978-0-19-537854-2.
- PMID 13898109.