Biography
Lauren Drag, PhD, is a Clinical Assistant Professor(Affiliated) in the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. She received her bachelor’s degree from Pomona College and a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Arizona. Dr. Drag is board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology.
She completed a clinical internship in neuropsychology at the VA Ann Arbor Medical Center and a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at the University of Michigan Healthcare System. Prior to coming to Stanford, she was a researcher at the VA Palo Alto Medical Center and served as Director of the Neuropsychology Area of Emphasis at Palo Alto University. Dr. Drag’s research interests are in cognitive aging and traumatic brain injury.
She completed a clinical internship in neuropsychology at the VA Ann Arbor Medical Center and a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at the University of Michigan Healthcare System. Prior to coming to Stanford, she was a researcher at the VA Palo Alto Medical Center and served as Director of the Neuropsychology Area of Emphasis at Palo Alto University. Dr. Drag’s research interests are in cognitive aging and traumatic brain injury.
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Professional Summary
Education & Certifications
- Board Certification: American Board of Professional Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology (2015)
- Fellowship: University of Michigan (2010) MI
- PhD Training: University of Arizona College of Medicine Office of the Registrar (2008) AZ
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- BA, Pomona College (2003)
- Internship: Ann Arbor Medical Center (2008) MI
- ABPP-CN, American Board of Professional Psychology - Clinical Neuropsychology (2015)
Publications
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Predictors of Inpatient and Outpatient Healthcare Utilization in Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury
Drag, L., Renninger, C., King, R., & Hoblyn, J. (2013). Predictors of Inpatient and Outpatient Healthcare Utilization in Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury. JOURNAL OF HEAD TRAUMA REHABILITATION, 28(1), 39–47. -
WAIS-IV Reliable Digit Span is no More Accurate Than Age Corrected Scaled Score as an Indicator of Invalid Performance in a Veteran Sample Undergoing Evaluation for mTBI
Spencer, R. J., Axelrod, B. N., Drag, L. L., Waldron-Perrine, B., Pangilinan, P. H., & Bieliauskas, L. A. (2013). WAIS-IV Reliable Digit Span is no More Accurate Than Age Corrected Scaled Score as an Indicator of Invalid Performance in a Veteran Sample Undergoing Evaluation for mTBI. CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST, 27(8), 1362–72. -
The influence of sleep and mood on cognitive functioning among veterans being evaluated for mild traumatic brain injury.
Waldron-Perrine, B., McGuire, A. P., Spencer, R. J., Drag, L. L., Pangilinan, P. H., & Bieliauskas, L. A. (2012). The influence of sleep and mood on cognitive functioning among veterans being evaluated for mild traumatic brain injury. Military Medicine, 177(11), 1293–1301. -
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The Contributions of Self-reported Injury Characteristics and Psychiatric Symptoms to Cognitive Functioning in OEF/OIF Veterans with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Drag, L. L., Spencer, R. J., Walker, S. J., Pangilinan, P. H., & Bieliauskas, L. A. (2012). The Contributions of Self-reported Injury Characteristics and Psychiatric Symptoms to Cognitive Functioning in OEF/OIF Veterans with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 18(3), 576–584. -
Prescribing Practices of Anticholinergic Medications and Their Association With Cognition in an Extended Care Setting
Drag, L. L., Wright, S. L., & Bieliauskas, L. A. (2012). Prescribing Practices of Anticholinergic Medications and Their Association With Cognition in an Extended Care Setting. JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY, 31(2), 239–259. -
Predictors of Perceived Need for Medical Care in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit: An Update
Drag, L. L., Chen, E. W., & Bieliauskas, L. A. (2011). Predictors of Perceived Need for Medical Care in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit: An Update. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY IN MEDICAL SETTINGS, 18(1), 91–98. -
Cognitive Functioning, Retirement Status, and Age: Results from the Cognitive Changes and Retirement among Senior Surgeons Study
Drag, L. L., Bieliauskas, L. A., Langenecker, S. A., & Greenfield, L. J. (2010). Cognitive Functioning, Retirement Status, and Age: Results from the Cognitive Changes and Retirement among Senior Surgeons Study. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 211(3), 303–307. -
Contemporary Review 2009: Cognitive Aging
Drag, L. L., & Bieliauskas, L. A. (2010). Contemporary Review 2009: Cognitive Aging. JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY, 23(2), 75–93. -
Source memory and frontal functioning in Parkinson's disease
Drag, L. L., Bieliauskas, L. A., Kaszniak, A. W., Bohnen, N. I., & Glisky, E. L. (2009). Source memory and frontal functioning in Parkinson's disease. JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 15(3), 399–406. -
Results from the Cognitive Changes and Retirement among Senior Surgeons Self-Report Survey
Lee, H. J., Drag, L. L., Bieliauskas, L. A., Langenecker, S. A., Graver, C., O'Neill, J., & Greenfield, L. (2009). Results from the Cognitive Changes and Retirement among Senior Surgeons Self-Report Survey. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 209(5), 668–671. -
Interidentity memory transfer in dissociative identity disorder
Kong, L. L., Allen, J. J. B., & Glisky, E. L. (2008). Interidentity memory transfer in dissociative identity disorder. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY, 117(3), 686–692. -
Learning to avoid in older age
Frank, M. J., & Kong, L. (2008). Learning to avoid in older age. PSYCHOLOGY AND AGING, 23(2), 392–398. -
Do young and older adults rely on different processes in source memory tasks? A neuropsychological study
Glisky, E. L., & Kong, L. L. (2008). Do young and older adults rely on different processes in source memory tasks? A neuropsychological study. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-LEARNING MEMORY AND COGNITION, 34(4), 809–822. -
Culture and context: East Asian American and European American differences in P3 event-related potentials and self-construal
Lewis, R. S., Goto, S. G., & Kong, L. L. (2008). Culture and context: East Asian American and European American differences in P3 event-related potentials and self-construal. PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN, 34(5), 623–634. -
Self-reported cognitive symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury are poorly associated with neuropsychological performance in OIF/OEF veterans
Spencer, R. J., Drag, L. L., Walker, S. J., & Bieliauskas, L. A. (2010). Self-reported cognitive symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury are poorly associated with neuropsychological performance in OIF/OEF veterans. JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 47(6), 521–530. -
Patterns of frontoparietal activation as a marker for unsuccessful visuospatial processing in healthy aging.
Drag, L. L., Light, S. N., Langenecker, S. A., Hazlett, K. E., Wilde, E. A., Welsh, R., … Bieliauskas, L. A. (2015). Patterns of frontoparietal activation as a marker for unsuccessful visuospatial processing in healthy aging. Brain Imaging and Behavior. -
Limited usefulness of the Rey Fifteen- Item Test in detection of invalid performance in veterans suspected of mild traumatic brain injury
Flaherty, J. M., Spencer, R. J., Drag, L. L., Pangilinan, P. H., & Bieliauskas, L. A. (2015). Limited usefulness of the Rey Fifteen- Item Test in detection of invalid performance in veterans suspected of mild traumatic brain injury. BRAIN INJURY, 29(13-14), 1630–34. -
Neuropsychological test validity in Veterans presenting with subjective complaints of 'very severe' cognitive symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury.
Spencer, R. J., Waldron-Perrine, B., Drag, L. L., Pangilinan, P. H., Axelrod, B. N., & Bieliauskas, L. A. (2016). Neuropsychological test validity in Veterans presenting with subjective complaints of 'very severe' cognitive symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, 1–7. -
Neuropsychological test validity in Veterans presenting with subjective complaints of 'very severe' cognitive symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury
Spencer, R. J., Waldron-Perrine, B., Drag, L. L., Pangilinan, P. H., Axelrod, B. N., & Bieliauskas, L. A. (2017). Neuropsychological test validity in Veterans presenting with subjective complaints of 'very severe' cognitive symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury. BRAIN INJURY, 31(1), 32–38. -
Reliability and factor structure of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in a polytrauma clinic
Boxley, L., Flaherty, J. M., Spencer, R. J., Drag, L. L., Pangilinan, P. H., & Bieliauskas, L. A. (2016). Reliability and factor structure of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in a polytrauma clinic. JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 53(6), 873–80. -
Incidental Learning: A Brief, Valid Measure of Memory Based on the WAIS-IV Vocabulary and Similarities Subtests
Spencer, R. J., Reckow, J., Drag, L. L., & Bieliauskas, L. A. (2016). Incidental Learning: A Brief, Valid Measure of Memory Based on the WAIS-IV Vocabulary and Similarities Subtests. COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL NEUROLOGY, 29(4), 206–11. -
Streamlining screening of emotional function in Veterans with traumatic brain injury
Flaherty, J. M., Spencer, R. J., Drag, L. L., Pangilinan, P. H., & Bieliauskas, L. A. (2018). Streamlining screening of emotional function in Veterans with traumatic brain injury. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 74(7), 1281–92. -
A year-long immune profile of the systemic response in acute stroke survivors.
Tsai, A. S., Berry, K., Beneyto, M. M., Gaudilliere, D., Ganio, E. A., Culos, A., … Aghaeepour, N. (2019). A year-long immune profile of the systemic response in acute stroke survivors. Brain : a Journal of Neurology. -
Health Care Utilization of Veterans With Serious Mental Illness.
Gill, S. K., Saini, G., Relova, R. M., Lee, T., Yasmin, S., & Drag, L. (2017). Health Care Utilization of Veterans With Serious Mental Illness. Federal Practitioner : for the Health Care Professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS, 34(Suppl 2), S14S–S19S. -
Reliability and factor structure of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in a polytrauma clinic.
Boxley, L., Flaherty, J. M., Spencer, R. J., Drag, L. L., Pangilinan, P. H., & Bieliauskas, L. A. (2016). Reliability and factor structure of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in a polytrauma clinic. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 53(6), 873–880. -
Deep Immune Profiling of the Post-Stroke Peripheral Immune Response Reveals Tri-phasic Response and Correlations With Long-Term Cognitive Outcomes
Tsai, A. S., Berry, K., Beneyto, M. M., Gaudilliere, D., Ganio, E. A., Choisy, B., … Aghaeepour, N. (2019). Deep Immune Profiling of the Post-Stroke Peripheral Immune Response Reveals Tri-phasic Response and Correlations With Long-Term Cognitive Outcomes. STROKE. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. -
A YEAR-LONG IMMUNE PROFILE OF THE SYSTEMIC RESPONSE IN ACUTE STROKE SURVIVORS
Tsai, A., Berry, K., Beneyto, M. M., Gaudilliere, D., Ganio, E. A., Culos, A., … Aghaeepour, N. (2019). A YEAR-LONG IMMUNE PROFILE OF THE SYSTEMIC RESPONSE IN ACUTE STROKE SURVIVORS. SHOCK. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
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The Contributions of Self-reported Injury Characteristics and Psychiatric Symptoms to Cognitive Functioning in OEF/OIF Veterans with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
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