Jodene G. Fine, PhD, ABPdN

Jodene G. Fine, PhD, ABPdN, is a licensed psychologist in the State of Michigan, Certified Health Service Provider in Psychology, and a board-certified Pediatric Neuropsychologist. Dr. Fine’s specialties are learning differences, developmental disorders including attention, self-regulation, autism spectrum, and language, organic and traumatic brain injury, and psychiatric concerns. Her philosophy of assessment embraces a collaborative approach to working with children and families to discover important information that can be used to optimize learning and adaptive behavior across the multiple settings of home, school/work, and community.
 

Dr. Fine earned her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in School Psychology, completing a Clinical Psychology internship at Children’s Hospital of Minneapolis, followed by a combined research and clinical Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Neuropsychology under Dr. Margaret Semrud-Clikeman at the Center for Neurodevelopmental Study, Michigan State University Department of Psychiatry. Following her training, she became an Associate Professor of School Psychology and Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, and of Cognitive Neuroscience at Michigan State University. She became the director of clinical training for School Psychology, and a Clinical Supervisor for Clinical Psychology students. She taught doctoral and medical students about the neurobiological bases of learning and behavior, advanced pediatric neuropsychological assessment, and professional ethics. Her research addressed the neuroscience of learning differences using neuroimaging and neuropsychological assessment methods, focusing on social and academic functioning. She has lectured to academic audiences about her work all over the world, including Italy, Botswana, Taiwan, and Turkey, and she has authored many academic papers about children with learning and developmental challenges. She holds membership in numerous professional and academic organizations including the International Neuropsychological Society and the National Academy of Neuropsychology. She is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Pediatric Neuropsychologists.

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Dr. Fine offers diagnostic consultation and assessment services.