Catherine Mateer
Position
Status
off campus
Contact
Credentials
Ph.D. 1977 (Western Ontario) joined Department in 1994
Area of expertise
Clinical psychology, Cognition and brain sciences
Areas of clinical and research interest include: cognitive rehabilitation; brain organization for attention, language, memory and praxis; clinical/research studies related to traumatic brain injury, dementia and cerebrovascular disease; electrophysiological and evoked potential correlates of cognitive ability in clinical populations.
Interests
- Cognitive rehabilitation
- Clinical neuropsychology
- Frontal lobe functions in schizophrenia
- Memory and attention
Faces of UVic Research video
In this video, Katy talks about her research work as a neuropsychologist developing new tools and techniques for individuals with neurological illness or disease.
Publications
Sohlberg, M.M. & Mateer, C.A. (2001). Cognitive Rehabilitation: An integrative neuropsychological approach. New York: Guilford Press.
Archibald, S.J., Mateer, C.A., Kerns, K.A. (2001). Utilization behavior: Clinical manifestations and neurological mechanisms. Neuropsychology Review, Vol 11, 3, 117- 128.
Friesen, I.C. & Mateer, C.A. (2001). Memory and executive dysfunction in elderly people: The role of the frontal lobes. In J. Leon-Carrion & M.J. Giannini (Eds.) Behavioral Neurology in the Elderly. Boca Raton, Fl: CRC Press.
Raskin, S. A. & Mateer, C. A. (Eds.) (2000). Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. New York: Oxford University Press.