2023-24 New Faculty

Anna Miley Akerstedt

Anna Miley Akerstedt

STINT - Research Scholar

Psychology Department

I am joining Williams this fall as a STINT-fellow from Stockholm, Sweden. I am a clinical neuropsychologist, teacher, and researcher at the Karolinska University Hospital and the Karolinska Institute. My clinical practice and research projects are in epilepsy and aging. I am particularly interested in how lifestyle and psychological factors influence cognitive performance in older adults with focal epilepsy. I received my undergraduate degree in psychology from Lawrence University, Appleton WI, and my Ph.D. in clinical psychology from UMass, Amherst. I did my pre-doctoral internship in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, and my post-doctoral training at the Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, both at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, NY.
 
My passion as a teacher is to excite students about the fascinating discipline of neuropsychology. I am very much looking forward to meeting and working with students and hearing more about their thoughts on learning and higher education. I am bringing my family with me, and we are looking forward to explore the Purple Valley.

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