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Name
Meghan M. Searl
Education
1994 B.A., Magna cum laude, Amherst College
2003 Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology), Boston University
Postdoctoral Training
07/03-06/04 Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Neuropsychology, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Faculty Academic Appointments
2002-2004 Clinical Fellow in Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, PsychiatryMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
2003-2004 Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Neuropsychology, Brigham and Women's Hospital,
Boston, MA
2004- Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Appointments at Hospitals/Affiliated Institutions
12/04- Clinical Neuropsychologist, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
2005-2010 Staff Neuropsychologist in Neurology, Faulkner Hospital
Other Professional Positions
01/09- Consulting Psychologist, Partners Center for Connected Health
Professional Societies
2004- Massachusetts Psychological Association, Member
2004- Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society, Member
2004- American Psychological Association, Member
2004- International Neuropsychological Society, Member
2005- APA Division 40 (Clinical Neuropsychology), Member
2007- American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, Member
Editorial Activities
Reviewer, NEJM JournalWatch Neurology 2007. Kang et al (2006) Vitamin E and Cognitive
Function in Women, Arch Intern Med.
Reviewer, NEJM JournalWatch Neurology 2007. Weintrob et al (2007) Impaired Verbal
Associative Learning After Resection of Left Perirhinal Cortex, Brain.
Reviewer, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2008. Intelligence and Neural efficiency
Report of Scholarship
Peer reviewed publications in print or other media
1. Manoach DS, Press DZ, Thangaraj V, Searl MM, Goff DC, Halpern E, Saper CB, Warach S.
Schizophrenic subjects activate dorsolateral prefrontal cortex during a working memory task, as
measured by fMRI. Biol Psychiatry. 1999;45(9):1128-37.
2. Manoach DS, Gollub RL, Benson ES, Searl MM, Goff DC, Halpern E, Saper CB, Rauch SL.
Schizophrenic subjects show aberrant fMRI activation of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and basal
ganglia during working memory performance. Biol Psychiatry. 2000;48(2):99-109.
3. Schendan HE, Searl MM, Melrose RJ, Stern CE. An FMRI study of the role of the medial
temporal lobe in implicit and explicit sequence learning. Neuron. 2003;37(6):1013-25.
4. Schendan HE, Searl MM, Melrose RJ, Stern CE. Sequence? What Sequence?: The human
medial
temporal lobe and sequence learning. Mol Psychiatry. 2003;8(11):896-7.
5. Rentz DM, Daffner KR, Huh T, Searl MM, Sardinha L, Sperling RA. IQ-based Norms for
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12. Schendan HA, Searl MM, Melrose RJ, Horwitz C, Tinaz A, Stern CE. Medial Temporal Lobe
Involvement In The Early Acquisition Phase Of Implicit & Explicit Sequence Learning: Evidence
From fMRI. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 2003.
13. Alireza Atri, Eli L. Diamond, Kristina Depeau, Sibyl Salisbury, Saul Miller, Kim Celone, Lisa
Sardinha, Matthew Gregas, Lauren Manning, Maija Pihlajamaki, Nan-kuei Chen, Meghan Searl,
Dorene Rentz, Reisa A. Sperling. Longitudinal Change in fMRI Activation Correlates with
Change in Clinical Trial Measures in Alzheimer's Disease . Proceedings of the 10th Annual
Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders. 2006.
14. Jethwani KS, Searl MM, Myint-U K, Kvedar JC. Readiness to adopt remote monitoring
technologies for chronic disease. Scientific Advisory Committee 2012: Annual MGH Poster
session and Research Symposium Symposium. 2012.
15. Searl MM, Mohammed MM, Jethwani KS. Engaging Asthmatic Teens in Symptom Control
Using Facebook. Medicine 2.0. 2012.
16. Searl MM, Jethwani KS, Myint-U K, Kvedar JC. Readiness to Adopt Remote Monitoring
Technologies for Chronic Disease Management. Medicine 2.0. 2012.
17. Searl MM, Hale TM, Kvedar J, Zan S, Kvedar JC, Jethwani KS. Predictors of Health
Behaviors in a Group of Community-Dwelling Adults. Scientific Advisory Committee 2013:
Annual MGH Poster session and Research Symposium Symposium. 2013.
18. Flanagan C, Zan S, Searl MM, Kamdar M, Agboola SO, Jethwani K (2014) Pain
Management in Cancer Patients Using a Mobile Application: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Medicine 2.0, Hawaii.
Narrative Report
BWH Clinical Practice: Outpatient practice of adult clinical neuropsychological assessment.
Patients are referred by internists, neurologists, psychiatrists, and other clinicians for
consultations around cognitive and/or behavioral changes. Neuropsychological assessments
are designed to characterize the nature and extent of cognitive deficits, address diagnostic
questions, and guide treatment recommendations. Patient Load: 1 case/week; Each patient is
seen for 4 to 6 hours in clinic; 2 to 3 hours is spent writing each report. 2006- Wiki developer
and administrator. Journal Club Organizer. Supervise 1 clinical fellow case per week.
Mindfulness in Mild Cognitive Impairment Therapy Group, Co-leader.
Private Clinical Practice: Outpatient practice of child and adult clinical neuropsychological and
psychological assessment. Delivery of mindfulness-based interventions.
Research Psychologist, Partners Center for Connected Health: Member of the CCH research
team studying how advances in technology and design can improve health and healthcare
delivery. Facilitate focus groups, conduct stakeholder interviews (patients, clinicians, others),
advise research design.