Professional Bio
Leslie Gaynor, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine Division of Geriatric Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies in Neurobiological Sciences from the University of Florida. Following graduation, she entered the University of Florida Department of Clinical and Health Psychology American Psychological Association (APA)-accredited Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology. Upon completing this program, she earned a Master of Science in Psychology and a PhD in Clinical Psychology, specializing in Clinical Neuropsychology. Prior to completion of her doctoral program, Dr. Gaynor completed a predoctoral clinical internship at Emory University School of Medicine and Grady Health System in Adult and Geriatric Neuropsychology. She then completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at the University of California, San Francisco, in the Department of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center.
Dr. Gaynor was recruited to Vanderbilt as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Medicine on the Physician-Scientist Investigator track. She was also appointed as a core member of the institution-wide Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center. Her research program investigates risk and resiliency in the oldest-old related to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and both digital and advanced statistical methods for early detection of cognitive impairment related to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. She is an active member of several national and international research societies, including the Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment and the International Neuropsychological Society.
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Education
MS - Psychology - University of Florida, 2017
Internship - Adult/Geriatric Neuropsychology - Emory University, 2021
PhD - Clinical Psychology - University of Florida, 2021
Fellowship - Neuropsychology - University of California, San Francisco, 2023
Contact
Email
Kimryn.Rathmell@Vumc.Org
Address
777 Preston Research Building
2220 Pierce Ave
Nashville, TN 37232-6307