Natalie Denburg, MA, PhD
Professor of Neurology
Introduction
Natalie Denburg, Ph.D., is a Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. Her research interests involve the neural basis of decision-making abilities in older adults, consumer, medical and financial decision making, elder abuse, neuroepidemiology, social and affective neuroscience, and cancer survivorship.
Current Positions
- Professor of Neurology
- Specialty: Cognitive Neuroscience
Education
- BA in Psychology, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York, United States
- MA in Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States
- PhD in Clinical Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States
- Internship in Adult and Child Neuropsychology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
- Fellow in Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Graduate Program Affiliations
Center, Program and Institute Affiliations
Research Interests
- Current Projects
- Related Interests
- Area of Research
Licenses & Certifications
- State Board of Psychology Examiners, State of Iowa, Iowa
Selected Publications
- Neppl, T. K., Diggs, O. N., Neppl, A., & Denburg, N. L. (2023). Adolescent predictors of psychiatric disorders in adulthood: The role of emotional distress and problem drinking in emerging adulthood. Development and Psychopathology, 1-11. doi:10.1017/S0954579423000081
- Haustein, M., Thomas, E. B. K., Scheer, K., & Denburg, N. L. (2023). Interoception, affect, and cognition in older adults. Experimental Aging Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/0361073X.2023.2183704
- King Johnson, M. L.*, Roche, A. I.*, Markon, K., & Denburg, N. L. (2022). Emotion regulation in older adulthood: Roles of executive functioning and social relationships. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 20, 1-18. PMCID PMC9296691.
- Denburg, N., Goetz, T., Jones, A., Garcia, N. & Cole, P. (In Press). Self-evaluation worksheets enhance elder financial decision making.
- Adamowicz, J. L., Thomas, E. B. K., Hsu, T., Denburg, N. L., & Roche, A. I. (2022). A preliminary investigation into the factor structure of two psychological flexibility measures in a sample of community-dwelling older adults. Clinical Gerontologist, 6, 1-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2022.2131496
- Okerstrom-Jezewski, K. L., Grafft, A., Denburg, N. L., Bruss, J., Deifelt Streese, C., Gratton, C., & Tranel, D. (2021). How early damage to the dorsolateral prefrontal hub in human brain networks affects long term cognitive, behavioral, and neuroanatomical outcomes. Psychology & Neuroscience, 13, 245-256.
- Zirbes, C., Jones, A., Manzel, K., Denburg, N. L., & Barrash, J. (2021). Assessing the effects of healthy and neuropathological aging on personality with the Iowa Scales of Personality Change. Developmental Neuropsychology, 20, 1-16. PMCID PMC8463441.
- Burns, D. K., Alexander, R. C., Welsh-Bohmer, K. A., Culp, M. et al., & TOMMORROW Study Investigators. (2021). Safety and efficacy of pioglitazone for the delay of cognitive impairment in people at risk of Alzheimer's disease (TOMMORROW): A prognostic biomarker study and a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet Neurology, 20, 537-547. PMID: 34146512.
- Moreno, G. L., Ammann, E., Kaseda, E. T., Espeland, M. A., Wallace, R. B., Robinson, J. L., & Denburg, N. L. (2021). The influence of social support on cognitive health in older women: A Women’s Health Initiative study. Journal of Women & Aging, 10, 1-17. PMCID PMC8743299.
- Kenepp, A., Johnson, E., Lee, G. J., Sunderaraman, P., Denburg, N. L., & Nguyen, C. (2021). A comprehensive approach to assessment of testamentary capacity. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 789494. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.789494. PMCID PMC8733255.