Jennifer Davis's research focuses on functional outcomes in Mild Cognitive Impairment and early neurodegenerative diseases. This inlcudes identifying cognitive risk factors for driving safety, novel methods for naturalistic driving measurement, and interventions to maintain driving safety with cognitive impairment. Her second area of research focuses on identifying ways to reduce burden and minimize physical and mental health declines in dementia caregivers. By developing easily accessible interventions, this work could help improve the quality of life of caregivers and the individuals they care for at home or after nursing home placement. Relatedly, she studies non-pharmacological interventions that may slow cognitive decline in MCI and early AD (e.g., health and wellness education and yoga). She also studies cognitive risk factors for driving safety in normal aging and in patients with Alzheimer's dementia. 

Jennifer Davis is a clinical neuropsychologist who specializes in quantification of and intervention for cognitive and functional declines in aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and dementia. She utilizes naturalistic research methodology to monitor, quantify, and intervene in driving and medication management. She also collaborated on the development of telehealth and mobile application technology for dementia caregiver support and non-pharmacological interventions for cognitive deficits in MCI (i.e., yoga, healthy living education). 

Alzheimer's Association, Video Intervention for the Safey of Cognitively Impaired Older Drivers (Co-I), $226,658, 2015-2019.

Alzheimer's Association, Pilot Trial of a Mind-Body Intervention for Mild Cognitive Impairment (Co-I), $245,830, 2015-2019.

NIH, Secondary Analyses and Archive of Naturalistic Driving Data in Aging and Dementia (Co-I), $292,629, 2014-2015.

Epilepsy Foundation of America, Brain MRI Quantification in Epilepsy and Depression (PI), $49,963. 2011-2013.

NIH, Psychosocial Telephone Intervention for Dementia Caregivers (Co-I), $1,269,929, 2007-2013.

NIH, Naturalistic Assessment of the Driving Ability of Cognitive Impaired Elders (Co-I), $1,506,839. 2007-2012.

ECOR, Yoga for Mild Cognitive Impairment (Co-I), $19,968, 2007-2008.

NIH, Dementia Caregiver Treatment for Nursing Home Transition (PI), $100,000, 2005-2007

Epilepsy Foundation of America, Executive Dysfunction and Depression in Epilepsy (PI), $35,000, 2006-2007.

NIH, A Longitudinal Study of Hazardous Drivers with Dementia (Co-I), $1,089,390, 2001-2007

NIH, Brown University Dementia Fellowship (T32), 2003–2005

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Fellow, National Academy of Neuropsychology (2015)

Toy Caldwell-Colbert Excellence in Teaching Award, Alpert Medical School of Brown Univeristy (2016)

Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award, Alpert Medical School of Brown University (2010)

Career Development Award, American Neuropsychiatric Association (2002)

Professional Development Award, University of Utah (1999)

Commendation for Excellence in Research, University of Utah (1999)

Sigma Xi, Honorary Research Society (1993)

American Neuropsychiatric Association
American Psychological Association, Division 40, Clinical Neuropsychology
International Neuropsychological Society
National Academy of Neuropsychology

Jennifer Davis is the Associate Director of the Clinical Neuropsychology Specialty Program (CNSP) within the Clinical Psychology Training Consortium in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown Medical School. She directly supervises clinical neuropsychology residents and postdoctoral fellows in Medical Neuropsychology at Rhode Island Hospital. She also lectures in the core neuropsychology didactic series for the neuropsychology residents and postdoctoral fellows and lectures to internal medicine and neurology medical residents on neuropsychology topics.