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  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Paula K. Shear is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, focusing particularly on subfields including Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Physiology.

Their work covers a range of topics such as:

  • Educational and Psychological Assessments
  • Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

Recent publications by Paula K. Shear include:

  • "Test anxiety and reading comprehension: the key role of fluid reasoning" (2023), published in Anxiety Stress & Coping
  • "Smokers with and without Epilepsy show Similar Smoking Rate, Dependence Level, Cessation Attempts, and Motives" (2021), published in Translational Behavioral Medicine
  • "The Society for Clinical Neuropsychology's 2023 strategic plan: Charting a new path forward" (2025), published in The Clinical Neuropsychologist
  • "Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy and epilepsy in a female monozygotic twin" (2023), published in Epileptic Disorders
  • "Report of the American Psychological Association's Board of Scientific Affairs Task Force on Promotion, Tenure, and Retention of Faculty of Color in Psychology." (2025), published in American Psychologist

They have frequently published in the following venues:

  • The Clinical Neuropsychologist
  • Anxiety Stress & Coping
  • Translational Behavioral Medicine
  • Epileptic Disorders
  • American Psychologist

Paula K. Shear collaborates often with several researchers, including:

  • Scott A. Sperling
  • Lynette Abrams-Silva
  • Franchesca Arias
  • Samantha DeDios-Stern
  • Olivia Houge

In 2003, Paula K. Shear was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Best Publications

  • Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Structural Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder

    Stephen M. Strakowski;Melissa P. DelBello;Kenji W. Sax;Molly E. Zimmerman

  • Functional MRI measurement of language Lateralization in Wada-tested patients

    J. E. Desmond;J. M. Sum;A. D. Wagner;J. B. Demb

  • Longitudinal Changes in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Brain Volumes in Abstinent and Relapsed Alcoholics

    A. Pfefferbaum;E. V. Sullivan;E. V. Sullivan;D. H. Mathalon;P. K. Shear

  • Ventricular and periventricular structural volumes in first- versus multiple-episode bipolar disorder.

    Stephen M. Strakowski;Melissa P. DelBello;Molly E. Zimmerman;Glen E. Getz

  • Deterministic center of pressure patterns characterize postural instability in Parkinson’s disease

    Jennifer M. Schmit;Michael A. Riley;Arif Dalvi;Alok Sahay

  • Neuropsychological Deficits in Psychotic Versus Nonpsychotic Major Depression and No Mental Illness

    Alan F. Schatzberg;Joel A. Posener;Charles DeBattista;B. Michelle Kalehzan

  • Volumetric MRI assessment of temporal lobe structures in schizophrenia.

    Robert B. Zipursky;Laura Marsh;Kelvin O. Lim;Stacie DeMent

  • Automation cueing modulates cerebral blood flow and vigilance in a simulated air traffic control task

    Edward M. Hitchcock;Joel S. Warm;Gerald Matthews;William N. Dember

  • Impulsivity across the course of bipolar disorder.

    Stephen M Strakowski;Stephen M Strakowski;David E Fleck;Melissa P DelBello;Caleb M Adler

  • Facial affect recognition deficits in bipolar disorder.

    Glen E. Getz;Paula K. Shear;Stephen M. Strakowski

  • Volumetric magnetic resonance imaging quantification of longitudinal brain changes in abstinent alcoholics.

    Paula K. Shear;Paula K. Shear;Terry L. Jernigan;Terry L. Jernigan;Nelson Butters;Nelson Butters

  • Persistent attentional dysfunction in remitted bipolar disorder.

    Kelly E. Wilder-Willis;Kenji W. Sax;H. Lee Rosenberg;David E. Fleck

  • Cortical and Hippocampal Volume Deficits in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Laura Marsh;Martha J. Morrell;Paula K. Shear;Edith V. Sullivan

  • Differential Contributions of Cognitive and Motor Component Processes to Physical and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Parkinson’s Disease

    Deborah A Cahn;Edith V Sullivan;Paula K Shear;Adolf Pfefferbaum

  • Mammillary body and cerebellar shrinkage in chronic alcoholics with and without amnesia

    P K Shear;E V Sullivan;E V Sullivan;B Lane;B Lane;A Pfefferbaum;A Pfefferbaum

  • The Relationship Between Joint Attention and Language in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Donna S. Murray;Nancy A. Creaghead;Patricia Manning-Courtney;Paula K. Shear

  • The relationship between cognitive dysfunction and coping abilities in schizophrenia

    Kelly E. Wilder-Willis;Paula K. Shear;John J. Steffen;Joyce Borkin

  • A deficit profile of executive, memory, and motor functions in schizophrenia

    Edith V. Sullivan;Edith V. Sullivan;Paula K. Shear;Paula K. Shear;Robert B. Zipursky;Harvey J. Sagar

  • Characterizing Impulsivity in Mania

    Stephen M Strakowski;David E Fleck;Melissa P DelBello;Caleb M Adler

  • Brain structural and cognitive correlates of clock drawing performance in Alzheimer's disease.

    Deborah A. Cahn-Weiner;Edith V. Sullivan;Paula K. Shear;Paula K. Shear;Rosemary Fama;Rosemary Fama

Frequent Co-Authors

Edith V. Sullivan
Edith V. Sullivan Stanford University
Adolf Pfefferbaum
Adolf Pfefferbaum Stanford University
Jerome A. Yesavage
Jerome A. Yesavage Stanford University
Caleb M. Adler
Caleb M. Adler University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Nelson Butters
Nelson Butters University of California, San Diego
Michael Privitera
Michael Privitera University of Cincinnati
Molly E. Zimmerman
Molly E. Zimmerman Fordham University
Terry L. Jernigan
Terry L. Jernigan University of California, San Diego
Daniel H. Mathalon
Daniel H. Mathalon University of California, San Francisco
James C. Eliassen
James C. Eliassen University of Cincinnati Medical Center

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