Brian Becker
Professional Title: Assistant Professor of Neuropsychology
Areas of Academic Focus and Expertise:
Social decision making, neurocognitive correlates of social and daily functioning, history of neuroscience, narrative identity, philosophy of mind
Area of Work and Concentration at Lesley: Clinical Neuropsychology
Representative List of Recent Courses Taught:
Neuropsychology; Cognitive Psychology; Theories of Personality
Education: BA, Salve Regina University; MA, Fuller Theological Seminary; MA, PhD, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology
Representative List of Recent Publications / Exhibitions:
- Becker, B.W., Thames, A. D., Woo, E., Castellon, S., Hinkin C. H. (2011). Longitudinal changes in cognitive function and medication adherence in HIV-infected adults. AIDS & Behavior, 15(8), 1888-94.
- Becker, B. W., Castellon, S. A., & Hinkin, C. H. (2011, February). Interpersonal functioning and neurpsychological performance in HIV/AIDS. Poster presented at the 39th Annual International Neuropsychological Society Conference. Boston, MA.
- Teng, E., Becker, B.W., Woo, E., Cummings, J.L., Lu, P.H. (2010). Subtle deficits in instrumental activities of daily living in subtypes of mild cognitive impairment. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 30, 189-197.
Fun Facts: Other life interests include health & fitness, dark comedy, and acoustic folk rock. My favorites: Movie -American Beauty, Classic Literature - Dante’s Divine Comedy, Writers - G. K. Chesterton, John O’Donohue, Alan Watts, St. Augustine, Oliver Sacks, Alexander Luria, Alasdair MacIntyre, Jean-Luc Marion
One of my favorite quotes:
"There is little or no hope of any recovery of his memory. But a man does not consist of memory alone. He has feeling, will, sensibilities, moral being - matters of which neuropsychology cannot speak. And it is here, beyond the realm of impersonal psychology, that you may find ways to touch him, and change him... Neuropsychologically, there is little or nothing you can do; but in the realm of the individual, there may be much you can do." -Alexander Luria’s response to Oliver Sacks