Thomas E. Myers

Courses Taught at Queensborough Community College:

SS 570 Psychology of Aging

SS 510 Introductory Psychology

SS 510-PNET- Introductory Psychology- Partial online format

Additional Teaching at other colleges

Queens College, CUNY

PSYCH 107 Statistics for the Behavioral Science (Lecture and computer laboratory section)

PSYCH 101 General Psychology

PSYCH 213W Experimental Psychology

PSYCH 215 Developmental Psychology: Adolescence

St. John’s University, Queens, NY

PSYCH 2150 Introduction to Physiological Psychology

PSYCH 3280 Cognitive Psychology

PSYCH 2030L Statistical Methods in Psychology- Laboratory Section

LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York

SSY 240 Developmental Psychology

Duke University’s Talent Identification Program (TIP)

Introductory Neuropsychology

Touro College School of Health Sciences-

 FE 615 Biostatistics

Research Interests & Experience

Neuropsychology of emotion, theory of mind, self-awareness.

Evolutionary Psychology

Brain imaging- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), Electroencephalography/Event Related Potentials (EEG/ERP)

Clinical/Neuropsychological Experience/Training

 Neuropsychological Evaluation Experience

-NYU Langone Medical Center, Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center

-Neuropsychological Associates, Patchogue, NY 2007-2008

-NeuroRehabilitation and Neuropsychological Services, Massapequa Park, NY 2007-2008

-Long Island Neuropsychological Consultants, Great Neck, NY 2005-2008           

-Jefferson University Hospital for Neuroscience, Epilepsy Center, 2004-2005

Cognitive Rehabilitation

-Common Ground Alliance, Plainview, NY

-St. Johnland Head Injury Rehabilitation Unit, Kings Park, NY 2006-2007

Short-term counseling

-Queens College Counseling Center

-Middle Earth Counseling Hotline, University at Albany, SUNY 2001-2002

Psychiatric Inpatient Experience

-Jamaica Hospital Medical Center- Inpatient Psychiatry Services, Jamaica, NY Fall, 2005

-Capital District Psychiatric Center, Rehabilitation Department, Albany, NY Fall, 2002

Professional Affiliations and Memberships

Lifetime Honorary Member of Psi Chi

American Psychological Association

National Academy of Neuropsychology

New York State Psychological Association

New York Neuropsychology Group

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

Bender, H.A., Teague, E.B., Myers, T.E., & Borod, J.C. (2010). Review of the Neuropsychological Assessment of Neuropsychiatric and Neuromedical Disorders, Third Edition. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 25(7), 687-688. doi: 10.1093/arclin/acq054

Coben, R. & Myers, T.E. (2010). The Relative Efficacy of Connectivity Guided and Symptom Based EEG Biofeedback for Autistic Disorders. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 35, 13-23. doi: 10.1007/s10484-009-9102-5

Coben, R., Linden, M., & Myers, T.E. (2009). Neurofeedback for Autistic Spectrum Disorder: A Review of the Literature. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 35, 83-105. doi: 10.1007/s10484-009-9117-y

Coben, R. & Myers, T.E. (2009). Sensitivity and Specificity of Long Wave Infrared Imaging for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Attention Disorders. 13(1), 56-65. doi: 10.1177/1087054708329778

Coben, R. & Myers, T.E. (2008). Connectivity Theory of Autism: Use of Connectivity Measures in Assessing and Treating Autistic Disorders. Journal of Neurotherapy, 12(2/3), 161-179. doi: n10.1080/10874200802398824

Platek, S.M., Fonteyn, L.C.M., Izzetoglu, M., Myers, T.E., Ayaz, H., Li, C., & Chance, B. (2005). Functional near infrared spectroscopy reveals differences in self–other processing as a function of schizotypal personality traits.   Schizophrenia Research, 73(1), 125-127. doi:10.1016/j.schres.2004.09.024

Platek, SM., Raines, D.M., Gallup, G.G., Jr., Mohamed, F.B., Thomson, J.W., Myers, T.E., Panyavin, I.S., Levin, S.L., Davis, J.A., Fonteyn, L.C.M., & Arigo, D.R. (2004). Reactions to children’s faces Males are more affected by resemblance than females are, and so are their brains. Evolution and Human Behavior, 25(6), 394-405. doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2004.08.007

Platek, S.M., Myers, T.E., Critton, S.R., & Gallup, G.G., Jr. (2003).  A left-hand advantage for self-description: the impact of schizotypal personality traits. Schizophrenia Research, 65, 147-151. doi:10.1016/S0920-9964(02)00494-2 

Platek, S.M., Critton, S.R., Myers, T.E., & Gallup, G.G., Jr. (2003). Contagious yawning: The role of self-awareness and mental state attribution. Cognitive Brain Research, 17(2), 223-227. doi:10.1016/S0926-6410(03)00109-5 

Platek, S.M., Critton, S.R., Burch, R.L., Frederick, D.A., Myers, T.E., & Gallup, G.G., Jr.  (2003). How much resemblance is enough? Sex difference in reactions to resemblance, but not the ability to detect resemblance. Evolution and Human Behavior, 24(2), 81-87. [Feature Article]. doi:10.1016/S1090-5138(02)00117-4 

Book Chapters

Bush, S.S. & Myers, T.E. (2010). Pick’s Disease. In J. E. Morgan, I.S. Baron & J. H. Ricker (Eds), Casebook of Clinical Neuropsychology (pp. 606-618). New York, NY: Taylor & Francis/Psychology Press.

Bush, S.S. & Myers, T.E. (2011). Moyamoya Disease. In Noggle, C.A., Dean, R.S., & Horton, Jr., A.M.  (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Neuropsychological Disorders. New York:  Springer Publishing Co.

Bush, S.S. & Myers, T.E. (2011). Kawasaki Disease. In Noggle, C.A., Dean, R.S., & Horton, Jr., A.M.  (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Neuropsychological Disorders. New York:  Springer Publishing Co.

Bush, S.S. & Myers, T.E. (2011). Dementia Pugilistica. In Noggle, C.A., Dean, R.S., & Horton, Jr., A.M.  (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Neuropsychological Disorders. New York:  Springer Publishing Co.