UAB Professor and Chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Amie B. Jackson, MD, announces the appointment of DeLisa A. West, PhD, as assistant professor.

A graduate of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Dr. West completed a master's degree in clinical psychology at the University of the District of Columbia and a PhD in clinical psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology/Alliant International University in Alameda. After an internship at the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Medical Center in Loma Linda, California, she completed a neuropsychology fellowship at The Institute of Rehabilitation and Research in Houston, Texas, which is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, and Texas A&M University System Health Science Center.

Among her numerous honors and awards, Dr. West received the Award of Excellence from the University of the District of Columbia, where she also was named in "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges." Additionally, she received honorable mention from the American Psychological Association's Minority Fellowship Program (1999-2000).

Dr. West's major research interests include neuropsychological assessment, aging, transmission of cultural values, rehabilitation, grandparenthood in relation to lifespan development, and brain injury secondary to domestic violence. Her clinical interests center on geriatrics, neuropsychological functioning in medical disorders, depression, and issues in ethnic minority mental health.

Dr. West is accepting patients at Spain Rehabilitation Center; call 934-3454 for patient appointments. Her e-mail is westde@uab.edu.