Associate Professor
Director, Department of Neuropsychology, KKI
Main Office Address
Kennedy Krieger Institute
1750 East Fairmount Ave, 3rd Floor
Baltimore, MD 21205
Phone: 443-923-4442
Fax: 443-923-4470
E-mail: speedie@kennedykrieger.org
Administrative Assistant
Yvone Jackson
E-mail: Jackson@kennedykrieger.org
Education
1964 | B.A. | University of Texas at Austin |
1966 | M.A. | University of Texas at Austin |
1971 | Ph.D. | University of Texas at Austin |
1966-1968 | Psychology Internship | University of Texas at Austin |
1980-1982 | Post Doctoral Fellowship in Neuropsychology | University of Florida, Dept. Neurology |
Professional Interests
Neuropsychological consequences of acquired brain damage in adults and children, particularly in disorders of attention to space and memory.
Selected Publications
Newman D., Tamir J., Speedie L., Newman JP., Ben-Dov I. Physiological and neuropsychological effects of theophylline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Israel J. Med. Sci., 1994: 30:816-819.
Edwin D., Speedie LJ., Kohler W., Naidu S., Kruse B., Moser HW. Cognitive and brain magnetic resonance imaging findings in adrenomyeloneuropathy. Annals of Neurology, 1996: 40: 675 - 678.
Speedie LJ., Wertman E., Verfaellie M., Butter C., Silberman, N., Lichtenstein M., Heilman KM. Reading direction and spatial neglect. Cortex, 2002: 38: 59-67.
Kampf-sherf O., Zlotogorski Z., Gilboa A., Speedie L., Lereya J., Rosca P., Shavit Y. Neuropsychological functioning in major depression and responsiveness to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors antidepressants. J. Affective Disorders, 2004: 82: 453-459.
Hattiangadi N., Pillion J.P., Slomine B., Christensen J., Trovato M.K., Speedie L.J. Characteristics of auditory agnosia in a child with severe traumatic brain injury: A case report. Brain and Language, 2005: 92: 12-25.





