Associate Professor Stephen C. Bowden

BA (Hons) PhD

Associate Professor
Head of Neuropsychology (Honorary) St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne

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Current research interests include 1) re-integrating clinical and neuropsychological assessment with psychological measurement theory, 2) modelling neuropsychological features of traumatic brain injury, temporal lobe epilepsy, and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome and 3) the validity of "clinical" and psychoanalytic approaches to neuropsychology.

Research Interests:

• Behavioural Neuroscience
• Clinical Neuropsychology
• Quantitative Psychology
• Neuropsychology Laboratory

Professional Associations, Memberships & Awards:

• Member of the Australian Psychological Society.
• Member of the APS College of Clinical Neuropsychology.
• Distinguished Visiting Professor, Wilford Hall Medical Centre, Texas, 2003
  

Recent Funded Research:

Selected Publications:

Book Chapters:

Bowden, S.C. & Ritter A.J. (2005). "Alcohol Related Dementia and the Clinical Spectrum of Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome", in A. Burns, D. Ames, J. O'Brien (Eds). Dementia (3rd ed). London, Edward Arnold.

Bowden, S.C., Whelan, G., Long, C., & Clifford, C. (2004). "The Temporal Stability of the WAIS-R and WMS-R in a Heterogeneous Sample of Alcohol Dependent Clients", in D.V. Cicchetti & B.P. Rourke (Eds). Methodological and Biostatistical Foundations of Clinical Neuropsychology and Medical and Health Disciplines. 2nd ed. (pp 37-44). Taylor & Francis, New York.

Refereed Journal Articles:

O'Brien, C.E., & Bowden, S.C. (2005) "Dementia Screening in the Primary Care Setting: Broadening the Symptom Detection Net", Australian Prescriber, 28, pp 11–13.

Bowden S.C., Cook, M.J., Bardenhagen, F.J., Shores, E.A., & Carstairs, J.R. (2004). "Measurement Invariance of Core Cognitive Abilities in Heterogeneous Neurological and Community Samples", Intelligence, 33, pp 363–389.

Bowden S.C. (2004). "The Role of Factor Analysis in Construct Validity: Is it a Myth?", Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 10, pp 1018–1019.

O'Brien, C.E., Bowden, S., Bardenhagen, F.J., & Cook, M.J. (2003). "Neuropsychological Correlates of Hippocampal and Rhinal Cortex Volumes in Patients with Mesial Temporal Sclerosis", Hippocampus, 13, pp 892–904.

Bates, M.E., Bowden, S.C. & Barry, D. (2002). "Neurocognitive Impairment Associated with Alcohol Use Disorders: Implications for Treatment", Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 10, pp 193–212.

Ambrose, M.L., Bowden, S.C., & Whelan G. (2001). "Thiamin Treatment and Working Memory Function of Alcohol-dependent People: Preliminary Findings", Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, 25, pp 112–116.

Bardenhagen, F.J., Bowden, S.C., Sheilds, R.B., McKay, V., Smith, P.J., Vogrin, S, Collins, S., & Cook, M.J. (1999). "Psychosocial and Neuropsychological Outcome in Two High-functioning Males 20 Years After Traumatic Brain Injury", Neurocase, 5(4), pp 325–343.

Bowden, S.C. (1995). "Hypothesis Testing in Australian Neuropsychology",Australian Psychologist, 29, pp 35–38.

Bowden, S.C. (1990). "Separating Cognitive Impairment in Neurologically Asymptomatic Alcoholism from Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome: Is the Neuropsychological Distinction Justified?" Psychological Bulletin, 107, pp 355–366.

Bowden, S.C. (1987). "Brain Impairment in Social Drinkers? No Cause for Concern", Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 11, pp 407–410.