Leslie Rosenstein, Ph.D.

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Leslie D. Rosenstein, Ph.D., ABPP is a clinical neuropsychologist in Parkland’s Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic.  She obtained her undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin in 1983 with high honors and special honors in Psychology. She went on to obtain her doctorate degree at UT in Differential Psychology in 1988 followed by a respecialization in Clinical Psychology with a major in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Arizona.  She completed her internship at Austin State Hospital.  She became Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology in 1994.  She has served on the faculty of various universities, including Texas A&M College of Medicine in the 1990’s and, now, UT Southwestern Medical Center in the Department of Psychiatry.  She is currently the director of the internship rotation in Parkland’s Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic for the UT Southwestern psychology graduate program.  She conducts neuropsychological evaluations of persons with known or suspected neurological disorders.  She serves as a member of the Clinical Training Committee in the doctoral Clinical Psychology program, and she has served as Co-Chair of the Curriculum Committee.

Dr. Rosenstein’s clinical expertise is in the area of neuropsychological evaluation, with particular interest in the differential diagnosis of various memory disorders, ADHD, TBI, and other neurocognitive disorders.  Dr. Rosenstein’s research interests are diverse, and include differential diagnosis, reliability and validity of assessment tools, the interplay of health and neuropsychological function, research design and analysis, cross-cultural neuropsychology, and professional issues. 

Undergraduate School

University of Texas at Austin (1983), Psychology

Graduate School

University of Texas at Austin (1988), Psychology

Other Post Graduate Training

University of Arizona (1991), Neuropsychology

Internship

Austin State Hospital (1992), Neuropsychology

Featured Publications

Brief report of the reliability of a new method for scoring organizational approach on the Mesulam Cancellation Test.

Rosenstein LD, Cassill CK, Appl Neuropsychol Adult 2022 May 1-4

Screening for more than level of cognitive functioning: the BNI screen for higher cerebral functions.

Prigatano GP, Rosenstein LD, Denney DA, Brain Inj 2022 Mar 1-9

ADHD as a Potential Risk Factor in Poor Antiretroviral Adherence Rates in HIV: A Brief Narrative Review and Suggestions for Future Research.

Rosenstein LD, Neuropsychol Rev 2021 Feb

Commentary on the use of 96119 in billing for neuropsychological services.

Rosenstein LD Clin Neuropsychol 2017 May 1-10

Visuoconstructional drawing ability in the differential diagnosis of neurologic compromise versus depression.

Rosenstein LD Arch Clin Neuropsychol 1999 May 14 4 359-72

Differential diagnosis of the major progressive dementias and depression in middle and late adulthood: a summary of the literature of the early 1990s.

Rosenstein LD Neuropsychol Rev 1998 Sep 8 3 109-67

Neuropsychological test performance of children with ADHD relative to test norms and parent behavioral ratings.

Muir-Broaddus JE, Rosenstein LD, Medina DE, Soderberg C Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2002 Oct 17 7 671-89

Differentiating patients with higher cerebral dysfunction from patients with psychiatric or acute medical illness using the BNI Screen for Higher Cerebral Functions.

Rosenstein LD, Prigatano GP, Nayak M Neuropsychiatry Neuropsychol Behav Neurol 1997 Apr 10 2 113-9

Shaping of a normal rate of eating using audio taped pacing in conjunction with a token economy

Rosenstein, LD & Price, R Neuropsychological Rehabilitation 1994 4 4 387-398

Artificial depression of left-hand finger tapping rates: A critical evaluation of the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Finger Tapping Test instrument

Rosenstein, LD & VanSickle, L International Journal of Clinical Neuropsychology 1991 13 106-110

 Featured Books

Research Design and Analysis: A Primer for the Non-Statistician

Rosenstein, LD (2019). New Jersey, Wiley & Sons

Administration and Scoring Manual for the BNI Screen for Higher Cerebral Functions

Prigatano, G., Amin, K., & Rosenstein, LD (1995). Phoenix, AZ, Barrow Neurological Institute

Anoxic Brain Injury: Two Cases of Anoxic Brain Injury Secondary to Cardiac Arrest. In Casebook of Clinical Neuropsychology

Rosenstein, LD & Friedman, P (2011). Taylor & Francis/Psychology Press

The clinical neuropsychological examination: Scope, cost, and health-care value. In Neuropsychology: Scientific Basis and Clinical Application, Volume 1

Prigatano, G. Zigler, L. & Rosenstein, LD (2003). New York, Psychology Press

Duschenne Muscular Dystrophy. In Childhood Disorders: Diagnostic Desk Reference

Rosenstein, LD (2003). New Jersey, John Wiley and Sons

Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy. In Childhood Disorders: Diagnostic Desk Reference

Rosenstein, LD (2003). New Jersey, John Wiley and Sons

Fukuyama Muscular Dystrophy. In Childhood Disorders: Diagnostic Desk Reference

Rosenstein, LD (2003). New Jersey, John Wiley and Sons

Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy. In Childhood Disorders: Diagnostic Desk Reference

Rosenstein, LD (2003). New Jersey, John Wiley and Sons

Brain and Behavior Development. In Behavior Medicine for Women: A Comprehensive Handbook

Woods, B & Rosenstein, LD (1997). New York, Guilford Publications