Theone Paterson

Site principal investigator, Victoria

Theone S. E. Paterson is an Assistant Professor in Psychology at the University of Victoria, and a Michael Smith Health Research BC/Lotte John Hecht Memorial Foundation Scholar. She is also a Visiting Researcher at Baycrest Health Sciences Centre the Rotman Research Institute, Affiliated Researcher at Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health, and is a registered psychologist in the provinces of BC and Ontario with declared competency in clinical neuropsychology across the lifespan. She is also the Chair of the Clinical Neuropsychology Section of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA). Her focus is on neuropsychological research with clinical applications, with the aim of improving our understanding of the interplay between neurocognition and psychosocial functioning and predicting real-world health outcomes in aging and chronic illness groups. Aims of this work are to translate basic research to clinical settings through design and implementation of screening measures with utility in diverse groups, and to develop psychological and cognitive programs aimed at improving real-world outcomes.