Jessica Clark, MSPSY PHD| Psychiatry, Psychology | MedStar Health
Jessica Clark, MSPSY PHD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Psychiatry, Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology
Languages: English
(202) 291-5366
About me
Dr. Clark sees patients at the following address:
102 Irving Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-877-1120
Fax: 202-291-5366
Jessica Clark, PhD, is a neuropsychologist conducting assessments and psychotherapy with individuals who have various neurological conditions. She is the co-director of the Transitions, Neuro Day Treatment Program, working with day program patients as well as other outpatients. She is involved in the MedStar NRH Concussion Clinic, and has worked with various professional athletic teams. She also provides supervision as part of the MNRH Neuropsychology Fellowship.
After completing her undergraduate education at Penn State University, Dr. Clark received her PhD in Clinical Psychology, specializing in neuropsychology, from the University of Kentucky. She completed an APA accredited clinical psychology internship within the neuropsychology track at the VA Maryland Health Care System/University of Maryland School of Medicine Psychology Internship Consortium in Baltimore, Maryland. She completed a two-year neuropsychology fellowship, consistent with APA Division 40/Houston Guidelines, at the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Clark has a broad background in neuropsychological assessment and treatment, rehabilitation, and various types of cognitive-behavioral therapeutic interventions. Her patient population includes individuals who have sustained brain injury, cerebrovascular accident, brain tumors, dementia, and/or psychological disorders. In addition to clinical work, Dr. Clark has conducted research in traumatic brain injury, including studies of working memory in moderate to severe TBI utilizing fMRI, and exploring interventions for improving poor self-awareness after brain injury. Publications and presentations include research on neuropsychological assessment, neuroimaging, MTBI and PTSD in veterans, and capacity issues.
Clinical areas of focus
- Anxiety Management
- Executive Functions Coaching
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Traumatic Brain Injury
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anxiety
- Apathy
- Behavioral Disorders
- Behavioral Problems
- Bipolar Disorder
- Brain Injury From Trauma
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Depression
- Depressive Episode
- Dissociative Amnesia
- Early Complications Of Trauma
- Emotional Regulation Problems
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emotional State Symptoms (MOOD SWINGS)
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Executive Function Deficit
- Executive Function Disorder
- Grief And Bereavement
- Learning Disabilities
- Memory Disorder
- Memory Loss
- Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Mood Disorder Due To Traumatic Brain Injury
- Mood Disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Cognitive Problems
- Neurocognitive Disorders
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Parkinson's Disease
- Personality Changes
- Phobia
- Reaction To Stress
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Relationship Issues
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Seizure Disorders
- Separation Anxiety
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Substance Abuse
- Trauma
- Vascular Dementia
Procedures I perform
- Adult Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Management
- Behavioral Assessment
- Behavioral Interventions
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Cognitive Neuropsychology
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Dementia Treatment
- Depression Counseling
- Executive Function Assessment
- Executive Functions Coaching
- Existential Group Therapy
- Fitness For Duty Neuropsychological Evaluation
- Flash Electroretinography
- Grief Counseling
- Group Psychotherapy
- Learning Disability Evaluation
- Lewy Body Dementia Treatment
- Memory Disorder Evaluation
- Memory Training
- Mental Health Assessment
- Mental Performance Coaching
- Mental Status Exam
- Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Testing
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Neurocognitive Disorder Due To Alzheimer's Disease Testing
- Neurocognitive Disorder Treatment
- Neurocognitive Training
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neurodevelopmental Disorder Evaluation
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropsychological Assessment For Anxiety Disorder
- Neuropsychological Assessment For Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Neuropsychological Assessment For Learning Disability
- Neuropsychological Evaluation For Dementia
- Neuropsychological Management
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Traumatic Brain Injury
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychological Testing And Assessment
- Psychotherapy
- Stress Reduction
- Trauma Therapy
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice POS II
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst EPO
- United Student Resources
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Classic 5000
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna HMO
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HighMark
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Navigate
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- POS OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Professional Psychology, Psychology
Fellowship: Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital (2012)
Internship: VA Maryland Health Care System (2010)
Graduate: University of Kentucky (2006)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Berry, D.T.R., Schipper, L.J., & Clark, J.A. (2012). Detection of feigning of head injury symptoms on the MMPI-2. In C.R. Reynolds & A. MacNeill Horton, Jr. (Eds.) Detection of malingering during head injury litigation (2nd Ed.). New York: Plenum Press.
Wolfe, P.L. & Clark, J.A. (2011). Driving capacity. In G.J. Demakis (Ed.) Civil Capacities in Clinical Neuropsychology: Research findings and practical applications (National Academy of Neuropsychology series on evidence-based practices). New York: Oxford University Press.
Jasinski, L.J., Berry, D.T.R., Shandera, A., & Clark, J.A. (2011). Use of the Digit Span test for detecting malingered neurocognitive dysfunction: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 33, 300-314.
High, W., Briones-Galang, M., Clark, J., Gilkison, C., Mossberg, K., Zqaljardic, D., Masel, B., & Urban, R. (2010). Effect of growth hormone replacement therapy on cognition after traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 1565-1575.
Shandera, A.L., Berry, D.T.R., Clark, J.A., Schipper, L.J., Graue, L.O., & Harp, J.P. (2010). Detecting Malingered Mental Retardation. Psychological Assessment.
Berry, D.T.R., Sollman, M.J., Schipper, L.J., Clark, J.A., & Shandera, A.L. (2009). Assessment of feigned psychological symptoms. In J.N. Butcher (Ed.) Oxford handbook of personality assessment. New York: Oxford University Press.
Alwes, Y.R., Clark, J.A., Berry, D.T.R., & Granacher, R.P. (2008). Screening for feigning in a civil forensic setting, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 30, 133-140.
Schipper, L.J., Berry, D.T.R., Coen, E., Clark, J.A. (2008). Cross-validation of a manual form of the Letter Memory Test using a known-groups methodology. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 22, 345-349.
Vagnini, V., Berry, D., Clark, J., & Jiang, Y. (2008). New measures to detect malingered neurocognitive deficit: Applying reaction time and event-related potentials. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 30(7), 766-776.
Graue, L. O., Berry, D. T. R., Clark, J. A., Sollman, M. J., Cardi, M., Hopkins, J. & Werline, D. (2007). Identification of feigned mental retardation using the new generation of malingering detection instruments: Preliminary findings. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 20(6), 929-942.
Jiang, Y., Vagnini, V., Clark, J., Zhang, Q. (2007). Reduced sensitivity of affective mismatch in older adults. TheScientificWorldJOURNAL, 7, 115.
Vagnini, V. L., Sollman, M. J., Berry, D. T. R., Granacher. R. P., Clark, J. A., Burton, R., O’Brien, M., Bacon, E. & Saier, J. (2006). Known-groups cross-validation of the Letter Memory Test in a compensation-seeking mixed neurologic sample. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. 20(2), 289-304.
Wolfe, P.L. & Clark, J.A. (2011). Driving capacity. In G.J. Demakis (Ed.) Civil Capacities in Clinical Neuropsychology: Research findings and practical applications (National Academy of Neuropsychology series on evidence-based practices). New York: Oxford University Press.
Jasinski, L.J., Berry, D.T.R., Shandera, A., & Clark, J.A. (2011). Use of the Digit Span test for detecting malingered neurocognitive dysfunction: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 33, 300-314.
High, W., Briones-Galang, M., Clark, J., Gilkison, C., Mossberg, K., Zqaljardic, D., Masel, B., & Urban, R. (2010). Effect of growth hormone replacement therapy on cognition after traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 1565-1575.
Shandera, A.L., Berry, D.T.R., Clark, J.A., Schipper, L.J., Graue, L.O., & Harp, J.P. (2010). Detecting Malingered Mental Retardation. Psychological Assessment.
Berry, D.T.R., Sollman, M.J., Schipper, L.J., Clark, J.A., & Shandera, A.L. (2009). Assessment of feigned psychological symptoms. In J.N. Butcher (Ed.) Oxford handbook of personality assessment. New York: Oxford University Press.
Alwes, Y.R., Clark, J.A., Berry, D.T.R., & Granacher, R.P. (2008). Screening for feigning in a civil forensic setting, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 30, 133-140.
Schipper, L.J., Berry, D.T.R., Coen, E., Clark, J.A. (2008). Cross-validation of a manual form of the Letter Memory Test using a known-groups methodology. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 22, 345-349.
Vagnini, V., Berry, D., Clark, J., & Jiang, Y. (2008). New measures to detect malingered neurocognitive deficit: Applying reaction time and event-related potentials. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 30(7), 766-776.
Graue, L. O., Berry, D. T. R., Clark, J. A., Sollman, M. J., Cardi, M., Hopkins, J. & Werline, D. (2007). Identification of feigned mental retardation using the new generation of malingering detection instruments: Preliminary findings. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 20(6), 929-942.
Jiang, Y., Vagnini, V., Clark, J., Zhang, Q. (2007). Reduced sensitivity of affective mismatch in older adults. TheScientificWorldJOURNAL, 7, 115.
Vagnini, V. L., Sollman, M. J., Berry, D. T. R., Granacher. R. P., Clark, J. A., Burton, R., O’Brien, M., Bacon, E. & Saier, J. (2006). Known-groups cross-validation of the Letter Memory Test in a compensation-seeking mixed neurologic sample. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. 20(2), 289-304.