Jessica Clark, MSPSY PHD| Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology | MedStar Health
Jessica Clark, MSPSY PHD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology, Psychiatry
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
- 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
Practice locations
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102 Irving St NW
Washington, DC, 20010
1120 20th St NW
Ste 115
Washington, DC, 20036
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
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- POS OA
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS II
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice POS
- IH-Open POS II
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- OA Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TRICARE for Life East
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HighMark
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Network OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Beech Street PPO
- Medicare Direct
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
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.