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