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