People at Neurobehavior Services
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Director: Janiece Turnbull, Ph.D.
Associate: Sarah DeBoard Marion, Ph.D. Associate: Beth Baumeister, Ph.D. Associate: Alissa Ellis, Ph.D. |
Associate: Christina Young, Ph.D.
Office Manager: Laura Cavanaugh, M.A. Graduate Student Trainee: Samuel Kim, M.A. Graduate Student Trainee: Karissa Burnett, M.A. |
Janiece Turnbull, Ph.D.
Dr. Janiece Turnbull has provided clinical neuropsychology services in Los Angeles and surrounding communities since 1999 and established Neurobehavior Services, Inc. (NSI) in Pasadena in 2001. She specializes in assessment and consultation for children and adolescents with developmental and acquired disabilities with the primary goal of establishing a plan of intervention that is tailored to the child’s specific profile of strengths and weaknesses, be they cognitive, academic, and/or social-emotional in nature.
Dr. Turnbull is a licensed clinical psychologist (CA Lic#: 16238). Her education and training in the specialty of clinical neuropsychology includes: 1) a two-year full-time clinical neuropsychology residency at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute & Hospital (now the UCLA-Semel Institute and Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital), with one year dedicated solely to the neuropsychological assessment of developmental and learning disabilities/disorders in children; 2) a one-year, full-time internship across three sites: Camarillo Developmental Center, Casa Pacifica (an emergency shelter and residential treatment program for children), and the UCLA Neuropsychology Laboratory; and 3) doctoral training at the Fuller Graduate School of Psychology in Pasadena, which includes the coursework required for the specialty track of neuropsychology.
Following her residency, Dr. Turnbull obtained additional training and certification in infant mental health, a field that specializes in assessment and intervention for children (and their families) from ages 0 to 5. From this training arose both a professional collaboration with Dr. Connie Lillas, Director of The Interdisciplinary Training Institute, and a five-year effort that resulted in the WW Norton publication of Infant/Child Mental Health, Early Intervention, and Relationship-Based Therapies: A Neurorelational Framework for Interdisciplinary Practice. The goal of the book is to provide a cohesive model that is based in neuroscience principles for integrating the assessment and treatment efforts of practitioners across all disciplines that serve children and families.
In addition to her clinical position as Director of NSI, Dr. Turnbull is currently an adjunct professor at Azusa Pacific University, providing consultation and supervision to the interdisciplinary assessment team at the Pediatric Neurodevelopment Institute. She also provides training and supervision for doctoral students from Fuller’s Graduate School of Psychology who have an interest in pediatric neuropsychology. Dr. Turnbull previously held a part-time staff position at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, providing neuropsychological assessments for children and adults in post-acute rehabilitation, hematology-oncology, and outpatient departments. She has lectured and taught courses in neuropsychology for post-graduate, graduate, and undergraduate students for The Interdisciplinary Training Institute, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology, Alliant University, and the California Institute of Technology. Her research interests and efforts in pediatric neuropsychology include: 1) intervention and rehabilitation for cognitive and motor weaknesses, especially compromises in executive functioning; 2) using virtual reality as a tool for assessment and intervention, especially incorporating movement into cognitive/learning interventions; and 3) treatment outcomes when using a neuropsychological assessment as a guide and a comprehensive problem-focused intervention approach.
Dr. Turnbull was honored to be the first recipient of the Award for Clinical Excellence in April 2010 by the Cheerful Helpers Child and Family Study Center.
Dr. Turnbull is a licensed clinical psychologist (CA Lic#: 16238). Her education and training in the specialty of clinical neuropsychology includes: 1) a two-year full-time clinical neuropsychology residency at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute & Hospital (now the UCLA-Semel Institute and Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital), with one year dedicated solely to the neuropsychological assessment of developmental and learning disabilities/disorders in children; 2) a one-year, full-time internship across three sites: Camarillo Developmental Center, Casa Pacifica (an emergency shelter and residential treatment program for children), and the UCLA Neuropsychology Laboratory; and 3) doctoral training at the Fuller Graduate School of Psychology in Pasadena, which includes the coursework required for the specialty track of neuropsychology.
Following her residency, Dr. Turnbull obtained additional training and certification in infant mental health, a field that specializes in assessment and intervention for children (and their families) from ages 0 to 5. From this training arose both a professional collaboration with Dr. Connie Lillas, Director of The Interdisciplinary Training Institute, and a five-year effort that resulted in the WW Norton publication of Infant/Child Mental Health, Early Intervention, and Relationship-Based Therapies: A Neurorelational Framework for Interdisciplinary Practice. The goal of the book is to provide a cohesive model that is based in neuroscience principles for integrating the assessment and treatment efforts of practitioners across all disciplines that serve children and families.
In addition to her clinical position as Director of NSI, Dr. Turnbull is currently an adjunct professor at Azusa Pacific University, providing consultation and supervision to the interdisciplinary assessment team at the Pediatric Neurodevelopment Institute. She also provides training and supervision for doctoral students from Fuller’s Graduate School of Psychology who have an interest in pediatric neuropsychology. Dr. Turnbull previously held a part-time staff position at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, providing neuropsychological assessments for children and adults in post-acute rehabilitation, hematology-oncology, and outpatient departments. She has lectured and taught courses in neuropsychology for post-graduate, graduate, and undergraduate students for The Interdisciplinary Training Institute, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology, Alliant University, and the California Institute of Technology. Her research interests and efforts in pediatric neuropsychology include: 1) intervention and rehabilitation for cognitive and motor weaknesses, especially compromises in executive functioning; 2) using virtual reality as a tool for assessment and intervention, especially incorporating movement into cognitive/learning interventions; and 3) treatment outcomes when using a neuropsychological assessment as a guide and a comprehensive problem-focused intervention approach.
Dr. Turnbull was honored to be the first recipient of the Award for Clinical Excellence in April 2010 by the Cheerful Helpers Child and Family Study Center.
Sarah DeBoard Marion, Ph.D.
Sarah DeBoard Marion, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist (PSY 21372). She received specialized training in neuropsychology at UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Institute after completing her doctoral training at Fuller’s Graduate School of Psychology in Pasadena, which included a neuropsychology-focused internship at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. She has been an associate with NSI since February, 2007. She currently specializes in the assessment needs of children/adolescents and older adults.
Dr. Marion has been a practicing clinical neuropsychologist for the past eight years. She has expertise in the assessment of school-aged children, adult, and older adults across a wide range of neurologic and neurodevelopmental conditions. She has also served as assistant professor at Fuller’s Graduate School of Psychology, teaching and conducting research with Ph.D. and Psy.D. students. Courses taught include human neuropsychology, introductory and advanced neuropsychological assessment, clinical interventions, gerontology, and child neuropsychological assessment. Her research spans pediatric and adult populations and a range of neuropsychological conditions. Collaborators have included researchers from USC's Institute for Creative Technologies, Huntington Medical Research Institute, and UCLA's Semel Institute.
Dr. Marion has been a practicing clinical neuropsychologist for the past eight years. She has expertise in the assessment of school-aged children, adult, and older adults across a wide range of neurologic and neurodevelopmental conditions. She has also served as assistant professor at Fuller’s Graduate School of Psychology, teaching and conducting research with Ph.D. and Psy.D. students. Courses taught include human neuropsychology, introductory and advanced neuropsychological assessment, clinical interventions, gerontology, and child neuropsychological assessment. Her research spans pediatric and adult populations and a range of neuropsychological conditions. Collaborators have included researchers from USC's Institute for Creative Technologies, Huntington Medical Research Institute, and UCLA's Semel Institute.
Beth Baumeister, Ph.D.
Dr. Beth Baumeister has been an associate for NSI since 2006 and has been providing psychotherapy services in Pasadena since 2003. She is a licensed clinical psychologist (CA Lic#: 20565) who specializes in neuropsychological assessment and psychotherapy services with children and adults. Dr. Baumeister’s education and training include a doctoral degree from Fuller Graduate School of Psychology in Pasadena, a one-year pediatric neuropsychology internship at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (APA accredited), and post-doctoral training at CHLA in pediatric psychology, neuropsychological, and neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Dr. Baumeister has expertise assessing and providing therapy services for children with a wide range of developmental and acquired disabilities, including children who have chronic medical conditions (e.g. cancer, diabetes), traumatic brain injuries, autism spectrum disorders, attention difficulties, learning disabilities, and behavioral/mood disorders. In her private practice, Dr. Baumeister provides attachment-based psychotherapy services to help family members understand each other and communicate more effectively. She also helps her individual clients find ways to overcome difficulties with depression, anxiety, social skills, and attention. Outside of her clinical work, Dr. Baumeister provides private supervision for MFT students who are conducting floor-time therapy for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. She also works with Dr. Turnbull as an adjunct professor at Azusa Pacific University, providing consultation and supervision of neuropsychological assessment for an interdisciplinary assessment team.
Dr. Baumeister has expertise assessing and providing therapy services for children with a wide range of developmental and acquired disabilities, including children who have chronic medical conditions (e.g. cancer, diabetes), traumatic brain injuries, autism spectrum disorders, attention difficulties, learning disabilities, and behavioral/mood disorders. In her private practice, Dr. Baumeister provides attachment-based psychotherapy services to help family members understand each other and communicate more effectively. She also helps her individual clients find ways to overcome difficulties with depression, anxiety, social skills, and attention. Outside of her clinical work, Dr. Baumeister provides private supervision for MFT students who are conducting floor-time therapy for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. She also works with Dr. Turnbull as an adjunct professor at Azusa Pacific University, providing consultation and supervision of neuropsychological assessment for an interdisciplinary assessment team.
Alissa Ellis, Ph.D.
Dr. Alissa Ellis is a licensed clinical psychologist (CA Lic#: 26157). She is a post-doctoral fellow in the Neuropsychology Research track at UCLA’s Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 2012. She recently completed her pre-doctoral internship in Pediatric Neuropsychology at UCLA (APA accredited). Her experiences include working with children and adolescents with various developmental and acquired diagnoses such as traumatic brain injury, seizure disorders, cancer/organ transplant, autism spectrum disorders, learning disorders, attention difficulties, language disorders and behavioral problems.
Dr. Ellis has a secondary specialty in the assessment of mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder. She currently works in the Youth Stress and Mood Clinic and the Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Clinic at UCLA, which focus the assessment and treatment of youth experiencing significant emotion regulation difficulties. Her research interests include the neurophysiological and neurocognitive correlates of mood disorders in youth.
Dr. Ellis has a secondary specialty in the assessment of mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder. She currently works in the Youth Stress and Mood Clinic and the Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Clinic at UCLA, which focus the assessment and treatment of youth experiencing significant emotion regulation difficulties. Her research interests include the neurophysiological and neurocognitive correlates of mood disorders in youth.
Christina Young, Ph.D.
Dr. Christina Young is a licensed clinical psychologist (CA Lic #: PSY 28151) specializing in neuropsychological assessment of children, adolescents, and young adults. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow in pediatric neuropsychology at the UCLA-Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and The Help Group, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving children with special needs.
Dr. Young earned her Ph.D. in clinical neuropsychology at Fuller Graduate School of Psychology in Pasadena, California. As a doctoral student, she served as a psychological assistant for four years at Neurobehavior Services under the supervision of Dr. Janiece Turnbull. In addition, her predoctoral training included rotations at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, the UCLA-Semel Institute, and Cheerful Helpers Child and Family Study Center. Her current research involves studying white matter differences in children with ADHD and children with bipolar disorder using diffusion tensor imaging.
Dr. Young earned her Ph.D. in clinical neuropsychology at Fuller Graduate School of Psychology in Pasadena, California. As a doctoral student, she served as a psychological assistant for four years at Neurobehavior Services under the supervision of Dr. Janiece Turnbull. In addition, her predoctoral training included rotations at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, the UCLA-Semel Institute, and Cheerful Helpers Child and Family Study Center. Her current research involves studying white matter differences in children with ADHD and children with bipolar disorder using diffusion tensor imaging.
Laura Cavanaugh, M.A.
Laura Cavanaugh is the office manager at NSI. She is able to answer preliminary questions regarding both the assessment process and NSI policies and fees. Laura has a bachelor's degree in English with an emphasis in creative writing as well as a master’s degree in Theology.
Laura is both an experienced editor and a trained writing tutor with ten years of experience working with students of all ages and levels of ability in English-related subjects (including English as a second language), study skills, and time management skills. In addition to her freelance services, she worked as an editor and tutor in South Carolina at Presbyterian College Writing Center for three and a half years, including a one-semester internship, and at Laurens County Sixth Grade Center for one year. While in California, she worked at Altadena Elementary School as a reading/writing tutor for one year, was a writing consultant for Fuller Seminary Writing Center for two years, and then was Managing Editor there for another three years. She currently lives out of state and provides editing and tutoring services online. More information about her services is available on her website.
Laura is both an experienced editor and a trained writing tutor with ten years of experience working with students of all ages and levels of ability in English-related subjects (including English as a second language), study skills, and time management skills. In addition to her freelance services, she worked as an editor and tutor in South Carolina at Presbyterian College Writing Center for three and a half years, including a one-semester internship, and at Laurens County Sixth Grade Center for one year. While in California, she worked at Altadena Elementary School as a reading/writing tutor for one year, was a writing consultant for Fuller Seminary Writing Center for two years, and then was Managing Editor there for another three years. She currently lives out of state and provides editing and tutoring services online. More information about her services is available on her website.
Samuel Kim, M.A.
Samuel Kim is a fourth year international student from South Korea in the Clinical Psychology program at Fuller Graduate School of Psychology. He earned his master's degree in Christian counseling in 2011 from Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas and attained master's degrees in counseling psychology and in divinity in South Korea. In addition to his work at NSI, Samuel works with people who have addiction problems at Eaton Canyon Treatment Center in Pasadena and is working on his dissertation on the neurological basis of sexual addiction using SPECT imaging. Samuel volunteers as Director of Family Ministry at his Korean church.
Karissa Burnett, M.A.
Karissa Burnett is a fourth-year doctoral student in clinical psychology at Fuller’s Graduate School of Psychology. She was named 2016 Future of Psychology Scholar by the San Gabriel Valley Psychological Association. Karissa grew up in Connecticut and attended UConn for her undergraduate studies in psychology and neuroscience. Since moving to California, Karissa earned her master’s degree in psychology from Fuller and worked as a teaching assistant for courses on psychological assessment and psychotherapy. In addition to her work at NSI, she currently serves as a clinical supervisor for first-year students. Her research interests include high sensitivity, ADHD, learning disorders, creativity, and post-traumatic growth. She is passionate about work that recognizes and nurtures the unique strengths of every child.
