{"id":1145,"date":"2016-11-11T20:48:52","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T02:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/nimet\/?page_id=1145"},"modified":"2026-03-12T10:28:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:28:49","slug":"john-williamson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/nimet\/people-2\/com\/john-williamson\/","title":{"rendered":"John Williamson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/neurology.ufl.edu\/divisions-2\/memory-and-cognitive-disorders\/memory-and-cognitive-faculty\/john-williamson-ph-d\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1147 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/nimet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/2016\/11\/jwilliams-220x219-1.jpg\" alt=\"jwilliams-220x219\" width=\"215\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/nimet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/2016\/11\/jwilliams-220x219-1.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/nimet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/2016\/11\/jwilliams-220x219-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><strong>Director and<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Assistant Professor<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/neurology.ufl.edu\/\">Department of Neurology<\/a><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/med.ufl.edu\/\">College of\u00a0Medicine<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Williamson joined the faculty at the University of Florida in 2008.\u00a0 He has completed clinical and research fellowships in stroke neuropsychology and has continued his research on laterality and behavioral changes in stroke at the University of Florida.\u00a0 As part of a new clinic initiative to better serve our local population, Dr. Williamson directs the Department of Neurology\u2019s stroke neuropsychology service.\u00a0 Dr. Williamson has recently started a VA funded study of neurologic and psychiatric contributions to the development of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in veterans experiencing traumatic brain injury.\u00a0 This research stems from his previous work on white matter connectivity shifts in cerebrovascular disease and changes in autonomic nervous system function.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Memberships<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>American Psychological Society (APS)<\/li>\n<li>International Society for Vascular Behavioural and Cognitive Disorders (VAS-COG)<\/li>\n<li>The Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR)<\/li>\n<li>The International Neuropsychological Society (INS)<\/li>\n<li>Florida Society of Neurology (FSN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/neurology.ufl.edu\/divisions-2\/memory-and-cognitive-disorders\/memory-and-cognitive-faculty\/john-williamson-ph-d\/\">Publications<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Harciarek M, Williamson JB, Haque S, Burtis D, Heilman KM.\u00a0 Ipsilateral neglect from a subcortical lesion:\u00a0 The effects of spatial position,\u00a0 distractors, and repeated trials.\u00a0 <em>Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology<\/em> 2012.<\/li>\n<li>Heilman KM, Williamson JB.\u00a0 Reply to Multicenter randomized clinical trial of donepezil for memory impairment in multiple sclerosis.\u00a0 <em>Neurology<\/em> 2011.<\/li>\n<li>Quereshi M, Williamson JB, Heilman KM.\u00a0 Ideational apraxia in Parkinson\u2019s disease.\u00a0 <em>Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology<\/em>, in press 2011.<\/li>\n<li>Harciarek M, Williamson John B, et al.\u00a0 Risk factors for selective cognitive decline in dialyzed patients with end stage renal disease: evidence from verbal fluency analysis.\u00a0 <em>Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society<\/em>, in press 2011.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Homepage:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/neurology.ufl.edu\/divisions-2\/memory-and-cognitive-disorders\/memory-and-cognitive-faculty\/john-williamson-ph-d\/\">John Williams&#8217; 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