Bio

Dr. Garima J. Lupas is a board-certified, fellowship-trained neuropsychologist with Stanford Health Care. She is also a clinical assistant professor (affiliated) in the Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Division of Neuropsychology at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Dr. Lupas specializes in conducting neuropsychological assessments for a variety of conditions, including neurodegenerative diseases, movement disorders, psychiatric disorders, cerebrovascular disease, and infectious neurological diseases. She also performs presurgical evaluations for deep brain stimulation and epilepsy surgical candidates. She takes a comprehensive approach to assessing cognitive and behavioral function, considering each person’s overall well-being and quality of life when making treatment recommendations.

Dr. Lupas has studied the effects of age and dementia on cognitive function, especially memory. Her research has also assessed how age impacts thinking, social, and daily life skills in people with schizophrenia. Additionally, Dr. Lupas has examined the role of culture in identity and intimacy development among young adults from India, China, and the United States.

Dr. Lupas has published her findings in peer-reviewed journals, including The Clinical Neuropsychologist and Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research. She has also presented at numerous conferences across the nation, including meetings of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN), American Psychological Association, and International Neuropsychological Society. Using her expertise in aging, she has authored a book chapter in the Encyclopedia of Geropsychology on depression and cognition in older adults.

Dr. Lupas is a member of AACN.

Clinical Focus

  • Clinical Neuropsychology

Professional Education

  • Board Certification: American Board of Professional Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology (2023)
  • Fellowship: West Los Angeles VA Medical Center Psychology Training Programs (2020) CA
  • Internship: West Los Angeles VA Medical Center Psychology Training Programs (2018) CA
  • PhD Training: Palo Alto University, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology (2018) CA

Contact

  • Work
    University - Staff affiliate Department: Adult Neurology Position: Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated) [SHC]
  • Clinical (Primary)  Stanford Neuroscience Health Center 213 Quarry Rd MC 5957 Fl 2 Palo Alto, CA 94304 (650) 725-0390 (fax)

Additional Clinical Info

Professional Affiliations and Activities

  • Member, AACN (2022 - Present)

All Publications

  • Strategy use and verbal memory in older adults: The role of intellectual functioning and the preferential impact of semantic clustering. The Clinical neuropsychologist Brunet, H. E., Kramer, J. H., Lupas, G. J., Foley, J. M. 2020; 34 (1): 204-216

    Abstract

    Objective: The relative importance of various mechanisms supporting declarative verbal memory among older adults remains uncertain. The present study examined the impact of strategy use (specifically semantic clustering) versus other variables known to impact memory performance (age, sex, education, FSIQ, processing speed, and executive functioning) on verbal memory functioning among healthy older adults.Methods: Healthy older adults from the California Verbal Learning Test, Second Edition standardization sample were selected (N = 242). Relationships between verbal memory, demographics variables, and neuropsychological factors were established, and a hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to examine the individual contributions of these variables in predicting memory performance.Results: Bivariate correlations suggested that memory was significantly related to demographic factors, IQ, executive functioning, and semantic clustering. Importantly, hierarchical regression analysis revealed that semantic clustering significantly and independently contributed to recall performance beyond the demonstrated impacts of FSIQ, speed, executive functioning, and demographic variables. Furthermore, FSIQ did not moderate the relationship between semantic clustering and memory indicating that this strategy is an important factor in bolstering recall, independent of FSIQ.Conclusions: Our results highlight the critical importance of semantic clustering utilization in enhancing memory performance among healthy older adults.

    View details for DOI 10.1080/13854046.2019.1590640

    View details for PubMedID 30931816

  • Depression and Cognition in Older Adults Encyclopedia of Geropsychology Gomez, R., Jhingon, G. 2016
  • Identity Distress During the Era of Globalization: A Cross-National Comparative Study of India, China, and the United States IDENTITY-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THEORY AND RESEARCH Berman, S. L., Ratner, K., Cheng, M., Li, S., Jhingon, G., Sukumaran, N. 2014; 14 (4): 286-296

    View details for DOI 10.1080/15283488.2014.944698

    View details for Web of Science ID 000217451700005