Naomi Chaytor, PhD, ABPP

• University of Victoria, BSc (Honours), with distinction
• Washington State University, PhD, Clinical Psychology
• Baylor College of Medicine, Predoctoral Internship, Clinical Neuropsychology
• University of Washington School of Medicine, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Clinical Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology

She is a licensed clinical psychologist and is Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. Prior to becoming a founding faculty member in the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine in 2015, she was a practicing clinical neuropsychologist and faculty in the departments of Neurology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UW Medicine.

Her current research is focused on with the neuropsychology of type 1 diabetes, including 1) glycemic variability and cognitive performance, 2) diabetes-related and other risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia, and 3) cognitive, quality of life and emotional correlates of medical technology use in older adults (e.g., artificial pancreas, continuous glucose monitoring). 

In addition, she is interested in the use of cognition as a mediator/moderator of outcomes in clinical trials and the use of smartphones to collect neuropsychological data in clinical research. Previous work has included projects evaluating the validity of mobile cognitive assessment, testing the effectiveness of depression treatments in adults with epilepsy, characterizing neuropsychological and emotional functioning in epilepsy and psychogenic nonepileptic events, and improving neuropsychological prediction of real-world outcomes (i.e., ecological validity).

• Outstanding Contribution to Equity (2023), Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
• Chancellor's Excellence in Research and Scholarship Award (2021), WSU Health Sciences
• Inaugural Fellow (2019), Steve Gleason Institute for Neuroscience, WSU Health Sciences

Selected publications. See all of Naomi’s research here.

• Germine LT, Han SD, Chaytor NS. New Methods Permit a Science of Everyday Functioning in Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2023 Jul 1;46(7):1330-1331. doi: 10.2337/dci23-0026. PubMed PMID: 37339350; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10300512.
• Singh S, Strong R, Xu I, Fonseca LM, Hawks Z, Grinspoon E, Jung L, Li F, Weinstock RS, Sliwinski MJ, Chaytor NS, Germine LT. Ecological Momentary Assessment of Cognition in Clinical and Community Samples: Reliability and Validity Study. J Med Internet Res. 2023 Jun 2;25:e45028. doi: 10.2196/45028. PubMed PMID: 37266996; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10276323.
• Sheppard DP, Rau HK, Werhane ML, Fonseca LM, Chaytor NS, Peskind ER, Pagulayan KF. Associations between Intra-Individual Neurocognitive Variability and Prospective Memory in Veterans with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury History and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2022 Aug 23;37(6):1221-1227. doi: 10.1093/arclin/acac014. PubMed PMID: 35470369; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10060722.
• Singh S, Strong RW, Jung L, Li FH, Grinspoon L, Scheuer LS, Passell EJ, Martini P, Chaytor N, Soble JR, Germine L. The TestMyBrain Digital Neuropsychology Toolkit: Development and Psychometric Characteristics. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2021 Oct;43(8):786-795. doi: 10.1080/13803395.2021.2002269. Epub 2021 Dec 15. PubMed PMID: 34907842; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8922997.
• Jacobson AM, Ryan CM, Braffett BH, Gubitosi-Klug RA, Lorenzi GM, Luchsinger JA, Trapani VR, Bebu I, Chaytor N, Hitt SM, Farrell K, Lachin JM. Cognitive performance declines in older adults with type 1 diabetes: results from 32 years of follow-up in the DCCT and EDIC Study. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2021 Jul;9(7):436-445. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(21)00086-3. Epub 2021 May 27. PubMed PMID: 34051936; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8583716.
• Chaytor NS, Barbosa-Leiker C, Germine LT, Fonseca LM, McPherson SM, Tuttle KR. Construct validity, ecological validity and acceptance of self-administered online neuropsychological assessment in adults. Clin Neuropsychol. 2021 Jan;35(1):148-164. doi: 10.1080/13854046.2020.1811893. Epub 2020 Sep 3. PubMed PMID: 32883156; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8982107.
• Pratley RE, Kanapka LG, Rickels MR, Ahmann A, Aleppo G, Beck R, Bhargava A, Bode BW, Carlson A, Chaytor NS, Fox DS, Goland R, Hirsch IB, Kruger D, Kudva YC, Levy C, McGill JB, Peters A, Philipson L, Philis-Tsimikas A, Pop-Busui R, Shah VN, Thompson M, Vendrame F, Verdejo A, Weinstock RS, Young L, Miller KM. Effect of Continuous Glucose Monitoring on Hypoglycemia in Older Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2020 Jun 16;323(23):2397-2406. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.6928. PubMed PMID: 32543682; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7298607.
• Germine L, Reinecke K, Chaytor NS. Digital neuropsychology: Challenges and opportunities at the intersection of science and software. Clin Neuropsychol. 2019 Feb;33(2):271-286. doi: 10.1080/13854046.2018.1535662. Epub 2019 Jan 6. Review. PubMed PMID: 30614374.
• Chaytor NS, Barbosa-Leiker C, Ryan CM, Germine LT, Hirsch IB, Weinstock RS. Clinically significant cognitive impairment in older adults with type 1 diabetes. J Diabetes Complications. 2019 Jan;33(1):91-97. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2018.04.003. Epub 2018 Apr 14. PubMed PMID: 29728302.
• Chaytor NS, Riddlesworth TD, Bzdick S, Odegard PS, Gray SL, Lock JP, DuBose SN, Beck RW. The relationship between neuropsychological assessment, numeracy, and functional status in older adults with type 1 diabetes. Neuropsychol Rehabil. 2017 Jun;27(4):507-521. doi: 10.1080/09602011.2015.1116448. Epub 2015 Nov 25. PubMed PMID: 26605669.
• Weinstock RS, DuBose SN, Bergenstal RM, Chaytor NS, Peterson C, Olson BA, Munshi MN, Perrin AJ, Miller KM, Beck RW, Liljenquist DR, Aleppo G, Buse JB, Kruger D, Bhargava A, Goland RS, Edelen RC, Pratley RE, Peters AL, Rodriguez H, Ahmann AJ, Lock JP, Garg SK, Rickels MR, Hirsch IB. Risk Factors Associated With Severe Hypoglycemia in Older Adults With Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2016 Apr;39(4):603-10. doi: 10.2337/dc15-1426. Epub 2015 Dec 17. PubMed PMID: 26681721
• Chaytor N, Schmitter-Edgecombe M. The ecological validity of neuropsychological tests: a review of the literature on everyday cognitive skills. Neuropsychol Rev. 2003 Dec;13(4):181-97. doi: 10.1023/b:nerv.0000009483.91468.fb. Review. PubMed PMID: 15000225.
   

For the MD program, Dr. Chaytor serves in the following roles; small group advisor and component contributer for  MEDSCHLR; Nervous System and Behavioral Health component contributor. She also supervises medical student research projects and Clinical Psychology graduate students.