Lindsay Berrigan
Assistant Professor

Email: lberriga@stfx.ca
Phone: 902-867-5729
Mailing Address:
125C, Nicholson Annex, 1 West Street
PO Box 5000
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Canada B2G 2W5
Research Topics:- Multiple Sclerosis
- Cognitive Impairment
- ADHD
- Neuropsychology
- Comorbidity
- Mood Disorders
Related information
http://sites.stfx.ca/psychology/node/58
Education
BSc (University of New Brunswick)
MA (Carleton University)
PhD (Carleton University)
PDF (Dalhousie University)
Research interests
Professor Berrigan’s research interests include the effects of multiple sclerosis, ADHD, and comorbid mood disorders on cognitive functioning. Her work involves the evaluation of measures used to identify cognitive impairment as well as the development of improved measures.
Selected publications
- Berrigan, L.I., Fisk, J.D., Walker, L.A.S., Wojtowicz, M., Rees, L.M., Freedman, M.S., Marrie, R.A. (2014). Reliability of regression-based normative data for the oral Symbol Digit Modalities Test: An evaluation of demographic influences, construct validity, and impairment classification rates in multiple sclerosis samples. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 28, 281-299.
- Berrigan, L.I., LeFevre, J., Rees, L.M., Berard, J., Freedman, M.S., Walker, L.A.S. (2013). Cognition in early relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: Consequences may be relative to working memory. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 19, 938-949.
- Jaworska, N., Berrigan, L.I., Ahmed, A.G., Gray, J., Korovessis, A., Fisher, D.J., Bradford, J., Federoff, P., Knott, V.J. (2013). The resting electrophysiological profile in adults with ADHD and co-morbid dysfunctional anger: A pilot study. Clinical EEG and Neuroscience, 44, 95-104.
- Reicker, L.I., Tombaugh, T.N., Walker, L., Freedman, M.S. (2007). Reaction time: An alternative method for assessing the effects of multiple sclerosis on information processing speed. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 22, 655-664.