Faculty - Clinical Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellowship

Dr. Arredondo is a co-director of the post-doctoral program. She is board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology. She completed a B.S. in psychology at Louisiana State University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX. She completed a general internship and postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, MA. For five years post-training, Dr. Arredondo directed the Division of Behavioral Medicine at Western State Hospital in Staunton, VA, and co-directed the Clinical Neuropsychology residency with faculty at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. She also maintained part-time positions at the Forensic Clinic of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy and Valley MedPsych.

Dr. Arredondo joined the Ochsner team in 2017 and is actively engaged in clinical work, forensic work, and research. She is a Lecturer at University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School. Clinical populations of interest include individuals with a wide range of neurological and psychiatric concerns. Forensic work spans criminal and civil forensic settings. Her research interests involve the use and utility of neuropsychology in various settings, with particular emphasis on psychiatric inpatient, criminal forensic, and general neurology. She is actively involved in professional service, with current service positions in national neuropsychology and forensic psychology organizations.

Dr. Boettcher is a co-director of the post-doctoral program. She is board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology. She received her B.A. in psychology from Loyola University New Orleans and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of South Alabama. She completed her internship at the University of Florida within the Neuropsychology Track and concluded her training with a 2-year fellowship in Neuropsychology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita. Dr. Boettcher specializes in assessing the cognitive functioning of individuals with a wide variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's disease (and other dementias), movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury (TBI), epilepsy, stroke, and primary psychiatric disorders. Her research interests involve the use and utility of neuropsychology in various settings, the impact of secondary factors on cognitive functioning, and performance/symptom validity. She routinely conducts presentations at national and local organizations.

Dr. Brickell received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh and her master and doctoral degrees from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She completed her internship at the Miami VA Medical Center, as well as an APPCN-accredited residency in clinical neuropsychology at the VA North Texas in Dallas. Dr. Brickell has been on staff at Ochsner since 2019. Her expertise is in cognition and neuropsychology, particularly neuropsychological concerns related to aging and dementia. Her research focuses on the development of machine learning tools to identify pre-clinical Alzheimer's disease.

Dr. Bern Lee completed his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he had a strong training emphasis on neuropsychological assessment and research. He completed his pre-doctoral internship at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, MI, in the Neuropsychology track. He then continued his neuropsychology training at the University of Virginia Health System/ Western State Psychiatric Hospitals APPCN-member neuropsychology fellowship program, where he served as chief fellow during his second year. He specializes in assessment of cognitive and daily living changes that may occur in a broad range of neurologic concerns; chiefly dementia syndromes, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and concussion, Epilepsy, Stroke, central nervous system infections, and psychiatric illness. His research focuses on development of neuropsychological tests and normative data, central nervous system sequelae of neurodegenerative disease, and cognition in serious mental illness, particularly schizophrenia spectrum disorders.

Dr. Mizuki received pre and post-doctoral specialty training in clinical neuropsychology. Dr. Mizuki received his Doctorate in Psychology (Psy.D) from The Illinois School of Professional Psychology (ISPP-Chicago) upon completing a Pre-Doctoral internship at the Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center, with a specific focus in Neuropsychology. Following internship, he concluded his training with a 2-year Fellowship in Neuropsychology at the University of Virginia Medical Center -Department of Neurology. He obtained Board Certification in Clinical Neuropsychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABBP-CN) in 2016.

Dr. Mizuki joined the Ochsner Department of Neurology in 2014. He specializes in assessing the cognitive functioning of individuals with a wide variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's disease (and other dementias), movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury (TBI), epilepsy, stroke, and primary psychiatric disorders. He regularly presents in the community, at Ochsner Health and through the Alzheimer's Association on topics such as "Optimizing Brain Health Across the Lifespan" and "Behavioral Management Strategies for Individuals with Dementia.

Dr. Sawyer is a lifespan neuropsychologist trained to evaluate children, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics. Dr. Sawyer was born in Gulfport, MS and graduated from Millsaps College in Jackson, MS. He was awarded his MS from University of Southern Mississippi and his Ph.D. in Psychology from The University of Memphis. He completed his internship at the Memphis VA Medical Center. He concluded his training with a 2-year fellowship in Neuropsychology at the Maryland VA Health Care System. Afterward, he remained on staff as a Neuropsychologist at the Baltimore VA Medical Center where he was also the Assessment Training Co-Coordinator for the VA Maryland Health Care System and University of Maryland Medical School Psychology Internship Program.

For adults/geriatrics, Dr. Sawyer has particular interest in Alzheimer’s disease (and other types of dementia or memory disorders), concussion/TBI, stroke, movement disorders (e.g., Parkinson’s disease), seizures, Multiple Sclerosis, Infectious Diseases (HIV, Hepatitis C), and psychiatric concerns. For children/adolescents/young adults, Dr. Sawyer has interest in Learning Disorders (e.g., Dyslexia), concussion/TBI, neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g., Intellectual Disability, ADHD), and seizures.

Outside of Dr. Sawyer’s primary clinical work, he is particularly interested in brain health and ways to prevent cognitive decline (e.g., smoking cessation, exercise, nutrition, and other healthy behaviors). He provides evaluations and expertise in legal contexts. Dr. Sawyer has supervised several neuropsychology trainees and was an affiliate faculty member at Loyola University Maryland and Towson University in Maryland. He routinely conducts presentations at national and local organizations.

Dr. Tran earned a master of arts degree and a doctor of philosophy degree from the Joint Program in Clinical Psychology & Neuropsychology at Georgia State University in Atlanta. She completed her predoctoral internship in clinical psychology at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, in New York, New York, and her post-doctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Tran is a member of the American Psychological Association and Society for Clinical Neuropsychology..