Scott R. Sponheim, PhD - Minneapolis VA Health Care System
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Scott R. Sponheim, PhD

Dr. Scott Sponheim

Staff Psychologist, Minneapolis VA Health Care System

Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota

Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota

Telephone: 612-467-3916

Email: scott.sponheim@va.gov


Education

  • BA, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
  • PhD, University of Minnesota
  • Clinical Internship, Minneapolis VA Medical Center

Research Interests

  • Brain abnormalities and genetics of schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder
  • Neural basis of symptoms following blast-related traumatic brain injury
  • Biological mechanisms of post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Genetics of substance use disorders

Selected Publications

  • Dimensions underlying psychotic and manic symptomatology: Extending normal-range personality traits to schizophrenia and bipolar spectra. Wilson S, Sponheim SR. Compr Psychiatry. 2014 Nov;55(8):1809-19
  • Fragile early visual percepts mark genetic liability specific to schizophrenia. Sponheim SR, Sass SM, Noukki AL, Hegeman BM. Schizophr Bull. 2013 Jul;39(4):839-47.
  • Inpatient utilization before and after implementation of psychosocial rehabilitation programs: analysis of cost reductions. VanMeerten NJ, Harris JI, Nienow TM, Hegeman BM, Sherburne A, Winskowski AM, Schumacher M,Sponheim SR. Psychol Serv. 2013 Nov;10(4):420-7
  • Associations of cortical thickness and cognition in patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls. Ehrlich S, Brauns S, Yendiki A, Ho BC, Calhoun V, Schulz SC, Gollub RL, Sponheim SR. Schizophr Bull. 2012 Sep;38(5):1050-62
  • Evidence of disrupted functional connectivity in the brain after combat-related blast injury. Sponheim SR, McGuire KA, Kang SS, Davenport ND, Aviyente S, Bernat EM, Lim KO. Neuroimage. 2011 Jan;54 Suppl 1:S21-9.
  • A phase synchrony measure for quantifying dynamic functional integration in the brain. Aviyente S, Bernat EM, Evans WS, Sponheim SR. Hum Brain Mapp. 2011 Jan;32(1):80-93.
  • Cognitive deficits in recent-onset and chronic schizophrenia. Sponheim SR, Jung RE, Seidman LJ, Mesholam-Gately RI, Manoach DS, O'Leary DS, Ho BC, Andreasen NC, Lauriello J, Schulz SC. J Psychiatr Res. 2010 May;44(7):421-8.
  • Genetic and disorder-specific aspects of resting state EEG abnormalities in schizophrenia. Venables NC, Bernat EM, Sponheim SR. Schizophr Bull. 2009 Jul;35(4):826-39
  • Anhedonia as a phenotype for the Val158Met COMT polymorphism in relatives of patients with schizophrenia. Docherty AR, Sponheim SR. J Abnorm Psychol. 2008 Nov;117(4):788-98.

 

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