Leslie Baxter, PhD
Associate Staff Scientist
Clinical Neuropsychologist

Dr. Leslie Baxter uses neuroimaging and neurocognitive techniques to study the effect of neurological disease on brain functioning. She directs the Neuropsychology Neuroimaging Laboratory in the Section of Clinical Neuropsychology. Using state-of-the-art neuroimaging techniques, functional MRI and Diffusion Tensor Imaging, the Neuroimaging Lab studies both functional recovery and deterioration of the brain. Dr. Baxter also uses these techniques for clinical purposes to map cognitive functioning in brain tumor patients before they undergo surgery. Dr. Baxter is the Principal Investigator for the Barrow site of the multi-institutional Arizona Alzheimer’s Research Consortium. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a doctorate in Clinical Neuropsychology from the Chicago Medical School, and she completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Dartmouth.

The Neuropsychology Neuroimaging Laboratory works in collaboration with the Keller Center for Imaging Innovation at Barrow and with other institutions such as Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic Arizona to advance imaging techniques and improve treatments for patients with neurological conditions.

Neuropsychology Neuroimaging Laboratory