Dr. Nikki Stricker is a staff neuropsychologist within the VA Boston Healthcare System and the Neuropsychology Training Coordinator. She holds an academic appointment as Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Stricker completed her Ph.D. in 2008 from the San Diego State University / University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in clinical neuropsychology. She completed a clinical neuropsychology internship at the Southwest Consortium Predoctoral Psychology Internship, followed by a postdoctoral neuropsychology fellowship at the New Mexico VA Healthcare System. Her research interests are primarily in the neuroimaging (DTI) and neuropsychology of aging, mild cognitive impairment and dementia, with additional interests in diagnostic accuracy of neuropsychological measures and rates of clinical impairment in PTSD.