Transplant Neuropsychology Consortium

The Transplant Neuropsychology Consortium is a national, multi-site collaborative.

Consortium Mission

Our mission is to advance the understanding of brain-behavior relationships in organ failure and solid organ transplant to inform equitable, comprehensive care.

Consortium Objectives

Define聽specialty聽adult聽Transplant Neuropsychology practice,聽including standards for neuropsychological evaluation with pre- and post-transplant populations, opportunities for intervention,听补苍诲听recommendations for聽multidisciplinary collaboration.

Establish听补苍诲听support聽a network of Clinical Neuropsychologists practicing Transplant Neuropsychology.

Develop聽a聽collaborative聽clinical research network聽to聽facilitate聽empirically-sound聽neurobehavioral聽research in transplant.

Champion聽the interpretation of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral findings in context of social drivers of health to promote long-term health and resilience.

Integrate advocacy across the work that we do to promote early access to transplant, long-term brain health, and health equity.

Consortium Activities

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology Submissions

We鈥檙e accepting submissions for a Special Issue on Transplant Neuropsychology.

Abstract Deadline: July 10, 2026
Manuscript Deadline: November 30, 2026

2026 American Transplant Congress (ATC) Conference

We are presenting at the American Transplant Congress 2026 Conference!

Come check out our In-Depth Symposium on Saturday, June 20:
Cognitive Functioning in Transplant: Best Practices for Assessment and Intervention Across the Transplant Trajectory

Consortium Leadership

Franchesca Arias, PhD

Co-Founder
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
College of Public Health and Health Professions
University of Florida
farias2@phhp.ufl.edu

Kyle Jennette, PhD

Co-Founder
Director, Transplant Neuropsychology Service
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Neurology, and Transplant Surgery
University of Illinois College of Medicine
kjennett@uic.edu

Jenessa S. Price, PhD

Jenessa S. Price, PhD
Co-Founder
Director, Transplant Neuropsychology Clinic
Associate Professor
Departments of Surgery & Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
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jeprice@mcw.edu

Sarah Szymkowicz, PhD, ABPP

Co-Founder
Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
sarah.szymkowicz@vumc.org

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