Bio:
Kathryn (Kate) Devlin, PhD, is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. She earned her PhD in clinical psychology and neuroscience from Temple University and completed an internship at the VA Maryland Health Care System and a clinical neuropsychology fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University. She is a member of Drexel’s Applied Neuro-Technologies Laboratory and the Drexel University/Temple University Comprehensive NeuroHIV Center (CNHC), where she serves as co-investigator of the Clinical and Translational Research Support Core and the Community Partnership and Disparities Core. She has co-authored over 25 peer-reviewed manuscripts and over 50 conference presentations. Her work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation and recognized by the Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR) and the Philadelphia Neuropsychology Society.
Dr. Devlin’s research investigates the nature, causes, and outcomes of neurocognitive impairment in a variety of populations, including older adults and people living with HIV. She examines the influence of medical and social factors on brain health and cognitive test performance. She uses statistical approaches to examine novel diagnostic and prognostic tools and to identify latent subgroups within larger heterogeneous groups. Dr. Devlin’s statistical expertise includes traditional statistical methods, mixed effects models, and structural equation modeling (SEM). In addition to aging and NeuroHIV research, Dr. Devlin’s work includes assessing functional outcomes after brain injury and improving the prediction of epilepsy diagnoses and outcomes. The ultimate goal of this work is to enhance brain health and daily functioning through early and accurate detection and targeted interventions.
Dr. Devlin teaches neuroanatomy and statistics in Drexel’s graduate psychology programs and mentors undergraduate, graduate, and medical students across the University. She also serves as a mentor with Project SHORT, which seeks to reduce systemic barriers to graduate school admissions by providing mentorship to applicants from underrepresented groups.