David Cox

David Cox is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), part of the College of Arts & Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Neuropsychology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and completed postdoctoral training in Behavioral Neuropsychology at the University of Florida and Shands Hospital. His research focuses on Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, emotional physiology, and the cognitive impacts of anger. He also maintains clinical roles as a neuropsychologist at Collier Neuroligic Specialists and Naples Community Hospital.

Education includes a B.A. in Psychology from FGCU (1999), M.A. in Clinical Psychology from East Tennessee State University (2001), and Ph.D. from Virginia Tech (2008). His specialties are Clinical Neuropsychology and Geriatric Psychology, with teaching responsibilities in courses like Neuropsychology of Aging and Psychological Tests & Measurement.

His publications emphasize neuropsychological and physiological mechanisms underlying cognition and emotion, including studies on anger expression’s cardiovascular effects and dementia risk factors. A notable grant funded by the Veterans Administration (2009) explored aerobic exercise’s role in improving white matter connectivity and cognition in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).