Dede O'Shea

Dede O'Shea is an Assistant Professor at UMass Chan Medical School, affiliated with the T.H. Chan School of Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry at UMass Chan - Lahey. They are based at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, MA.

Education: BA in Psychology from Princeton University, MS and PhD in Clinical Psychology from Pennsylvania State University.

Research focuses on neuropsychological aspects of Multiple Sclerosis, including cognitive fatigue, neurocognitive variability, and the relationship between subjective patient reports and objective assessments. Publications explore coping strategies, invisible symptoms, and clinical evaluation methodologies in neurology and psychology.

No awards or grants explicitly listed. Collaborates with researchers like Arnett PA, Riegler KE, and Bradson ML. Active in interdisciplinary networks studying cognition disorders and neuropsychological tests.