Thomas J. Farrer | Scholars@Duke

Thomas J. Farrer
Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Dr. Thomas J. Farrer obtained his Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 2015. His clinical neuropsychology internship was completed with the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He then completed his post-doctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Farrer’s clinical and research interests are in TBI, stroke, dementia, and neuroimaging. He is currently an assistant professor in the Duke Clinical Neuropsychology Service.

Current Research Interests

My current research interests are in post-operative cognitive decline, performance validity testing, TBI, dementia, neuroimaging, and meta-analysis investigations into neuro-epidemiology and neurocognitive outcomes in a broad range of conditions.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2021
Assistant Professor in Neurology, Neurology, Behavioral Neurology, Neurology 2020
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers 2022

Contact Information

thomas.farrer@duke.edu

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Brigham Young University 2015
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2017 - 2020
- Assistant Professor in Neurology, Neurology, Behavioral Neurology, Neurology 2017 - 2020
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2015 - 2017
Research
Selected Grants
- Influence of Vision Impairments on Dementia in Stroke Survivors: A Longitudinal Analysis awarded by National Institutes of Health 2023 - 2026
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Graves, Lisa V., Lisa Drozdick, Troy Courville, Thomas J. Farrer, Paul E. Gilbert, and Dean C. Delis. “Cohort differences on the CVLT-II and CVLT3: Evidence of a negative Flynn effect on the attention/working memory and learning trials.” Clin Neuropsychol 35, no. 3 (April 2021): 615–32. https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2019.1699605.
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  - Smith Watts, Ashley K., David C. Ahern, Jacob D. Jones, Thomas J. Farrer, and Stephen Correia. “Trail-Making Test Part B: Evaluation of the Efficiency Score for Assessing Floor-Level Change in Veterans.” Arch Clin Neuropsychol 34, no. 2 (March 1, 2019): 243–53. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acy025.
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  - Tsui-Caldwell, Y. H. W., T. J. Farrer, Z. McDonnell, Z. Christensen, C. Finuf, E. D. Bigler, J. T. Tschanz, M. C. Norton, and K. A. Welsh-Bohmer. “MRI Clinical Ratings and Cognitive Function in a Cross-Sectional Population Study of Dementia: The Cache County Memory Study.” J Prev Alzheimers Dis 6, no. 2 (2019): 100–107. https://doi.org/10.14283/jpad.2019.1.
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  - Woon, Fu L., Thomas J. Farrer, Colin R. Braman, Jennifer K. Mabey, and Dawson W. Hedges. “A meta-analysis of the relationship between symptom severity of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and executive function.” Cogn Neuropsychiatry 22, no. 1 (January 2017): 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/13546805.2016.1255603.
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  - Correia, Stephen, David C. Ahern, Amanda R. Rabinowitz, Thomas J. Farrer, Ashley K. Smith Watts, Stephen Salloway, Paul F. Malloy, and Sean C. L. Deoni. “Lowering the Floor on Trail Making Test Part B: Psychometric Evidence for a New Scoring Metric.” Arch Clin Neuropsychol 30, no. 7 (November 2015): 643–56. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acv040.
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  - Bigler, Erin D., Paul B. Jantz, Thomas J. Farrer, Tracy J. Abildskov, Maureen Dennis, Cynthia A. Gerhardt, Kenneth H. Rubin, et al. “Day of injury CT and late MRI findings: Cognitive outcome in a paediatric sample with complicated mild traumatic brain injury.” Brain Inj 29, no. 9 (2015): 1062–70. https://doi.org/10.3109/02699052.2015.1011234.
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  - Bigler, Erin D., Tracy J. Abildskov, Joann Petrie, Thomas J. Farrer, Maureen Dennis, Nevena Simic, H Gerry Taylor, et al. “Heterogeneity of brain lesions in pediatric traumatic brain injury.” Neuropsychology 27, no. 4 (July 2013): 438–51. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032837.
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  - Bigler, Erin D., Thomas J. Farrer, Jon L. Pertab, Kelly James, Jo Ann Petrie, and Dawson W. Hedges. “Reaffirmed limitations of meta-analytic methods in the study of mild traumatic brain injury: a response to Rohling et al.” Clin Neuropsychol 27, no. 2 (2013): 176–214. https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2012.693950.
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  - Farrer, Thomas J., R Brock Frost, and Dawson W. Hedges. “Prevalence of traumatic brain injury in juvenile offenders: a meta-analysis.” Child Neuropsychol 19, no. 3 (2013): 225–34. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2011.647901.
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  - Frost, R Brock, Thomas J. Farrer, Mark Primosch, and Dawson W. Hedges. “Prevalence of traumatic brain injury in the general adult population: a meta-analysis.” Neuroepidemiology 40, no. 3 (2013): 154–59. https://doi.org/10.1159/000343275.
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  - Hopkins, Ramona O., Mary R. Suchyta, Thomas J. Farrer, and Dale Needham. “Improving post-intensive care unit neuropsychiatric outcomes: understanding cognitive effects of physical activity.” Am J Respir Crit Care Med 186, no. 12 (December 15, 2012): 1220–28. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201206-1022CP.
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  - Hedges, Dawson W., Thomas J. Farrer, and Bruce L. Brown. “Association between C-reactive protein and cognitive deficits in elderly men and women: a meta-analysis.” Int Psychogeriatr 24, no. 9 (September 2012): 1387–92. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610211002419.
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  - Farrer, Thomas J., R Brock Frost, and Dawson W. Hedges. “Prevalence of traumatic brain injury in intimate partner violence offenders compared to the general population: a meta-analysis.” Trauma Violence Abuse 13, no. 2 (April 2012): 77–82. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838012440338.
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  - Larson, Michael J., Peter E. Clayson, and Thomas J. Farrer. “Performance monitoring and cognitive control in individuals with mild traumatic brain injury.” J Int Neuropsychol Soc 18, no. 2 (March 2012): 323–33. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355617711001779.
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  - Allen, Mark D., Dawson W. Hedges, Thomas J. Farrer, and Michael J. Larson. “Assessment of brain activity during memory encoding in a narcolepsy patient on and off modafinil using normative fMRI data.” Neurocase 18, no. 1 (February 2012): 13–25. https://doi.org/10.1080/13554794.2010.547508.
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  - Willis, Pamelia F., Thomas J. Farrer, and Erin D. Bigler. “Are effort measures sensitive to cognitive impairment?” Mil Med 176, no. 12 (December 2011): 1426–31. https://doi.org/10.7205/milmed-d-11-00168.
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  - Larson, Michael J., Joseph E. Fair, Thomas J. Farrer, and William M. Perlstein. “Predictors of performance monitoring abilities following traumatic brain injury: the influence of negative affect and cognitive sequelae.” Int J Psychophysiol 82, no. 1 (October 2011): 61–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.02.001.
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  - Larson, Michael J., Thomas J. Farrer, and Peter E. Clayson. “Cognitive control in mild traumatic brain injury: conflict monitoring and conflict adaptation.” Int J Psychophysiol 82, no. 1 (October 2011): 69–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.02.018.
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  - Farrer, Thomas J., and Dawson W. Hedges. “Prevalence of traumatic brain injury in incarcerated groups compared to the general population: a meta-analysis.” Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 35, no. 2 (March 30, 2011): 390–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2011.01.007.
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- Conference Papers
  - Farrer, T. J., V. Stabile, and D. Attix. “Clinical utility of TOMM Trial 1 in a large clinical population.” In Clinical Neuropsychologist, 30:432–33. TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 2016.
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  - Stabile, V., T. J. Farrer, J. Petrella, S. Williams, J. Burke, and D. Attix. “Quantitative neuroimaging predictors of mental status.” In Clinical Neuropsychologist, 30:375–375. TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 2016.
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  - Watts, Smith A. K., D. C. Ahern, J. Jones, T. J. Farrer, and S. Correia. “Examination of the Trail Making Test - Part B Efficiency Score in a longitudinal clinical sample.” In Clinical Neuropsychologist, 30:436–436. TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 2016.
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Education, Training, & Certifications

Previous Appointments & Affiliations

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Conference Papers