Margaret A. Struchen, Ph.D.
Clinical Neuropsychologist, Owner
Licensed Psychologist #PSY30977
Margaret A. Struchen, PhD, is a licensed neuropsychologist with specialized training in clinical neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology. She completed her graduate education at one of the foremost training programs in clinical neuropsychology, the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. She completed her APA-accredited internship in clinical psychology, specializing in neuropsychology, at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan and then completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in clinical neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology at the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan. She is an active member of the American Psychological Association - Divisions 22 Rehabilitation Psychology and 40 Clinical Neuropsychology, the International Neuropsychological Society, and the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.
Dr. Struchen has spent the majority of her professional career at TIRR Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Network in Houston, Texas, most recently serving as Director of the Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology Department. Dr. Struchen grew the department to include 25 psychologists providing inpatient and outpatient services across 11 practice locations and led development of Neurobehavioral Program services.
Dr. Struchen has broad experience in providing psychological services to inpatients and outpatients with brain injury and other neurological injuries or illnesses, including spinal cord injury and disorders. While serving as faculty member in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Struchen produced an extensive record as a Principal Investigator and Co-investigator on numerous federally-funded research projects focused on rehabilitation of persons with traumatic brain injury, with special interest in the areas of community integration, social communication, interpersonal relationships, and understanding and improving outcomes following brain injury. She has also served in advocacy roles, serving as Board Member and President of the Brain Injury Association of Texas.
Having relocated to Walnut Creek, California, Dr. Struchen welcomes the opportunity to provide high quality clinical services to clients living in the East Bay with acquired brain injury, disability, or chronic illness, and to provide education and supportive services for their family members. Her passion centers on providing education and resources to clients with the goal of increasing understanding about injury or illness and using that knowledge to develop strategies and coping skills; assisting clients to live their best life, fulfilling their maximum potential.
Sample Publications:
Struchen MA, Davis LC, Boggards JA, Hudler-Hull T, Clark AN, Mazzei DM, Sander AM, Caroselli JS. Making connections after brain injury: Development and evaluation of a social peer mentoring program for persons with TBI. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2011;26(1):4-19.
Struchen MA, Pappadis MR, Sander AM, Burrows CS, Myszka KA. Examining the contribution of social communication abilities and affective/behavioral functioning to social integration outcomes for adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI). J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2011;26(1):30- 42.
Struchen MA, Clark AN, Mills MR, Evans G, Kurtz D. Relation of executive functioning and social communication measures to functional outcomes following traumatic brain injury. NeuroRehabil. 2008;23(2):185-198.
Sherer M, Struchen MA, Yablon SA, Nick TG. Comparison of indices of TBI severity: Glasgow Coma Scale, length of coma, and post-traumatic amnesia. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatr. 2008;79(6):678-685.
Struchen MA, Pappadis MR, Mazzei DK, Clark AN, Davis LC, Sander AM. Perceptions of communication abilities for persons with traumatic brain injury: Validity of the La Trobe Communication Questionnaire. Brain Inj. 2008;22(12):940-951.
High, W.M., Sander, A.M., Struchen, M.A., & Hart, K.A. (Eds.) Rehabilitation of Traumatic Brain Injury. (2005). Oxford: New York.