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Dr. Stefanie Auer
Psychologist, Scientific Director | stefanie.auer@mas.or.at


Dr. Stefanie Auer

I. Education
1989: Ph.D. in Psychology Karl Franzens University, Graz, Austria
1981 – 1989: Studies in Psychology, Karl Franzens University, Graz, Austria
1980 – 1981: Studies of Language and Literature, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
1980: Graduation from Gymnasium, Graz, Austria

 
II. Research and Professional Experience
1995: present Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, NYU Med. Center, NY
1991 – 1995: Research Scientist, Department of Psychiatry, NYU Medical Center, NY
1990 – 1991: Staff Psychologist, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
1990 – 1991: Consulting Psychologist, Thompson Consumer Electronics Company,
                    (workshops for personality development and coaching), Karlsruhe, Germany
1985 – 1988: Training of Nursing Staff, University Clinic, Graz, Austria
1984 – 1988: Statistical Consultant, Neurosurgical Research Lab., Dep of Neurosurgery, Graz, Austria
1984 – 1988: Psychological studies (Dissertation) on patients with cerebral aneurysm surgery at the University Clinic for Neurosurgery, Graz, Austria


III. Special Training

1986 – 1989: Behavioral Therapy, Department of Psychiatry, Vienna, Austria
1988 – 1989: Group Therapy, Department of Clinical Medicine, Graz, Austria

IV. Editorial Referee
1995: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
1994: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
1993 – 1994: Hospital and Community Psychiatry
1995: Grant Review for the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, Alberta, Canada
1996: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
1996: Journal of Gerontology Psychological Sciences
1996: The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
1997: Associate Editor to the Journal of Mental Health and Aging
1997: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
1998: Journal of the American Geriatric Society
1998: Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology
1998: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
1999: International Psychogeriatrics
2000: International Psychogeriatrics
2000: General Hospital Psychiatry
2001: International Psychogeriatrics
2002: International Psychogeriatrics

Awards
1996: Travel award for the 5th. Int. Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders July          24-29, Osaka, Japan
2002: Project : “Gesund Länger Pflegen” awarded by the Fonds "Gesundes Österreich" and the          "County of Upper Austria"

2003: Project: "Aktivierungsprogramme für Bewohner eines Altenheimes" (Austrian National Bank)


Selected Publications
Auer S, Auer LM, Gallhofer B. What does full recovery after acute aneurysm operation mean? A psychological study. In: L.M. Auer, ed. Timing of Aneurysm Surgery. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1985.

Auer S., Sclan S., Yaffee R, Reisberg B. The neglected half of Alzheimer’s disease: Cognitive and functional concomitants of severe dementia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 42:1266-1272,1994.

Auer S., Monteiro I., Reisberg B. The Empirical Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease (E-BEHAVE-AD) Rating Scale. International Psychogeriatrics, 8,247-266., 1996

Auer S., & Reisberg B. The GDS/FAST staging system. International Psycho-
geriatrics,9,Suppl1, 1997

Auer S., Reisberg B. Reliability of the Modified Ordinal Scales of Psychological Development (M-OSPD): A cognitive Assessment Battery for Severe Dementia, International Psychogeriatrics,8,225-23, 1996.

Auer S., Monteiro I. M., & Reisberg B. Behavioral Symptoms in Dementia: Community-Based Research. International Psychogeriatrics, Vol.8, Suppl.3, 1996

Auer S, Hampel H, Moeller HJ, Reisberg B. Translation of Measurements and Scales: Opportunities and Diversities. International Psychogeriatrics Vol 12, Suppl 1, 2000, pp391-394.

Gelinas I., Auer S. Functional autonomy. In: Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Alzheimer’s Disease. Gauthier S (Ed). Martin Dunitz Ltd, London, 1996.

Reisberg B., Auer SR, Monteiro I, Boksay I, Sclan SG. Behavioral disturbances of dementia: An overview of phenomenology and methodologic concerns. International Psychogeriatrics, Vol 8, Suppl 2, 1996; 169-180

Reisberg, B., Auer, S., Monteiro I. Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease Rating Scale. International Psychogeriatrics, Vol 8, Suppl.3, 1996.

Reisberg, ., Franssen E.H., Souren, L.E.M., Auer, S., Kenowsky S. Progression of Alzheimer’s disease: variability and consitency: ontogenic models, their applicability and relevance. Journal of Neural Transmission, 1998, 53:9-20.

Reisberg, B., Auer, S., Monteiro I., Franssen E., Kenowsky S. A Rational Psychological Approach to the treatment of behavioral disturbances and symptomatology in Alzheimer’s Disease based upon recognition of the developmental age. Int. Acad. Biomed Drug Res, 1998, vol 13, pp 102-109.

Reisberg, B., Franssen E., Souren L., Kenowski S., Auer, S. Severity Scales. In: Health Economics of Dementia. Wimo A., Joensson B., Karlsson G., Winblad B (Eds), 1998 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Monteiro I, Boksay I, Auer SR, Torossian C, Sinaiko E, Reisberg B. The reliability of routine clinical instruments for the assessment of Alzheimer’s disease administered by telephone. J. Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 1998; 11;18-24

Reisberg B, Monteiro I, Boksay I, Auer S, Torossian C, Kenowsky S. Do many of the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia Consitute a Distinct Clinical Syndrome? Current Evidence using the BEHAVE-AD. International Psychogeriatrics, Vol 12, Suppl 1, 2000, pp 155-164.

Monteiro I, Auer S, Boksay I, Reisberg B. New and promising Modalities for the Assessment of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia. International Psychogeriatrics, Vol 12, Suppl 1, 2000, pp175-178.

Monteiro I, Boksay I, Auer S, Torossian C, Ferris S, Reisberg B. Addition of a frequency-weighted score to the Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease Rating Scale: theBEHAVE-AD-FW: methodology and reliability. Eur Psychiatry 2001; 16 Suppl 1:5s-24s

 

Selected Abstracts
Reisberg B, Sclan SG, Auer S, Ferris SH. Methodologic issues in clinical trials in AD. Neurobiology of Aging 1992;13 (Suppl. 1):S120-S121;(Abstract).

Magai C, Auer S, Reisberg B, Sclan S, Cohen C. The assessment of sensorimotor and social intelligence in late stage Alzheimer’s patients. Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D C 1992; (Abstract).

Auer S. Functional Assessment Staging (FAST) For the late stages of Alzheimer’s disease: a validity study. Paper presented at the Sixth Congress of the International Psychogeriatrics Association (IPA) Berlin, Germany, September 5-10, 1993; (Absract).

Auer S., Sclan S., Reisberg B. The Modified Ordinal Scale of Psychological Development (M-OSPD) for the Assessment of cognitive abilities in late stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) Neurobiology an Aging, Vol 15 Supplement 1, 1994; (Abstract).

Auer S, Monteiro I., Shaker S, Scwartz R., Reisberg B. A new scale for the Empirical Evaluation of Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease (E-Behave AD). Neuropsychopharmacology Vol 10, part 10, p216, 1994 :(Abstract).

Auer S, Sclan S, Reisberg B. The Modified Ordinal Scales of Psychological Development (M-OSPD) for the assessment of cognitive abilities in late stage Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Fourth International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related disorders, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 29 to August 3, 1994;(Abstract).

Auer S, Monteiro I, Sclan S, Reisberg B. The Empirical Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease Rating Scale (E-BEHAVE). Presented at the College of Neuropharmacology 32nd Annual Meeting, Hawaii, December 13-17, 1993;(Abstract).

Auer S, Penny J, Santiago M, Hussain G, Reisberg B. The Modified Ordinal Scales of Psychological Development (M-OSPD): A Reliable and Valid Cognitive Assessment for Severe Dementia. 33rd Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, December 12-16,1994;(Abstract).

Auer SR, Penny J, Santiago M, Hussain G, Pouget E, Reisberg B. Assessing cognition in the late stages of Alzheimer’s Disease: The M-OSPD. 7 th IPA Congress, October 29- November 3, 1995.

Auer, SR, Monteiro, I, Torossian, C, Sinaiko E, Boksay I, Reisberg B. The Treatment of Behavioral Symptoms in Dementia: Haloperidol, Thioridazine, and Fluoxetine: A Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Eigth Month Study. Fifth International Conference on Alzheimer’s Diseaseand Related Disorders, July 24-29,1996, Osaka, Japan.

Reisberg, B., Kenowski, S., Franssen, E., Souren, L., & Auer, S. Towards a new Science of Alzheimers’S Disease. Psychology and Management based upon Symptomatic knowledge. IPA, 21-23 May 1998, Istanbul, Turkey.

Reisberg B, Monteiro I, Auer S, Boksay I. Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: Assessment, Treatment and Cilture. Journal Brasileiro de Neuropsyquitria Geriatrica, Joint Meeting International Psychogeriatric Association and Brazilian Association of Geriatric Neuropsychiatry, IV Brazilian Forum of Geriatric Neuropsychiatry, 12-15 October 2000, Porto Alegre / Brazil

 

Selected Presentations
Auer S. what does full recovery after acute aneurysm surgery mean? A psychological study. Presentation at a cenference an Timing of Aneurysm Surgery, 1984, Graz, Austria.

Auer S. Functional Assessment Staging (FAST) for the late stages of Alzheimer’s disease: cognitive and functional concomitants of severe dementia. Presented at the Sixth Congress of the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) Verlin, Germany, September 5-10, 1993.

Auer S., Monteiro I., Shaker S., Schwartz R., Sclan S. Methodological Issues in the Assessment of Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimers isease. Paper presented at the AAGP seventh Annual Meeting and Symposiu, February 18-21, 1994, Tampa, Florida.

Auer S. The Modified Ordinal Scales of Psychological Development (M-OSPD). Paper presented at a special meeting of the International Psychogeriatric Association Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, New York, July 26, 1994.

Auer S, S. Sclan, Reisberg B. The modified ordinal scales of psychological development (M-OSPD) for the assessment of cognitive abilities in late stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Fourth International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, Minneapolis, Minnesota (July 29 to August 3, 1994) 1994; (Abstract).

Auer S., Monteiro I., Sclan S, Reisberg B. The Empirical Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease Rating Scale (E-Behave). Poster presented at the College of Neuropharmacology 32 nd Annual Meeting, Hawaii, December 13-17,1993; (Abstract).

Auer S., Monteiro I., Suzanne Shaker, Randall Schwartz, Barry Reisberg. A new scale for the empirical evaluation of behavioral pathology in Alzheimer’s disease (E-BEHAVE-AD). XIXth C.I.N.P. Congress, Washington D.C. Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum June 27-July 1, 1994; (Abstract).

Auer S, Penny J, Santiago M, Hussain G, Reisberg B. The Modified Ordinal Scales of Psychological Development (M-OSPD): A reliable and valid cognitive assessment for severe dementia. Presented at the 33 rd Annual Meeting of Neuropsychopharmacology, San Juan, Puerto Rica, December 12-16, 1994.

Auer SR, Penny J, Santiago M, Hussain G, Pouget E, Reisberg B. Assessing Cognition in the late stages of Alzheimer’s Sisease (AD): The M-OSPD. 7 th IPA Congress, Spirit in Aging, Sydney, Australia.

Auer SR, Monteiro I, Torossian C, Boksay I, Reisberg B. The Treatment of Behavioral Symptoms in Dementia: Hloperidol, Thiordazine, and Flouxetine: A Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Eigth Month Study. Fifth International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, July 24-29,1996, Osaka, Japan.

Auer S, Monteiro M, Franssen E, Reisberg B. Retrogenesis in Alzheimer’s Sisease Clinical, Psychologic and Pathologic Relationships and Management import of AD as a Neurodevelopmental Disorder. Regional Congress of Biological Psychiatry, July 3-5, 2000, Istanbul Turkey.

Auer S, Monteiro I, Reisberg B. Assessment and Treatment of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia. Regional Congress of Biological Psychiatry, July 3-5, 2000, Istanbul, Turkey

 

Grand rounds presentation
1997: North Shore University Hospital / Cornell University College, Long Island, New York
1997: The New York Hospital – Cornell Medical Center, White Plains, New York
1998: Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn New York
1998: Mid-Hudson Psychiatric Center, New Hampton, New York
1998: Manhattan Psychiatric Center, Wards Island, New York

Training Courses
Caritas Upper Austria
Red Cross Upper Austria

 

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