Debra Fleischman, Ph.D. Associate Professor,Department of Neurological Sciences Neuropsychologist, Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center
		Education B.A. (1982) – Mundelein College, Chicago Ph. D. (1988) – Rush University, Chicago (Clinical Psychology) Contact Information Address: Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center 1645 W. Jackson, Suite 450 Chicago, Illinois 60612

Business Phone: 312-432-5029 Business Fax: 312-432-9332 Email: Debra_Fleischman@rush.edu Research Interests Dr. Fleischman is nationally-known for her research in the cognitive neuroscience of human memory. Her primary interest is in the mechanisms underlying implicit and explicit memory and how these mechanisms change in the face of aging and neurological disease. Her research has been funded through grants from foundation, and federal agencies, including the McDonnell-Pew Program in cognitive Neuroscience, the Alzheimer's Association, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the National Institute on Aging. She is the author of over 60 research articles, abstracts and book chapters. Representative Publications Fleischman, D.A., & Gabrieli, J.D.E. (1998). Repetition priming in normal aging and Alzheimer's disease: A review of findings and theories. Psychology and Aging,13, 88-119. Fleischman, D.A. & Gabrieli, J.D.E. (1999). Long-term memory in Alzheimer’s disease. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 9, 240-244. Fleischman, D.A., Monti, LA., Dwornik, L.L., Moro, T.T., Bennett, D.A., & Gabrieli, J.D.E. (2001). Intact identification priming and impaired production priming in Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 7, 785-794. Fleischman, D.A. (2003). Priming. Concise Encyclopedia of Psychology and Neuroscience, Third Edition. W.E. Craighead & C.B. Nemeroff, Eds.). John Wiley & Sons: New York, in press.