She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis in neuropsychology and geropsychology, from Michigan State University in 1997. Following an internship at the University of California, San Diego, Dr. Denburg completed her post-doctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at the University of Iowa. She joined the Iowa faculty in 2005. Research interests include decision-making abilities in older adults, human frontal lobe dysfunction, public policy, the impact of cancer and chemotherapy on cognition in older adults, and the recovery of cognitive function following stroke. Dr. Denburg’s research is supported by the NIH, the Scottish Rite Masonic Foundation, and the American Cancer Society.