Dr. Barrett has clinical research interests in behavioral neurology, cognitive neuroscience, and neurorehabilitation. She received the 2004 Ohio State University Harold Brenner Pepinsky early career award, and two career development awards from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Barrett completed her undergraduate work simultaneously at Harvard University and Radcliffe College, her medical school training at New York University School of Medicine, neurology residency training at Columbia-Presbyterian/The Neurological Institute in New York, and a fellowship in Behavioral Neurology/Neuropsychology at the University of Florida College of Medicine.