Sandra Bond Chapman Ph.D.

About

SANDRA BOND CHAPMAN, PhD

Founder and Chief Director, Center for BrainHealth®

Dee Wyly Distinguished University Professor of Behavioral and Brain Sciences

The University of Texas at Dallas

Co-leader, BrainHealth 2027 Global Initiative

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Enhancing cognitive performance

Strengthening brain systems for healthy aging

Improving human productivity, developing a blueprint to measure brain health

Accelerating innovation through education and leadership training in youth

EXPERIENCE

Dr. Chapman is the co-leader of the international BrainHealth 2027 initiative. Headed by the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas, BrainHealth 2027 seeks to enable significant, measurable improvements in brain health among the general population.

A cognitive neuroscientist with more than 50 funded research grants and more than 200 peer-reviewed publications, her scientific studies to advance innovative and critical reasoning, strengthen brain resilience and incite healthier habits to extend our brain span throughout life.

Her research melds interdisciplinary expertise including cognitive neuroscience, rehabilitation, brain imaging, medicine and neuroengineering. The goals: to understand how to better evaluate higher-order, strategic cognition, and to develop, test and implement protocols to achieve optimal brain performance through enhancing and preserving frontal lobe function.

Dr. Chapman is a regular contributor to HuffPost, TheHill.com, Psychology Today and has been featured as an expert in national and international publications and media outlets including USA Today, CNN, Fox News, Reuters, Neurology Now, The Dallas Morning News, and many others.

EDUCATION

BA, Speech Pathology, University of North Texas (1973)MA, Communication Disorders, University of North Texas (1974)

PhD, Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Texas at Dallas (1986)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Chapman SB, Mudar RA. Enhancement of cognitive and neural functions through complex reasoning training: evidence from normal and clinical populations. Front Syst Neurosci. 2014;8:69.

Motes MA, Yezhuvath US, Aslan S, Spence JS, Rypma B, Chapman SB. Higher-order cognitive training effects on processing speed-related neural activity: a randomized trial. Neurobiol Aging. 2018 Feb;62:72-81. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2017.10.003.

Chapman SB, Spence JS, Aslan S, Keebler MW. Enhancing Innovation and Underlying Neural Mechanisms Via Cognitive Training in Healthy Older Adults. Front Aging Neurosci. 2017 Oct 9;9:314.

Chapman SB, Aslan S, Spence JS, Keebler MW, DeFina LF, Didehbani N, Perez AM, Lu H, D’Esposito M. Distinct Brain and Behavioral Benefits from Cognitive vs. Physical Training: A Randomized Trial in Aging Adults. Front Hum Neurosci. 2016;10:338.

Han K, Martinez D, Chapman SB, Krawczyk DC. Neural correlates of reduced depressive symptoms following cognitive training for chronic traumatic brain injury. Hum Brain Mapp. 2018 Mar 23.

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders & Sciences

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Society of Aging

Cognitive Neuroscience Society

Gerontological Society of America

International Neuropsychological Society

Society for Neuroscience

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Books by Sandra Bond Chapman Ph.D.

Recent Posts

A Top-Down New Year’s Resolution: Improve Your Brain

After a holiday season that’s often marked by stress and overindulgence, we want to start fresh, do better. It’s no surprise that most of our New Year’s resolutions center on health: losing weight, exercising, quitting smoking. But this year, I challenge you to put something new at the top of your annual resolve: improving the health of your brain.

Should You Be Concerned About Alzheimer's Disease?

Now more than ever, aging Americans are more concerned about Alzheimer’s disease than any other ailment—even cancer. Replace concern with a proactive commitment to adopt healthy habits that promote optimum brain performance. Follow these suggestions to make sure that your best brain years are ahead of you, not behind you.

4 Dos and Don'ts to Inspire Innovation in the Workplace

The workplace can fuel creativity and imagination or stifle it. Empower the next generation of leaders by following these brain-based dos and don'ts. Maximize the cognitive potential of employees, enhance productivity, and boost your bottom-line. Don't let brain performance at your office go backwards.

Parents & Teachers: 6 Ways to Inspire the Teen Brain

The teen brain is in a vulnerable state and developmental crossroads. Untapped brain potential in adolescents exists, but in order to cultivate it, different strategies must be put in place.

Five Facts About Brain Health

Thanks to medical advances, more of us will live to be 100 and beyond, but our peak brain performance comes, at best, at about half that age. These startling statistics beg the question: Are we destined to lose our ability to think for ourselves with years left to live? See five facts that should motivate you to adopt brain habits to make your brain smarter.

How Good Are You At Ditching Distractions?

We are constantly pushing our brain, overloading it with information and forcing it to complete many tasks at one time. What if we are using our brain’s frontal lobes in a detrimental way and to such a degree that we are actually making it less efficient, and, perhaps, even burning it out?

Go Full Frontal to Be Smart

Your brain is wired to conduct your most important work each day, but how you conquer complexities relies on going full frontal.

Addressing Head Injuries in Athletes of All Ages

Fear has been a common theme in the discussion of concussions in athletes – particularly in our youth. The conversation surrounding concussions must change from one of fear, doom and gloom to one of resilience, recovery, safety and hope.

Your Brain, Your Productivity

The brain is often the most neglected, but most vital organ in the entire body. Recent advances in brain imaging technology reveal that the brain is uniquely designed to be one of the most adaptable, modifiable, and regenerative organs in the entire body. See why health starts and ends with brain health.