Dustin B. Hammers, Ph.D.

Locations

Schedule An Appointment	Clinical Office Address
(801) 585-7575	Imaging and Neurosciences Center Cognitive Disorders Clinic 729 Arapeen Way Salt Lake City, UT 84108 Map

Bio

Dr. Dustin Hammers specializes in neuropsychological assessment of neurodegenerative disorders and other neuropsychiatric conditions. His clinical interests include memory disorders and executive decline in the elderly.

Dr. Hammers conducts comprehensive neuropsychological and tele-neuropsychological evaluations in the Cognitive Disorders Clinic, a sub-specialty clinic of the University of Utah Center for Alzheimer’s Care, Imaging and Research (CACIR). He is currently licensed as a clinical neuropsychologist in both Utah and Wyoming.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments	Neurology - Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions	Cognitive Neurology

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments	Neurology - Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions	Cognitive Neurology

Academic Office Locations

Academic Office Phone Number	Academic Office Address
(801) 585-9989	Department of Neurology 650 Komas Salt Lake City, UT 84108

Academic Bio

Dustin B. Hammers, Ph.D. joined the University of Utah in 2011 as Assistant Professor of Neurology and clinical neuropsychologist for the Center for Alzheimer’s Care, Imaging and Research (CACIR).

Dr. Hammers obtained his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Ohio University. Following his neuropsychology internship at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System in Michigan, Dr. Hammers completed his post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor.

Dr. Hammers’ research has focused primarily on the aging process, including the detection of early memory decline in dementia populations through computerized batteries or executive functioning tasks. Additional areas of interest have included research evaluating diagnostic consistency between clinical (neurological and neuropsychological assessment) and imaging (PiB, FTG-PET, etc.) data in an effort to improve diagnostic accuracy. Dr. Hammers’ work has been published in several peer reviewed scientific journals and has been presented at a number of national and international conferences.

Education History

Type	School	Degree
Postdoctoral Fellowship	University of Michigan Healthcare System, Department of Psychiatry, Neuropsychology Section Clinical Neuropsychology	Postdoctoral Fellow
Internship	Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor and University of Michigan Healthcare System, Department of Psychology Psychology	Intern
Doctoral Training	Ohio University, Department of Psychology, Clinical Health Track	Ph.D.
Graduate Training	Ohio University, Department of Psychology, Clinical Health Track	M.S.
Undergraduate	Allegheny College Neuroscience, minors in Psychology and European History	B.S.

Selected Provider Publications

Journal Article

1. Duff K, Foster NL, Dennett K, Hammers DB, Zollinger LV, Christian PE, Butterfield RI, Beardmore BE, Wang AY, Morton KA, & Hoffman JM(2013)Amyloid deposition and cognition in older adults: The effects of premorbid intellect.  Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology,
2. Hammers D, Spurgeon E, Ryan K, Persad C, Barbas N, Heidebrink J, Darby D, Giordani (2012)Validity of a brief computerized cognitive screening test in dementia.  Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 25(2),89-99
3. Hammers DB, Suhr J(2010)Neuropsychological, impulsive personality, and cerebral oxygenation correlates of undergraduate polysubstance use.  Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology: official journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 32(6),599-609
4. Suhr J, Hammers (2010)Who fails the Iowa Gambling Test (IGT)? Personality, neuropsychological, and near-infrared spectroscopy findings in healthy young controls.  Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 25(4),293-302

Book Chapter

1. Hammers D., Duff K., & Chelune G(In Press)Assessing change of cognitive trajectories over time in later life.  ,

Abstract

1. Hammers D., Jolley C., Card S., Duff K., Chelune G., Stearn M., Foster N(2013)Converting Montreal Cognitive Assessment to Mini-Mental Status Examination Scores and Vice Versa in a Clinical Sample  ,
2. Hammers D, Duff K, Dennett K, Hoffman J, Chelune G, Thurfjell L, Wang A, Morton K, Zollinger L, Foster N(2012)[18]Flutemetamol Uptake and Cognitive Performance in Non-Demented Community-Dwelling Elders.  , 79(11),e88-89