About Us

Neuropsychology.Org is run by Richard Wanlass, Ph.D. , who recently retired after 30 years as Chief Psychologist and Clinical Professor in the University of California, Davis, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is the author of Bouncing Back: Skills for Adaptation to Injury, Illness, Aging, and Pain and The Neuropsychology Toolkit. Dr. Wanlass can be reached at RWanlass@gmail.com.

Alexis Olson, Ph.D. is trained in clinical psychology with emphasis in neuropsychology. She graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2017.  Her training experiences include hospital-based and community mental health clinics, as well as private practice neuropsychology and pain clinics, and in-home services addressing safety needs of elderly and disabled adults through neuropsychological testing. She assisted in research on the NOMAD and creation of this website. She gives talks to medical and lay audiences on stress and energy management through mindfulness. She can be reached at www.doctorolson.com.