Leilani Doty, Ph.D.
Associate Scientist

Phone: (352) 273-5550
Fax: (352) 273-5575
dotyl@neurology.ufl.edu

Department of Neurology
L3-100 McKnight Brain Institute
Newell Drive
Gainesville, FL. 32610

Professional Background: Ph.D. in Counselor Education with Specialty in Gerontology, University of Florida (1986)

Personal Info
Dr. Doty is currently Faculty Associate for the Center for Research on Women's Health (now called the Women's Health Research Center); The Brain Institute, the Center for Neuropsychological Studies, the Center for Gerontological Studies/Institute for Gerontology at the University of Florida, the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, the Department of Occupational Therapy; and the Geriatric Research, Education & Clinical Center (GRECC) at the Malcom Randall Veteran Affairs Medical Center. In addition, she is the Administrator of the University of Florida Cognitive and Memory Disorder Clinics (partially funded by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative).

Dr. Doty earned her B.A. in Psychology and her Ph.D. in Counselor Education with Specialty in Gerontology at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Dr. Doty was awarded a Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the Gerontological Society of America. She is certified as a Counselor from the American Association of Counseling & Developing, Washington, DC, holds a Certificate of Gerontology from the Center for Gerontological Studies and is licensed as a registered nurse (graduate of Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing, Boston, MA).

Dr. Doty received the University of Florida Women of Achievement Award, the Outstanding Service Award as President, College of Medicine Women Faculty Association at the University of Florida and a nominee for the Excellence in Aging with Dignity Award for a Health Care Professional, Florida Commission on Aging with Dignity. She is a former member of the University of Florida Senate Steering Committee; a founding member of the Alliance for Women's Health and Research; a member of the Eastside Advisory Council, Community Health Center at Eastside; a member of the University of Florida Affirmative Action Committee; a former member of the Executive Committee, Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research; and Associate Editor of the SELAM (Senior Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine) International Newsletter.

Research Interests

• Neuropsychological Behaviour
• Caregiver Management & Stress
• Ethics in Geriatrics
• Women's Health

Selected Publications

Books

Heilman, K.M., Doty, L., Bowers, D., Stewart, J.T., & Gonzalez-Rothi, L.J. (1998, 2nd ed., 1995 1st ed). HELPING PEOPLE WITH PROGRESSIVE MEMORY DISORDERS: A GUIDEBOOK FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, 2nd ed. Gainesville, FL: University of FL Press. 1996 National Health Information Bronze Award (Awarded 1997).

Doty, L. (1987). COMMUNICATION AND ASSERTION FOR OLDER PERSONS. New York, NY: Hemisphere, Inc.

Chapters, Invited Articles

Doty, L. (2001). Overview of Memory (Basic Memory 101). Dementia Caregiver Telehealth Support Computer Education, Dept. of Clinical & Health Psychology, College of Health Professions, University of Florida.

Doty, L. (2001). Overview of Dementia (Progressive Memory Disorders). Dementia Caregiver Telehealth Support Computer Education, Dept. of Clinical & Health Psychology, College of Health Professions, University of Florida.

Doty, L. (1999). Memory Disorder: Importance of early health evaluation and intervention. Responses to an Aging Florida, Fall 1999, 9-10. (invited article)

Peer Review Articles

Doty,L. (2002) Cognitive changes and adaptations. In Proceedings, Successful Aging: Women's Health in the Second 50 Years, Gainesville, FL; Custom Copies Inc.

Wingard, E.M., Barrett, A.M., Crucian, G.P., Doty, L. & Heilman, K.M. (2002). The Gerstmann Syndrome in Alzheimer Disease. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 72, 403-405.

Doty, L. (1997). Help for health decision challenges. Journal of the Florida Medical Association, 84(6):391-396.

Geldmacher, D.S., Doty, L. & Heilman, K.M. (1995). Letter Cancellation Performance in Alzheimer’s Disease. Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology, and Behavioral Neurology, 8:259-263. (Also abstracted in the Parkinson’s/Alzheimer’s Digest, 1996).

Doty, L. (Winter, 1995). After the Alzheimer's disease diagnosis: Management or termination? Aging Research & Policy Report, 3 (5), 16-18.

Doty, L., Heilman, K.M., Stewart, J.T., Bowers, D., & Gonzalez-Rothi, L.J. (1993). Case management in Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Case Management, 2(4), 129-135.

Papers, Reviews & Book Reviews

Doty, L. Women and Caregiving: Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. Proceedings, AIWA (Armenian Int’l Women’s Assoc.) 3rd Int’l Conference, Yerevan, Armenia, 2000. (accepted)

Pawlina, W., Hardt, N.S., Doty, L. &VanSusteren, T.H. Assessment of faculty and student knowledge of women’s health: Implications for faculty development. Proceedings, 1998 Women’s Health & Research Conference,1999,p.113-117.

Pawlina, W., Hardt, N.S., Doty, L., & VanSusteren, T.H. (1998). Baseline knowledge in women’s health. Proceedings of the 8th Ottawa International Conference, July, 1999. (In press).

Publications Extracted from Medline
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