Dr. Christopher Nguyen

Dr. Christopher Nguyen

Dr. Christopher Nguyen

Clinical Assistant Professor, jointly w/Psychiatry; Clinical area

nguyen.2025@osu.edu

Dr. Nguyen is an attending neuropsychologist and assistant clinical professor at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He completed his doctoral degree at the University of Iowa, pre-doctoral internship at the Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, and postdoctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. His research interests include topics in cognitive aging, decision-making, civil capacities, and cross-cultural considerations in neuropsychology. Dr. Nguyen is fluent in Vietnamese and works with adults in both outpatient and inpatient settings. 

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Selected Publications:

Nguyen, C. M., Tan, A., Nguyen, A., Lee, G., Qi, W., Thaler, N., Fujii, D. (2021). Cross-Cultural Considerations for Teleneuropsychology with Asian Patients. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. Advance online publication. DOI

Nguyen, C., Santos, O., & Fujii, D. (2021). Individual and cultural diversity competencies. In C. Block (Ed.), The neuropsychologist’s roadmap: A training and career guide (pp. 283–297). American Psychological Association. DOI

Ukueberuwa, D., Nguyen, C., & Tranel, D. (2021). Ethics, legal standards, and policy in neuropsychology. In C. Block (Ed.), The neuropsychologist’s roadmap: A training and career guide (pp. 261–282). American Psychological Association. DOI

Lowe, D. A., Nguyen, C. M., Copeland, C. T., Heyanka, D., & Linck, J. F. (2020). Factor analysis of the Texas Functional Living Scale in an outpatient clinical sample. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 35, 116-121. DOI

Nguyen, C. M., Copeland, C. T., Lowe, D. A., Heyanka, D., & Linck, J. F. (2019). The contribution of executive functioning to instrumental activities of daily living in older adults. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult. Advance online publication. DOI

Nguyen, C. M., Chen, K. H., & Denburg, N. L. (2018). The use of problem-solving therapy for primary care to enhance complex decision-making in healthy community-dwelling older adults. Frontiers of Psychology, 9, 1-7. DOI

Nguyen, C. M., Barrash, J., Laloggia, A., Bechara, A., Tranel, D., & Denburg, N. L. (2013). Decision-making deficits in normal elderly persons associated with executive personality disturbances. International Psychogeriatrics, 25, 1811-1819. DOI

Nguyen, C. M., Yamada, T. H., Beglinger, L. J., Cavanaugh, J. E., Denburg, N. L., & Schultz, S. K. (2013). Cognitive features ten or more years after successful breast cancer survivor: Comparisons across types of cancer interventions. Psycho-Oncology, 22, 862-868. DOI

Shivapour, S. K., Nguyen, C. M., Cole, C. A., & Denburg, N. L. (2012). Effects of age, sex, and neuropsychological performance on financial decision-making. Frontiers in Decision Neuroscience, 6, 1-9. DOI

Nguyen, C. M., Koenigs, M., Yamada, T. H., Teo, S. H., Cavanaugh, J. E., Tranel, D., & Denburg, N. L. (2011). Trustworthiness and negative affect predict economic decision-making. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 23, 748-759. DOI