The Copper Ridge Institute

Biography

Dr. Munro has been on the faculty of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine since 2000. Dr. Munro’s research interests focus on neurobiological mechanisms underlying sex differences in the clinical manifestation of psychiatric disorders affecting cognition. The influences of sex hormones and the stress response on disorders of addiction and the dementing disorders are particular areas of focus.
Dr. Munro is a member of the International Neuropsychological Society and the Research Society on Alcoholism.

Education

• PhD, Kent State University
• Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, The University of Pittsburgh

Selected Publications

1. Shelton, C., Saxton, J., & Butters, M.A. Length of abstinence and recovery of function in elderly alcoholics. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 1998; 4: 21.
2. Saxton, J., Butters, M.A. & Shelton, C. Diagnosing dementia in elderly alcoholics. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 1998; 4: 31.
3. Saxton, J.A., Butters, M.A., & Shelton, C. Alcoholism, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease: Neuropsychological characteristics and differential diagnosis. St Francis Journal of Medicine. 1999; 5: 72-77.
4. Munro, C.A., Saxton, J., Butters, M.A. The neuropsychological consequences of abstinence among elderly alcoholics: A cross-sectional study. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 2000; 24(10): 1510-1516.
5. Saxton, J.A., Munro, C.A., & Butters, M.A., Schramke, C., McNeil, M.A. Alcohol, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease: Comparison of neuropsychological test profiles. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology. 2000; 13: 141-149.
6. Saxton, J.A., Ratcliff, G., Munro, C.A., Coffey, C.E., Becker, J.T., Fried, L., & Kuller, L. Normative data on the Boston Naming Test and two equivalent 30-item short forms. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. 2000; 14: 526-534.
7. Munro, C.A., Saxton, J., Butters, M.A. Alcohol dementia: “Cortical” or “subcortical” dementia? Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 2001; 16: 523-533.
8. Munro, C.A., Saxton, J.A. Cognitive test performance in older alcoholics is not related to liver functioning. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 2002; 8(2): 145.
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