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Edith Kaplan, Ph.D. passed away on Thursday, 3 September, 09. Throughout her 50-year career in psychology, Dr. Edith Kaplan made invaluable contributions to the promotion of clinical neuropsychology as a specialty area in psychology. Her impact on our field is widespread, and encompasses many different domains. She has made significant contributions to our knowledge of brain-behavioral relationships through her scholarly research in such areas as aphasia, apraxia, developmental issues in clinical neuropsychology, as well as normal and abnormal aging. Dr. Kaplan has served as a role model and mentor for many women psychologists. And, of course, through her clinical practice, Dr. Kaplan has made immeasurable contributions to the lives of many patients and their families.

Dr. Kaplan was a Professor in the departments of Neurology and Psychiatry, and in the Behavioral Neuroscience Ph.D. Program at Boston University School of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Kaplan was Professor of Psychology at Suffolk University, and she was Affiliate Professor of Psychology at Clark University, Worcester, and a member of the Psychology Department at the Baycrest Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Through her teaching, Dr. Kaplan played a vital leadership role in the education and training of neuropsychologists worldwide. From 1976 to 1987, Dr. Kaplan was the director of Clinical Neuropsychological Services at the Boston Veterans Administration Medical Center where she was responsible for the development of an internationally renowned pre- and post-doctoral clinical neuropsychological internship training program. In those 11 years, she trained 52 interns, many of whom are now recognized neuropsychologists who have made significant contributions to the field and are involved in their own training programs. Later, at Suffolk University, Boston University School of Medicine, and Tewksbury Hospital, she continued with her dedication to student education, research, and clinical training. Through her volunteer efforts in national organizations, she helped to promote psychology and neuropsychology in the public’s interest through her efforts with the National Head Injury Foundation and the World Health Organization.

Dr. Kaplan made revolutionary contributions to clinical neuropsychological assessment. Bringing her intensely observant clinical eye and her research rigor to the assessment of neurological patients, she made observations about patient behavior and test strategies that evolved into a philosophical school of neuropsychological assessment, called by most people “The Boston Process Approach.” Prior to the introduction of the process-oriented approach, clinical neuropsychological assessment followed a fixed-battery global-achievement approach, and stressed quantitative interpretation of test results. The process-oriented approach offered a revolutionary advance in test interpretation, stressing the qualitative aspects of patients’ performance profiles. The introduction and promotion of this alternative approach to clinical neuropsychological practice has served to expand our knowledge of brain functions, as well as to generate much scholarly discussion about diagnostic issues in clinical neuropsychology.

Dr. Kaplan developed and co-authored numerous tests such as The Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination, The Boston Naming Test, The Boston Stimulus Board, The California Verbal Learning Test (Adult and Children’s Versions), Microcog: A Computerized Assessment of Cognitive Status, the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised, as a Neuropsychological Instrument (WAIS-RNI), the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children- III, as a Neuropsychological Instrument (WISC-IIINI), The Baycrest Assessment of Neuropsychological Status, and The Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System.

Dr. Kaplan was one of the founders of the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology and was among the first to be awarded the Diplomat in Clinical Neuropsychology. Dr. Kaplan was president of the International Neuropsychological Society, president of the Clinical Neuropsychology Division of the American Psychological Association (Division 40), and president of the Boston Neuropsychological Foundation, which she co-founded in 1983. The Boston Neuropsychological Foundation was established to provide continuing education opportunities in clinical neuropsychology, and uses proceeds to fund pre- and post-doctoral internships. Dr. Kaplan also was one of the founders of the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology, and she was among the first psychologists to be awarded the diplomate in Clinical Neuropsychology.

She received many awards, including the following: 1993: The National Academy of Neuropsychology Distinguished Clinical Neuropsychologist Award. 1994: The Edith Kaplan Neuroscience Scholarship Fund established by MeritCare Medical Center, Fargo, North Dakota. 1996: The New England Psychological Association first annual Distinguished Contributions Award. 1998 The Massachusetts Psychological Association Career Contribution Award. 1999: The Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society Career Contribution Award.

As a person, Dr. Kaplan was warm, funny, vivacious, charming, and generous. She was devoted to her son and her cherished granddaughter. Dr. Kaplan had a marvelous sense of humor, which punctuated her workshops and lectures. She loved to share her wealth of outrageous stories and jokes. She gave of herself and her time to anyone who asked it of her, particularly students. Her home, decorated with pictures and statues of owls, was open to all. She shared her home with foreign visitors, with students who had not yet settled in to Boston, and with applicants to the programs she ran. She also shared the exquisite objects of her knitting skills: scarves, neckties, and blankets were her specialties. Dr. Kaplan, with her energy, commitment, intellect, insight, generosity, and love, will be remembered in our hearts and minds.

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