Tanya L. Lentz

Program affiliation: Clinical neuropsychology

Supervisor: Dr. Kimberly Kerns

Research interests

The interaction between working memory and language with respect to self-monitoring of speech errors in pediatric populations.

Awards

Canadian Psychological Association Student Merit Award, 2004
University of Victoria Fellowship, 2001-2004
Dr. Michael Peet Scholarship - University of Victoria, 2003

Representative publications and presentations

Dixon, R., Lentz, T., Garrett, D., MacDonald, S., Strauss, E., & Hultsch, D.
(2007). Neurocognitive Resources in mild cognitive impairment: Exploring markers of speed and inconsistency. Neuropsychology. 21(3), p. 381-399.

Hume, S., Rutman, D., Hubberstey, C., Lentz, T. & Van Bibber, M. (2009). Key worker and parent support program: Technical report. Victoria, BC: Ministry of Child and Family Development.

Hume, S., Rutman, D., Hubberstey, C., Lentz, T., & Van Bibber, M. (2009). Key worker and parent support program: Time 3 formative evaluation report. Victoria, BC: Ministry of Child and Family Development.

Hume, S., Rutman, D., Hubberstey, C., Lentz, T., & Van Bibber, M. (2009). Key worker and parent support program: Time 2 summative evaluation report. Victoria, BC: Ministry of Child and Family Development.

Sinclair, L. & Lentz, T. (Accepted). Self-esteem regulation: Inhibition of rejection
as cued by social inclusionary status. Self and Identity.

Conference presentations

Lentz, T., Lynch, C., Kerns, K. & Virji-Babul, N. (2007). Attentional basis of adaptive function deficits in Developmental Coordination Disorder. International Neuropsychological Society Conference (Poster presented in Portland, Oregon, Feb 7-10, 2007).

Lentz, T., Strauss, E., Hultsch, D. & Hunter, M. (2003). Intraindividual variability
and severity of cognitive impairment. International Neuropsychological
Society Conference (Poster presented in Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb 5-8).

Lynch, C., Lentz, T., Virji-Babul, N., & Kerns, K. (2005). Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Cognitive Orientation to Occupational Performance treatment approach with children with developmental coordination difficulties, within the school setting. 6th International Conference on Children with DCD (Poster presented in Trieste, Italy, May 17-20).