Natalie Sherry, PsyD, ABPP-CN

  • Assistant Professor

Natalie Sherry, PsyD, ABPP-CN, is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist in the University of Pittsburgh Departments of Neurological Surgery, Neurology and Hematology/Oncology. She specializes in the evaluation of cognition among neurosurgical and neurological patients, particularly brain tumor. She developed the perioperative cognitive mapping protocol for UPMC’s Adult Neurosurgical Oncology Program alongside neurophysiology and conducts intraoperative language mapping for awake brain surgeries. Her academic interests include cognitive function among patients with brain tumor and traumatic brain injury. She is also on the steering committee for the UPMC/Pitt Psychology Consortium and co-creator of the psychology well-being survey aimed at improving the organizational well-being for psychologists.

Dr. Sherry completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Pittsburgh in neuroscience graduating summa cum laude. She also has a joint degree from Widener University including a doctorate in clinical psychology and a master’s degree in business administration. She completed an internship in the Department of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Temple University Hospital, as well as a post-doctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at the UPMC Sports Concussion Program in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Dr. Sherry's publications can be reviewed through the National Library of Medicine's publication database.

Specialized Areas of Interest

Neuropsychology

Board Certifications

American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology

Professional Organization Membership

American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology
American Psychological Association
International Neuropsychological Society
National Academy of Neuropsychology
Pennsylvania Psychological Association
Sport Neuropsychology Society

Professional Activities

Steering Committee, UPMC/Pitt Psychology Consortium
Finance Committee, Sports Neuropsychology Society

Education & Training

  • BS, Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, 2011
  • MA, Clinical Psychology, 2014
  • MBA, Widener University, 2016
  • PsyD, Widener University, 2016
  • Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship, UPMC, 2018

Honors & Awards

  • Senior Researcher Award, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2019

Research Activities

Dr. Sherry is a co-investigator of a NIH R01 grant with Carnegie Mellon University investigating representational similarity spaces for objects and actions before and after brain tumor surgery.