About Us- Sydney Cognitive Development Centre

Dr Shelley Hyman
BSc (psychol), MClinNeuropsych, PhD (Med) MAPS

Dr Shelley Hyman is the director of the centre. She has an undergraduate
psychology degree with honours from the University of NSW, a Masters in
Clinical Neuropsychology from Macquarie University, and a PhD from
Sydney University specialising in paediatrics. Following her PhD she
received a 2 year award from the Children's Tumour Foundation (New
York) for her postdoctoral research. She worked for 8 years at the
Children's Hospital at Westmead as a psychologist running a learning
disabilities clinic for children with genetic disorders (NF1). She has also
worked overseas for 2 years as a consultant at both the Schneider
Children's Medical Center of Israel and the Dana Children's Hospital. She
has had experience with a variety of childhood neurodevelopmental/
genetic disorders, head injury, brain tumours, epilepsy, pervasive
developmental disorders (autism), ADHD and learning disabilities.

Dr Hyman is a fully registered psychologist under the NSW Psychologist
Registration Board. She is also a full member of the Australian
Psychological Society and the International Neuropsychological Society.
She has raised numerous grants and awards for her internationally
recognised research, totalling over $2 million. She has recently been
awarded a large 3 year grant from the US army to conduct international
research into cognitive remediation programs with children, which she
will be conducting with the Children's Hospital at Westmead and Haifa
University.

Publications

Hyman, SL., Gill, D., Shores E.A., Steinberg, A., & North, K.N. (2007)
Specific Regions of T2-Hyperintensities in Children with NF1 and their
relationship to Cognitive Functioning. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery
& Psychiatry, 78, 1088-1091.

Hyman, S.L., Shores, E.A., Gill, D., & North, K.N. (2006). Learning
disabilities in children with neurofibromatosis type 1: subtypes, cognitive
profile, and attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder. Developmental
Medicine & Child Neurology, 48, 973-977.

Gill, D., Hyman, SL., Steinberg, A & North, K.N. (2006). Age-related
findings on MRI in Neurofibromatosis type 1. Pediatric Radiology; 36:
1048-1056.

Hyman, SL., Shores E.A., & North, K.N. (2005). The Nature and Frequency
of Cognitive Deficits in Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1.
Neurology, 65, 1037-1044.

Hyman, SL., Shores E.A., Gill, D., Steinberg, A., & North, K.N. (2004).
Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Neuropsychological and
Neuroradiological Aspects. Journal of the International
Neuropsychological Society, 10, 40.

Hyman, SL. Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Cognitive Profile, Natural History
and Pathogenesis. 2004. PhD Dissertation.

Hyman, S.L., Shores E.A., Gill, D., Steinberg, A., & North, K.N. (2003).
Natural History of Neuropsychological Ability and T2-Hyperintensities in
Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 1. Neurology, 60, 1139-1145.

North, K.N, Hyman, S., & Barton, B. (2002). Cognitive Functioning in
Neurofibromatosis Type 1. Journal of Child Neurology, 17:616-623.

Young, H., Hyman, S. & North, K. (2002) Neurofibromatosis Type 1:
Clinical Manifestations and Exceptions to the rule. Journal of Child
Neurology, 17:624-632

Hyman, S., North, A., Shores, A., Gill, D., & Steinberg, A. (2002). Natural
history of cognitive deficits and brain lesions in neurofibromatosis 1.
Journal of International Neuropsychological Society, 8, 499.

Hyman, S.L., Shores E.A., Steinberg, A., Gill, D., & North, K.N. (2002).
Natural History of Neuropsychological Ability and T2-Hyperintensities in
Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 1. Brain Impairment, 3, 80.

Hyman, S.L. An analysis of the mechanisms underlying the phenomenon
of memory reactivation. 1997. Honours Thesis.