Edith Kaplan (February 16, 1924 - September 3, 2009) was a respected pioneer of neuropsychological tests who did most of her work at the Boston VA Hospital. As a graduate student Kaplan worked with Heinz Werner^[1], and then collaborated further with Norman Geschwind and Harold Goodglass. She developed a refined version of the widely used Halstead-Reitan battery and mentored many prominent researchers. She was the founder of the Boston Process Approach to neuropsychological test administration and interpretation, which examines the qualitative process by which the patient solves a problem rather than simply looking at the patient's quantitative numerical scores. The Boston Process also tailors which tests to give a patient instead of administering an entire test battery to every subject, regardless of their condition. Kaplan helped create the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination, the Boston Naming Test, and other tools to describe and treat aphasia. Prior to her death she was a professor at Suffolk University in Boston and at Boston University.

Dr. Kaplan died on September 3, 2009.

[edit] Selected publications

• Delis, D. C., Kramer, J. H., & Kaplan, E. (2001). The Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System. San Antonio, TX: The Psychological Corporation.
• Armengol, C., Kaplan, E., & Moes, E. (Eds.). (2001). The consumer oriented neuropsychological report. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.
• Kaplan, E. (2002). Serendipity in science: A personal account. In T. Stringer, E. Cooley, & A.L. Christensen (Eds.) Pathways to prominence in neuropsychology: Reflections of twentieth century pioneers. New York: Psychology Press.

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[edit] External links

• Suffolk University biography
• Boston University Harold Goodglass Aphasia Research Center

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