Amy Lawson Moore, PhD

About

Dr. Amy Moore is a cognitive psychologist at LearningRx in Colorado Springs, CO at the headquarters of the largest network of cognitive training centers in the world. She specializes in cognitive rehabilitation training and cognition assessment for neurodevelopmental disorders, brain injury, learning disabilities, and age-related cognitive decline.

As a founding member of the board of directors, she serves as VP of Research at Gibson Institute of Cognitive Research. Her ground-breaking brain training and assessment research has been published in peer reviewed medical and psychology journals and presented at conferences around the country.

Dr. Amy is a former child development specialist, education administrator, and teacher of teachers with a PhD in psychology and a master’s degree in early childhood education. She has been working with struggling learners for 25+ years in public, private, and government organizations. She is also a board-certified Christian counselor, the Editor-in-Chief of Modern Brain Journal, a TEDx Speaker, and co-host of Brainy Moms, the podcast for smart moms.

Website: www.AmyMoorePhD.com

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amylawsonmoore/

ResearchGate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Amy-Lawson-Moore

Publications

Moore, A.L., Miller, T.M., Moore, J.J., Ledbetter, C. (2023). A Real-World Data Study on the Impact of the ReadRx Cognitive Training and Reading Intervention on Cognition, Basic Reading Ability, and Psychosocial Skills for 3527 Children. Psychology Research and Behavior Management,16,1195-1220.
https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S397665

Moore, A.L., Miller, T.M., & Ledbetter, C. (2021). Remote vs. In-Person Delivery of LearningRx One-on-One Cognitive Training During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Non-inferiority Study. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 749898.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.749898 

Moore, A.L., Miller, T.M., & Ledbetter, C. (2021). Reliability Evidence for the Gibson Assessment of Cognitive Skills (GACS): A Brief Tool for Screening Cognitive Skills Across the Lifespan. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 14, 31-40. https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S291574

Moore, A.L., Carpenter, D., James, R., Miller, T., Moore, J., Disbrow, E., & Ledbetter, C. (2020). Neuroimaging and Neuropsychological Outcomes Following Clinician-Delivered Cognitive Training for Six Patients with Mild Brain Injury: A Multiple Case Study. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 14(229), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2020.00229

Moore, A., & Ledbetter, C. (2020). Ethical considerations and lessons learned in a randomized controlled trial of ThinkRx cognitive training for children with learning disabilities and/or ADHD. SAGE Research Methods Cases. doi:10.4135/9781529734072 Author’s copy

James, R., Moore, A.L., Carpenter, D., Miller, T., & Ledbetter, C. (2019). Feasibility of a Functional Medicine Approach to Slowing Clinical Cognitive Decline in Patients Over Age 55: A Multiple Case Study Report. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 4(3). doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.1903054

Moore, A.L., & Ledbetter, C. (2019). The Promise of Clinician-Delivered Cognitive Training for Children Diagnosed with ADHD. Journal of Mental Health and Clinical Psychology, 3(3), 3-8. doi: 10.29245/2578-2959/2019/3.1180

Moore, A.L., Carpenter, D.M., Miller, T.M., & Ledbetter, C., (2019). ThinkRx Cognitive Training for Adults over Age 50: Clinician-Caregiver Partners in Delivery as Effective as Clinician-Only Delivery. Psychology and Neuroscience, 12(2), 291-306. doi: 10.1037/pne0000162
 (Link to author’s copy of the article)

Moore, A.L., Carpenter, D.M., Miller, T.M., & Ledbetter, C. (2019). Comparing Two Methods of Delivering ThinkRx Cognitive Training to Children Ages 8-14: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Equivalency. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, 3(3), 261-270. doi.org/10.1007/s41465-018-0094-z

Moore, A.L., Carpenter, D.M., Ledbetter, C., & Miller, T.M. (2018). Clinician-delivered cognitive training for children with attention problems: Effects on cognition and behavior from the ThinkRx randomized controlled trial. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 14, 1671-1683. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S165418

Ledbetter, C., & Moore, A. (2018). Neuroimaging outcomes of a cognitive rehabilitation training program. Journal of Neuroimaging, 28(2), 225-233. doi: 10.1111/jon.12507

Moore, A.L., & Miller, T. (2018). Reliability and validity of the revised Gibson Test of Cognitive Skills, a computer-based test battery for assessing cognition across the lifespan. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 11, 25-35. doi:10.2147/PRBM.S152781 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5813948/

Ledbetter, C., Moore, A.L., Mitchell, T. (2017). Cognitive effects of ThinkRx cognitive rehabilitation training for eleven soldiers with brain injury: A retrospective chart review. Frontiers in Psychology, 8(825). doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00825

Carpenter, D., Ledbetter, C., & Moore, A.L. (2016). LearningRx cognitive training effects in children ages 8-14: A randomized controlled study. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 30(5), 815-826. doi: 10.1002/acp.3257

Gibson, K., Carpenter, D.M., Moore, A.L., & Mitchell, T. (2015). Training the brain to learn: Beyond vision therapy. Vision Development and Rehabilitation, 1(2), 120-129. http://www.covd.org/?page=VDR_1_2

Moore, A. (2013). Social psychological theories of teaching. In J. Ainsworth (Ed.), Sociology of Education (Vol. 2), pp. 109-111. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

Moore, A. (2013). Child care in America. In J. Ainsworth (Ed.), Sociology of Education (Vol. 1), pp. 713-716. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

Moore, A. (2012). Practice makes person: From avatar to moral self through simulated leadership experiences. Journal of Character and Leadership Integration, 2(2), 15-30. http://ssrn.com/abstract=2229345

Popular Media Articles & Book Chapters

Moore, Amy Lawson. (2021). LearningRx Brain Training for Traumatic Brain Injury. Chapter in Concussion Discussions: A Functional Approach to Recovery After Brain Injury.  Available at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1736632000/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_6DDW3NBNM4G1V701XXCW

Spaced Out or Scatterbrained at School?: Seven Causes of Brain Fog in Children  
The Good Men Project, November 1,2021

The Nutrition-Learning Connection: Three Food Mistakes That Impact Your Child’s Brain,
The Brain Health Magazine, July/August 2021, p. 4-5.

The Sleeping-Learning Connection: Three Sleep Mistakes That Can Wreck Your GPA, 
The Brain Health Magazine, May/June 2021, p. 4-5.

Interviewed and featured in the article, Big Emotions From Learning You Have Adult ADHD, on WebMD.
Learning You Have Adult ADHD Can Bring Grief, Relief, and Other Emotions (webmd.com)

Quoted in the article, Studying Tips – 30 Education Experts Share Their Learning Strategies.
https://mygreexampreparation.com/studying-tips/ 

Quoted in the article “7 Signs Your Toddler May Have ADHD” for Reader’s Digest site The Healthy.
https://www.thehealthy.com/adhd/signs-toddler-adhd/

Watch Dr. Moore’s TEDx talk about brain training: