Lois B. Condie, Ph.D., is affiliated with the Department of Neurology at Boston Children’s Hospital Boston / Harvard Medical School, where she conducts developmental neuropsychological assessments, consultations, and research. Her research addresses service provision to vulnerable populations, and her practice is devoted to infants and young children with brain and vascular malformations, cerebral palsy, neurogenetic syndromes, infantile seizures and hemispherectomies, intraventricular hemorrhage, hydrocephalus, autism spectrum disorder, and other brain conditions. She is the developer of the Adapted Developmental Assessment, designed for children who have developmental delay in the setting of motor, auditory, and visual impairments. Dr. Condie is board certified in neuropsychology with the American Board of Pediatric Neuropsychology, and dually board certified in clinical and forensic psychology with the American Board of Professional Psychology.
Approach to Care
Dr. Condie entered the field of psychology out of interest in developmental neuropsychological assessment, entitlement legislation for children with neurodevelopmental disorders, neurodevelopmental services for vulnerable populations internationally, children’s rights in international law, psychological and legal conceptions of medical privacy, and ethics in psychological practice. She has served on and chaired national committees relevant to neuropsychology, ethics and standards of practice, family law, and forensic psychology. She is the author of many journal articles and book chapters. She has taught on an adjunct basis at Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, and Harvard University.
Publications
Effect of neonatal seizure burden and etiology on the long-term outcome: data from a randomized, controlled trial. View Abstract
Neurotropic mechanisms in COVID-19 and their potential influence on neuropsychological outcomes in children. View Abstract
Focusing on basic needs as a mechanism to address threats to adolescents’ personal security View Abstract
Psychological Evaluations for the Courts View Abstract
Adapted Developmental Assessment for ages 18 Months to 7 Years: Item Analysis. Paper presented at the American Academy of Neurology convention, Vancouver, Canada View Abstract
Young adult perspectives on reasonable expectations of informational privacy. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Psychology and Law Society View Abstract
Professional practice guidelines: Guidance for developers and users View Abstract
Evaluating the impact of domestic violence on children View Abstract
Instruments for assessing understanding and appreciation of Miranda rights View Abstract
Does simplification of the Miranda warning improve youths' comprehension View Abstract
Comparison of juveniles' Miranda rights comprehension: 1970s vs. today View Abstract
The psychometric properties of the Miranda Rights Comprehension Instruments-II View Abstract
Juvenile offenders' Miranda rights comprehension and self-reported likelihood of offering false confessions. View Abstract
Juveniles' comprehension of legal safeguards to invalid confessions View Abstract
Parenting evaluations for the court. (Volume 18, Perspectives in law and psychology) View Abstract
Juvenile offenders' Miranda rights comprehension and self-reported likelihood of offering a false confession View Abstract
Adolescent offenders' demographic characteristics, Miranda rights comprehension, and false confessions. Part of a symposium: The Miranda Rights Comprehension Instruments-II and Adolescent Offenders' Miranda Comprehension View Abstract
Adolescent offenders' demographic characteristics, Miranda rights comprehension, and false confessions. Part of a symposium: The Miranda Rights Comprehension Instruments-II and Adolescent Offenders' Miranda Comprehension View Abstract
Competence to confess: Evaluating the validity of Miranda rights waivers and trustworthiness of confessions View Abstract
Advocating a functional approach to determining adjudicative competency in juveniles View Abstract
A review and update on the practice of evaluating Miranda comprehension View Abstract
Preadolescent adjudicative competence: Methodological considerations and recommendations for practice standards View Abstract
Juvenile competence to stand trial and criminal responsibility View Abstract
Juvenile confessions: Predictors of false confessions in adolescent offenders View Abstract
Ethical responsibilities in child protection evaluations: Implications for evaluation methodology View Abstract
Miranda comprehension and confessional competence View Abstract
Juvenile justice reform enacted by legislature View Abstract
Mentally ill and non-mentally ill defendants' abilities to understand information relevant to adjudication: A preliminary study View Abstract
Psycholegal issues in child sexual abuse evaluation practices View Abstract
Ethical responsibilities in child custody evaluations: Implications for evaluation methodology View Abstract
The assessment utility of codes of ethics and standards of practice in child custody evaluations View Abstract
Client abilities to assist counsel and make decisions in criminal cases: Findings from three studies View Abstract
Refining the assessment of abilities related to competence to stand trial View Abstract