G. Stennis Watson, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Dept of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington, and a research clinical neuropsychologist at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS).  Dr. Watson took his PhD in clinical psychology at the University of Mississippi (1999) and completed his internship in clinical neuropsychology at the University of Florida.  He came to the Puget Sound VA in 1999 to work with Dr. Craft. After completing a 3 year post-doctoral fellowship, he was appointed to the faculty at the University of Washington in psychiatry and behavioral sciences.  His research focuses on the neuroendocrinology of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s Disease, and he is especially interested in insulin, catecholamines, and working memory. 

Publications:

Craft, S., Asthana, S., Cook, D.G., Baker, L.D., Cherrier, M., Purganan, K., Wait, C., Petrova, A., Latendresse, S., Watson, G.S., Newcomer, J.W., Schellenberg, G.D., Krohn, A.J.  Insulin dose-response effects on memory and plasma amyloid precursor protein in Alzheimer's disease: Interactions with apolipoprotein E genotype.  Psychoneuroendocrinology, 28(6), 809-822, 2003.

Reger, M.A., Welsh, R.K., Watson, G.S., Cholerton, B., Baker, L.D., Craft, S.  The relationship between neuropsychological functioning and driving ability in dementia: a meta-analysis. Neuropsychology. 18(1), 85-93, 2004.

Reger, M.A., Henderson, S.T., Hale, C., Cholerton, B., Baker, L.D., Watson, G.S., Hyde, K., Chapman, D., Craft, S.  Effects of beta-hydroxybutyrate on cognition in memory-impaired adults. Neurobiol Aging. 25(3), 311-4, 2004.

Watson G.S., Cholerton B.A., Reger M.A., Baker L.D., Rhoads K.W., Plymate S.R., Asthana S., Fishel M.A., Kulstad J.J., Green P.S., Cook D.G., Kahn S.E., Keeling M.L., Craft S. Preserved cognition in patients with early Alzheimer's disease and amnestic mild cognitive impairment during treatment with rosiglitazone: a preliminary study. Am J Geriatric Psychiat. 11:950-8, 2005.

Fishel, M.A., Watson, G.S., Montine, T.J., Wang, Q., Green, P.S., Kulstad, J.J., Cook, D.G., Peskind, E.R., Baker, L.D., Goldgaber, D., Nie, W., Asthana, S., Plymate, S.R., Schwartz, M.W., Craft, S. Hyperinsulinemia provokes synchronous increases in central inflammation and beta-amyloid in normal adults. Archives of Neurology, 62:1539-44, 2005.

Watson, G., Reger, M., Baker, L., McNeely, M., Fujimoto, W., Kahn, S., Boyko, E., Leonetti, D., Craft, S. Effects of Exercise and Nutrition on Memory in Japanese Americans with Impaired Glucose Tolerance. Diabetes Care 29(1):135-6, 2006.

Watson, G.S., Bernhardt, T., Reger, M.A., Cholerton, B.A., Baker, L.D., Peskind, E.R., Asthana, S., Plymate, S.R., Frölich, L., Craft, S. Insulin effects on CSF norepinephrine and cognition in Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol Aging  27(1):38-41, 2006.

Reger, M.A., Baker, L.D., Cholerton, B., Watson, G.S., Craft, S. Effects of intranasal insulin on cognition in memory-impaired older adults: Modulation by APOE genotype. Neurobiol of Aging 27:451-8, 2006.

Kulstad, J.J., Green, P.S., Cook, D.G., Watson, G.S., Reger, M.A., Baker, L.D., Cholerton, B, Plymate, S.R., Asthana, S., Mehta, P.D., Craft S. Differential modulation of plasma β-amyloid by insulin. Neurology, 66:1506-10, 2006.