Amy Connery, PsyD, ABPP-CN
Associate Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

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Graduate School :
  • PsyD, Wright Institute (2000)
Undergraduate School:
  • BS, Loyola University Chicago (IL) (1995)
Internship:
  • University of California (San Francisco) Program (2000)
Languages: Spanish
Department: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Professional Titles

  • Clinical Neuropsychologist

Publications

  • Connery A.K., Colbert AM, Lamb MM. (2023). Head circumference may be the best proxy for neurodevelopmental risk in children in low-resource settings Archives of Disease in Childhood;108:287-288.
  • Connery, A.K, Raghunathan, R.S, Colbert, A.M, Erdodi, L., Warschausky, S., Huth-Bocks, A., Taylor, H.G., Raghunathan, T., Berglund, P., Staples, A.D., Lukomski, A., Kirkland, J., Cano, J., Lajiness-O’Neill, R., and the PediaTrac Project Consortium (2023). The Influence of Sociodemographic Factors and Response Style on Caregiver Report of Infant Developmental Status. Frontiers in pediatrics, 10, 1080163. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2022.1080163
  • Connery A.K. (2023). Let’s Stop Complaining That Early Childhood Assessments Do Not Predict IQ. JAMA Pediatrics, 177 (5), 447-448.
  • Olson, D., Lamb, M. M., Connery, A. K., Colbert, A. M., Calvimontes, M., Bauer Herbruger, D., ... & Asturias, E. J. (2023). Cumulative Febrile, Respiratory, and Diarrheal Illness among Infants in Rural Guatemala and their Association with Neurodevelopmental and Growth Outcomes. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 10-1097.
  • Hitti, S., Connery, A.K., & Chiesa, A. (2023, February). Predictors of Out-of-Home Placement after Non-Accidental Traumatic Brain Injury Among Young Children. Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
  • Pluss, O., Fong, K., Funk, A., Rosenberger, K., Colbert, A.M., Connery, A.K. Lamb, M., Jaenisch, T. (2023, October). Microcephaly in Low Resource Settings: A Call to Action. Poster presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
  • Madison, C., Connery, A.K., Graber, S., Messer, R. (2023, October) Streamlining pediatric neurology care for children with abusive head trauma through a clinical pathway and multidisciplinary clinic. Poster presented at the Child Neurology Society, Vancouver, BC.
  • Connery, A.K., Colbert, A.M., & Lamb, M.M. (2022). Viewpoint: Head circumference may be the best proxy for neurodevelopmental risk in children in low resource settings. Archives of Disease in Childhood. doi: archdischild-2021-323216.
  • Connery, A.K.*, Lamb, M.M*, Colbert, A.M., Bauer, Desirée, Olson, Daniel, Paniagua-Avila, Alejandra, Calvimontes, Mirella, Bolaños, Guillermo Antonio, El Sahly, Hana, Muñoz, F.M.**, Asturias, E.J.** (2022). A Prospective Cohort Study of Head Circumference and its Association with Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Infants and Young Children in Rural Guatemala. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 1-8 (* co-first author)
  • Lamb MM*, Connery AK*, Colbert AM, Bauer D, Olson D, Paniagua-Avila A, Calvimontes DM, Bolaños GA, Sahly HME, Muñoz FM, Asturias EJ. (2022). Anthropometric proxies for child neurodevelopment in low-resource settings: length- or height-for-age, head circumference or both? Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 1-9. (* co-first author)
  • Paniagua-Avila, A., Olson, D., Connery, A., Calvimontes, D. M., Bolanos, G. A., Lamb, M. M., … Asturias, E. J. (2022). Challenges and lessons learned from the rapid operationalization of a prospective cohort to study the natural history and neurodevelopmental outcomes of postnatal Zika virus infection among infants and children in rural Guatemala. (in press). PLOS Neglected Tropical Disease, 2022.05.12.22274987. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.05.12.22274987.
  • Colbert, A.M., Connery, A.K., Lamb, M.M., Hernández, S., Martínez, M.A., Bauer, D., Arroyave, P., El Sahly, H.M., Paniagua-Avila, A., Calvimontes, M., Bolaños, G.A., Olson, D., Asturias, E.J., & Muñoz, F.M. (2021). Caregiver rating of early childhood development: Reliability and validity of the ASQ-3 in rural Guatemala. Early Human Development.
  • Connery, A.K., Lamb, M.M., Colbert, A.M., Bauer, D., Hernández, S, Arroyave, P., Martínez, M.A., Barrios, E.E., El Sahly, H.M., Paniagua-Avila, A., Calvimontes, M., Bolaños, G.A., Olson, D., Asturias, E.J., Muñoz, F.M. (2021). Parent Report of Health Related Quality of Life in Young Children in Rural Guatemala: Implementation, Reliability, and Validity of the PedsQL in Stunting and Wasting. Global Pediatric Health: https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X21991028
  • Colbert, A.M., Lamb, M.M., Asturias, E.J., Muñoz, F.M., Bauer, D., Arroyave, P., Hernández, S., Martínez, A.M., Paniagua-Avila, A., Olson, D., Calvimontes, D. M., El Sahly, H.M. & Connery, A.K. (2020). Reliability and validity of an adapted and translated version of the Mullen Scales of Early Learning (AT-MSEL) in rural Guatemala. Child: Care, Health and Development, 1-9.
  • Connery, A.K. & Gidley Larson, J.C. (2020). Prematurity. In K. Stucky, M. Kirkwood, & J. Donders (Eds.), Clinical neuropsychology study guide and board review-second edition. New York: Oxford University Press, Publishers.
  • Connery, A.K., Colbert, A.M., & Lamb, M.M. (in press). Viewpoint: Head circumference may be the best proxy for neurodevelopmental risk in children in low resource settings. Archives of Disease in Childhood. doi: archdischild-2021-323216.
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Professional Memberships

  • American Board of Professional Psychology, Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychology
  • American Board of Professional Psychology, Subspecialist in Pediatric Neuropsychology
  • American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, member

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Children's Hospital Colorado North Campus
469 State Highway 7
Broomfield, CO 80023
720-478-5000

Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • American Board of Professional Psychology, Board Certification (2010)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Brain and Nervous System - Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injuries
  • Brain and Nervous System
  • Brain and Nervous System - Intellectual Disability
  • Brain and Nervous System - Language Disorders
  • Brain and Nervous System - Concussion
  • Brain and Nervous System - Cerebral Palsy
Clinical Interests
Dr. Connery provides clinical services in the Non-Accidental Brain Injury Care Clinic and the International Adoption Clinic.

General Information

Graduate Schools:
  • PsyD, Wright Institute (2000)
Undergraduate Schools:
  • BS, Loyola University Chicago (IL) (1995)
Internships:
  • University of California (San Francisco) Program (2000)
Languages: Spanish
Department: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Contact Us
CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place
Campus Box C290
Aurora, CO 80045

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