Dr. Karen Hanson Bondi (Lic. # CA-PSY 23561) earned her graduate degree in clinical psychology at the University of Minnesota Department of Psychology in 2006. She completed her clinical internship and post-doctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and the VA San Diego Healthcare System, and she has been licensed in the State of California since 2010. She served for over 15 years as a faculty member in the UCSD Department of Psychiatry and the San Diego VA in clinical, teaching, and research roles. She continues to provide lectures for neuropsychology and psychiatry trainees at the San Diego VA and UCSD.
Dr. Hanson Bondi provides neuropsychological evaluations to clients in Southern California, primarily operating in San Diego County. She specializes in clinical assessment of dementia, mild cognitive impairment, stroke, brain injury, and ADHD. She also provides neuropsychological assessment for independent medical evaluations. In her freetime, she enjoys being a mother, dancing, and traveling.
Contributions to the Field of Neuropsychology
Dr. Hanson Bondi served as a board member of the California Psychological Association Division of Neuropsychology (Division VIII) from 2017 to 2025 as Member-at-Large, Treasurer, and Chairman. She also enjoys teaching, and she developed and led the UCSD/VA Clinical Neuropsychology Seminar for graduate trainees and post-doctoral fellows for nearly 20 years. She also directed an on-demand Neuropsychology Diversity Series, which features presentations by expert neuropsychologists and psychologists discussing important topics in providing culturally-informed care in neuropsychology. In addition, Dr. Hanson Bondi has contributed to research examining the neuropsychological, neurological, and behavioral effects of substance use on the brain, as well as the effects of traumatic brain injury. Along with her collaborators, she has published over 25 research articles and 45 conference presentations.
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