Robert L. Collins, Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Instructor of Neurology

Clinical Service Area

Neurology Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Specialty

Clinical Neuropsychology

Board Certification

Clinical Neuropsychology, American Board of Professional Psychology

Clinic Appointments

713-794-8939

Consult

713-794-8939

Graduate School

Ph.D., University of Houston, TX

Internship

Mental Health Care Line, Micheal E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX

Fellowship

Department of Neuro-Oncology, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Clinical Interests

Neurodegenerative diseases and the impact of medical illness on cognition

Clinic Location

Neurology Care Line (127)
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
2002 Holcombe
Houston, Texas 77030

Publications
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Hiatt EL, Collins RL, Pastorek NJ, Bellows CF. Body image and health locus of control among male patients with incisional hernias. Body Image. 2009;6:242-5.
Miller LA, Collins RL, Kent TA. Language and the modulation of impulsive aggression. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2008;20:261-73.
Brewster AM, Lee JJ, Clayman GL, Clifford JL, Reyes MJ, Zhou X, Sabichi AL, Strom SS, Collins R, Meyers CA, Lippman SM. Randomized trial of adjuvant 13-cis-retinoic acid and interferon alfa for patients with aggressive skin squamous cell carcinoma. J Clin Oncol. 2007;25:1974-8.
Collins RL, Zavala AR, Nazarian A, McDougall SA. kappa-Opioid receptors in the substantia nigra pars reticulata mediate the U-50,488-induced locomotor activity of preweanling rats. Brain Res Dev Brain Res. 2000;119:97-103.
Crawford CA, Zavala AR, Karper PE, Collins RL, Loring-Meier T, Watson JB, McDougall SA. Amphetamine treatment during the preweanling period produces enduring changes in striatal protein kinase A activity. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2000;66:835-40.
McDougall SA, Collins RL, Karper PE, Watson JB, Crawford CA. Effects of repeated methylphenidate treatment in the young rat: sensitization of both locomotor activity and stereotyped sniffing. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 1999;7:208-18.
Collins RL, Zavala AR, Ingersoll VY, Duke MA, Crawford CA, McDougall SA. Kappa opioid-mediated behavioral sensitization in the preweanling rat: relationship to Fos immunoreactivity. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1998;137:282-91.
Crawford CA, McDougall SA, Meier TL, Collins RL, Watson JB. Repeated methylphenidate treatment induces behavioral sensitization and decreases protein kinase A and dopamine-stimulated adenylyl cyclase activity in the dorsal striatum. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1998;136:34-43.

Book Chapters
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Kayl A, Collins RL, Wefel JS. Neuropsychological assessment of adults with cancer. In: Meyers CA, Perry JR, editors. Cancer and cognition. New York: Cambridge University Press; 2008.
Wefel JS, Collins RL, Kayl A. Cognitive dysfunction related to chemotherapy and biological response modifiers. In: Meyers CA, Perry JR, editors. Cancer and cognition. New York: Cambridge University Press; 2008.

Poster Presentations
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Dao T, Nguyen Q, Chu D, Anderson T, Springer J, Collins R, Pastorek N. Clinical depression, anxiety, and PTSD as risk factors for morbidity following coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. VA Mental Health, 3rd Annual Conference in Washington, DC (July 21-23, 2009).
Benge J, Collins R, Kent T. A pilot study of executive functions in PTSD. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2009;15 Suppl S1:.
Chapieski L, Evankovich K, Collins R, Hiscock M. Development of child and parent report measures of subjective memory. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2007;13 Suppl S1:113.
Collins RL, Lippman S, Meyers CA. The effects of interferon-alpha and 13-cis retinoic acid on the cognitive function of adults with aggressive squamous cell carcinoma. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2005;11 Suppl S1:61.
Collins RL, Hannay HJ, Cass J, Valadka A. Norm-adjusted test scores among complicated mild head injury subtypes. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2003;9:208.
Collins RL, Lippman S, Meyers CA. The effects of IFN-alpha +13-CRA on patients with squamous cell carcinoma. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2003;9:246.
Collins RL, Hannay HJ, Cass J, Valadka A. Neuropsychological test scores among complicated mild head injury subtypes. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2002;8:172.
Hannay H, Collins R, Cass J, Valadka A. Outcome of complicated mild head injury subtypes. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2001;7:176.
Collins RL, Zavala AR, Nazarian A, McDougall SA. Kappa-opioid receptors in the substantia nigra pars reticulata mediate the U-50,488-induced locomotor activity of preweanling rats. Society for Neuroscience (SFN), 29th Annual Meeting in Miami Beach, Florida (Oct. 23-28, 1999).

Contact Information

Robert L. Collins, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
Department of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza, MS NB302
Houston, Texas 77030

Tel: 713-792-8939
Fax: 713-794-7786
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