Hannah Lane Combs, Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Assistant Professor

(713) 798-8673

Positions

Assistant Professor: Neurology and Neurosurgery
Section of Neuropsychology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Addresses

Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center McNair Campus (Clinic) (Office): 7200 Cambridge St., 9th Floor
Room: MCHP-A9.190
Houston, TX, 77030
United States

Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine: 09/2019 - Houston, Texas, United States; Clinical Neuropsychology

Internship at Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center: 07/2017 - Houston, Texas, United States; Clinical Neuropsychology

PhD from University of Kentucky: 08/2017 - Lexington, Kentucky, United States; Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology

MS from University of Kentucky: 05/2013 - Lexington, Kentucky, United States; Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology

BS from University of Texas: 05/2011 - Austin, Texas, United States; Psychology with Honors

Certifications

Clinical Psychologist: Texas State Board of Psychology (TSBEP)

Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology: American Board of Professional Psychology

Websites

Neuropsychology

Dr. Combs’ Bibliography

Comprehensive list of publications and presentations

Selected Publications

Stinson JM, Roman CAF, Combs HL, York MK, Strutt AM, McCauley SR. " Geopolitical considerations for working with medically complex patients: A case illustration " Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2023 ; 38 (3) : 387-94.
Pubmed PMID: 36988412.
Haneef Z, Gavvala JR, Combs HL, Han A, Ali I, Sheth SA, et al.. " Brain stimulation using responsive neurostimulation improves verbal memory: A crossover case-control study " Neurosurgery. 2022 ; 90 (3) : 306-12.
Pubmed PMID: 35045053.
Combs HL, Wyman-Chick KA, Erickson LO, York MK. " Development of standardized regression-based formulas to assess meaningful cognitive change in early Parkinson's disease " Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2021 ; 36 (5) : 734-45.
Pubmed PMID: 33103727.
Reed RG, Combs HL, Segerstrom SC. " The structure of self-regulation and its psychological and physical health correlates in older adults " Collabra Psychol. 2020 ; 6 (1)
Pubmed PMID: 32457933.
Bodapati AS, Combs HL, Pastorek NJ, Miller B, Troyanskaya M, Romesser J, et al.. " Detection of symptom over-reporting on the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory in OEF/OIF/OND veterans with history of mild TBI " Clin Neuropsychol. 2019 ; 33 (3) : 539-56.
Pubmed PMID: 29865932.
Combs H, Kim S, York MK. " Development and efficacy of a compensatory skill building program: Parkinson's disease cognitive rehabilitation for executive functioning (PD-CORE). " Rev Iberoam Neuropsicol. 2019 ; 2 (1) : 43-54.
Geiger PJ, Reed RG, Combs HL, Boggero IA, Segerstrom SC. " Longitudinal associations among older adults' neurocognitive performance, psychological distress, and self-reported cognitive function " Psychol Neurosci. 2019 ; 12 (2) : 224-35.
Pubmed PMID: 31178982.
Combs HL, Garcia-Willingham NE, Berry DTR, van Horne CG, Segerstrom SC. " Psychological functioning in Parkinson's disease post-deep brain stimulation: Self-regulation and executive functioning " J Psychosom Res. 2018 ; 111 : 42-9.
Pubmed PMID: 29935753.
Patel N, Combs H, York M, Phan C, Jimenez-Shahed J. " Pseudobulbar affect correlates with mood symptoms in parkinsonian disorders but not amyotrophic lateral sclerosis " J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2018 5; 30 (3) : 214-9.
Pubmed PMID: 29505320.
Edmundson M, Berry DTR, Combs HL, Brothers SL, Harp JP, Williams A, et al.. " The effects of symptom information coaching on the feigning of adult ADHD " Psychol Assess. 2017 ; 29 (12) : 1429-36.
Pubmed PMID: 29227124.
Anderson-Mooney AJ, Guller L, Combs HL, Dunham KJ. " Neurocognitive & neuropsychiatric phenotypes of PARK2-associated early-onset Parkinson's disease in two siblings " Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2016 ; 142 : 137-9.
Pubmed PMID: 26855076.
Combs HL, Jones TA, Kozlowski DA, Adkins DL. " Combinatorial motor training results in functional reorganization of remaining motor cortex after controlled cortical impact in rats " J Neurotrauma. 2016 ; 33 (8) : 741-7.
Pubmed PMID: 26421759.
Geiger PJ, Boggero IA, Brake CA, Caldera CA, Combs HL, Peters JR, et al.. " Mindfulness-based interventions for older adults: A review of the effects on physical and emotional well-being " Mindfulness (N Y). 2016 ; 7 (2) : 296-307.
Pubmed PMID: 27200109.
O'Bryant AJ, Adkins DL, Sitko AA, Combs HL, Nordquist SK, Jones TA. " Enduring poststroke motor functional improvements by a well-timed combination of motor rehabilitative training and cortical stimulation in rats " Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2016 ; 30 (2) : 143-54.
Pubmed PMID: 25527486.
Segerstrom SC, Combs HL, Winning A, Boehm JK, Kubzansky LD. " The happy survivor? Effects of differential mortality on life satisfaction in older age " Psychol Aging. 2016 ; 31 (4) : 340-5.
Pubmed PMID: 27294716.
Segerstrom SC, Geiger PJ, Combs HL, Boggero IA. " Time perspective and social preference in older and younger adults: Effects of self-regulatory fatigue " Psychol Aging. 2016 ; 31 (6) : 594-604.
Pubmed PMID: 27243763.
Combs HL, Berry DT, Pape T, Babcock-Parziale J, Smith B, Schleenbaker R, et al.. " The effects of mild traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, and combined mild traumatic brain injury/post-traumatic stress disorder on returning veterans " J Neurotrauma. 2015 ; 32 (13) : 956-66.
Pubmed PMID: 25350012.
Combs HL, Folley BS, Berry DT, Segerstrom SC, Han DY, Anderson-Mooney AJ, et al.. " Cognition and depression following deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus and globus pallidus pars internus in Parkinson's disease: A meta-analysis " Neuropsychol Rev. 2015 ; 25 (4) : 439-54.
Pubmed PMID: 26459361.
Williamson KD, Combs HL, Berry DT, Harp JP, Mason LH, Edmundson M. " Discriminating among ADHD alone, ADHD with a comorbid psychological disorder, and feigned ADHD in a college sample " Clin Neuropsychol. 2014 ; 28 (7) : 1182-96.
Pubmed PMID: 25225947.
Combs, HL, Henry, SK, Webber, TA, York, MK, & Sober, JD. " Cognitive functioning and intra-individual variability in essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease: A comparative study. " Clin Neuropsychol. 2025 Jun ; 1-21.
Combs, HL, York, MK, Neimann, N, Heydari, H, Yadav, M, Viswanathan A, & Jimenez-Shahed, J. " Comparative Analyses of Impulse Control Symptoms in Patients Undergoing GPi-DBS versus STN-DBS for Parkinson’s Disease. " J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2026 ;
Darwazah, H., Combs, H.L., Roth, R.M., Hammond, J.B., & Vanegas-Arroyave, N.S.. " Dimensional Apathy as a Predictor of Health-Related Quality of Life in Parkinson’s disease. " J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2026 ;
Combs, HL, Heilbronner, S, McCauley, SR, Karmonik, C, Wilde, E, & York, MK. " Neuroimaging correlates of cognitive stages in Parkinson's disease: A multimodal MRI study. " Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2026 ;

Memberships

American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology

Houston Neuropsychological Society

International Neuropsychological Society

Phi Beta Kappa