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

Videos

Deep Brain Stimulation and Neuropsychology

In this video, Dr. Combs reviews how neuropsychological evaluation supports deep brain stimulation, including assessment of cognitive and emotional functioning to guide patient care.

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