Robert J. McCaffrey, Ph.D

Robert J. McCaffrey, Ph.D., ABN, ABPdN received his Doctoral Degree from the University of Georgia in 1979.  He then completed a formal postdoctoral program in both clinical psychology and clinical neuropsychology from 1980 – 1983.  Dr. McCaffrey was a member of the faculty in the Department of Psychology, the University at Albany, State University of New York from 1983 – 2017.  Currently, he is emeritus professor of psychology, at the University at Albany.  Dr. McCaffrey is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist with specializations across the life-span.  He practices with Albany Neuropsychological Associates in Albany, NY.

Dr. McCaffrey is the co-author of the Test of Malingering Memory – 2(TOMM-2) and senior author of the Pediatric Performance Validity Test – Suite both performance validity measures.  He has well over 125 peer-reviewed publications and six edited volumes in clinical neuropsychology. Dr. McCaffrey is past President of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology, and currently serves as the Past President of the American Academy of Pediatric Neuropsychology. 

He is a fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, the American Psychological Association, the Association of Psychological Science, the American College of Professional Neuropsychology, and the American Academy of Pediatric Neuropsychology. 

Dr. McCaffrey is the past (2007 – 2015) Editor-in-Chief of Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychology and currently (2017 – present) is Editor-in-Chief of Developmental Neuropsychology: An International Journal of Life-Span Issues in Neuropsychology.