Jennifer Sue Kleiner, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Dr. Kleiner currently practices at the Psychiatric Research Institute’s Programs for Adults at the Blandford Physician Building.

Dr. Kleiner received her doctorate degree in Psychology from the University at Buffalo, State University of New York in 2004, where she specialized in neuropsychological assessment (i.e., using interviews, tests, tasks, and computer equipment to detect, measure, and describe impairment in brain functioning). She completed an American Psychological Association-approved clinical internship at the New Orleans Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) with a subspecialty in neuropsychology. She completed her neuropsychology postdoctoral fellowship at the New Orleans VAMC and the Tulane Cancer Center, part of Tulane University.

Dr. Kleiner joined the faculty at UAMS in July of 2006 to initiate a program for Neuropsychology Services. Dr. Kleiner conducts neuropsychological assessment for individuals with known or suspected neuropathology, with a focus on medical neuropsychology. Dr. Kleiner has also been involved in numerous research endeavors, including the neuropsychological impact of alcohol, traumatic brain injury, and cancer and its treatment. She has also conducted research to improve the differential diagnostic utility of neuropsychological assessment instruments.