Dr. Amanda LaMarre

Amanda K. LaMarre, PhD, is a Neuropsychologist who has a particular interest in atypical neurodegenerative disease syndromes, as well as other illnesses that affect the central nervous system such as cancer and vascular disease. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UBC and a Diplomat of the American Board of Professional Psychology with a specialization in Clinical Neuropsychology. Dr. LaMarre is also the Training Director for the Vancouver Coastal Health Clinical Psychology Residency Program.

Dr. LaMarre completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of British Columbia, with a primary focus in Neuropsychology. She then completed a three-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Memory and Aging Center. Following her fellowship, she was a faculty member in the Department of Radiation Oncology at UCSF where she saw patients experiencing neurological complications related to cancer. Since returning to Vancouver in 2014, she has been practicing exclusively within the field of Adult Neuropsychology in both the public and private setting. In her spare time, Dr. LaMarre enjoys running, hiking and travelling the world.