Dr. Hamilton received her doctorate in clinical psychology in 2000 from the San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology with a focus on neuropsychology. Her internship was completed at the Southwest Consortium Predoctoral Psychology Internship in New Mexico. She then completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at the Shiley-Marcos University of California, San Diego Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and the VA San Diego Healthcare System. She was licensed as a psychologist in the State of California in 2003. She received Board Certification in Clinical Neuropsychology in November, 2010, and certification as an aviation neuropsychologist (previously HIMS) in 2019.
Dr. Hamilton's research interests included nonmotor changes associated with Lewy body spectrum disorders, including Parkinson’s disease and Dementia with Lewy bodies. She held an R01 from the National Institutes of Health and published in that area until 2012 when she made the decision to move into clinical practice.
Currently, Dr. Hamilton is the director of adult neuropsychology at ANH. She is available for medical legal evaluations, NFL Concussion Settlement evaluations, and aviation neuropsychological evaluations (previously HIMS). She is committed to improving management of neurodegenerative diseases through collaborations with Parkinson's Association of San Diego and the Davis Phinney Foundation.