Tatjana Novakovic-Agopian, PhD

Title(s)Professor, Psychiatry
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address1550 Fourth Street, #346
San Francisco CA 94158
Phone415-753-3888
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    Title(s)UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences


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    University of California, San FranciscoPostdoctoral StudiesGraduate Division

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    Tatjana Novakovic-Agopian specializes in the psychological assessment and rehabilitation of patients recovering from brain injuries caused by trauma, stroke, toxic exposure or various neurological conditions. She is particularly interested in assessing and treating problems with executive control (mental abilities such as making plans, carrying out plans, learning from mistakes and other skills that allow people to perform tasks).

    Novakovic-Agopian's research focuses on restoring executive function after brain injury and assessing the mind's function using advanced imaging technologies.

    Novakovic-Agopian earned a doctorate at Alliant International University's California School of Professional Psychology. She completed a residency and a fellowship in neuropsychology at UCSF.

    Novakovic-Agopian co-directs the neurorehabilitation programs at UCSF, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Northern California Veterans Affairs Health Care System (Martinez Outpatient Clinic) and University of California, Berkeley.

    Novakovic-Agopian served as chair of the California Pacific Regional Rehabilitation Center's brain injury research committee. She formerly served as president of the Northern California Neuropsychology Forum.

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    Rehabilitation of Executive Functioning in Veterans with PTSD and Mild TBI
    NIH I01RX001111Oct 1, 2013 - Jun 30, 2018
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Goal-Oriented Attentional Self-Regulation Training in Chronic Mild Traumatic Brain Injury is Linked to Microstructural Plasticity in Prefrontal White Matter. J Neurotrauma. 2024 Oct 29. Karbasforoushan H, Wren-Jarvis J, Hwang A, Santiago R, Raptentsetsang S, Cai LT, Xiao J, Maruyama BA, Abrams GM, Novakovic-Agopian T, Mukherjee P. PMID: 39470361.
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    2. 26 Cognitive Correlates of Functional Assessment Tool in Veterans with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 2023 Nov 1; 29(s1):708-709. Tessier TJ, Abrams AG, Novakovic-Agopian NT. .
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    3. 26 Improvement in Executive Function Following Goal-Oriented Attentional Self-Regulation Training in Veterans with mTBI. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 2023 Nov 1; 29(s1):902-902. Santiago SR, Raptentsetsang RS, Maruyama MB, Hwang HA, Cassar CM, Abrams AG, Mukherjee MP, Novakovic-Agopian NT. .
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    4. Resting-State Connectivity Changes After Goal-Oriented Attentional Self-Regulation Training in Veterans With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Preliminary Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial. Neurotrauma Rep. 2023; 4(1):420-432. Kryza-Lacombe M, Santiago R, Hwang A, Raptentsetsang S, Maruyama BA, Chen J, Cassar M, Abrams G, Novakovic-Agopian T, Mukherjee P. PMID: 37405257; PMCID: PMC10316036.
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    5. Telehealth delivery of group-format cognitive rehabilitation to older veterans with TBI: a mixed-methods pilot study. Appl Neuropsychol Adult. 2023 Apr 12; 1-13. Kornblith E, Schweizer S, Abrams G, Gardner R, Barnes D, Yaffe K, Novakovic-Agopian T. PMID: 37044120.
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    6. Functional Improvements 6+ Months After GOALS Training Predicted Decreased PTSD Symptoms Among Veterans with PTSD/mTBI. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2022 Dec 1; 103(12):e163-e164. Santiago SR, Novakovic-Agopian NT. .
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    7. Improvement in executive functioning after Goal-Oriented Attentional Self-Regulation training is associated with reduction in PTSD hyperarousal symptoms among veterans with comorbid PTSD and mild TBI. Appl Neuropsychol Adult. 2023; 30(5):503-511. Maruyama BA, Abrams G, Kornblith E, Posecion LF, McQuaid JR, Neylan TC, Groberio J, Chen AJ, Novakovic-Agopian T. PMID: 34410839.
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    8. Goal-Oriented Attention Self-Regulation Training Improves Executive Functioning in Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma. 2021 03; 38(5):582-592. Novakovic-Agopian T, Posecion L, Kornblith E, Abrams G, McQuaid JR, Neylan TC, Burciaga J, Joseph J, Carlin G, Groberio J, Maruyama B, Chen AJW. PMID: 33019861.
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    9. Improvement in Executive Functioning after Goal-Oriented Attentional Self-Regulation Training Predicts Reduction in PTSD Hyperarousal Symptoms Among Veterans With Comorbid PTSD and Mild TBI. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2020 Nov 1; 101(11):e53-e54. Maruyama MB, Novakovic-Agopian NT. .
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    10. A randomized pilot trial of topiramate for alcohol use disorder in veterans with traumatic brain injury: Effects on alcohol use, cognition, and post-concussive symptoms. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 09 01; 214:108149. Pennington DL, Bielenberg J, Lasher B, Herbst E, Abrams G, Novakovic-Agopian T, Batki SL. PMID: 32712569; PMCID: PMC8370467.
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    11. Goal-oriented attentional self-regulation training in individuals with acquired brain injury in a subacute phase: a pilot feasibility study. Int J Rehabil Res. 2020 Mar; 43(1):28-36. Cizman Staba U, Vrhovac S, Mlinaric Lesnik V, Novakovic-Agopian T. PMID: 31688223.
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    12. Interventions to Improve Cognitive Functioning After Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). . 2020 Jan 1; 329-376. Chen CA, Novakovic-Agopian NT, Loya LF. .
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    13. Long Term Outcomes of Executive Function Training in Veterans with PTSD and mild TBI. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2019 Oct 1; 100(10):e22-e23. Novakovic-Agopian NT, Abrams AG, Kornblith KE, Posecion PL. .
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    14. Long-Term Effect of Cognitive Rehabilitation Regardless of Prerehabilitation Cognitive Status for Veterans with TBI. Appl Neuropsychol Adult. 2021 Jul-Aug; 28(4):436-448. Kornblith E, Posecion L, Abrams G, Chen AJ, Burciaga J, D'Esposito M, Novakovic-Agopian T. PMID: 31456428.
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    15. Long-term effects of executive function training among veterans with chronic TBI. Brain Inj. 2019; 33(12):1513-1521. Novakovic-Agopian T, Kornblith E, Abrams G, McQuaid JR, Posecion L, Burciaga J, D'Esposito M, Chen AJW. PMID: 31423838.
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    16. Goal-Oriented Attention Self-Regulation (GOALS) training in older adults. Aging Ment Health. 2020 03; 24(3):464-473. Turner GR, Novakovic-Agopian T, Kornblith E, Adnan A, Madore M, Chen AJW, D'Esposito M. PMID: 30724574.
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    17. Attention Self-Regulation Training Applied To Participant Defined Goals For Veterans With PTSD And Mild TBI. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2018 Nov 1; 99(11):e129-e130. Kornblith KE, Abrams AG, Burciaga BJ, Posecion PL, Novakovic-Agopian NT. .
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    18. Baseline Neurocognitive Status And Long Term Effects Of Executive Function Training Among Veterans With TBI. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2018 Nov 1; 99(11):e156. Kornblith KE, Abrams AG, Burciaga BJ, Posecion PL, Novakovic-Agopian NT. .
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    19. Impact of baseline neurocognitive functioning on outcomes following rehabilitation of executive function training for veterans with history of traumatic brain injury. Appl Neuropsychol Adult. 2020 Mar-Apr; 27(2):108-120. Kornblith E, Abrams G, Chen AJ, Burciaga J, D'Esposito M, Novakovic-Agopian T. PMID: 30295554.
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    20. Training in Goal-Oriented Attention Self-Regulation Improves Executive Functioning in Veterans with Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma. 2018 12 01; 35(23):2784-2795. Novakovic-Agopian T, Kornblith E, Abrams G, Burciaga-Rosales J, Loya F, D'Esposito M, Chen AJW. PMID: 29717652; PMCID: PMC8104023.
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    21. Brain Changes Following Executive Control Training in Older Adults. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2017 Oct-Nov; 31(10-11):910-922. Adnan A, Chen AJW, Novakovic-Agopian T, D'Esposito M, Turner GR. PMID: 28868974; PMCID: PMC5729113.
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    22. Long-Term Use and Perceived Benefits of Goal-Oriented Attentional Self-Regulation Training in Chronic Brain Injury. Rehabil Res Pract. 2017; 2017:8379347. Loya F, Novakovic-Agopian T, Binder D, Rossi A, Rome S, Murphy M, Chen AJ. PMID: 28265472; PMCID: PMC5318616.
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    23. Executive Function Training in Veterans with Chronic TBI: Short and Longer Term Outcomes. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2015 Oct 1; 96(10):e82. Novakovic-Agopian NT. .
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    24. 'From Start-Up-to-CEO': Fostering Guided Experiential Learning of Goal-Oriented Attention Regulation through Game-Assisted Training following Brain Injury (P7.187). Neurology. 2015 Apr 6; 84(14_supplement). Loya LF, Binder BD, Rodriguez RN, Madore MM, Buchanan BB, Kossman KA, Sapiro SM, Novakovic-Agopian NT, Chen CA. .
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    25. Functional brain network modularity predicts response to cognitive training after brain injury. Neurology. 2015 Apr 14; 84(15):1568-74. Arnemann KL, Chen AJ, Novakovic-Agopian T, Gratton C, Nomura EM, D'Esposito M. PMID: 25788557; PMCID: PMC4408280.
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    26. C-68Long-Term Outcomes of Goal-Oriented Attention and Problem Solving Training in Veterans with Chronic TBI. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 2014 Sep 1; 29(6):599-599. Novakovic-Agopian NT, Chen CA, Abrams AG, Loya LF, Madore MM, Carlin CG, Murphy MM, Rossi RA. .
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    27. Tonic and phasic alertness training: a novel treatment for executive control dysfunction following mild traumatic brain injury. Neurocase. 2015; 21(4):489-98. Van Vleet TM, Chen A, Vernon A, Novakovic-Agopian T, D'Esposito MT. PMID: 24984231.
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    28. Assessment of subcomponents of executive functioning in ecologically valid settings: the goal processing scale. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2014 Mar-Apr; 29(2):136-46. Novakovic-Agopian T, Chen AJ, Rome S, Rossi A, Abrams G, D'Esposito M, Turner G, McKim R, Muir J, Hills N, Kennedy C, Garfinkle J, Murphy M, Binder D, Castelli H. PMID: 23076096.
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    29. Goal-Oriented Attention Regulation Training in Veterans with Chronic TBI (P01.186). Neurology. 2012 Apr 23; 78(Meeting Abstracts 1):p01.186-p01.186. Novakovic-Agopian NT, Chen CA, Abrams AG, Rossi RA, Binder BD, Muir MJ, Murphy MM, Carlin CG, Fitzsimmons FR, D'Esposito DM. .
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    30. Interventions to Improve Cognitive Functioning After TBI. Traumatic Brain Injury. 2012 Jan 1; 273-312. Chen CA, Novakovic-Agopian NT. .
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    31. Rehabilitation of executive functioning with training in attention regulation applied to individually defined goals: a pilot study bridging theory, assessment, and treatment. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2011 Sep-Oct; 26(5):325-38. Novakovic-Agopian T, Chen AJ, Rome S, Abrams G, Castelli H, Rossi A, McKim R, Hills N, D'Esposito M. PMID: 21169860.
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    32. Training of goal-directed attention regulation enhances control over neural processing for individuals with brain injury. Brain. 2011 May; 134(Pt 5):1541-54. Chen AJ, Novakovic-Agopian T, Nycum TJ, Song S, Turner GR, Hills NK, Rome S, Abrams GM, D'Esposito M. PMID: 21515904; PMCID: PMC6410956.
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    33. Attention. Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences. 2003 Jan 1; (Neuropsychiatry Neuropsychol. Behav. Neurol.,11988):288-292. Novakovic-Agopian NT. .
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    34. Relationship between neuropsychological performance, and immune parameters in HIV-1 infected patients with and without AIDS dementia complex. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 1999 Nov 1; 14(8):640-641. Novakovic-Agopian NT, Gysens GS, Heyes HM, Marlowe MN, Price PR. .
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    35. Relationship between neuropsychological performance, and immune parameters in HIV-1 infected patients with and without AIDS dementia complex. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 1999 Nov 1; 14(8):640-641. Novakovic-Agopian NT, Gysens GS, Heyes HM, Marlowe MN, Price PR. .
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    36. Time course of cerebrospinal fluid responses to antiretroviral therapy: evidence for variable compartmentalization of infection. AIDS. 1999 Jun 18; 13(9):1051-61. Staprans S, Marlowe N, Glidden D, Novakovic-Agopian T, Grant RM, Heyes M, Aweeka F, Deeks S, Price RW. PMID: 10397535.
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    37. Failure to detect nelfinavir in the cerebrospinal fluid of HIV-1--infected patients with and without AIDS dementia complex. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol. 1999 Jan 01; 20(1):39-43. Aweeka F, Jayewardene A, Staprans S, Bellibas SE, Kearney B, Lizak P, Novakovic-Agopian T, Price RW. PMID: 9928728.
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