Jennifer W. Maedgen, Ph.D.

In addition to her appointment at Dell Medical School, Jennifer W. Maedgen, Ph.D., serves as an associate vice president and the university ADA/Section 504/EIR/PWFA coordinator in University Risk and Compliance Services at The University of Texas at Austin. She received her master’s and doctorate degrees in clinical psychology from The University of Texas at Austin and completed her residency and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, where she worked in children’s rehabilitation, adult/child neuropsychology and forensic settings.

While at the University of Virginia, Maedgen also served as an assistant professor of psychiatric medicine and director of the Learning Needs and Evaluation Center. She later returned to UT to lead student disability services and currently has oversight responsibility for institutional accessibility efforts. Maedgen has taught courses on critical thinking, psychological assessment and disability, and she has published articles and book chapters on issues relating to attentional disorders and disability accommodations. She is a licensed psychologist in the state of Texas.