University of Kentucky Center for the Advancement of Women's HealthUniversity of Kentucky Center for the Advancement of Women's Health Logo
Skip Navigation, go to main content


Meriem K. Bensalem Owen, M.D.

Email: mkbens2@uky.edu

Faculty Appointment: Assistant Professor of Neurology
Specialty: Medically Intractable Epilepsy Special Considerations in Women with Epilepsy, Status Epilepticus
Research Interests: Clinical Research in Epilepsy
Degree: MD, University of Algiers, Faculty of Medicine, Algiers, Algeria
Residency: Neurology, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, Ky.
Fellowship: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Certifications or Special training: Diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Additional Outreach Clinics or Services Provided: Communities at Oakwood (Epilepsy Clinic)
Academic office telephone: (859) 323 0229


Sara Jo Nixon, Ph.D.

Email: sara.jo.nixon@uky.edu 

Faculty Appointment: Professor
Research Interests: Neurocognitive and psychosocial concomitants of substance misuse; particularly interest in use of substances by women
Degree: Ph.D.
Fellowship: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biological Psychology; emphasis on neuropsychology and substance abuse
Additional Outreach Clinics or Services Provided: Educational programs in the Neurobiology of Addiction, psychosocial consequences, process of recovery; developing community coalitions for the enhancement of quality of life, particularly as it is affected through health behaviors
Academic office address: Neurocognitive Laboratory
Department of Psychology
University of Kentucky
207E Kastle Hall
Lexington, KY 40506-0044
Academic office telephone: (859) 257-6827

Comments to Betsy Dennis, Last Modified: Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Copyright © 2007, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
Terms, Conditions & Privacy Statement
An Equal Opportunity University