Laura Lacritz, Ph.D. Titles and Appointments Professor Endowed Title Distinguished Teaching Professor School Medical School Department Psychiatry | Neurology Graduate Programs Clinical Psychology You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Download Curriculum Vitae Dr. Lacritz obtained her undergraduate degree in Psychology at UT Austin in 1989 with highest honors. She went on to obtain her doctorate at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Clinical Psychology where she served as Chief Resident. After completing a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at UT Southwestern in Neuropsychology (1995-1997), she joined the UT Southwestern Faculty in 1997 and is currently a Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology. She is the Director of Psychological Services and the Neuropsychology Clinic as well as the Neuropsychology Training Director. Departmental activities include program and faculty development, neuropsychological/cognitive evaluation of persons with known or suspected neurological disorders, and involvement in the teaching/training of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. She serves as a member of the Steering, Clinical Training, Admissions, Research, and Enhancement Committees in the doctoral Clinical Psychology program. Dr. Lacritz’s clinical expertise is in the area of neuropsychological assessment, with particular interest in working with individuals who have dementia, epilepsy, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis and head injury. Dr. Lacritz’s research foci are in the areas of early detection and risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment, cognitive function in movement disorders, and psychometric assessment. Education Undergraduate School University of Texas at Austin (1989), Psychology Other Post Graduate Training UT Southwestern Medical Center (1994) Graduate School UT Southwestern Medical Center (1994), Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship UT Southwestern Medical Center (1997), Clinical Neuropsychology Research Interest Detection of cognitive change with interventions Early detection of dementia Movement Disorders Multiple Sclerosis Test development and interpretation Traumatic Brain Injury Publications Featured Publications Patient Satisfaction with Telephone Neuropsychological Assessment. Lacritz LH, Carlew AR, Livingstone J, Bailey KC, Parker A, Diaz A, Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2020 Nov 35 8 1240-1248 Cognitive Assessment via Telephone: A Scoping Review of Instruments. Carlew AR, Fatima H, Livingstone JR, Reese C, Lacritz L, Pendergrass C, Bailey KC, Presley C, Mokhtari B, Cullum CM, Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2020 Nov 35 8 1215-1233 Risk factors for earlier dementia onset in autopsy-confirmed Alzheimer's disease, mixed Alzheimer's with Lewy bodies, and pure Lewy body disease. Schaffert J, LoBue C, White CL, Wilmoth K, Didehbani N, Lacritz L, Nguyen T, Peters ME, Fields L, Li C, Cullum CM, Alzheimers Dement 2020 03 16 3 524-530 Education and training and clinical neuropsychology: Recent developments and documents from the Clinical Neuropsychology Synarchy Smith, G., Roper, B., Shear, Pl, Vasterling, J., Pliskin, N., ?Lacritz, L., et al. ACN 2019 34 418-431 Traumatic Brain Injury History Is Associated With an Earlier Age of Dementia Onset in Autopsy-Confirmed Alzheimer's Disease. Schaffert J, LoBue C, White CL, Chiang HS, Didehbani N, Lacritz L, Rossetti H, Dieppa M, Hart J, Cullum CM Neuropsychology 2018 Feb Population health solutions for assessing cognitive impairment in geriatric patients Perry, W., Lacritz, L., Roebuck-Spencer, R., Silver, C., Denney, R.L., Myers, J., et al. ACN 2018 33 655-675 Montreal Cognitive Assessment Performance among Community-Dwelling African Americans. Rossetti HC, Lacritz LH, Hynan LS, Cullum CM, Van Wright A, Weiner MF Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2017 Mar 32 2 238-244 Predictors That a Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment Will Remain Stable 3 Years Later. Clem MA, Holliday RP, Pandya S, Hynan LS, Lacritz LH, Woon FL Cogn Behav Neurol 2017 Mar 30 1 8-15 Traumatic brain injury history is associated with earlier age of onset of Alzheimer disease. LoBue C, Wadsworth H, Wilmoth K, Clem M, Hart J, Womack KB, Didehbani N, Lacritz LH, Rossetti HC, Cullum CM Clin Neuropsychol 2017 Jan 31 1 85-98 Predictors of Reversion from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Normal Cognition. Pandya SY, Lacritz LH, Weiner MF, Deschner M, Woon FL Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2017 43 3-4 204-214 Results 1-10 of 27 1 2 3 Next Last Books Featured Books Mentoring. In The Neuropsychology Roadmap: A Complete Training Guide Cullum, CM, McClintock, SM & Lacritz, LH (In press). Washington DC, APA Press Differential Diagnosis in the Elderly. In Clinical Neuropsychological Report Preparation Lacritz, LH & Rossetti, H (2016). New York, Guilford Press Movement Disorders. In Neuropsychology Board Review Book: 2nd Edition Lacritz, LH & Woolston, D. (In press). New York, Oxford University Press Dementia and differential diagnosis. In Neuropsychological Conditions Across the Lifespan Lacritz, LH, Rossetti, H, & LoBue, C (2018). Cambridge, Cambridge University Press Honors & Awards Leaders in Clinical Excellence Mentoring AwardUT Southwestern Medical Center https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/ctplus/stories/2024/lce24-mentoring-award.html (2024) Distinguished Career Service AwardNational Academy of Neuropsychology (2020) Fellow, American Psychological Association (2020) Distinguished Psychologist of the YearDallas Psychological Society (2019) Regents Outstanding Teaching AwardThe University of Texas System (2017) Distinguished Teaching ProfessorUT Southwestern Medical Center (2016) UT Kenneth I Shine, MD Academy of Health ScienceUT System, Elected Member (2016) Southwestern Academy of Teachers (SWAT)UT Southwestern Medical Center, Selected Member (2015) Most Influential MentorUT Southwestern Clinical Psychology Program (2013) Leadership Institute for Women in PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association (2011) Outstanding Teacher AwardUT Southwestern Clinical Psychology Program (2009) Distinguished Alumni AwardUT Southwestern Clinical Psychology Program (2008) FellowNational Academy of Neuropsychology (2005) PACTPatient Care and Service Recognition, UTSW (2005) Chief ResidentUT Southwestern Clinical Psychology program (1993) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology American Psychological Association (Division 40) International Neuropsychological Society National Academy of Neuropsychology
