William Goette, Ph.D. Titles and Appointments Assistant Professor School Graduate School Department Psychiatry 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 William Goette, Ph.D., is a clinical neuropsychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology (2023) and completed his postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology (2025) at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Clinically, Dr. Goette provides neuropsychological consult services for Clements University Hospital and sees patients through UT Southwestern's outpatient neuropsychology clinic. His clinical approach integrates health psychology with neuropsychology to promote healthy aging by addressing the interplay of physical, cognitive, and psychological well-being. Dr. Goette's research focuses on the development of new psychometric methods and assessment measures that can improve the early detection of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. At the core of this research is the development of methods that promote precision-based, personalized interpretation of cognitive test performance. To date, this work has primarily focused on psychometric approaches to operationalize and quantify the cognitive (and idiosyncratic) processes underlying traditional test scores. Education Graduate School UT Southwestern Medical School (2023), Clinical Psychology Research Interest Alzheimer's disease and related dementias Cognitive health and aging Psychometrics Publications Featured Publications The relationship between hippocampal amyloid beta burden and spatial distribution of neurofibrillary degeneration. Walker JM, Goette W, Farrell K, Iida MA, Karlovich E, White CL, Crary JF, Richardson TE, Alzheimers Dement 2023 Jul 19 7 3158-3170 The impact of conventional versus robust norming on cognitive characterization and clinical classification of MCI and dementia. Kaser AN, Kaplan DM, Goette W, Kiselica AM, J Neuropsychol 2023 Mar 17 1 108-124 Validation of a Bayesian Diagnostic and Inferential Model for Evidence-Based Neuropsychological Practice. Goette WF, Carlew AR, Schaffert J, Mokhtari BK, Cullum CM, J Int Neuropsychol Soc 2023 Feb 29 2 182-192 Cognitive and Neuropsychological Profiles in Alzheimer's Disease and Primary Age-Related Tauopathy and the Influence of Comorbid Neuropathologies. Walker JM, Gonzales MM, Goette W, Farrell K, White Iii CL, Crary JF, Richardson TE, J Alzheimers Dis 2023 92 3 1037-1049 The Spectrum of Alzheimer-Type Pathology in Cognitively Normal Individuals. Walker JM, Dehkordi SK, Schaffert J, Goette W, White Iii CL, Richardson TE, Zare H, J Alzheimers Dis 2023 91 2 683-695 A Critical Review of Neuropsychological Actuarial Criteria for Mild Cognitive Impairment. Carlew AR, Kaser A, Schaffert J, Goette W, Lacritz L, Rossetti H, J Alzheimers Dis 2023 91 1 169-182 Borderline personality features influence treatment response to suicide prevention. Balzen KM, Goette WF, Sachs R, Dieste S, Heerschap J, Kennard BD, Emslie GJ, Stewart SM, J Affect Disord 2022 Aug 311 515-522 Screening and Assessment for Psychological Distress among Burn Survivors. Loehr VG, Goette WF, Roaten K, Eur Burn J 2022 Feb 3 1 57-88 Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scores in medically compromised patients: A scoping review. Carlew AR, Smith EE, Goette W, Lippe B, Lacritz L, Rossetti H, Health Psychol 2021 Oct 40 10 717-726 Psychometric Equivalence of the Computerized and Original Halstead Category Test Using a Matched Archival Sample. Goette WF, Schmitt AL, Nici J, Assessment 2021 Jun 28 4 1219-1231 Results 1-10 of 17 1 2 Next Last Honors & Awards Research Career Institute in the Mental Health of AgingSelected attendee to the 2026 CIMA program, which is funded in part by NIH grants: R25 MH119050 (MPI: H. Aizenstein, J.A. Sirey), (R25 2R25MH112484; MPI: J. Dumas & F. Gunning) (2026) Alzheimer's Association Interdisciplinary Summer Research InstituteSelected attendee for the 2025 Alzheimer's Association ISRI program. (2025) Outstanding Dissertation Award, National Academy of Neuropsychology (2024) Carmen Miller Michael Award in Clinical Psychology, UTSW (2023) Blue Ribbon Research Abstract Award, APA Division 40 (SCN) (2022) Diversity Poster Award, National Academy of Neuropsychology (2020) Professional Associations/Affiliations Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment American Psychological Association Gerontological Society of America Hispanic Neuropsychological Society International Neuropsychological Society National Academy of Neuropsychology
