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 Chief of the Division of Psychology and the Chief of Service for Psychology an Neuropsychology 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, in addition to the Executive Leadership Team in the Department of Psychiatry.

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.