Professor of Psychiatry
Psychology Section Chief, Director of Neuropsychology
Phone: 903-877-8721
Email: andrew.schmitt@uthct.edu
Department: Medicine
Additional Department: Psychology Internship Fellowship
Andrew L. Schmitt, PhD
Dr. Andrew Schmitt received his undergraduate degree in Toxicology from Clarkson University in New York in 1986. He received a master’s degree in clinical psychology from the University of Texas at Tyler in 1994 and received his doctorate in clinical psychology from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2000. His primary area of expertise is in neuropsychological assessment and he obtained training at Terrell State Hospital, Parkland Hospital, Sprague Hospital, UT Southwestern Medical Center, and the Dallas VA. He has published numerous articles and book chapters in the area of neuropsychology. Dr. Schmitt served as a Professor in the Department of Psychology at UT Tyler from 2004-2017. In 2018, he accepted a position as the Director of Neuropsychology at UT Health Science Center and is now also serving as Psychology Section Chief.
Education:
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology
Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (2000)
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Dallas, Texas
M.S. Clinical Psychology with Neuropsychology concentration
University of Texas at Tyler (1994)
Tyler, Texas
B.S. Toxicology
Clarkson University (1986)
Potsdam, New York
Selected Publications:
Goette, W. F., Schmitt, A. L., & Nici, J. (2021). Psychometric equivalence of the computerized and original Halstead Category Test using a matched archival sample. Assessment, 28 (4), 1219-1231.
Goette, W., Schmitt, A. L., and Clark, A. (2019). Relationship between Smell Identification Testing and the Neuropsychological Assessment of Dementia in Community-dwelling Adults. Applied Neuropsychology, 26(3), 201-214.
Schmitt, A. L., Livingston, R. B., Goette, W., and Galusha-Glasscock, J. M. (2016). Relationship between the MMSE and the RBANS in patients referred for a dementia evaluation. Perceptual and Motor Skills 123, 3, 606-623.
Schmitt, A. L., Livingston, R. B., Reese, E. M., Davis, K. M. (2010). The Relationship between the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) and Olfaction in Patients Referred for a Dementia Evaluation. Applied Neuropsychology, 17(3),163-171.
Schmitt, A. L., Livingston, R. B., Smernoff, E. N., Reese, E. M., Hafer, D. G., Harris, J. B. (2010). Factor analysis of the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) in a large sample of patients suspected of dementia. Applied Neuropsychology, 17(1), 8-17.