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CN Major Faculty

The CN major's core faculty is comprised of 5 dedicated mentors with active research programs on the detection, mechanisms, and everyday implications of neurocognitive functions in diverse populations across the lifespan. The CN faculty also includes emeritus, associated, and adjunct faculty who may serve on student research committees and supervise clinical practica.


Core UH CN Faculty

Steven Woods

Steven Paul Woods , Psy.D
Director of Clinical Training
Professor and Director of Cognitive Neuropsychology of Daily Life Laboratory

  • Clinical and Cognitive Neuropsychology
  • Health-related Everyday Functioning (e.g., medication adherence)
  • HIV Disease, Addictions, Aging, and Movement Disorders
  • Prospective Memory

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Johanna Bick , Ph.D.
Associate Professor

  • Early Adversity and the Developing Brain
  • Early Childhood Neurodevelopment
  • Childhood Maltreatment
  • Parental Responsiveness
  • Early Prevention and Intervention

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Paul T. Cirino , Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Developmental Neuropsychology Lab
Associate Director of Clinical Training

  • Developmental neuropsychology
  • The interplay between typical and atypical development of academic skills and their neuropsychological contributions
  • Reading and math disability; attention, working memory, executive functions; neurodevelopmental populations

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Luis D. Medina , Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director of CARMA lab

  • Cultural Neuropsychology
  • Cognitive Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease
  • Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
  • Health Disparities

Dr. Michael W Williams

Michael W. Williams , Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Director of the Measurement and Intervention for Neuropsychological Disorders (MIND) Laboratory
Clinical Psychology
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  • Clinical Neuropsychology
  • Rehabilitation Neuropsychology
  • Functional Outcomes/ Recovery
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Acquired Brain Injury

Associated Psychology Faculty

Emeritus CN Core Faculty

Affiliated External Faculty

  • Mary Lynn Chapieski, Ph.D. (Texas Children’s Hospital) 
  • Robert N. Davis, Ph.D., ABPP-CN (Houston Neuropsychology Group)
  • Mario Dulay, Ph.D. (Methodist Neurological Institute)
  • Karen Evankovich, Ph.D. (Texas Children’s Hospital)
  • Linda Ewing-Cobbs , Ph.D. (UT Houston Children’s Neurodevelopmental Clinic)
  • Cullen Gibbs, Ph.D. (Memorial Hermann Healthcare System)
  • Kenneth Podell, Ph.D., ABN (Methodist Neurological Institute)
  • Nicholas Pastorek, Ph.D., ABPP-CN (Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center)
  • Troy A. Webber, Ph.D., ABPP-CN (Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center)
  • Jefferey Wefel, Ph.D., ABPP (MD Anderson)
  • Michelle York, Ph.D., ABPP (Baylor College of Medicine)