Director

Dr. Michael Barnett 

Title: Assistant Professor of Psychology, Director of Memory Assessment and Research Center and Aging, Neuropsychology, and Technology Lab

Department: Psychology & Counseling

Degrees:  Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, University of Houston
                  MS Counseling Psychology, University of North Texas

Research and Professional Interest: My research focuses on applying novel technologies, such as virtual reality, to the neuropsychological assessment of neurocognitive functioning among older adults.

Licensure:  Licensed Psychologist - Texas License #35074

Doctoral Students:

Allyson Coldiron

Degree: MS in Clinical Psychology, University of Texas at  Tyler

Research and Professional Interest: My research interests focus on developing novel measures for clinical neuropsychological evaluations with older adult populations to improve the assessment of everyday abilities and better address client concerns, including risk for financial exploitation.

Logan Guillory

Degree: BS in Psychology, McNeese State University

Research and Professional Interest: My research revolves around how intrinsic and extrinsic factors can affect an individual’s performance on neuropsychological assessments, positively or negatively.

Rebekah Griffin

Degree: BS in Psychology, University of Texas at Tyler

Research and Professional Interest: I am interested in research on implementing technology into neuropsychological assessments in older adults as well as the psychological aspects of aging.

Harrison Boynton

Degree: BA in Psychology, University of Texas at Tyler

Research and Professional Interest: My research interests involve using novel technology to develop more sensitive, accurate, and ecologically valid neuropsychological assessments of older adults suffering from neurocognitive disorders, such as Alzheimer’s.