Taylor Schmitt, Ph.D.

Dr. Taylor Schmitt is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Michigan Medicine Department of Psychiatry’s Neuropsychology Program. Clinically, Dr. Schmitt provides outpatient neuropsychological evaluations to patients with a variety of neurological and psychiatric conditions, and she has particular interest in neurodegenerative dementias and movement disorders. Her research focuses on cognitive and behavioral outcomes following Deep Brain Stimulation for patients with Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Schmitt is also passionate about advocacy and using outreach and science to empower voices of individuals from historically underrepresented and marginalized groups. She is the founding director of “New2Neuropsychology”, which is an organization focused on increasing recruitment of diverse trainees in neuropsychology. She is an active member of the Psychiatry Department’s and Neuropsychology Program’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committees where she helps to develop initiatives to support the integration of DEI-informed best practices into clinical and training settings.