Michele K. York, PhD, ABPP-CN is a board-certified Neuropsychologist, Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, and Section Head of Neuropsychology in the Department of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), and she is the Neuropsychologist for the Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Center at the Houston Michael E. DeBakey VA. Dr. York earned a M.A. and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Vanderbilt University. Her extensive training includes an internship in Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology and a postdoctoral fellowship in Neuropsychology at BCM. She is Co-Chair of the Neurodegenerative Diseases Networking Group at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine as well as Chair of the Neuropsychology Focus Group at the Parkinson's Study Group. She is involved with the Parkinson's Foundation Rehabilitation Task Force and the International Neuropsychological Society Movement Disorders Special Interest Group. Dr. York's clinical and research specialties include neuropsychological evaluation of adults with movement disorders, including patients with deep brain stimulation, and the differential diagnosis of dementias. She has been awarded four Faculty Excellence Awards for her educational pursuits and serves as the Director of Neuropsychology Training at BCM.