About the presenter:
Lana Harder, PhD, ABPP
Chief Neuropsychologist and Director, Neuropsychology Service, Children’s Health℠
Professor, Psychiatry & Neurology, UT Southwestern
Lana Harder, PhD, ABPP serves as Chief Neuropsychologist and Director of the Neuropsychology Service and Neuropsychology training program at Children’s Health℠. She holds dual faculty appointments as Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at UT Southwestern. Dr. Harder is board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology and is a board-certified Subspecialist in Pediatric Neuropsychology.
Dr. Harder earned her doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin and completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She completed her post-doctoral fellowship at Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Harder was a founding member and is the current Co-Director of the Children’s Medical Center Pediatric Demyelinating Diseases Clinic and her primary research focuses on neuropsychological outcomes of pediatric central nervous system demyelinating disorders.
Nationally, Dr. Harder serves as President of the Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology (APPCN). She has served on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology and two consecutive terms on the Board of Directors of APPCN. She also serves on the Board of Directors and Medical and Scientific Council of the Siegel Rare Neuroimmune Association. Dr. Harder is a fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology.
