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Glenn E. Smith, Ph.D.

Professor, University of Florida

University of Florida


Dr. Glenn E. Smith is Professor and former chair of the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Florida.  He is Interim Director of the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.  A board-certified neuropsychologist, Dr. Smith has authored or over 240 original articles, 14 book chapters, and 2 books on the neuropsychology of cognitive aging and dementia.   He is past president of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Society of Clinical Neuropsychology, and the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology, and past chair of the APA Committee on Aging.  He is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, where he spent 25 years.  At Mayo, he was a co-creator of the HABIT® (Healthy Action to Benefit Independence and Thinking) program, which is designed to benefit people diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).