Neuropsychological, Psychological, & Educational Assessment Services

Dr. Kurtyka is a Licensed Independent Clinical Psychologist in the great State of New Mexico. He is a graduate of Rutgers University where he completed his undergraduate training in Psychology, and Fairleigh Dickinson University where he received his Masters degree and completed his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Kurtyka also completed an APA pre-doctoral internship in Pediatric Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, as well as a two year post-doctoral fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology (NSNM/UNMH). Dr. Kurtyka has extensive experience spanning the last decade in providing comprehensive pediatric and adult clinical neuropsychological evaluation services, as well as psychotherapy, and professional consultation services. Dr. Kurtyka specializes in the clinical neurocognitive assessment of developmental disorders, AD/HD, learning disabilities, TBI, dementia, epilepsy, and complex genetic conditions. Additionally, Dr. Kurtyka has specialty training and experience in K-12 Special Education (Public and Private School settings, IEP Team meetings, parent/student advocacy), & College-level accommodations (i.e., Collegiate classroom and SAT, ACT, LSAT, MCAT accommodations), as well as civil forensic and IME evaluations (Symptom/Performance Validity Testing, post-traumatic cognitive decline, adaptive functioning & social/emotional impairment). Dr. Kurtyka also has research experience in developmental disabilities/intellectual disability, learning disabilities, AD/HD, cognitive assessment (i.e., test construction/design/validation), traumatic brain injury, and pre-morbid functioning.

Dr. Hile is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of New Mexico. Dr. Hile grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico but completed her undergraduate training at DePauw University. She then returned to Albuquerque to attend the University of New Mexico, where she received her Masters degree, and completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Hile also completed an APA pre-doctoral internship in Pediatric Clinical Neuropsychology at UCLA. She completed a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, where she specialized in both Pediatric Neuropsychology, as well as Pediatric Health Psychology. Dr. Hile then completed another one year fellowship at Southwest Neuropsychology and Behavioral Health, with an emphasis on pediatric neuropsychological assessment. Dr. Hile has received extensive clinical training in Pediatric Neuropsychology and Pediatric Health Psychology, focusing on chronic and acute illness/injury (i.e., cancer, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, epilepsy, TBI) and its impact on the developing brain. She has also received extensive training in the clinical neurocognitive assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders including AD/HD, learning disabilities, and intellectual disability. Dr. Hile also specializes in pediatric cancer research and the impact of cancer and cancer therapies (e.g., chemotherapy, radiation) on brain development and neurocognitive function. Dr. Hile is also involved in research examining how children recover after traumatic brain injury, as well as identifying factors that help predict favorable outcomes following TBI.