Dr. Mary Klotz is a Licensed Psychologist in the state of New Mexico. She received her B.S. from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY where she studied Child Development and received her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of New Mexico. She specialized in child, adolescent and family psychology and completed her internship in child clinical psychology at University of New Mexico Hospitals, Department of Psychiatry. 

Before pursuing her Ph.D., Mary was a teacher at the Community Therapeutic Day School in Boston, MA where she worked with children with significant neurological and educational challenges and later, she worked as a research coordinator in the Developmental Psychology Department at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. After receiving her doctorate, she worked in both school and clinic settings, providing evidenced-based treatment and comprehensive assessment. For the last 10 years, Dr. Klotz has specialized in providing early childhood autism evaluations. 

Across multiple settings, Mary trained extensively in and trained others in observing and coding infant behavior and social cues as well as social and play interactions between infants and toddlers and their caregivers, examining differences in the emergence of developmental skills such as social smiling, joint attention, social referencing, bids for communication or social interation, reciprocal play interactions and social responsiveness. Both her undergraduate and graduate research focused on early social development in young children. 

Dr. Klotz is most interested in the early detection of ASD, including signs and symptoms in late infancy and early toddlerhood, as well as diagnostic assessment to help families access early treatment for the best possible outcomes for their child(ren). She has lived in New Mexico for 20 years and loves her work with children and their families.