Biography
Summary of Research
The Memory, Aging, and Cognitive Control Research Laboratory aims to better understand how episodic memory and other cognitive processes differ across the adult lifespan. Much of the lab's research tries to dissect environmental and lifestyle factors that affect physical health and brain health in a bidirectional manner. The lab investigates how such factors play a causal role in either protecting or enhancing one's risk during both healthy aging and neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease.
Techniques
To better understand the mind, the lab uses a variety of techniques, including experimental manipulations of behavior, neuropsychological tests, brain stimulation and neuroimaging, including both structural and functional scanning. Researchers also use multivariate analysis techniques, including partial least squares, machine learning, barycentric discriminant analysis and latent profile analysis.
Education
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Vital Longevity, Dallas, TX
- PhD, MA, University of Chicago
- BS, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Interests
- Episodic Memory
- Aging
- Structural and Functional Neuroimaging
- Biomarkers of Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease
- Health Disparities
Research Profile
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