I am interested in examining how neurofeedback training using EEG can be used to promote neuroplasticity and improve attention, 焦点, 记忆和其他认知功能.
除了, I am interested in examining how mindfulness meditation
alters the brain to result in the positive outcomes of increased feelings of wellbeing, 减少压力, increased attention and 焦点 among the many other positive benefits.
If there is a science outreach event nearby, I will likely be there. I regularly participate in hands-on science outreach events that engage the community to learn more about psychology and the brain. 除了, I have presented workshops to the community on the topics of "The teenage brain" and "Adolescent Alcohol Use."
I also enjoy judging science fairs and inspiring K-12 students to question and think critically about the world around them.
其他个人信息
我爱我的大脑, psychology and 神经科学 research can give rise to powerful insights into behavior. I impart this enthusiasm and love of science to inspire undergraduate students to question and understand their own behavior and the neurobiological functioning within themselves.
我得了B.A. double majoring in cognitive science and information science with honors from the State University of New York at Oswego. I decided to follow my passion for learning and received an M.S. (2008).D. (2015), concentrating in the field of behavioral 神经科学 from Queen’s University, 位于金斯敦, 安大略, 加拿大.
My early research involved examining the neurobiological mechanisms responsible for processes of visual learning and memory, where I discovered a novel form of metaplasticity in the visual system. During the last two years of my graduate work, I was a visiting assistant professor in the 心理学 Department at Oswego State, teaching undergraduate courses in research methods and biopsychology.
The promise of excellent research and warmth all year round drew me to San Antonio, 德州, where I completed postdoctoral training at the University of 德州 Health Science Center in the Department of Cellular & Integrative Physiology under the mentorship of Michael Beckstead, Ph.D.和勒奈特·道斯博士.D. As a trainee with the Addiction 研究 Treatment & 卓越培训中心, I applied my knowledge of biological mechanisms relating to neuroplasticity to the study of how the brain is altered with addiction.
I was awarded an F32 grant in 2017 to examine how cocaine alters different dopamine neuron pathways of the midbrain. Continuing to follow my interests in teaching, I taught at St. 圣安东尼奥的玛丽大学, 德州, in 2018 in the Department of Biological Sciences, where I expanded my research to include human participants, leading the Neuroplasticity Neurofeedback Lab and mentoring undergraduate student research projects involving the use of EEG.
在全球网赌十大网站, I am excited to be inspiring the next generation of scientists and critical thinkers and preparing current undergraduate students to be successful in their chosen careers!