Professor of Psychology
Director of Brain and Cognitive Sciences Area
Temple University Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
Research Interests:
I have several research interests all focused on the human brain and cognition. I’m fundamentally interested in episodic memory and how it changes across the lifespan. The things that alter memory – experience in all its many forms, including life experiences that lead to accelerated cognitive aging, is of special interest. I’m also interested in subcortical circuitry and how the ancient parts of our brain shape our social and emotional lives. I use an assortment of techniques behavioral and brain imaging techniques to address these questions. Current projects in 2024 include: cerebellar-VTA circuitry in mood and psychosis, air pollution and neurocognitive aging, and how episodic memory changes in childhood.