Tania Giovannetti, Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Tania is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Temple University and a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist. Her research seeks to understand how brain aging and disease affect everyday functioning. Using performance-based assessments, virtual reality, and digital technologies, her laboratory develops innovative methods to measure everyday cognition and function in real-world settings, with the goal of improving the detection and treatment of age-related cognitive disorders. She works closely with community organizations throughout Philadelphia to advance research that addresses the needs of older adults and strengthen services that support healthy aging, independence, and quality of life. Outside the lab she enjoys exploring Philadelphia’s art and food scene with family and friends.

tgio@temple.edu

Sophia Holmqvist, M.A.

Sophia is sixth-year doctoral student currently on internship at UCSD/VA San Diego . Her research interests include examining relations among neuroimaging/biomarkers, culturally sensitive measures of cognition and function, and data derived from novel technologies (i.e., wearables) to inform cognitive decline risk and detection in older adults. In her free time, Sophia loves hiking, anything involving the outdoors, painting, and exploring the great food in Philly!

sophia.holmqvist@temple.edu

Kimberly Halberstadter

Kimberly is a fourth-year doctoral student in the clinical psychology program. Her research interests include investigating the roles of cognitive functioning and psychological well-being in everyday task performance and quality of life. Specifically, she is interested in how this information can be used to improve methods for early detection and intervention for people at risk for dementia, using novel technologies for such efforts. In her free time, Kimberly loves to cook and explore Philly’s robust food scene, read, and spend time with her Maine Coon Luna

Kimberly.halberstadter@temple.edu

Moira McKniff

Moira is a fourth-year doctoral student in the clinical psychology program. She went to Temple University for undergraduate (Class of 2020) with a degree in Psychology and minor in Cognitive Neuroscience. Her research interests include testing novel technology to assess and detect subtle difficulties in functional and cognitive impairment, and understanding how immigration, acculturation, and learning a second language affects memory, cognition, and neuropsychological test performance. In her spare time Moira enjoys traveling to new places, running, reading, painting, and cooking.

moira.mckniff@temple.edu

Sophia DiConza

Sophia.diconza@temple.edu

Shrey Patel

Shrey is a junior in neuroscience on the pre-med track and wants to become an MD-PhD in neurosurgery with an empahsis on applications of neuroscience in everyday adults. His research interests include the effect of memory on neurodegenerative diseases in the geriatric population. He is currently leading a research project that validates online assessment scores against manually administered test scores, examining how these measures relate to older adults’ self-perceived motor and cognitive deficits and their performance on functional accomplishment tasks.

Nico Vorkunova

Nico is a pre-med junior neuroscience major with a psychology minor and aspires to be a psychiatrist. Their research interests involve both geriatric and pediatric cognitive health, with an emphasis on early prevention strategies. Along with this lab, their research experience includes conflicts of interest in pediatric psychiatry as an intern for Geisinger College of Health Sciences. Outside of lab, they volunteer at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in patient care, serve as a volunteer crisis counselor for Crisis Text Line, and lead Broad Street Line A Cappella as their music director.