Congratulations to the 2023 Dissertation Award Winners!
Hannah Bogoian, MA
Georgia State University
Imaging, Cognitive, and Functional Correlates of Vascular Depression in Older Black Adults
Joshua Fox-Fuller, MA
Boston University
Working Memory in Preclinical Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer’s Disease
Winners from Earlier Years
| Year | Dissertation Award Winner | Dissertation Title |
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2022 |
Shubir Dutt, MA, University of Southern California |
Locus Coeruleus Integrity in Cognitive Aging, Neurodegenerative Disease, and Neurovascular Function |
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Andrea Mejia Kurasz, MA, University of Florida |
Investigating Bilingualism as a Proxy of Cognitive Reserve and Neural Compensation Across the Cognitive Aging Spectrum |
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2021 |
Zanjbeel Mahmood, M.S., SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology |
Effects of Motivationally Enhanced Compensatory Cognitive Training in Improving Modifiable Risk Factors for Mild Cognitive Impairment |
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Francesca V. Lopez, M.S., University of Florida |
Cognitive Correlates of Mitochondrial Function in Older Adults |
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2020 |
Afik Faerman, M.A., Palo Alto University |
The Role of Sleep Misperception in Daytime Cognitive Performance in Insomnia |
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Anny Reyes, M.S., UCSD/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program |
Explaining Cognitive Heterogeneity in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE): Identifying Unique Imaging Features, Health-Related Risk Factors, and Protective Factors in TLE Subtypes |
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2019 |
Catherine Sumida, M.A., Washington State University |
Medication Adherence Functional Capacity in the Aging Population: Development of an Ecologically Validated Assessment |
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Alyssa De Vito, M.A., Louisiana State University |
The Predictive Utility of Different Measures of Intraindividual Cognitive Variability as an Early Marker of Cognitive and Functional Decline in Older Adulthood |
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2018 |
Madeleine L. Werhane, M.S., San Diego State University/University of California San Diego |
Characterizing the effects of vascular and genetic risk on brainstem white matter tract microstructure in older adults with mild cognitive impairment |
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2017 |
Sarah Jurick, M.S., San Diego State University/University of California San Diego |
Markers of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Integration of In Vivo Myelin Imaging, Neuropsychological Measures of Processing Speed, and Subjective Post-concussive Symptoms |
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2015 |
Samantha L. Allison, M.A., Washington University St. Louis |
Spatial navigation in preclinical Alzheimer's disease |
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2014 |
Kelsey Thomas, University of Florida |
Understanding Errors in Complex Everyday Cognitive Tasks in Older Adults |
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2013 |
Alicia Janos, Washington University in St. Louis |
Relationship between Serum Biomarkers and Three Month Outcome following Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury |