Current Students


Holly Timblin, M.A.                           

holly.timblin@maine.edu

Holly Timblin is a second-year doctoral student in Dr. MacAulay’s CARE lab! She earned her M.A. in Psychological Science at California State University, San Bernardino. Her research interests include the effect of evidence-based interventions (e.g., physical activity) on disease progression and risk factors (e.g., traumatic brain injury) of neurodegenerative disorders (e.g., Alzheimer’s Disease). Her clinical interests include neuropsychological assessment of individuals with neurodegenerative diseases and clinical interventions designed to preserve cognitive functioning.


Morgan Tallman, M.A. 

morgan.tallman@maine.edu

Morgan is a second-year doctoral student in Dr. MacAulay’s CARE Lab! She attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where she obtained a B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Applied Communication Studies. Morgan went on to obtain her M.A. in Clinical Psychology at SIUE. Broadly, her research interests include understanding the relationship between emotional factors and cognitive functions. Clinically, her interests focus on neuropsychological assessment in older adults with concern for cognitive decline.


Taylor Maynard, M.A.

taylor.maynard@maine.edu

Taylor is a first-year doctoral student in Dr. MacAulay’s CARE Lab! After working as a psychometrist at BIDMC’s Cognitive Neurology Unit in Boston and a clinical research assistant at RIH’s Neuropsychology Program in Providence, Taylor went on to earn her M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. Her research interests include the development of digital neuropsychological assessment methods and improvement of dementia caregiver burden through nonpharmacological intervention methods. Taylor’s clinical interests include providing cognitive assessments to normal and pathological aging populations, non-English speaking older adults, and forensic populations. 


Current Undergraduate/Post-Baccalaureate Research Assistants

Madison Landry, Senior ’24

  • Psychology major, Political Science minor
  • Interested in investigating multiple areas of cognitive and social psychology.

Caroline Mosca, Senior ’24

  • Psychology and Child Development & Family Relations double major
  • Interested in cognitive development, and the effects various disabilities have on cognitive function and decline.

Pearl Jackson, Senior ’24

  • Psychology major, Neuroscience minor
  • Interested in how practices such as mindfulness, exercise, etc. can impact and affect neurological and cognitive function.

Abby Huchel, Sophomore ’26

  • Kinesiology major, Neuroscience minor
  • Interested in how different practices of diet and exercise affect cognitive functioning.  
Dylan Taplin, Post-Baccalaureate

  • Biology major, Psychology and Neuroscience Minors
  • Interested in the application of mindfulness-based interventions, the neural correlates of consciousness, and contemplative and psychedelic neuroscience. 


Lab Alumni

Amy Halpin, Ph.D. Amy Halpin

Internship: Neuropsychology track, University of Florida Health Science Center 

Post-doc: Neuropsychology track, Harvard Consortium, Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA

Dissertation Title: Do Good Things Come to Those Who Wait?: Investigating Temporal Discounting Rates Among Older Adults


Angelica Boeve, Ph.D Angelica Boeve

Internship: Geropsychology track, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA

Post-doc: Geropsychology track, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA

Dissertation Title: As Different as Night and Day? Investigating the mechanisms linking regular sleep patterns with daytime physical activity in older adults