Students
Current Students
Morgan Tallman, M.A.
Morgan is a rising fourth-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 studying risk factors for cognitive decline to inform early interventions. She is also interested in understanding the relationships between emotional and cognitive functioning. Clinically, her interests focus on neuropsychological assessment in older adults with concern for cognitive decline.
Allyson Goldstein, B.A., B.S.
Allyson is a rising second-year doctoral student in Dr. MacAulay’s CARE lab! She graduated from Providence College with a B.A. in Psychology and a B.S. in Biology with a minor in Neuroscience. Her research interests include the development of interventions aimed at promoting functional independence in older adults with cognitive impairment, and interventions aimed at improving psychosocial factors related to disease management.
Brianna Kelly, B.A.
Bri is a first-year doctoral student in Dr. MacAulay’s CARE lab! She graduated from SUNY Old Westbury with a B.A. in Psychology and History with a minor in Environmental Studies. Her research interests include the early detection of cognitive decline and potential neurodegenerative diseases in individuals with preexisting neuropsychiatric disorders using multimodal approaches.
Current Undergraduate/Post-Baccalaureate Research Assistants
Madison Landry, Post-Baccalaureate
- Psychology major, Political Science minor
- Interested in investigating multiple areas of cognitive and social psychology.
Abby Huchel, Senior ’26
- Kinesiology major, Neuroscience minor
- Interested in how different practices of diet and exercise affect cognitive functioning.
Audrey Prentice, Senior ’26
- Psychology and Music double major
- Interested in the different ways music affects cognitive functioning.
Wyatt Perron, Senior ‘26
- Psychology and Philosophy double major.
- Interested in the way technology affects cognitive development.
Taylor Dunn, Junior ’27
- Psychology major
- Interested in researching the anatomical and functional changes in neurons associated with cognitive impairment with aging and Neurodegenerative disorders.
Rebecca Kelly, Junior ’27
- Psychology Major, English Minor
- Interested in exploring different areas of social and clinical psychology
Finnegan Thelen, Junior ’27
- Psychology Major, Pre-Medical Studies Minor
- Interested in developing a further understanding of the physical mechanisms governing cognitive function.
Lab Alumni
Amy Halpin, Ph.D.
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
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