Maine Health, Aging and Lifestyle Lab

Sam Collins, BA | sam.collins@maine.edu

Second-year Graduate Student, PhD in Clinical Psychology

Education: BAs in Biology, Psychology, and Neuroscience from Coe College

I was the primary research assistant (2019-2022) for the Mellow Trial at the University of Iowa, a clinical research study investigating melatonin as an intervention for improving sleep and slowing cognitive decline

Research Interests: Sleep, neurodegeneration, and rurality

Lindsey Lagerstrom, BA | lindsey.lagerstrom@maine.edu

Fourth-year Graduate Student, PhD in Clinical Psychology

Education: BA in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from the University of Maine 

I have been a member of the HAL Lab since 2017.

Research Interests: Risk factors for neurodegeneration, depression 

Jenn Thompson, BS | jennifer.l.thompson1@maine.edu

Fourth-year Graduate Student, PhD in Clinical Psychology

Education: BS in Biological Sciences and BS in Psychology with a minor in Philosophy from Virginia Tech

I was a research coordinator at the Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center in Nashville, TN, primarily working on the Memory and Aging Project, examining the relation between heart health and brain health, and clinical trials for Alzheimer’s treatments. 

Research Interests: Sleep, neuroinflammation, and neurodegeneration

Madeline Buzzell| Sophomore, Undergraduate Research Assistant

Skyler Jax Caljkusich | Junior, Undergraduate Research Assistant

Research Interests: Neuropsychology, systems neuroscience, and neurodegeneration

Anthony Mavilia | Junior, Undergraduate Research Assistant

Research Interests: social psychology, neurodegeneration, cognition