I am a third year graduate student working in the Geier Lab for Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience and Addiction, and a Predoctoral Fellow in the Childhood Obesity Prevention Training Program. My research focuses on the relationship between adolescent brain development and facets of decision-making, particularly sensitivity to rewards and cognitive control. Specifically, I am interested in examining these mechanisms within two domains: (1) cigarette smokers and (2) food-choice behavior in adolescents. I am also interested in the application of fMRI with formal computational and economic models (neuroeconomics) to increase our understanding of the neurocognitive processes underlying complex behaviors, particularly risky decision-making in adolescents.
For more information about The Geier Lab, please visit the lab website: http://geierbrainlab.weebly.com/
For more information about the Childhood Obesity Prevention Training program, see: http://sites.psu.edu/copt/
For more information about The Geier Lab, please visit the lab website: http://geierbrainlab.weebly.com/
For more information about the Childhood Obesity Prevention Training program, see: http://sites.psu.edu/copt/