Lifespan Lab

Kylie is a PhD student in Dr. Margie Lachman's Lifespan Laboratory. She completed her psychology undergraduate degree at Framingham State University with a minor in neuroscience. During her time there, she conducted a series of experiments investigating altruistic decision making under the guidance of Dr. Michael Greenstein. Kylie later went on to work as a research assistant in Dr. Andrew Budson’s Center for Translational Cognitive Neuroscience.

Currently, her research aims to examine how control beliefs and intra-individual variation contribute to age-related declines in health and cognition. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and pets, hiking and binge watching anything and everything on TV.

Selected Publications

• Vives‐Rodriguez, A.L., Schiloski, K.A., Marin, A., Wang, R., Hajos, G.P., Powsner, R., DeCaro, R., Budson, A.E. & Turk, K.W. (2022). Impact of amyloid PET in the clinical care of veterans in a tertiary memory disorders clinic. Alzheimer’s & Dementia : Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 8(1), e12320–n/a. https://doi.org/10.1002/trc2.12320
• Marin, A., DeCaro, R., Schiloski, K.A., Elshaar, A., Dwyer, B., Vives-Rodriguez, A., Palumbo, R., Turk, K. & Budson, A. (2022). Home-Based Electronic Cognitive Therapy in Patients With Alzheimer Disease: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Formative Research, 6 (9).
• Turk, K.W., Marin, A., Schiloski, K.A., Vives-Rodriguez, A., Uppal, P., Cheongmin, S., Dwyer, B., Palumbo, R., Budson, A.E. (2021) Head Injury Exposure in Veterans Presenting to a Memory Disorders Clinic: An Observational Study of Clinical Characteristics and Relationship of Event-Related Potentials and Imaging Markers. Frontiers In Neurology, 12.
• Marin, A., Lahdo, N.C., Schiloski, K.A., Hajos, G.P., DeCaro, R., Vives‐Rodriguez, A., Budson, A. & Turk, K.W. (2021). Peak alpha frequency and N200 latency as predictors of neuropsychological performance in a memory disorders clinic. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 17(S4).
• Vives‐Rodriguez, A., Wang, R., Schiloski, K.A., Hajos, G.P., Turk, K.W. & Budson, A. (2021). Use of amyloid PET scans in the clinical management of patients with cognitive decline in a naturalistic setting at a tertiary memory disorders clinic. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 17(S4).
• Marin, A., Vives‐Rodriguez, A., DeCaro, R., Schiloski, K.A., Hajos, G. P., Di Crosta, A., Ceccato, I., La Malva, P., Lahdo, N.C., Donnelly, K., Dong, J., Kasha, S., Rooney, C.E., Dayaw, J.N.T., Marton, G., Wack, A., Hanger, V.A., Di Domenico, A., Turk, K.W., Budson, A. (2021). Associations between misinformation around COVID‐19 pandemic, severity of social isolation, and cognitive impairment. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 17(S7)
• DeCaro, R., Marin, A., Vives‐Rodriguez, A., Schiloski, K.A., Hajos, G.P., Di Crosta, A., Ceccato, I., La Malva, P., Lahdo, N.C., Donnelly, K., Dong, J., Kasha, S., Rooney, C.E., Dayaw, J.N.T., Marton, G., Wack, A., Hanger, V.A., Domenico, A.D., Turk, K.W., Budson, A. (2021). Beliefs about the COVID‐19 pandemic, trust in government, and vaccine intention in older adults with cognitive impairment in the United States and Italy. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 17(S7), e054600–n/a. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.054600
• Marin, A., Vives‐Rodriguez, A., DeCaro, R., Schiloski, K.A., Hajos, G.P., Di Crosta, A., Ceccato, I., La Malva, P., Lahdo, N.C., Donnelly, K., Dong, J., Kasha, S., Rooney, C.E., Dayaw, J.N.T., Marton, G., Wack, A., Hanger, V.A., Di Domenico, A., Turk, K.W., Budson, A. (2021). Associations between misinformation around COVID‐19 pandemic, severity of social isolation, and cognitive impairment. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 1 7 (S7), e054468–n/a. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.054468

Taylor Lazzari is PhD student in Dr. Margie Lachman’s Lifespan Laboratory. She earned her BS in Psychology with a minor in Neuroscience from the University of Pittsburgh in December 2022. There, she collaborated with Dr. Kirk Erickson and Dr. Briana Sprague on an honors thesis examining the relationship between the Big Five personality traits, neuropsychological test performance, and self-rated cognition in older adults. Following this, she worked as a Research Specialist in Dr. Howard Aizenstein’s Geriatric Psychiatry Neuroimaging Lab and Dr. Sarah Stahl’s Aging and Behavioral Rhythms Research Lab.

Currently, her research aim is to examine how the Big Five personality traits impact age-related changes in cognition and health. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading, and watching movies.

Sabrina is a Master's student, currently working with Dr. Margie Lachman and team in the Lifespan Lab. Sabrina completed her Bachelor of Science in Psychology degree at Fitchburg State University. Prior to working in the Lifespan Lab, Sabrina worked under Dr. Brad Manor in the Mobility and Falls Center at Hebrew SeniorLife, researching the improvement of mobility and cognitive function in older adults by the use of non-invasive brain stimulation. Broadly, she is interested in healthy cognitive aging, the prevention of neurodegenerative disease, and the preservation of memory through neuromodulation techniques. In her free time, Sabrina enjoys cooking and baking for her friends and family as well as reading.