Graduate Students
Kylie Schiloski is a fourth-year PhD candidate in the Lifespan Lab. She earned a B.A. in Psychology from Framingham State University in 2019. 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.
Her research examines how combinations of multiple modifiable risk factors relate to age-related changes in cognition and health using risk scores and risk profiles. In her free-time, she enjoys working out, hiking, and spending time with her husband and pets.
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.