Lifespan Lab

Liz researches abnormal cognitive aging with a focus on prevention through technology. She is a PhD student in Dr. Margie Lachman’s Lifespan Developmental Psychology Lab. She completed her psychology undergraduate degree at Harvard College under the research guidance of Dr. Richard McNally and later worked at the Framingham Heart Study in Dr. Rhoda Au's neuropsychology group. Her broad research aim is to identify earlier-life risk factors for dementia through digital and cognitive biometrics. To learn more, visit her research website. 

Outside the lab, she enjoys mentoring students, playing her cello, and listening to the Radio Lab podcast.

Selected Publications

• Mahon, E., Lachman, M.. (2022). Voice biomarkers as indicators of cognitive changes in middle and later adulthood. Journal of Neurobiology of Aging, 119, 22-35.
• Ding, H., An, N., Au, R. Devine, S., Auerbach, S.H., Massaro, J., Joshi, P., Liu, X., Liu, Y., Mahon, E., Ang, T.F. & Lin, H. (2020). Exploring the hierarchical influence of cognitive functions for Alzheimer’s disease: the Framingham Heart Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(4), e15376.
• Ang, T.F.A., An, N., Ding, H., Devine, S., Auerbach, S.H., Massaro, J., Joshi, P., Liu, X., Liu, Y., Mahon, E., Au, R. & Lin, H. (2019). Using data science to diagnose and characterize heterogeneity of Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 5, 264-271.

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

Sabrina is a Master’s student, currently working with Dr. Margie Lachman and team in the
Lifespan Lab. Sabrina completed her Bachelors 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 use of non-invasive brain stimulation. Broadly, she is
interested in healthy cognitive aging, 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.