Katelyn Singer, MS
I am a doctoral candidate in Human Development and Family Science, with a focus on aging. My research examines cognitive effects of familial caregiving, specifically for family members who experience cognitive decline. I have a master's degree in clinical psychology and a background in neuroimaging research, and is continuing to investigate cognition through the use of neuroimaging techniques. I am also involved with several translational research projects, including using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) to examine the effect of short exercise breaks on cognition as well as research investigating the neural mechanisms of age-related attentional distractibility across the lifespan. My dissertation focuses on investigating the cognitive effects of stress recollection in caregivers, specifically using fNIRS technology to examine these effects on the physiological level, which fits well with the Whole Health Consortium.