As our population ages, more and more families are affected by memory and neurodegenerative disorders. At the Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences, the research team members include specialists from neurology, geriatric psychiatry, neuropsychology, nursing, clinical social work and speech-language pathology. With scientists and clinicians working side by side, the care team can swiftly bring medical advances to patients. Meanwhile, researchers gain insights that can only come directly from patients and caregivers.
Useful keywords: Aging, Alzheimer, Memory, Parkinson, …
Meet some of our leading researchers:
| Researcher | Research Focus | Keywords | Lab / Short Bio |
|---|---|---|---|
Alyssa Aguirre | Neurological Disorders / Systems • Dementia/Alzheimer’s Disease • Caregiver Mental Health • Aging and Clinical Social Work • Community Engagement Research Technology & Drugs Development • Artificial Intelligence and Identifying Caregiver Needs • Outcomes Research | Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders / Patient centered outcomes / Geriatric Mental Health / Caregiver Support / Interprofessional Teams / Artificial Intelligence | COPE Lab |
Audrey Duarte | Neurological Disorders / Systems • Cognitive Neuroscience • Memory & Aging • Neuroimaging • Sleep | Cognitive Aging / Episodic Memory / EEG / fMRI | Duarte Lab |
Bonnie Scott | Neurological Disorders / Systems • Clinical neuropsychology • Motivation and goal-directed behavior • Cognitive control and intraindividual variability • Resilience and normal cognitive aging • Neuropsychiatric sequelae of movement disorders • Neurosurgical candidacy evaluations • Social determinants of health Technology & Drugs Development • Clinical and translational neuroscience • Neurophysiological biomarkers and neuromodulation • Neurocognitive biomarkers and technotherapy • Community outreach and engagement in health disparity populations • Cross-cultural and ecological validation of psychometric tools | Aging / Alzheimer Disease & Related Disorders / Neuropsychology / | TechANS Lab |
Corinne Jones | Neurological Disorders / Systems • Motor Learning • Movement Disorders • Neuromodulation • Speech Production Technology & Drugs Development • Wearable Sensors | Swallowing / Swallowing Disorders / Neuromodulation | Swallow Modulation Lab |
Jared Benge | Neurological Disorders / Systems • Aging & Neurodegenerative Disorders. • Neuropsychology • Cognitive Disorders Technology & Drugs Development • Assistive Technologies Clinical Rehabilitation • Smartphone Memory Aides | Neuropsychology / Technology and Dementia / Statistics / Patient Centered Outcomes / Alzheimer Disease & Related Disorders / Movement Disorders | TechANS Lab |
José del R. Millán, Ph.D. | Neurological Disorders / Systems • Motor Learning • Movement Disorders • Neuromodulation • Cognition & Communication • Spinal Cord Injury • Neurotrauma • Stroke • Imaging Technology & Drugs Development • Brain-Computer Interfaces • Wearable Technology and Robotics Clinical Rehabilitation • Neurorehabilitation | Neuroprosthetics / Brain-Machine Interfaces / Neural Engineering / Closed-Loop Neuromodulation/ Exoskeleton & Prosthetics / Rehabilitive and Surgical Robotics / Robot Learning / Human-Robot Interaction / Artificial Intelligence | CNBI Lab |
Jun Wang, Ph.D. | Neurological Disorders / Systems • Cognition & Communication • Neurological Speech Disorders • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Technology & Drugs Development • Brain-Computer Interfaces • Assistive Speech Technologies | Speech Motor Control / Silent Speech Interface / MEG / | Speech Disorders and Technology Lab |
Mbemba Jabbi  | Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • Mood Disorders • Neurogenetics • Neurotranscriptomics • Neuroanatomy • Lifespan and Aging Technology & Drugs Development • Behavioral Phenotyping • Cellular Studies | Neurobiology of Diseases / Behavioral Genetics / Neuroinflammation / Afffective Functions/Dysfunctions / Mood Functions/Dysfunctions / Brain Imaging / Diagnostics / RNA-Sequencing | Laboratory of Affective Neurogenetics |
