People

Principal Investigator, Dr. Amy Overman

I am a teacher-scholar-mentor trained in cognitive neuroscience and a first-generation college student from a disadvantaged background. My primary research focus is memory and age-related changes in the brain. For more about me, please visit my Elon directory page.

Current Lab Members

Below you can read about the current undergraduate mentored researchers and their personal interests. You can also read about the post-graduation paths of alumni who were members of the lab during their time at Elon University.

Olivia DiGiovanni

Class of 2024

College of Arts and Sciences

Biochemistry Major | Neuroscience Minor

Elon Odyssey Scholar

Current Research and Interests:

My research looks at neural representations during encoding and retrieval in memory.

Lindy Feintuch

Class of 2024

College of Arts and Sciences

Biology Major | Neuroscience Minor

Lumen Prize Recipient | Honors Fellow | Jane M. Baird Pre-Health Scholar

Current Research and Interests:

My research focuses on memory differences between people with and without autistic traits. Specifically, I am interested in the relationship between eye movement and the self-reference effect on memory performance.

Brandon Fowlin

Class of 2024

College of Arts and Sciences

Public Health Major | Neuroscience and Policy Studies Minors

Elon Odyssey Scholar

Current Research and Interests:

My research focuses on encoding, retrieval, and memory integration in younger and older adults.

Paige Goldberg

Class of 2024

College of Arts and Sciences

Psychology Major | Neuroscience Minor

Current Research and Interests:

My research focuses on impairments to associative memory in those with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).

Winnie Carlton

Class of 2024

College of Arts and Sciences

Biology Major | Neuroscience Minor

Current Research and Interests:

My research focuses on impairments to memory. Specifically, I am interested in using eye-tracking technology to evaluate the effects of mild traumatic brain injury on associative memory. I am also interested in differences in associative memory between younger and older adults; my research uses fMRI scanning to analyze differences in neural representation during encoding and retrieval between the 2 groups.

Eva Hunter

Class of 2025

College of Arts and Sciences

Psychology Major | Human Service Studies Minor

Current Research and Interests:

My research focuses on memory differences between people with and without autistic traits. I use eye-tracking to examine the relationship between eye movement and the self-reference memory effect.

Alex Meija - Research Affiliate

Class of 2024

College of Arts and Sciences

Computer Science Major | Data Science Minor

Elon Odyssey Scholar

Current Research and Interests:

My research examines decision-making and cybersecurity in younger and older adults.

Lab Alumni Who Were Mentored in Undergraduate Research in the Past 10 Years

Summer Miller ('23), law student, Elon University School of Law, Greensboro, NC
Madison Tarkenton ('23), Research Coordinator, Social Neuroscience and Health Lab, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Ryan Monkman ('22), Research Assistant, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab, Boston College, Newton, MA
Pierce Johnson ('22), Professional Research Assistant/Lab Manager, Cognitive Psychology Lab, University of Colorado — Denver, Denver, CO
Jordyn Cowan ('21), Research Assistant, Neurochemistry and Cognition Lab, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Carter Jenkins ('21), Medical Scribe, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA
Emma Siritzky ('20), Ph.D. Student in Psychology, George Washington University, Washington, DC
Hannah Greenwood ('20), Editorial Assistant, The Optical Society, Washington, DC
Chloe Hultman ('20), Masters of Public Health Student, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Laura Bernstein ('19), Ph.D. Student in Psychology, Focus on Healthy Aging, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Kayla McGraw ('19), M.S. Student in Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Andrew Rowley ('18), M.D. Student, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Joanna Salerno ('18), Research Project Coordinator, Motivated Cognition & Aging Brain Lab, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC
Ashley Howard ('18), D.M.D. Student, College of Dental Medicine - Illinois, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL
Mary Bernhardt ('17), Ph.D. Student in Cognitive Neuroscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Alison Richard ('16), M.D. Student, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; Research Assistant, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Michelle Stocker ('16), Research Assistant, Rocky Mountain Alzheimer's Disease Clinic & Neurology Department, University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
Luisa Cesar ('15), MSW, UNC, Chapel Hill; Senior Research Aide, Duke Center for Child and Family Policy, Durham, NC
Jessica Katschke (’14), Ph.D. Student in Clinical Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; M.A. in Psychology, UNCW, Wilmington, NC
Ursula Saelzler (’13), Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Garrett Tante (’13), M.A. in Psychology Education, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Benjamin Schwartz ('13), M.D., Albany Medical College
Leslie Hart (’12), Ph.D. in School Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Kathryn Milizio ('12), P.A., SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Ruth Robbins (’12), Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ