Tracy Riggins received her Ph.D. in Child Psychology from the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota. She completed postdoctoral fellowships in pediatric neuroimaging at the University of California, Davis and the University of Maryland, School of Medicine in Baltimore. The goal of her research program is to provide better understanding of the neural bases of cognitive development, particularly in the domain of memory. The empirical research conducted in her laboratory (known as the Neurocognitive Developmental Lab or NCDL) involves both typically developing children and children at-risk for cognitive impairments and uses a combination of behavioral, electrophysiological, and neuroimaging methodologies. Findings from her research have shown accelerated rates of change in children’s episodic memory abilities during early childhood that are associated with changes in hippocampal structure and function. Recently, she has begun to explore how individual differences in experiences such as sleep or parenting impact memory and brain development. Her research has been funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Science Foundation.
Dr. Riggins currently teaches an undergraduate course in Developmental Psychology (PSYC355) and a graduate seminar on Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience.
Tamara is a third-year graduate student in the Developmental Area of the Psychology Department. She graduated from Washington State University in 2018 with a B.S. in psychology and a B.S. in kinesiology. Her research interests include health and lifestyle factors that impact the early development of episodic memory, specifically sleep, diet, and exercise.
Jade is a second-year graduate student in the Developmental Area of the Psychology Department. She graduated from Boston College in 2016 with a B.S. in in Psychology and held a full-time Research Assistant position in the Gaab Lab at Boston Children's Hospital from 2016-2020. Her research interests include the neural mechanisms underlying the development of autobiographical memory in children.
Lab Manager
University of Pennsylvania (2020)
Major: Psychology
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