During the past year we hired a number of new faculty into the CHP Family.
Dr. Breton Asken is a tenure track assistant professor in the neuropsychology area. He received his doctorate from the University of Florida (a Gator alumni) and most recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center. Dr. Asken’s research broadly focuses on how lifetime head trauma exposure relates to clinical and neuropathological variability among patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related causes of dementia.
Dr. Franchesca Arias is a tenure track assistant professor in the neuropsychology area. She received her doctorate from Fordham University and completed her internship and post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Florida. Dr. Arias’ research interests center around the intersection between cognitive aging, contextual and socioeconomic factors, and medical conditions in older adults.
Dr. Brittany Biles is a clinical assistant professor in the clinical child-pediatric psychology area. She received her doctorate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and completed her internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Florida. Her clinical interests include psychoeducational assessment, and working with children, adolescents, and families with a history of trauma and health risk behaviors.
Dr. Joe Gullett is an assistant professor in the cognitive emotion & neuroscience area. He received his doctorate from the University of Florida working with the Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory. He was hired as part of the Artificial Intelligence initiative. His research is focused on (1) the use of Artificial Intelligence methods to predict intervention outcomes and disease progression in older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and (2) the relationship of white matter microstructure with clinical disorders and their associated neuropsychological function.
Dr. Aprinda Indahlastari is a research assistant professor in the cognitive emotion & neuroscience area. She received her PhD in biomedical engineering from Arizona State University and her B.S. in biomedical engineering from the University of California San Diego. She was hired as part of the Artificial Intelligence initiative. Her research interests and methods focus on cognitive aging, neuroplasticity/neuromodulation, non-invasive brain stimulation, neuroimaging.
Dr. Aliyah Snyder is a clinical assistant professor in the neuropsychology area. She received her doctorate from the University of Florida and her postdoctoral fellowship in brain Injury and Sports Neuropsychology at UCLA. She is particularly interested in mindfulness-based biofeedback and has co-developed a treatment program that will be available at the Fixel institute. She also co-directed the autonomic assessment core of a multi-site program dedicated to studying clinical biomarkers in pediatric concussion recovery.
Dr. Olivia Suddarth is a clinical assistant professor in the clinical health area. She received her Doctor of Psychology degree from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Florida. Dr. Suddarth works with the liver transplant team conducting pre-transplant evaluations and outpatient therapy services.
Dr. Erin Trifilio is a clinical assistant professor in the neuropsychology area. She received her doctorate from the University of Florida and her postdoctoral fellowship at the Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Gainesville, FL. Her interests include neuropsychological assessment and working with older adults with a variety of neurologic disorders including neurodegenerative disease, stroke, and traumatic brain injury.