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Cassandra Morrison is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Carleton University. She holds both a Bachelor of Science and a PhD from the University of Ottawa. Her research primarily focuses on cognitive functioning, brain changes, and the impact of age and disease on cognition. Specifically, she investigates how lifestyle, genetic, and health-related factors influence cognition and brain aging, particularly in the context of Alzheimer's disease. The main goals of her research include examining the relationship between neural processes and cognition using neuropsychological and electroencephalographic measures. Furthermore, she seeks to link brain changes with cognitive clinical outcomes, including subjective cognitive decline and dementia, utilizing large open-access datasets.
Includes MEng and MASc options.