Graduate Student
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Alyssa Kaser received her B.A. in Psychology and Neuroscience from Baylor University, where she conducted research at the VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans. During this time, she explored cognitive interventions for veterans with traumatic brain injuries and related changes in resting-state functional connectivity. Since then, she has collaborated with researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and University of Missouri, investigating multi-modal interventions and advanced psychometric techniques for individuals at risk for Alzheimer’s disease. She is currently a doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center where she is actively engaged in clinical work and neuropsychology research. Her main research interests involve detecting cognitive decline in aging individuals at an earlier rate through novel interventions and refined neuropsychological assessments.