Dr. Jennifer Ryan
Senior Scientist Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest
Associate Professor Department of Psychology , University of Toronto
Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Toronto
Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory
Research Focus
The central focus of my research is the investigation of the nature of representations that are maintained by multiple memory systems and used interactively to guide on-line performance. A converging methodologies approach is used to address questions regarding the type of information maintained in representations formed by working- and long-term memory systems and the role of conscious awareness in the use of such representations in performance. My research employs reaction time studies, eye movement paradigms and recently, magnetoecephalography (MEG), to examine memory performance of younger and older adults to determine how memory is organized and how it transforms with age and/or brain damage.Publications
Education
- 2001: PhD, Cognitive Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
- 1997: BSc, Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
Academic Appointments
- 2008–Present: Senior Scientist , Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 2008–Present: Associate Professor , Department of Psychology , University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 2010–Present: Associate Professor , Department of Psychiatry, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 2010–Present: Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory
- 2001–2008: Scientist, Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 2001–2008: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 2001–2008: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Professional Affiliations
- 2006–Present: Memory Disorders Research Society
- 2006–Present: Society for Neuroscience
- 2004–Present: Association for Psychological Science
- 1999–Present: Cognitive Neuroscience Society
Contact
The Rotman Research InstituteBaycrest
3560 Bathurst Street, 1062
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M6A 2E1 Phone: 416-785-2500 x3364 Email: jryan
rotman-baycrest.on.ca Fax: 416-785-2862