My main research interest is in developing and examining the effectiveness of various cognitive rehabilitation approaches for older adults, stroke patients and patients suffering from dementia. In my previous postdoctoral fellowship, I examined the effectiveness of a recollection memory training paradigm in older adults and stroke patients. In my current postdoctoral fellowship, I am examining whether structural neuroimaging can serve is a predictor of the effectiveness of a cognitive training. I am also examining the effects of brief cardiac arrest on the brain through functional and structural neuroimaging, as well as behavioral assessments of memory and attention.

I am also interested in a cognitive deficit called limb apraxia, which presents itself as deficits in the ability to perform skilled purposeful movements following brain damage. Limb apraxia is usually assessed by asking patients to perform gestures to verbal command (pantomime) and imitation, as well as examining their knowledge of gestures and tools. Limb apraxia can affect patients' ability to perform activities of daily living and affect functional independence.