Neuropsychology

Laura Fenton is a predoctoral fellow in the UC San Francisco Clinical Psychology Training Program, where she works in Dr. Kaitlin Casaletto’s lab. Her research focuses on understanding how modifiable lifestyle factors, such as physical activity and sleep, can promote brain health during aging. Prior to joining UCSF, she received her BA degree in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley.

Alex Weigand (she/they) is a first-year UCSF Clinical Psychology Training Program (CPTP) intern/fellow working at the Memory and Aging Center (MAC) as part of Dr. Possin's research group. She is coming to UCSF from her clinical psychology PhD program at San Diego State University/University of California San Diego.

Ezra Mauer, PhD, is a neuropsychology fellow at the UCSF Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center and the UCSF Dyslexia Center. He is also a member of the ALBA Language Neurobiology Lab. Dr. Mauer earned his doctorate in clinical psychology from UC Berkeley.

Tanisha Hill-Jarrett, PhD, is a neuropsychologist and assistant professor of neurology at the UCSF Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center, part of the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences. Her research focuses on how adverse social exposures, such as psychosocial stressors, structural discrimination, and inequitable access to opportunities, impact cognitive aging and increase risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD).

Aaron Colverson is a Doctor of Philosophy in Ethnomusicology, with partnering research in Neuropsychology. He graduated from Berklee College of Music with a BM degree in Professional Music focusing on jazz violin performance, after which he moved to Nairobi, Kenya, for two years, embedding himself in East African musical traditions and cultures.

Emily Paolillo, PhD, is an assistant professor and neuropsychologist at the UCSF Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center, part of the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences. Her clinical and research work is dedicated to enhancing the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Rowan Saloner, PhD, is a scientist-practitioner and assistant professor at the UCSF Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center. He specializes in using advanced molecular screening tools to uncover the biological processes and biomarkers associated with the earliest clinical signs of neurodegenerative diseases.

Shubir Dutt, PhD, is an assistant professor in the UCSF Department of Neurology at the Weill Institute for Neurosciences and a licensed clinical neuropsychologist at the UCSF Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center. Dr. Dutt specializes in the assessment and care of patients with cognitive disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), frontotemporal lobar degeneration spectrum disorders (FTLD), and other neurodegenerative conditions.

Matthew previously worked at the Memory and Aging Center coordinating the Longitudinal Brain Aging Program from 2013–2015 before leaving to pursue his PhD degree in Clinical Psychology at Washington University in St. Louis. His research during graduate school focused on improving knowledge and awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia. Matthew has returned to the Memory and Aging Center as a postdoctoral psychology fellow working with Dr.