Emotions

Jenna joined the CAN Lab within the Memory and Aging Center in August 2024. She graduated from Boston College in May 2024 with a Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience and a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy. While in college, she interned at the Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research at Massachusetts General Hospital, working with Dr. Rush on the development of a psychosocial resilience program for ALS dyads.

Amie Wallman-Jones joined the UCSF Clinical Affective Neuroscience Lab (CAN) Lab at the Memory and Aging Center in February 2023. She previously received her PhD degree from the University of Bern in Switzerland. Her graduate work assessed how physical activity influences interoceptive processing, where she used a multi-method approach to reveal the active ingredients driving this relationship.

Ashlin earned his Bachelor of Science degree in psychology at the University of Oregon in 2016. As an undergraduate, he assisted in several labs that study the neurobiological basis of behavior. After graduating, Ashlin worked as a lab manager at the University of Massachusetts Boston, under the supervision of Dr. Keith Welker and Dr. Rhiana Wegner.

David Perry, MD, is a neurologist and associate professor of neurology at the UCSF Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center, part of the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences. He specializes in the care of patients with neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, and other conditions that cause cognitive impairment. Dr.

Virginia Sturm, PhD, is the John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation Endowed Professor at UCSF. She is a professor in the Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, where she combines her expertise in clinical psychology and neuroscience to advance understanding of brain-behavior relationships. Dr. Sturm is also the director of the Clinical Affective Neuroscience (CAN) Laboratory, based at the UCSF Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center and affiliated with the UCSF Center for Psychophysiology and Behavior.