Elizabeth Sharp Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory for Sex Differences in the BrainAging II Study

• Working under: Hwamee Oh, PhD.Assisting fMRI & PET studies on cognitive aging and visual memory for adults ages 18-35 and 60+.
• Performs a wide battery of neuropsychological and computerized tests on adult participants.
• Collects computerized behavioral task and task-based fMRI data
• Trains undergraduate research assistants to perform computerized behavioral testing
• Assists undergraduate students’ research projects with shell scripting, neuroimaging analysis toolsincluding FreeSurfer and SPM, statistical analysis using R, and neuropsychological testing measures.
• Prepares IRB submissions and amendments, involving multiple institutions’s IRBs, and a multi-siteclinical trial using Advarra.

Denville, New Jersey, United States

• Tutored 5th —11th grade students to prepare them for the Writing and Language and the Reading portions of the SAT, and/or provided instruction on grammar, paper writing for schoolwork, and college applications.
• Instructed in a 3-1 student teacher ratio both in-person and online.
• Prepared lesson plans for each student, and created guides on essay writing and grammar concepts.

Ithaca, New York

• Assisting Dr. Elizabeth Riley running her large fMRI study on adults ages 18-35 and 60+ to establish a link between the locus coeruleus, neuromelanin, and cognitive aging.
• Performed neuropsychological, computerized, and physiological tests on adult human participants, scoring, and data entry.
• Assists MRI technician during 2.5 hr long scans on participants, including setting up eye tracking equipment and running paradigm.
• Created recruitment posters, performed all recruitment calls and various types of scheduling.

Ithaca, New York, United States

• Ran interactive exhibits and presentations and a lending library of science kits, teaching children science concepts.
• Participated in development of new teaching materials and outreach events.Employed through Cornell Cooperative Extension.

Psychology, Behavioral And Environmental Neuroscience

Activities and Societies: Cornell Lunatic Magazine: Editor in Chief '19-'20, Art editor '17-'19, and staff writer 17'-'20

College Now Program, College/University Preparatory And Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program, 3.9

Completed 29 college credits while in high school

High School Diploma

Graduated 6 months early with an excess of credits required for a NYS high school diploma