About

I completed her B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin and her PhD from Johns Hopkins University in the laboratories of Michela Gallagher and Arnold Bakker (School of Medicine). My postdoctoral training was under the direction of Anthony Wagner and Elizabeth Mormino (School of Medicine) at Stanford.

My research program is broadly studying the mechanisms that underlie memory variability across the lifespan, with a particular interest in real-world contributors to memory (e.g., spatial context, stress, attention). I’m broadly interested in exploring how spatial representations and episodic memory are intertwined and guide memory encoding and retrieval contribute to memory variability and decline across the lifespan. To this end, the lab uses a combination of tools to examine and investigate memory, including functional and structural neuroimaging, web-based behavioral studies, desktop and immersive virtual reality.

I am accepting applications for PhD students, master’s students and research coordinators for this upcoming cycle. See the lab website here.

About

Dr. Jasmine Hope is an Academic Professional in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program. She has an extensive background in a range of Neuroscience research topics including nonhuman primate cognition, neurological diseases, and neuro-rehabilitation. During her Postdoctoral Fellowship at Emory University, she co-instructed Neuroanatomy labs for medical, graduate, and physical therapy students. She was also the instructor of record for the Undergraduate Research course for the Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology Majors. As an Emory FIRST (Fellowship in Research and Scientific Training) fellow, she taught Psychology courses at Spelman College. Outside of teaching, Dr.Hope has a successful record of community leadership and civic engagement in the City of Atlanta. 

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After graduating from undergrad, I worked as a social worker for several years as a reunification specialist with families of children in foster care. I then completed my graduate work with Dr. Kim L. Huhman at Georgia State University studying the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of long-term behavioral changes after exposure to acute social stress. My postdoctoral training was under the direction of Dr. Elliott Albers at the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience and Dr. Serena Dudek at the NIH/NIEHS where I continued to investigate molecular mechanisms of stress-induced behavior. Before joining the faculty at Georgia Tech, I was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Genetics at Emory University School of Medicine investigating genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying addiction-related behavior and behavioral changes in models of neurodegeneration.