Lab director
Caitlin R. Bowman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Cait is a cognitive neuroscientist interested in how the brain forms memories and uses memories to make decisions. Her research also focuses on how our ability to form and use memories changes with age. She uses fMRI to measure brain signals while individuals complete cognitive tasks, tracking which brain regions support various cognitive functions.
Caitlin R. Bowman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Cait is a cognitive neuroscientist interested in how the brain forms memories and uses memories to make decisions. Her research also focuses on how our ability to form and use memories changes with age. She uses fMRI to measure brain signals while individuals complete cognitive tasks, tracking which brain regions support various cognitive functions.
Graduate students
Cara Charles
Cara is a PhD student in Psychology on the Neuroscience track. She earned her Associate in Arts degree from Glendale Community College in 2018 and her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology at Arizona State University in 2020. Cara started in the CABI lab in 2021 and has earned her Masters and a graduate certificate in applied gerontology. Her research interests include cognitive changes associated with aging. Specifically, she is interested in how older adults learn and retain memories, use these experiences to make decisions, and how different learning strategies can be used to improve later recollection. While currently working with healthy populations, Cara hopes to also work with individuals with neurodegenerative disorders in the future.
Cara is a PhD student in Psychology on the Neuroscience track. She earned her Associate in Arts degree from Glendale Community College in 2018 and her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology at Arizona State University in 2020. Cara started in the CABI lab in 2021 and has earned her Masters and a graduate certificate in applied gerontology. Her research interests include cognitive changes associated with aging. Specifically, she is interested in how older adults learn and retain memories, use these experiences to make decisions, and how different learning strategies can be used to improve later recollection. While currently working with healthy populations, Cara hopes to also work with individuals with neurodegenerative disorders in the future.
Bella Cram
Bella is a PhD student in Psychology on the Neuroscience track. Bella graduated from Marquette University in 2024 with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Neuroscience. Before joining the CABI Lab, Bella was a neurodiagnostic assistant at St. Luke’s Medical Center and a lab manager at the Medical College of Wisconsin for Dr. Adam Greenberg. Her research interests include how memory and cognition change throughout the aging process, as well as the neural mechanisms are affected.
Bella is a PhD student in Psychology on the Neuroscience track. Bella graduated from Marquette University in 2024 with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Neuroscience. Before joining the CABI Lab, Bella was a neurodiagnostic assistant at St. Luke’s Medical Center and a lab manager at the Medical College of Wisconsin for Dr. Adam Greenberg. Her research interests include how memory and cognition change throughout the aging process, as well as the neural mechanisms are affected.
Elizabeth Sharp
Elizabeth is a PhD student in Psychology on the Neuroscience track. Shegraduated from Cornell University in 2020 with a BA in Psychology and concentration in behavioral and environmental neuroscience. She was a lab manager at Brown for Dr. Hwamee Oh and then as a clinical research coordinator at Massachusetts General Hospital for Dr. Jill Goldstein before joining the CABI Lab in 2025. Her research interests include understanding how memory and cognition change with age as well as identifying resilience factors and strategies that promote healthy cognitive aging.
Elizabeth is a PhD student in Psychology on the Neuroscience track. Shegraduated from Cornell University in 2020 with a BA in Psychology and concentration in behavioral and environmental neuroscience. She was a lab manager at Brown for Dr. Hwamee Oh and then as a clinical research coordinator at Massachusetts General Hospital for Dr. Jill Goldstein before joining the CABI Lab in 2025. Her research interests include understanding how memory and cognition change with age as well as identifying resilience factors and strategies that promote healthy cognitive aging.
Lab manager
Mia Siletta
Mia graduated with her B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Data Analytics from Florida State University in 2025. She was a research assistant for two neuroscience labs at FSU before joining the CABI Lab in 2026. Her research interests focus on cognition, memory, and emotion, particularly how these processes interact and change across the lifespan. She is especially interested in how cognitive and emotional processes are altered in neurodegenerative diseases, and psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders. Her long-term goal is to better understand the neural mechanisms underlying cognitive function and dysfunction through behavioral and neuroimaging research.
Mia graduated with her B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Data Analytics from Florida State University in 2025. She was a research assistant for two neuroscience labs at FSU before joining the CABI Lab in 2026. Her research interests focus on cognition, memory, and emotion, particularly how these processes interact and change across the lifespan. She is especially interested in how cognitive and emotional processes are altered in neurodegenerative diseases, and psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders. Her long-term goal is to better understand the neural mechanisms underlying cognitive function and dysfunction through behavioral and neuroimaging research.
Undergraduate research assistants
MJ Flores
MJ is an undergraduate student working towards graduating with a BA in Psychology and minor in Spanish. He want to work towards being accepted into a Graduate program, where I can eventually work towards becoming a Clinical Psychologist. I joined the CABI lab in the Fall of 2025.
Lucy Martin
Lucy is an undergraduate student studying Psychology with a minor in Spanish. She joined the CABI lab in the Spring of 2026.
Ben Nixon
Ben is an undergraduate student majoring in Psychology. His research interests are mental health, memory, and neuroscience. He plans to attend medical school to pursue a career in psychiatry. He joined the lab in Fall 2025
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