Jessica Noche received her B.A. in psychology at UCI in 2014. Prior to pursuing her PhD, she worked as a Research Program Coordinator in the lab of Dr. Michael Yassa managing MRI studies of memory in aging and in major depressive disorder in young and older adults. Her Ph.D. work in the Stark lab examined neuroimaging biomarkers of aging in a canine model for a preclinical intervention study in collaboration with Dr. Elizabeth Head. Currently, as a postdoctoral researcher in the Stark lab, her work examines the structure, function, and biochemistry of the brain using computational approaches for multimodal MRI, behavioral data, and other clinical biomarkers to identify features related to memory impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. Jessica enjoys live music and outdoor adventures with her family and two dogs.

nochej@uci.edu