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I worked as the SINAPSE Lead Scientist from June 2015 until April 2021. My background is in Psychology with a concentration in Cognitive Neuroscience, through which I gained experience conducting fMRI neuroimaging research.
After moving into a Senior Project Manager position in May 2021 with responsibility for the Advanced Imaging workstream of the UKRI SiPF Living Laboratory programme, since January 2023 I have the role of Research Development Manager for Glasgow’s Imaging Centre of Excellence (ICE).
Key Publications:
Tank, R., Ward, J., Celis-Morales, C., Smith, D.J., Flegal, K.E., & Lyall, D.M. (2021). Testing for interactions between APOE and Klotho genotypes on cognitive, dementia, and brain imaging metrics in UK Biobank. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 83(1): 51-55.
Pappa, K., Biswas, V., Flegal, K.E., Evans, J., & Baylan, S. (2020). Working memory updating training promotes neural plasticity & behavioural gains: A systematic review & meta-analysis. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 118: 209-235.
Flegal, K.E., Ragland, J.D., & Ranganath, C. (2019). Adaptive task difficulty influences neural plasticity and transfer of training. NeuroImage, 188: 111-121.
Flegal, K.E., & Lustig, C. (2016). You can go your own way: Effectiveness of participant-driven versus experimenter-driven processing strategies in memory training and transfer. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 23(4): 389-417.
Flegal, K.E., Marín-Gutiérrez, A., Ragland, J.D., & Ranganath, C. (2014). Brain mechanisms of successful recognition through retrieval of semantic context. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 26(8): 1694-1704.
Flegal, K.E., & Reuter-Lorenz, P.A. (2014). Get the gist? The effects of processing depth on false recognition in short-term and long-term memory. Memory & Cognition, 42(5): 701-711.
Ranganath, C., Flegal, K.E., & Kelly, L.L. (2011). Can cognitive training improve episodic memory? Neuron, 72(5): 688-691.
Flegal, K.E., Atkins, A.S., & Reuter-Lorenz, P.A. (2010). False memories seconds later: The rapid and compelling onset of illusory recognition. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 36(5): 1331-1338.
Lustig, C., & Flegal, K.E. (2008). Targeting latent function: Encouraging effective encoding for successful memory training and transfer. Psychology and Aging, 23(4): 754-764.
Flegal, K.E., & Anderson, M.C. (2008). Overthinking skilled motor performance: Or why those who teach can’t do. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 15(5): 927-932.
Collaborators:
University of Glasgow: Jonathan Evans, Satu Baylan and Donald Lyall
University of Strathclyde: William McGeown
University of California, Davis: Charan Ranganath and J. Daniel Ragland
University of Michigan: Patricia Reuter-Lorenz and Cindy Lustig