Roya Homayouni
Bio Sketch
Roya currently is a PhD candidate in Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience at the Department of Psychology, and a pre-doctoral trainee at the Institute of Gerontology at WSU.
Education
- Ph.D. Candidate, Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychology, WSU, Detroit, MI (2016-Present)
- M.A. Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychology, WSU, Detroit, MI
- M.A. Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
- B.A. Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Research Focus
Roya is mainly interested in structural brain development across the lifespan and how it gives rise to cognitive functioning across age. She is particularly interested in the age trajectories of hippocampal subfields and the sources of individual differences in the developmental changes.
Office Location
Institute of Gerontology 008, 87 E Ferry Detroit, MI 48202 - Office Phone: 313-664-2646
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Data Management and Statistics in R, RDA Unit, WSU (Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring-Summer 2021, Fall 2021)
- PSY 3060 Lecture, Psychology of Learning and Memory, WSU (Spring-Summer 2020)
- PSY 2030 Lab, Statistical Methods in Psychology, WSU (Winter 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020)
- PSY 1030 Lab, Introductory Psychology, WSU (Fall 2018)
- PSY 1010 Lab, Introductory Psychology, WSU (Winter 2018)
Grants
- Student Award Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan (BCBSMI) Foundation (2020-21)
Honors and Awards
- The Ross & Margaret Stagner Memorial Award, Psychology Department, WSU (Winter 2023)
Julie A. Thomas Memorial Scholarship, Psychology Department, WSU (Winter 2023) - Thomas C. Rumble University Graduate Fellowship (2022-23)
- Julie A. Thomas Memorial Scholarship, Psychology Department, WSU (Winter 2022)
- Olsen Memorial Award for Best Paper in Gerontology, Institute of Gerontology, WSU (Spring-Summer 2021)
- Julie A. Thomas Memorial Scholarship, Psychology Department, WSU (Winter 2021)
- Neitzel Summer Fellowship, Psychology Department, WSU (Spring-Summer 2021)
- Award for Graduate Students who Obtain External Support, OVPR, WSU (Spring-Summer 2021)
Travel Awards
- Sallie P. Asche Travel Award, Pomberg and Hammer Family Opportunity Fund, University of Texas, Dallas (Winter 2023)
- Travel Award, Psychology Department, WSU (Winter 2021)
- Travel Award, Psychology Department, WSU (Winter 2020)
- Travel Award, Institute of Gerontology, WSU (Winter 2020)
Publications
- Homayouni, R., Canada, K. L., Saifullah, S., Foster, D., Thill, C., Daugherty, A., Ofen N. (2023). Age-related differences in the hippocampal subfield volumes across the lifespan: A meta-analysis. Hippocampus.
- Homayouni, R., Daugherty, A. M., Raz, N., Ofen, N. (2023). KIBRA single nucleotide polymorphism is associated with cognitive functioning and hippocampal subfield volumes across development. Brain Structure and Function.
- Canada, K. L., Homayouni, R., Yu, Q., Foster, D., Daugherty, A. M., Ofen, N. (2023). Household socioeconomic status relates to specific hippocampal subfield volumes across development. Hippocampus.
- Homayouni, R., Yu, Q., Ramesh, S., Tang, L., Daugherty, A. M., Ofen, N. (2021). Test-retest consistency of hippocampal subfields volumetric measures in a developmental sample: implications for longitudinal developmental studies. Journal of Neuroscience Research
- Yu, Q., Anderson, D., Homayouni, R., Tang, L., Chen, D., Schoff, D., Nishimura, M., Ofen, N. (2018). Age-associated increase in mnemonic strategy use is linked to prefrontal cortex development. NeuroImage 181, 162-196
Full list of publications at https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=SW_igsUAAAAJ&hl=en