Jaclyn Ford, PhD, is a Research Assistant Professor in the Psychology and Neuroscience Department at Boston College and a member of the Boston College Consortium for Translational Research on Learning and Memory. For the past decade, her research has utilized behavioral and neuroimaging methods to understand memory changes in older adults with and without early Alzheimer’s disease. Her work has focused on identifying memory strategies that help support memory in these populations. Dr. Ford is testing the efficacy of these strategies and interventions in adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome and is currently enrolling participants in two behavioral research studies.