Affiliation: Arizona State University, Biodesign Institute, ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center

Dr. Jessica Judd is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at Arizona State University where she studies the environmental and molecular changes that increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, with a focus on identifying novel targets for intervention. Dr. Judd earned a B.S. in Chemistry and a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Missouri. She went on to earn both her master’s and her Ph.D. in Psychology with an emphasis in Behavioral Neuroscience at Arizona State University. Dr. Judd has 9+ years of experience with rodent behavior to model a variety of cognitive processes, including learning, memory, anxiety-like behaviors, motivation, and addiction.