Amy Belfi
Associate Professor · Music Cognition
Missouri University of Science and TechnologyUnited States
About
Dr. Amy Belfi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Her research focuses on music cognition, including topics like music-evoked autobiographical memory, aesthetic judgments, and musical anhedonia. She directs the Music Cognition and Aesthetics Lab, primarily staffed by undergraduate students. Her work employs neuroimaging, behavioral studies, and neuropsychological approaches.
Education:
- PhD in Neuroscience, University of Iowa
- B.A. in Psychology, St. Olaf College
- Postdoctoral training at NYU
Research Interests:
- Music’s influence on memory, emotion, and behavior
- Neural mechanisms underlying aesthetic preferences
- Effects of aging on musical memory and emotion processing
- Impact of AI-generated music on listener perception
Awards:
- 2021 Rising Star Award (Association for Psychological Science)
- 2024 Early Career Awards (Society for Music Perception and Cognition, Psychonomic Society)
- 2023 Faculty Service Award (Missouri S&T)
Grants & Funding:
- R15 NIH Grant (2023): Investigating music, memory, and emotion in healthy aging
Labs/Teams: Directs the Music Cognition and Aesthetics Lab, emphasizing undergraduate research participation.
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