Audrey Duarte

Audrey Duarte

Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in cognitive aging and the neuroscience of aging. Holds a Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley and completed postdoctoral research at the Medical Research Council in Cambridge, UK. Her work focuses on neural mechanisms underlying age-related changes in episodic memory, particularly in racially/ethnically diverse populations.

• Affiliations: Memory and Aging Lab, Department of Psychology
• Expertise: Cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging (fMRI/EEG), clinical collaborations with sleep disorder clinicians

Research Interests

Dr. Duarte investigates how aging affects episodic memory, with emphasis on interventions to mitigate decline. She explores sleep-related biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease and examines psychosocial factors like race-related stress and depression. Her lab uses EEG, fMRI, and neuropsychological methods to study brain-behavior relationships in diverse populations.

Key Contributions

Her work has identified age-related neural changes in semantic and episodic memory systems, and developed wearable sleep monitoring devices for clinical assessment. She emphasizes diversity in cognitive neuroscience research to address health disparities.

Awards & Recognition

While no specific awards are listed, her research has been featured in Science Daily and Huffington Post, reflecting its societal impact.