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Kirsten Adam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Rice University, affiliated with the Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience Research Interest Group. She earned her Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Chicago (2018), an M.S. in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Oregon (2014), and a B.A. in Biological Sciences from the University of Notre Dame (2012). Her work focuses on understanding how attention and working memory operate under constraints, employing EEG, fMRI, and behavioral methods. She investigates how attentional failures impact memory performance, the neural mechanisms underlying these lapses, and the role of sensory history in distractor suppression. Her research also emphasizes methodological advancements, including EEG-based prediction of memory load and large-scale reliability studies of cognitive measures.
Key research themes include:
- Visual working memory limits and their neural correlates
- Attentional control and distractor suppression
- Fluctuations in attention and their cognitive consequences
- Development of reliable behavioral and neural measures for cognitive processes
Her recent work highlights the importance of attentional consistency in achieving working memory capacity and demonstrates how repeated exposure to distractors modulates early sensory processing. She has also pioneered multivariate EEG approaches to track real-time memory load and identity representation. While no awards are explicitly listed, her contributions to cognitive neuroscience methodologies suggest recognition in the field.
Her lab at Rice University continues to explore the intersection of attention, memory, and neural plasticity, with ongoing projects on feedback-driven improvement of cognitive performance and the temporal dynamics of working memory systems.
