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Christina Young
Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University School of Medicine
Christina Young is a researcher and clinical psychologist who completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University. Her work focuses on neurodegenerative disorders, particularly Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.13
Education and Training
Dr. Young has an extensive educational background:
- PhD in Clinical Psychology from Northwestern University (2018)
- MS in Statistics from Northwestern University (2017)
- MS in Clinical Psychology from Northwestern University (2014)
- BS in Psychology with a Mathematics Minor from the University of California, San Diego (2009)
She completed her predoctoral internship specializing in neuropsychology at the University of Illinois Chicago in 2018.3
Research Focus
Dr. Young's research aims to identify real-world cognitive declines that correspond to pathological changes in neurodegenerative disorders. She incorporates novel cognitive measures and neuroimaging techniques to improve the detection and monitoring of early cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.3
Current Position and Achievements
As of 2024, Dr. Young holds the position of Instructor in Neurology & Neurological Sciences at Stanford University.3 She has received several notable awards and grants, including:
- A K99/R00 grant from the NIH
- An Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship to Promote Diversity (AARF-D)
- The New Vision Investigator Award (2023)
- The Alzheimer's Association Award for Young Scientists (2022)3
Dr. Young's work has been published in various scientific journals, with her research covering topics such as brain connectivity in arithmetic problem-solving, emotion-related brain circuitry in children, and the effects of mood on reward-related neural activity.2
