Alexandria Weaver receives Jared M. Roberts Memorial Award

​UCI’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (CNLM) and UCI’s Graduate Division awarded third-year doctoral student Alexandria Weaver a 2021 Jared M. Roberts Memorial Award. The award is conferred on an “exceptional graduate student for outstanding scholarship and collegiality.” Weaver’s research submission was recognized as “among the most meritorious.”
 
Weaver studies the effects of cognitive training and aging on areas of executive functioning and explores lifestyle factors that may contribute to individual differences in cognitive performance. Her current research is investigating the effects of a music-based intervention on speech-in-competition abilities amongst older adults.
 
“I hope my findings will contribute to our understanding of age-related cognitive changes as well as inform future interventions that aim to support cognitive health,” Weaver said. “I’m incredibly honored to receive this award, and I’d like to thank the family and friends of Jared M. Roberts as well as the CNLM in supporting me in sharing my work.” 

Alexandria Weaver

Weaver will be honored at the 2021 CNLM virtual awards ceremony on May 18 (register here). She will present her research and receive a $1,000 stipend to support her attending the annual Neurobiology of Learning and Memory Meeting at Park City, Utah on May 27-28, where she will again present her research.
 
Weaver is specializing in Human Development in Context (HDiC) and is advised by Professor Susanne Jaeggi.
 
The Jared M. Roberts Memorial Award was established in 2017 by the family, friends and colleagues to honor former CNLM graduate student Jared Roberts (read more here).