Congratulations to Dr. Palombo on receiving the prestigious Vincent Di Lollo Early Career Award from the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science (CSBBCS).
Dr. Daniela Palombo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology. She primarily investigates cognitive and neural factors associated with how we form and retain autobiographical memories and how this may differ across individuals. Her work has been widely published in top-tier journals, and we are proud to see her work receive national acclaim.
The CSBBCS is a non-profit organization whose primary function is to advance Canadian research in experimental psychology and behavioural neuroscience. Their Early Career Award recognizes the exceptional quality and importance of the contributions of a new researcher – within 10 years of receiving their PhD – to knowledge in brain, behaviour, and cognitive science in Canada.
“I am so thrilled to receive the Vincent Di Lollo Early Career Award award from CSBBCS, a society I have long admired. Five years into my faculty position, this award represents all the fantastic work produced by the trainees in my lab. This work took place pre, during, and post pandemic! I am honoured to represent their work through this award!”
While she primarily investigates autobiographical memories, she also examines how autobiographical memory influences non-mnemonic functions, with a primary focus on future imagination and decision making. Her research approach is multi-faceted; She explores these topics in healthy individuals as well as in neuropsychological (e.g., amnesia) and psychiatric populations (e.g., post-traumatic stress disorder). She also uses neuroimaging methods, including MRI and fMRI. This groundbreaking work is being recognized by the CSBBCS!
