Megan Hall
- Graduate Student
Contact Info
1415 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence, KS 66045
Biography —
Megan graduated from Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University with a B.S. in Psychology and a B.S. in Anthropology in 2022, where she was involved in research in social psychology and well-being. Megan spent one year at the Translational Genomics Research Institute as an Associate Bioinformatician, where she worked on characterizing RNA in biofluids across different neurological disorders. She then spent three years in the DICoN Lab at the Institute for Human Neuroscience working with magnetoencephalography (MEG) data, submillimeter MRI, and neuropsychological assessment to better understand cognitive aging. Currently, she is pursuing her PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Kansas, where she conducts research in the BRANCH Lab to understand more about women's health and cognitive aging.
Education —
Research —
Megan Hall is a Clinical Psychology PhD student working in the BRANCH Lab with Dr. Amber Watts. Her research focuses on women's health and cognitive aging. Specifically, she is interested in using multimodal neuroimaging techniques and sociodemographic factors to examine the neurobiology underlying cognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease, with a particular focus on differential impacts in women during midlife.
Selected Publications —
Hall, M.C., Picci, G., Rempe, M.P., John, J.A., Webert, L.K., McDonald, K.M., Okelberry, H.J., Johnson, H.J., Horne, L.K., Willett, M.P., Glesinger, R.J., Rice, D.L., Coutant, A.T., Kress, K.A., Garrison, G.M., Bashford, S., May-Weeks, P.E., Spooner, R.K., & Wilson, T.W. (2026). High-resolution MRI evidence for age- and sex-related changes in hippocampal subfield volume during healthy aging. GeroScience. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-026-02371-z
Hall, M.C., Rempe, M.P., John, J.A., Garrison, G.A., Glesinger, R.J., Casagrande, C.C., Petro, N.M., Okelberry, H.J., Petts, A.J., Bai, H., Bashford, S., Dietz, S.M., May-Weeks, P.E., Taylor, B.K., Arif, Y., Heinrichs-Graham, E., Picci, G., Spooner, R.K., & Wilson, T.W. (2026). Hippocampal and cortical oscillatory dynamics support semantic processing and performance. Communications Biology, 9(444). PMC13022169. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-026-09718-4
Hall, M.C., Rempe, M.P., Casagrande, C.C., Glesinger, R.J., Petro, N.M., Garrison, G.M., John, A.J., Dietz, S.M., Schantell, M., Bai, H., Arif., Y., Embury, C.M., Bashford, S., Okelberry, H.J., Petts, A.J., Keifer, E.L., May-Weeks, P.E., Picci, G., Heinrichs-Graham, E., & Wilson, T.W. (2025). Age-related alterations in alpha and beta oscillations support preservation of semantic processing in healthy aging. NPJ Aging, 11 (73). PMC12328654. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41514-025-00263-8
*Hall, M.C., *Rempe, M.P., Glesinger, R.J., Horne, L.K., Okelberry, H.J., John, J.A., Embury, C.M., Heinrichs-Graham, E., & Wilson, T.W. (2024). Oscillatory activity in bilateral prefrontal cortices is altered by distractor strength during working memory processing. Neuroimage, 301(120878). PMC11531322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2024.120878
Selected Presentations —
Hall, M.C. (2026, February). Training the next generation: clinical neuropsychology training for post-baccalaureate researchers in a neuroscientific context. In P. May-Weeks (Chair). The future of neuropsychology: global inclusion and collaboration. [Poster symposium and abstract]. Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society, Philadelphia, PA.
Hall, M.C., Picci, G., Rempe, M.P., John, A.J., Webert, L.K., Okelberry, H.J., Horne, L.K., Willett, M.P., Glesinger, R.J., Rice, D.L., Coutant, A.T., Kress, K.A., Garrison, G.M., Bashford, S., Spooner, R.K., & Wilson, T.W. (2026, February). Evidence for age- and sex-related changes in MoCA scores and hippocampal subfield volume during healthy aging. [Conference poster and abstract]. Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society, Philadelphia, PA.
Hall, M.C., Rempe, M.P., Picci, G., Johnson, H.J., Schantell, M., Okelberry, H.J., Bashford, S., Glesinger, R.J., Horne, L.K., Rice, D.L., John, J.A., Coutant, A.T., Garrison, G.M., Kress, K.A., May-Weeks, P.E. & Wilson, T.W. (2025, August). The interaction of hippocampal subregion volume and age on cognitive functioning in healthy adults. [Conference poster and abstract]. Poster session presented at the American Psychological Association, Denver, CO.
Hall, M.C., Rempe, M.P., Picci, G., Embury, C.M., Casagrande, C.C., Arif, Y., Schantell, M., Bashford, S., Garrison, G.M., Glesinger, R.J., Okelberry, H.J., Petts, A.J., Keifer, E.L., May-Weeks, P.E., Heinrichs-Graham, E., Spooner, R.K., & Wilson, T.W. (2025, February). Theta activity associated with verbal fluency above and beyond hippocampal volume. [Conference poster and abstract]. Poster session presented at the International Neuropsychological Society, New Orleans, LA.
Hall, M.C., Rempe, M.P., Embury, C.M., Casagrande, C.C., Arif, Y., Schantell, M., Bashford, S., Garrison, G.M., Glesinger, R.J., Okelberry, H.J., Petts, A.J., Keifer, E.L., Picci, G., May-Weeks, P.E., Heinrichs-Graham, E., & Wilson, T.W. (2025, February). Verbal fluency changes with age and is mediated by conditional oscillatory differences in the left perisylvian. [Conference poster and abstract]. Poster session presented at the International Neuropsychological Society, New Orleans, LA.
Awards & Honors —
- American Psychological Association (APA) Society Convention Research Award
- Division 52 Student Member APA Convention Registration Award
Memberships —
- International Neuropsychological Society: Student Member
- American Psychological Association - APAGS, Divisions 35, 40, and 52: Student Member, Division 52 Advocacy Committee Representative
- Asian Neuropsychological Association: Student Member
- Queer Neuropsychological Society: Student Member
- NextGen Psych Scholars: Mentor
- Psi Chi, the International Honors Society in Psychology: Student Member