Our History
The CANLab was founded in 2006 when Dr. Kensinger arrived at Boston College, becoming one of the first laboratories at Boston College to use cognitive neuroscience methods to understand human behavior. Since then, neuroscience has blossomed at Boston College and we are thrilled to be among a number of neuroscience laboratories.
Since its inception, the CANLab has graduated 10 masters and Ph.D. students, seen 6 postdoctoral fellows transition into independent research careers, and had the pleasure of mentoring nearly 100 undergraduate students who have gone on to graduate school, medical school, and careers in literally everything from A (advertising) to Z (zoology).
Get in touch
If you are interested in participating in one of our research studies, please email us at canlab@bc.edu or give us a call at 617-552-6949.
If you are interested in joining our laboratory as an undergraduate research assistant, please fill out the online application. We do not always have openings, but we will be sure to keep your application on file.
If you are potentially interested in joining the laboratory as a full-time research assistant, graduate student, or postdoctoral fellow, please contact Dr. Kensinger directly or use the email link below.
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Lab Members
Lab DIRECTOR
ELIZABETH KENSINGER
Education
MIT
Ph.D., Neuroscience, 2003
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
A.B., Psychology & Biology, 1998
Fun Fact
• Elizabeth attended high school on the state line between Kansas and Missouri. Most days, she parked in Kansas and attended classes in Missouri.
SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
JACLYN FORD
Education
UNC Chapel Hill
Ph.D., Cognitive Psychology, with concentration in Quantitative Psychology
The College of William and Mary
B.S., Psychology
postdoctoral research fellow
Holly Bowen
Education
Ph.D., Ryerson University
B.A., Trent University
