Mark Zuppichini

mdz170030@utdallas.edu
Advisor: Bart Rypma
Fall 2017

Mark Zuppichini received his BS in neuroscience from the University of Delaware, his MA in psychology from Montclair State University, and is now a PhD candidate in cognition and neuroscience at UT Dallas working in the NeuroPsychometric Research Lab headed by Dr. Bart Rypma. Mark is interested in using neuropsychology and neuroimaging techniques to elucidate the underlying neural processes associated with healthy and impaired cognitive functioning. His master’s thesis was one of the first studies to use neuroimaging techniques to assess the underlying pathophysiology of pattern separation impairment due to multiple sclerosis. His current work focuses on the use of dual-echo calibrated fMRI and functional and structural connectivity analyses to investigate the underlying neural mechanisms of cognitive impairment due to multiple sclerosis. His NIH F31 proposal, to utilize and extend advanced calibrated fMRI methods to connectivity analyses and cognition in MS was funded through the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Additionally, Mark is a Eugene McDermott Graduate Fellow, and has received funding from Lyda Hill Philanthropies to investigate the role of the cerebellum in MS-related cognitive impairment.