Ashleigh Hillier, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Expertise: Neuropsychology, psychophpysiology, neuroimaging and autism spectrum disorders (ASD)

Phone: 978-934-2930

Fax: 978-934-3074

Office: 1 Mahoney Hall

Ph.D. Psychology University of Lincoln, U.K.; Post-doctoral fellow, The Ohio State University Department of Neurology.

Dr. Hillier’s main research interests include neuropsychology, psychophysiology, neuroimaging, and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The focus of her research is the processing and understanding of affective material among those on the autism spectrum. Dr. Hillier’s research includes investigations of emotional memory, physiological responsiveness and subsequent memory for emotion eliciting stimuli, and the effects of psychosocial stress on cognition among those with ASD. Dr. Hillier is also interested in pharmacological modulation of cognition among various patient populations including those with Broca’s aphasia, mild cognitive impairment, and drug abusers. Dr. Hillier’s interests in neuroimaging have included collaborating on projects using fMRI to identify critical functional areas prior to brain tumor resection, examining functional connectivity associated with semantic and phonological processing, and evaluating pharmacological interventions using fMRI.

Dr. Hillier’s applied research program focuses on her social and vocational skills support group, “Aspirations,” for young adults on the autism spectrum.

Before joining the Department of Psychology at UMass Lowell, Dr. Hillier was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at The Ohio State University (OSU). Dr. Hillier has also held a position in the psychology department at Ohio University where she was responsible for undergraduate and graduate Developmental Psychology courses. Dr. Hillier has also taught general, clinical, cognitive, and biological psychology courses.

http://faculty.uml.edu/ahillier



Ashleigh Hillier, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Expertise: Neuropsychology, psychophpysiology, neuroimaging and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) Phone: 978-934-2930 Fax: 978-934-3074 Office: 1 Mahoney Hall Email: Ashleigh Hillier's Email Educational Background Ph.D. Psychology University of Lincoln, U.K.; Post-doctoral fellow, The Ohio State University Department of Neurology. Scholarly Interests Dr. Hillier’s main research interests include neuropsychology, psychophysiology, neuroimaging, and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The focus of her research is the processing and understanding of affective material among those on the autism spectrum. Dr. Hillier’s research includes investigations of emotional memory, physiological responsiveness and subsequent memory for emotion eliciting stimuli, and the effects of psychosocial stress on cognition among those with ASD. Dr. Hillier is also interested in pharmacological modulation of cognition among various patient populations including those with Broca’s aphasia, mild cognitive impairment, and drug abusers. Dr. Hillier’s interests in neuroimaging have included collaborating on projects using fMRI to identify critical functional areas prior to brain tumor resection, examining functional connectivity associated with semantic and phonological processing, and evaluating pharmacological interventions using fMRI. Dr. Hillier’s applied research program focuses on her social and vocational skills support group, “Aspirations,” for young adults on the autism spectrum. Bio Sketch Before joining the Department of Psychology at UMass Lowell, Dr. Hillier was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at The Ohio State University (OSU). Dr. Hillier has also held a position in the psychology department at Ohio University where she was responsible for undergraduate and graduate Developmental Psychology courses. Dr. Hillier has also taught general, clinical, cognitive, and biological psychology courses. http://faculty.uml.edu/ahillier

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