Justin Karr

Program affiliation: Clinical Neuropsychology

Supervisor: Dr. Mauricio Garcia-Barrera

Research interests

My research interests surround the relationship between health-related behaviours and cognition among various age groups. As an undergraduate, I focused primarily on the influences of omega-3 fatty acids on cognitive abilities throughout the lifespan. As a graduate student, I plan on exploring the benefits of lifestyle-focused noninvasive therapies (e.g., physical fitness, cognitive training) on cognitive performance at later age and after brain injury, specifically in regard to executive functioning.

Awards

University of Victoria Dr. Robert Michael Peet Graduate Scholarship
University of Victoria Faculty of Graduate Studies Fellowship
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Postgraduate Scholarship
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship Award
Western Oregon University Delmer Dewey Award for the Outstanding Graduating Man

Representative publications

Karr, J.E., Grindstaff, T.R., & Alexander, J.E. (February 17, 2012). Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Cognition in a College-Aged Population. Poster presented at the Fortieth Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Karr, J.E., Jewett, D., Tutt, G., Evans, J., Nguyen, K., & Garcia-Barrera, M.A. (February 16-17, 2012). The Relationship between Concussions, Neuroplasticity, and Executive Functioning in Athletic Populations: A Review. Poster presented at the Twenty-Second Annual Pacific Coast Brain Injury Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Karr, J.E., Grindstaff, T.R., & Alexander, J.E. (April 4, 2011). Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation and Cognition in a College-aged Population: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Pilot Study. Poster presented at the Eighteenth Annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society Meeting, San Francisco, California.

Grindstaff, T.R., Karr, J.E., Alexander, J.E., & Alexander, R.G. (April 3, 2011). The Effects of a Self-Evaluation Task on the P300 Event Related Potential. Poster presented at the Eighteenth Annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society Meeting, San Francisco, California.