I am broadly interested in how functional and structural brain changes, especially at the network level, support the development of cognitive functions such as learning and executive functions during childhood – typically and atypically. I study this with a variety of methods: graph theory, neuroimaging (fMRI/sMRI), psychological paradigms, longitudinal analysis.

Check out my publications here:

Woodburn, M., Bricken, C. L., Wu, Z., Li, G., Wang, L., Lin, W., Sheridan, M. A., & Cohen, J. R. (2021). The maturation and cognitive relevance of structural brain network organization from early infancy to childhood. NeuroImage, 118232. * Part of Special Issue on Longitudinal Brain Imaging [Link here]

Horowitz-Kraus, T., Woodburn, M., Rajagopal, A., Versace, A. L., Kowatch, R. A., Bertocci, M. A., … & Holland, S. K. (2018). Decreased functional connectivity in the fronto-parietal network in children with mood disorders compared to children with dyslexia during rest: An fMRI study. NeuroImage: Clinical, 18, 582-590. [Link here]