Aaron B Booth

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Mouse Models

I received my B.S. in Psychology from James Madison University in 2013. Afterward, I joined the Psychology Department at George Mason University, where I earned my M.A. in 2016 through the Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Program. My thesis focused on the benefits of episodic memory training and how this training may relate to the future risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

In 2025, I earned my Ph.D. from George Mason University’s Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Program under the mentorship of Dr. Jane Flinn. My dissertation examined how APOE4, the major genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, interacts with tau proteins in mice, as well as how zinc and copper affect this interaction.

I am currently working as an assistant to Dave Cerri, the Psychology Department’s Lab Manager.

Selected Publications

Bennett, M. B., Booth, A. B., Murdoch, E. Q., & Flinn, J. M. (2026). Foraging crumbles reduce severe aggression in laboratory mice. Physiology & Behavior, 115401.

Courses Taught

PSYC 304: Principles of Learning

PSYC 372: Biopsychology

PSYC 373: Biopsychology Lab