April 7, 2025
10 students represented the Logan Lab today at the annual Neuroscience Symposium at URI! Congratulations to Michelle, Janis, Kane, Alex, Abbie, Tiffany, Maureen, Kelly, Charlotte and Alexa on their research posters!
March 29, 2025
The Logan Lab went to the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) annual conference in Boston! Janis, Michelle and Dr. Logan all presented their research posters.
March 22, 2025
The Logan Lab was at BrainWaves Rhode Island for the second year in a row! SO great seeing such a fantastic community turnout!
Dec 6, 2024
Congratulations to Doctoral Student Michelle Lim who was awarded one of URI's Enhancement of Graduate Research Awards!
A full list of awardees can be found here.
Nov 21, 2024
Doctoral students Michelle Lim and Janis Gaudreau worked with Dr. Logan on a project identifying the benefits of after-school sports on physical and brain health. Published today in Exercise, Sport and Movement. Read it here!
Nov 20, 2024
The Logan Lab had a great visit from President Parlange today! He saw our ABM Student-Athlete Cayla run a treadmill VO2max test in the HPL lab (operated by Haley, Kane, and Kelly), and our undergraduate student Maureen wearing an EEG cap in our Neuroimaging Lab (operated by Janis and Michelle).
Oct 17-18, 2024
The Logan Lab traveled to the New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (NE-ACSM) Fall Conference in Springfield, MA. Dr. Logan presented two seminars, while students Michelle, Janis, Steve, and Alex presented their graduate work. Great representation at NE-ACSM!
Sept 20, 2024
Dr. Logan presented some of the lab's latest research in Granada, Spain, at the II INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS “PROMOTING BRAIN HEALTH THROUGH EXERCISE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN".
May 28-31 2024
The lab went to ACSM in Boston together! Dr. Logan, Michelle Lim, Janis Gaudreau, and Erynn Field had presentations to demonstrate the lab's ongoing research on women's health and pediatric brain health. Dr. Logan won the ACSM New Investigator Award for her work on Women's Health!
May 19, 2024
Erynn Field graduated with a Masters of Kinesiology, and Janis Gaudreau graduated with a Masters of Neuroscience! Congratulations Team!
May 16, 2024
Our project on Physical Activity and Cognitive Function in Children with ADHD has been featured in the URI News: Rhody Today, in the Providence Journal, and on the Rhode Island Foundation website!
April 10, 2024
Janis Gaudreau defended their AMAZING Master's Thesis on their research, titled 'The Interaction of Early Life Experiences, Physical Health, and Socio-Economic Status on Neurocognitive Function In Youth'. We are so proud of you, Janis!!!!!
March 11, 2024
Dr. Logan received the Medical Research Grant from the Rhode Island Foundation for her research on Physical Activity and Executive Function in Children with ADHD!
March 9, 2024
Our lab was able to talk about our research to local families and hand out information on exercise and brain health at the Pawtucket Brain Fair! It was a great community turnout - Brain Waves Rhode Island organized a fantastic event!
December 20, 2023
Dr. Logan collaborated with URI faculty in Kinesiology, Physical Therapy, and Communicative Disorders to publish a new article on the P3 ERP outcomes of cycling in older adults. Published today Progress in Brain Research. Read it here!
December 19, 2023
Dr. Logan's article on the complex associations between adiposity, fitness, mental well-being and neurocognitive function after exercise was published today in Progress in Brain Research. Read it here!
Nov 20, 2023
Dr. Logan and INP collaborators (Dr. Baron, Dr. Furmanek, Dr. Hartman, Dr. McGough, and Dr. Mankodiya) received a $220,000 grant from the Champlin Foundation to form the Neuro-Learning Centre with TMS and fNIRS equipment!
July 17, 2023
Julia Wolf successfully defended her Masters Thesis! Congratulations on an excellent thesis, Julia, we will miss you!
June 6, 2023
Dr. Logan & Dr. Ward-Ritacco received a $100,000 grant from the Fred M. Roddy Foundation to purchase a brand new DXA scanner for body composition and neuroscience research!
May 20, 2023
Erynn graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology! Congratulations!
She is staying around URI and is on track to complete her Masters in Kinesiology next year!
November 24, 2022
Dr. Logan & Dr. Ward-Ritacco's new review article in Children was published today. Read it here!