Rachel Cole, PhD

Awards Committee Chair (2019-2021)
Biography

Rachel Cole, Ph.D. is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Narayanan Lab within the Department of Neurology at the University of Iowa. She graduated with her Ph.D. in 2018 from the lab of Dr. Michelle Voss in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Iowa. Rachel’s research focuses on changes in cognition that occur during healthy aging, as well as cognitive impairments that occur in certain age-related diseases like Parkinson’s disease. Rachel chairs the UIPDA Awards Committee. Outside of research, Rachel enjoys teaching Zumba fitness classes, playing with her cats, and exploring the Iowa City area.