Rachel E. Thayer, Ph.D.

Director, UCCS Gerontology Center

About Dr. Thayer

Dr. Thayer is an Assistant Professor of Neuropsychology in the Psychology Department. She has been a faculty member at UCCS since 2019. Her teaching focuses on clinical neuropsychology, particularly clinical supervision of assessments for differential diagnoses for cognitive decline with aging, and psychopharmacology. Her research focuses on how substance use, especially cannabis use, influences cognitive aging trajectories.