Annalysa Lovos

Assistant Professor of Practice
Headshot - Annalysa Lovos

Psychology 266 (Office)

aklovos@arizona.edu
Pronouns:
She, Her, Hers
As an educator for 10 years, I became deeply interested in brain and cognitive development. As a PhD student in the CNS program, I now study cognitive development and the development of functional connectivity in typically and atypically developing adolescents and young adults.
Research Interests: 
  • Memory formation and maintenance and the effect of sleep disorders on memory.
  • Development of memory in children, including those with Down’s Syndrome, autism, or cognitive/behavioral disorders linked to maternal thyroid dysfunction.
  • Effect of sleep on memory, particularly sleep cycle variations in children and adults and how this may impact verbal and non-verbal memory.

Selected Publications:

  • Lovos, A.; Bottrill, K., Sakhon, S.; Egleson, Nyhuis, C.; L.; Luongo, A.; Murphy, M.; Thurman, A.; Abbeduto, L.; Lee, N.; Hughes, K., Edgin, J. 2021. Circadian Sleep-Activity Rhythm Across Ages in Down Syndrome. Brain Sciences, special issue: "Sleep Disorders in Intellectual Disability—From Bench to Bedside". 

In Press Publications:

  • Peng, M.; Lovos, A.; Bottrill, K.; Hughes, K.; Sampsel, M.; Abbeduto, L.; Lee, N.; Thurman, A.; Edgin, J. 2022. Extended trajectory of spatial memory errors in typical and atypical development. Hippocampus.

Posters:

  • Lovos, A., Bottrill, K., Nyhuis, C., Kholsa, P., Mendoza, I., & Edgin, J. (April 2021). 24-hour Sleep-Wake Rhythms in Adolescents with Down Syndrome. 2021 Gatlinburg Conference. Kansas City, Kansas/virtual.
  • Lovos, A., Leung, A., Saenz, J., Canale, C., & Edgin, J. (April 2023-Accepted). Hippocampal Subfield Volumes in Youth with Down Syndrome. 2023 Gatlinburg Conference. Kansas City, Kansas.

Dissertation Title:

  • Traditional and Novel Hippocampally Mediated Cognitive Tasks in Typically and Atypically Developing Youth

Courses Taught:

  • PSY 340 - Introduction to Cognitive Development (2025)
  • PSY 342 - Dementias & Chronic Conditions in Older Adults (2025)
  • PSY 405 - Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (2024)

*Year listed indicates when this individual last taught the specified course.

Updated: 07/08/25

Degrees

  • B.A. New College of California
  • M.A. New College of California
  • Ph.D. Psychology, University of Arizona (2024) - Cognition & Neural Systems program