Alexa is a PhD student studying decision-making across the lifespan at Concordia University in Montreal Canada. She completed her BA in psychology at McGill and her MA in psychology a Concordia. Her main research interests include decision-making strategies and cognitive control changes across the lifespan. Alexa is currently involved in projects examining the neural mechanisms supporting various decision-making strategies and how they change in older adults as well as changes in meta-control across the lifespan. Alexa is also the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Concordia’s Journal of Accessible Psychology (CJAP) and liaison for Concordia’s Journal of Psychology and Neuroscience (CJPN). During her free time, she enjoys practicing yoga, painting and playing Magic: The Gathering. Follow Alexa on twitter (@AlexaRuel), Facebook (@AlexaaRuel) or LinkedIn! Questions about her work? Email her at alexa.ruel@mail.concordia.ca