Marissa Tripoli Balko
BS '22, Neuroscience, University at Buffalo
MS '24, Neuroscience, University at Buffalo
Thesis Title
Reducing Cognitive Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis with Cognitive Training
Publications
- Connor L. Ferguson, Dana Diaz, Marissa Tripoli Balko, Melissa McCartney. “Biomedical and Health Sciences Master’s Programs as Pathways to Medical School Admission.” Academic Medicine, 2026.
- Connor L. Ferguson, Marissa Tripoli, Melissa McCartney. “From Experience to Advice: What biomedical sciences doctoral students want future trainees to know about mentor selection.” Discover Education, 2026.
- Hope Nyarady, Marissa Tripoli, David W. Shucard, Ryan O'Donnell, Mckenzie Haller, Ralph H.B. Benedict, S. Max Towers, Thomas J. Covey. "Dissociable neural activity patterns reflect disruption of distinct cognitive operations during Symbol Digit Modalities Test performance in Multiple Sclerosis." Clinical Neurophysiology, 2026.
Professional/Educational Meetings/Abstracts
- Marissa Tripoli Balko, Hope Nyarady, & Thomas J. Covey. "Neural Indices of Cognitive Fatigability During Ongoing Processing Speed Task Performance in People with Multiple Sclerosis." Poster presented at Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 2026.
- Marissa Tripoli Balko, Xinyao Yi, Hope Nyarady, Serena Camarata, Zachary Palmo, Huei-Yen Winnie Chen, Thomas J. Covey. “Altered Perceptual and Cognitive Processing in Older Adults during Driving Hazard Identification.” Poster presented at Society for Psychophysiological Research Annual Meeting, Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 2026.
- Marissa Tripoli, Hope Nyarady, & Thomas J. Covey. "Neural Indices of Cognitive Fatigue During Ongoing Processing Speed Task Performance in People with Multiple Sclerosis." Poster presented at the Society for Psychophysiological Research Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, October 2025.
- Connor L. Ferguson, Marissa Tripoli, & Melissa McCartney. "From Experience to Advice: What PhD Students Want Future Trainees to Know About Mentor Selection." Poster presented at the Society to Advance Biology Education Research (SABER) National Meeting East, Rochester, NY, May 2025.
- Melissa McCartney, Karissa Garbarini, Marissa Tripoli, Roxana Gonzalez, Hector Loyola Irizarry, Mia G. Uzcategui, Rocio Benabentos, & Jessica Liberies. "Advising Undergraduate Biology Students with Pre-med Career Goals." Poster presented at the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) National Meeting East, Rochester, NY, May 2025.
- Marissa Tripoli, David W. Shucard, Hope Nyarady, Ryan O’Donnell, Mckenzie Haller, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Ralph HB Benedict, & Thomas J. Covey. “The Impact of Cognitive Fatigue on Ongoing Processing Speed Task Performance in People with Multiple Sclerosis.” Poster presented at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, April 2024, Toronto, Canada; the Buffalo Neuroscience Research Day, November 2023, Buffalo, NY; and the University at Buffalo Graduate Student Research Day, October 2023, Buffalo, NY.
- Thomas J. Covey, Hope Nyarady, Marissa Tripoli, Ryan O’Donnell, Ralph HB Benedict, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman & David Shucard. “Neural Indices of Multisensory Processing Disturbances in People with Multiple Sclerosis.” Poster presented at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, April 2024, Toronto, Canada.
- Thomas J. Covey, Hope Nyarady, Mckenzie Haller, Ryan O’Donnell, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Ralph HB Benedict, Marissa Tripoli, S. Max Towers, & David W. Shucard. “Neurophysiological Underpinnings of Information Processing Speed Deficits in People with Multiple Sclerosis.” Poster presented at the meeting for The Society of Psychophysiological Research, September 2023, New Orleans, LA.