Stories by Jaclyn Hennessey Ford

Jaclyn Hennessey Ford is a research assistant professor in the department of psychology and neuroscience at Boston College. Her research focuses on mechanisms supporting memory retrieval across the adult life span.

Behavior & Society

We Must Reduce the Trauma of Medical Diagnoses

If a diagnosis is not delivered with care, it can form an intense “flashbulb memory”

September 8, 2020 — Cindi May and Jaclyn Hennessey Ford

Behavior & Society

A Potential Benefit to Memories of Terrorism

Amidst the horror there is altruism, which leaves a deep impression

April 3, 2018 — Brendan Gaesser and Jaclyn Hennessey Ford