L. Grant Canipe

Dr. Canipe graduated with a B.S. in Psychology with honors from Appalachian State University. In undergrad, he spent time in Appalachian State's Human performance lab, where he studied exercise and nutrition intervention models' effect on hippocampal plasticity. He joined the Cheatham Lab at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to pursue his Ph.D. in August 2013. During his graduate school training, he investigated fetal alcohol exposure before selecting a new topic for his dissertation - investigating nutrition and lifestyle factors that affect cognitive function in typically aging older adults.

Dr. Canipe's research interests lie in factors to prevent and reverse cognitive aging, particularly the impact of the gut microbiome.

Upon receiving his Ph.D., Dr. Canipe began as a visiting assistant professor at Elon University, where he joined the faculty to teach Lifespan Development, Research Methods, and Cognitive Psychology and special seminars in cognitive aging and multidisciplinary courses on death & dying. Dr. Canipe also serves as a Visiting Lecturer at UNC-Chapel Hill, teaching advanced research theory in psychology (a senior capstone course).

In the Fall of 2020, he joined the Chicago School of Professional Psychology faculty y as they opened up a new campus in Dallas, Texas. In his role at The Chicago School, he teaches courses for the PsyD program in Human Development, Cognitive Affective Bases of Behavior, Biological Bases of Behavior, Statistics, Research Methods, and History and Systems of Psychology.

Dr. Canipe will always call the Blue Ridge Mountains his second home. He loves the outdoors! You are likely to find him hiking, mountain biking, playing tennis, or riding his motorcycle.