Sunghyun Hong
Graduate Student (Joint with Social Work)
Sunghyun is broadly interested in studying an interplay of environmental factors, brain development/plasticity, and resilience across the life span. Her research questions include examining the effects of complex trauma on the neuroscience of resilience and identifying socio-cultural protective factors buffering risks of living in disadvantaged social contexts.
Linda Zhang
Graduate Student
Linda is broadly interested in the impact of early life experiences and environment on brain development. In particular, she’s interested in changes in neural functioning related to reward processing and executive functioning, and the implications on psychopathology and behavioral outcomes.
Ryan Tung
Graduate Student
Ryan is broadly interested in studying the interplay of biological aging and brain development. His research questions include examining how measures of biological aging developed using DNA methylation are associated with the organization of brain networks and their implications on adolescent psychopathology.
Sahvannah Michaud
Graduate Student
Sahvannah’s research focuses on the impact of childhood adversity on neurodevelopmental trajectories, particularly in cognitive and emotional domains. Her work also explores the mechanisms of risk and resilience associated with these early life experiences and how they may contribute to the development of anxiety and depression during adolescence and early adulthood.