Research Assistants


Elizabeth Bernardini

Elizabeth is a rising senior majoring in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience. After graduation, she hopes to apply to graduate school in the field of psychology. In her free time, Elizabeth enjoys reading, cooking, hikes with her dog, and spending time with friends and family.


Sarah Cortez-De La Cruz

Sarah is a junior in the class of 2026 majoring in Biopsychology, Cognition, & Neuroscience and minoring in Environment. After undergrad, she intends to pursue a Ph.D. program. In her free time, she enjoys exploring Ann Arbor cafés, trying new baking recipes, and playing games with her roommates. 


Taylor Finkelstein

Taylor is a rising senior majoring in Movement Science. After graduation, he hopes to attend graduate school. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball and spending time with friends and family.


Pranavi Jarugula

Pranavi is a sophomore majoring in Psychology. After graduation, she plans to attend dental school after a gap year. In her free time, she likes to hang out with friends and family, go on walks, go shopping, eat, and watch tv and lay in bed!


Hana-Aissatou Kaba

Hana Kaba is a junior in the class of 2026. She is majoring in Psychology while also minoring in French. After undergrad, she plans on going to grad school for a psychology Ph.D. program where she intends to specialize in neuropsychology. Hana’s long-term career goals are to go into clinical neuropsychology and see her own patients. Outside of psychology, Hana enjoys going on long walks and runs in nature, spending time with her family and her cat, and reading a good book.


Robert Lynch

Robert is a Junior majoring in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience. After graduation, he intends to continue his education in graduate school with a focus on interactions between sensation and memory. In his free time, Robert enjoys reading, baking, and painting scale models.


Nghi Nguyen

Nghi is a Junior pursuing a B.S. in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience. After graduation, she intends on applying to phD programs pertaining to behavioral neuroscience. Outside of her academic career, Nghi enjoys reading, taking nature walks, visiting cafés and bookstores, and having movie nights with friends.


Julianne Yoon

Julianne is currently a Junior planning on majoring in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience and minoring in Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences. After graduation, she hopes to gain more psychology research experience and travel before attending graduate school. In her free time, she enjoys photography, spending time outdoors, reading, and swimming.