Principal Investigator
Taraz Lee
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@tarazlee on twitter
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Research Interests: Cognitive Control, Skilled Action, Motivation, Choking Under Pressure
Postdoctoral Fellow
James Brissenden
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Graduate degrees: PhD in Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University; MA in Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University
Undergraduate degree: B.S. in Psychology, University of Oregon
Research Interests: Cerebellar contributions to visual attention and working memory
Graduate Students
Rupsha Panda
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Program: Psychology, Ph.D.
Area: Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience
Year: 3
Undergraduate Degree: B.S. in Cognitive Science, UC Santa Cruz
Research Interests: cognitive motor interactions, motor skill acquisition, embodied cognition
Research Methods: fMRI, TMS, eye-tracking
Jacob Sellers
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Program: Psychology, Ph.D.
Area: Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience
Year: 3
Undergraduate Degree: B.S. Neurosciences, The Ohio State University (BOOOOOO!)
Research Interests: Cognitive control
Research Methods: Forced-response, computational modeling, TMS, fMRI
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Ritika Tiwary
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Major: Biopsychology, Cognition, & Neuroscience and Public Health Sciences
Year: Senior
Goals and interests: I am curious about the underlying processes of brain disorders, specifically neurodegenerative disorders, and how certain mechanisms can drive their progression. Additionally, I like to learn about how these insights can have broader implications for population health. After graduation, I want to attend medical school to further my studies on brain function and treatment.
Lydia Glashouwer
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Major: Psychology
Year: Senior
Goals and interests: I am interested in attention and motivation and how they are related to learning in an academic setting. Along with this, I am interested in ADHD and how it is related to higher brain functions. Currently, I am helping with the TMS project, and along with this, I am learning to program tasks in psychopy. After graduation, I plan to attend graduate school in order to become a school psychologist.
Emma Swanson
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Major: Cognitive Science: Philosophy track and minor Computer science
Year: Junior
Goals and interests: I am primarily interested in studying cognition and the decision-making process. Using this information to better model and code computational processes will result in more human-like and ethical machine learning. I want to delve deeper into why we reach the decisions we do and understand how or if we can translate the procedure into code. In the future, I hope to pursue a graduate degree to further research how insights from cognitive science can enrich the realm of computer science.
Kavya Narayan
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Major: Computer Science and Psychology
Year: Junior
Goals and interests: I am fascinated by the intersection of computers and psychology, particularly how the increasing use of social media and AI for various tasks impacts our decision-making processes. Currently, I am working on creating the attentional focus experiment using PsychoPy. After graduation, I plan on pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology, allowing me to continue my research and work as a psychologist.
Julian Singleton
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Major: Neuroscience
Year: Senior
Goals and interests: I am fascinated by the intricacies of the brain and how neurological complications cause physiological effects such as autism and Parkinson’s Disease. I am passionate about developing a better understanding of these conditions and supporting the development of treatments to improve the quality of life for those suffering from them. My goal is to open a research-focused, Applied Behavior Analysis clinic.
Junior Research Associates
Taliyah Mangi-Lee
Area: Childhood Development
Year: 8
Undergraduate Degrees: B.S. in Coloring in the lines
Research Interests: Unicorns, video games, and the computational modeling of neuronal networks
Goals and Ambitions: Working in “a shop”, Being the next Supreme Court Justice, Playing Professional Basketball, Being a Unicorn Scientist
Azari (Azi) Mangi-Lee
Area: Paranormal activity
Year: 6
Undergraduate Degrees: B.S. in Giggling and Hopping
Research Interests: Spooky stuff, Halloween crafts, Physics, Water sources
Goals and Ambitions: Be an engineer, designer, or architect
Lab Alumni
Quynh Nguyen
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Current Position: Machine Learning Scientist
Graduate Program: Psychology, Ph.D.
Area: Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience
Undergraduate Degree: B.S. in Bioengineering, UC San Diego
Research Interests: Deep learning, computational psychology, natural language processing
Research Methods: fMRI, TMS
Tyler Adkins
Current Position: Customer Engineer at Soda
Graduate Program: Psychology, Ph.D.
Area: Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience
Undergraduate Degrees: B.A. in Philosophy and B.A in Cognitive Science (Honors), University of Michigan
Research Topics: Goal-directed control of attention and movement, conscious awareness, predictive processing
Research Methods: fMRI, TMS, computational modeling, behavioral testing, philosophical analysis