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Doctoral Graduate Students

  • William S. Bush

    William S. Bush

    B.A. Cognitive Science, Hampshire College, May 2002
    M.S. Computer Science, UMass Amherst (Feb 2006)
    Behavioral and Electrophysiological Investigations of Visual Selective Attention
    Dr. Kyle Cave
    Lisa Sanders
  • Philip Michael Castonguay

    Philip Michael Castonguay

    B.S. Biology, Union College, June 2009
    Neurobiology and Sexual Differentiation, sexually dimorphic behavior, and trans-sexuality
    Dr. Geert J. de Vries
    Dr. Annaliese Beery

  • Mary C. Catanese

    B.A English, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2008)
    Cellular and Molecular Signaling Pathways
    Dr. Rolf Karlstrom
  • Rosamund E. Combs-Bachmann

    Rosamund E. Combs-Bachmann

    B.A. Biology & English, Guildford College, May 2005
    Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Plasticity
    Dr. James Chambers
  • Ahren B. Fitzroy

    Ahren B. Fitzroy

    B.S. Psychology/Neuroscience, University of Massachusetts Amherst, May 2007
    Cortical Organization of Music and Speech Perception
    Dr. Lisa Sanders
  • Christina Gagliardi

    Christina Gagliardi

    B.A. Studio Art, Mount Holyoke College (May 2002), B.S. Biology, University of Maine Orono (May 2010)
    Modeling and assessing chronic stress in rodents
    Rotation Advisors: Heather Richardson (Fall 2011), Jerrold Meyer (Spring 2012)
  • Amanda F. Hamel

    Amanda F. Hamel

    B.S. Animal Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst, May 2008
    Primate Cognition and Behavior
    Dr. Melinda Novak
  • Jeffreys Nathaniel Johnson

    Jeffreys Nathaniel Johnson

    B.S. Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, May 2010
    Pharmacology and mechanism of action of the sigma receptor
    Dr. James Chambers

  • Elina Kaplan

    B.S. Neuroscience, Brandeis University, May 2007
    Multimodal processing and attention.
    Dr. Alexandra Jesse
  • Chrisanthi A. Karanikas

    Chrisanthi A. Karanikas

    B.A. Psychology, Michigan State University, May 2009
    Neurobiological and Behavioral Effects of Alcohol Addiction
    Dr. Heather Richardson

  • Amanda A. Krentzel

    B.S. Neuroscience, Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport (May 2011)
    Molecular and Behavioral Neuroendocrinology; Sexual Differentiation and Sexual Dimorphism
    Rotation Advisors: Nancy Forger (Fall 2011), Luke Remage-Healey (Spring 2012)
  • Laura B. Kurdziel

    Laura B. Kurdziel

    B.S. Zoology, University of Maryland, 2005
    M.S. Animal Behavior, Bucknell University, 2007
    Cerebellar Ataxia/Movement Disorders; Aging, Sleep, Primate Cognition
    Dr. Rebecca Spencer
  • Yi-Ling Lu

    Yi-Ling Lu

    B.S. Biology, National Cheng Kung University, June 2004
    M.S. Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang-Ming University, June 2006
    Stress Response in Prefrontal Cortex
    Dr. Heather Richardson
  • Carrie E. Mahoney

    Carrie E. Mahoney

    B.S. Sports Science, University of Connecticut-Storrs, May 2001
    M.A. Kinesiology, University of Connecticut-Storrs, December 2005
    Circadian Rhythms
    Dr. Eric Bittman
  • Emily Manoogian

    Emily Manoogian

    B.A. Integrative Biology, University of California Berkeley, June 2010
    Circadian Rhythms and Neuroendocrinology: Melatonin Influence on the Brain and Reproductive Axis
    Dr. Eric Bittman
  • Jesse R. McClure

    Jesse R. McClure

    B.S. Biomedical Science, St. Cloud State University, May 2008
    Individual differences in impulsive choice: causes and consequences
    Co-Advisors: Drs. Heather Richardson & Jeffrey Podos
  • Bryan D.

    Bryan D. Olson

    B.S. Neuroscience, University of Miami, May 2006
    The genetics and development of motor behavior
    Dr. Gerald Downes

  • Amy M. Ryan

    B.S. Biology, College of William & Mary (May 2007)
    M.A. Psychology, Hunter College-City University of New York (May 2011)
    The relationship between hormones and social behavior; the effects of captivity on animal behavior and physiology.
    Advisors: Dr. Melinda Novak (Fall 2011), Dr. Sarah Partan (Spring/Summer 2012)
  • Erica Y. Shen

    Erica Y. Shen

    B.A. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Dartmouth College, December 2005
    MDMA Sensitization Using CPP Paradigm
    Dr. Jerold Meyer
  • Nina M. Shinday

    Nina M. Shinday

    B.S. Biopsychology, University of California at Santa Barbara, June 2005
    The Role of GABA in Cocaine Addiction
    Dr. James Rowlett

  • Akshata Sonni

    B.S. Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, February 2008
    Sleep, Memory and Aging; Sleep and Movement Disorders; Role of the cerebellum in time perception
    Dr. Rebecca Spencer

  • Patrick V. Taylor

    B.S. Cellular and Molecular Biology, Texas Tech University, May 2007
    Temporally Selective Attention
    Dr. Lisa Sanders
  • Thalia Taylor

    Thalia Taylor

    B.S. BDIC (Bachelor's Degree with Individual Concentration Program), University of Massachusetts Amherst, May 2009
    Neural Correlates of Visual Attention, Novice Driver Training Development and Assessment
    Dr. Kyle Cave
  • Wanette Vargas

    Wanette Vargas

    B.S. Psychology, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, May 2009
    Neurobiological Mechanisms of Alcohol Addiction
    Dr. Heather N. Richardson
  • Amarylis

    Amarylis Velez-Perez

    B.A. Psychology, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, May 2009
    Effects of stressors during puberty on adult behavior.
    Jeffrey Blaustein
  • Ying Zhou

    Ying Zhou

    B.S. Biology, Fudan University, July 2002
    The Role of Morgue, A Novel Gene in the Development of Drosophila Nervous System
    Dr. John Nambu