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The team at LAB:SYNC is an interdisciplinary cadre of researchers, clinicians, professionals, and students. The team brings interest and expertise, across many disciplines, to the integrative study of dance, health, science, and technology. For announcements of any available opportunities to work, intern, or volunteer at LAB:SYNC, click or scroll down.

 

 

Dr. Aston K. McCullough
Dr. Aston K. McCullough

Aston K. McCullough, PhD, MS, MA (bio)

Assistant Professor of Dance Science, UMass Amherst

Director, Laboratory for the Scientific Study of Dance (LAB:SYNC)

Principal Investigator, NEA Research Lab

 

Bruna Martins-Klein, PhD (bio)

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, UMass Amherst

Co-Investigator, NEA Research Lab

 

Pierre Rouzier, MD (bio)

Director of Athletic Medicine, UMass Amherst

Medical Co-Investigator, NEA Research Lab

 

Ravi Ranjan, PhD (bio)

Director, Genomics Resource Laboratory, UMass Amherst

Co-Investigator, NEA Research Lab

 

Alexandra Ripp, DFA (bio)

Director, Five College Dance, Five Colleges, Inc.

Collaborator, NEA Research Lab

 

Barbie Diewald, MFA (bio)

Assistant Professor of Dance, Mount Holyoke College

Collaborator, NEA Research Lab

 

Chris Aiken, MFA (bio)

Associate Professor of Dance, Smith College

Collaborator, NEA Research Lab

 

Jenna Riegel, MFA (bio)

Assistant Professor of Theatre & Dance, Amherst College

Collaborator, NEA Research Lab

 

Hava Siegelmann, PhD

Provost Professor in Computer Science, UMass Amherst

Collaborator/NEA Technical Working Group, NEA Research Lab

 

Madalina Fiterau Brostean, PhD

Assistant Professor, College of Information and Computer Sciences, UMass Amherst

Collaborator/NEA Technical Working Group, NEA Research Lab

 

Research Staff

 

Jared Ramer, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate, LAB:SYNC

 

Kiley Baker, MSc

Project Manager, LAB:SYNC

 

Students

 

Marcos Amalbert-Birriel, MS

Kinesiology Doctoral Student, UMass Amherst

Graduate Research Assistant, LAB:SYNC

 

Emily Loane

Undergraduate Biochemistry & Molecular Biology major, UMass Amherst

Research Assistant, LAB:SYNC

 

Nicole Lombardi

Undergraduate Biology & Dance major, UMass Amherst

Research Assistant, LAB:SYNC

 

Sophia Maalouly

Undergraduate Physics & Dance major, UMass Amherst

Research Assistant, LAB:SYNC

 

Alexandra Shlopak
Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering major, UMass Amherst

Research Assistant, LAB:SYNC

 

Brienne Donahue

Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering major, UMass Amherst

Research Assistant, LAB:SYNC

 

Ellen Marshall
Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering major, UMass Amherst

Research Assistant, LAB:SYNC

 

Nina Strojny
Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering major, UMass Amherst

Research Assistant, LAB:SYNC

 

Pradhyum Vikram

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering major, UMass Amherst

Research Assistant, LAB:SYNC

 

Soumya Vadicharla
Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering major, UMass Amherst

Research Assistant, LAB:SYNC

 

Laura Selberg

Undergraduate Biology and Dance major, UMass Amherst

Research Assistant, LAB:SYNC

 

Alexandra Lazarov

Senior Biomedical Engineering major, UMass Amherst

BME Design Student Consultant

 

Brian Simoes

Senior Biomedical Engineering major, UMass Amherst

BME Design Student Consultant

 

Priya Atiyolil

Senior Biomedical Engineering major, UMass Amherst

BME Design Student Consultant

 

Shlomo Warren

Senior Biomedical Engineering major, UMass Amherst

BME Design Student Consultant

 

 

Current opportunities with LAB:SYNC:

No job openings or research internships available at this time. (Spring 2023)