Neuroscience Trainees

Jessica Babb
Graduate Student - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology
(Campeau/Day Lab)
B.A. Biopsychology, Vassar College, NY;
Email: Jessica.Babb@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~campeaus/

Michael Baratta
Graduate Student - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology
(Maier/Watkins lab)
B.S. Psychology, UCSD
Email: michael.baratta@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~smaier

Dr. Ruth Barrientos
Postdoctoral Fellow-Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology
(Maier/Watkins & Rudy labs)
B.S. Psychology, George Mason University;
M.A. Cognitive Neuropsychology, The George Washington University;
Ph.D. Cognitive Neuropsychology, The George Washington University.
Email: rbarr@psych.colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~smaier

Alex Benison
Graduate Student- Behavioral Neuroscience Program (Barth lab)
B.S. Psychology/Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder
Email: benisona@colorado.edu

Joe Biedenkapp
Graduate Student - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology
(Rudy lab)
B.A. Philosophy, University of Vermont
Email: biedenka@psych.colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~smaier

Dr. Sondra Bland
Instructor and Postdoctoral Fellow - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology
(Maier/Watkins lab)
B.A. Education, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Ph.D. Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
Email: Sondra.Bland@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~smaier

Julia Campbell
Graduate Student - Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Brain and Behavior Laboratory (Dr. Anu Sharma)
B.A. Psychology, University of Colorado at Boulder
Email: julia.campbell@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://http://www.colorado.edu/slhs/eeglab/index.html

Dr. Garrett Cardon
Graduate Student - Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Brain and Behavior Laboratory (Dr. Anu Sharma)
B.S. Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, Brigham Young University, UT
Au.D. (Doctor of Audiology), University of Colorado at Boulder, CO
Email: garrett.cardon@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://http://www.colorado.edu/slhs/eeglab/index.html

Tim Chapman
Graduate Student - Behavioral Neuroscience (Patterson lab)
B.S. Molecular Biology, Florida Institute of Technology
Email: timothy.chapman@colorado.edu

Chris Chatham
Graduate Student - Cognitive Neuroscience/Psychology (Munakata lab)
B.A. Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, PA;
Email: christopher~DOT~chatham~AT~colorado~DOT~edu
Personal website: http://rintintin.colorado.edu/~chathach
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~cdc/

Dr. John P. Christianson
Postdoctoral Fellow - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology (Maier/Watkins lab)
B.A. Psychology, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA;
M.A. Psychology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH;
Ph.D. Psychology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH;
Email: John.Christianson@colorado.edu
Personal website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~johnp
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~mwlab/

Dr. Wilson C.J. Chung
Postdoctoral Fellow - Integrative Physiology (Tsai lab)
M.S. Medical biology, Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
Ph.D. Neurobiology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
Email: wchung@colorado.edu

Eric Claus
Graduate Student - Cognitive Neuroscience/Psychology (Banich Lab)
B.S. Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
M.S. Psychology, University of Colorado at Boulder
Email: eric.claus@colorado.edu

Brendan E. Depue
Graduate Student - Neuroscience/Psychology (Banich lab)
B.A. Psychology/Anthropology University of Madison WI
M.S. Psychology, University of Colorado
Email: depue@colorado.edu

Dr. Chris Downing
Postdoctoral Fellow - Institute for Behavioral Genetics (Johnson lab)
B.A. Psychology, Metro State College;
M.A. Neuropsychology, University of Northern Colorado;
Ph.D. Biopsychology, State University of New York at Albany
Email: cdowning@Colorado.EDU
Lab website: http://ibgwww.colorado.edu/tj-lab

Chrisopher D'Lauro
Graduate Student - Cognitive Neuroscience/Psychology (Curran lab)
B.S. Biology, Dickinson College
M.A. Cognitive Psychology, University of Colorado at Boulder
Email: chrisopher.dlauro@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~tclab/

Laramie Duncan
Graduate Student - Clinical Psychology-Neuroscience Track/Behavioral Genetics (Willcutt lab)

John B. Ellis
Graduate Student - Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences (Finan's lab)
B.A., English Literature, University of Kansas
M.S. Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Email: john.ellis@colorado.edu

Teresa Foley
Graduate Student - Integrative Physiology (Fleshner lab)
B.S., M.S., Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado at Boulder
Email: teresa.foley@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://www.colorado.edu/intphys/research/stress

Adam Francis
Graduate Student - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology (Spencer lab)
Email: francis@psych.colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~spenlab

Dr. Matthew G. Frank
Postdoctoral Fellow - Behavioral Neuroscience (Maier/Watkins lab)
B.A. Psychology, University of Nebraska at Omaha
M.A. Psychobiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Ph.D. Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Email: matt.frank@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~smaier

Tammy Fredrickson
Graduate Student - Audiology
B.S. Communication Disorders, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point;
M.S. Audiology, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point;
Email: tammy.fredrickson@colorado.edu
Personal website: http://www.geocities.com/tlfredrickson/

Dr. Milena Girotti
Postdoctoral Fellow - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology (Spencer lab)
B.A. Biological Sciences, Universita' di Bologna, Italy
PhD. Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Bristol University, UK
Email: girotti@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~spenlab

Dr. Benjamin Greenwood
Postdoctoral Fellow - Integrative Physiology (Fleshner lab)
B.A. Psychology and Kinesiology & Applied Physiology, University of Colorado at Boulder
M.S., Ph.D., Kinesiology & Applied Physiology, University of Colorado at Boulder
Email: b_greenwood@hotmail.com
Lab website: http://www.colorado.edu/kines/research/stress.html

Dr. Thomas E. Hazy
Postdoctoral Researcher - Computational Cognitive Neuroscience (O'Reilly lab)
B.S. Chemistry, University of Notre Dame
M.D, University of Illinois, Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine
Internal Medicine Residency, Vanderbilt University
M.B.A, Rollins College
M.S., Management Information Systems, Claremont Graduate University
Email: thazy@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://www.colorado.edu/~oreilly/lab.html

Amy Hein
Graduate Student - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology (Maier/Watkins lab)
B.S. Neuroscience, University of Rochester
Email: amy.hein@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~smaier

Steven Hobbs
Graduate Student - Integrative Physiology
(Norris lab)
B.S. Physiology and Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego
Email: stevenhobbs@yahoo.com

Dr. Nicole Hoft
Postdoctoral Fellow - Institute for Behavioral Genetics (Ehringer lab)
M.S. Mathematical Biology, University of California, Davis
Ph.D. Molecular Veterinary Biosciences,
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Email: hoft@colorado.edu

Amanda Hutchinson
Graduate Student - Psychology (Banich lab)
B.A. Psychology/English, University of Adelaide, Australia
M Psych (Clinical), University of Adelaide, Australia
Email: amandah@colorado.edu

Dr. Mark Hutchinson
Postdoctoral Fellow - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology (Maier/Watkins lab)
National Health and Medical Research Council C.J. Martin Fellow and American Australian Association
Merck Company Foundation Fellow
B.Sc. (Hons) University of Adelaide, Australia
Ph.D. (Med), University of Adelaide, Australia
Email: mark.hutchinson@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~lwatkins

Maria Kharitonova
Graduate Student- Cognitive Neuroscience/Psychology (Munakata lab)
B.S. Psychology, Depaul University;
Email: maria.kharitonova@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/cdc

Kenneth Kubala
Graduate Student - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology (Maier/Watkins lab)
B.S. Psychology, Texas A&M University
M.A. Health Psychology, Texas State University
Email: kenneth.kubala@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~smaier/

Jennifer Kubota
Graduate Student- Social Neuroscience/Psychology (Ito lab)
B.A. Psychology, University of Wisconsin - Madison;
Email: kubota@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~tito/lab.html
Personal website: http://psych-www.colorado.edu/~kubota

Susannah Lewis
Graduate Student - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology (Maier/Watkins lab)
B.A. Neuroscience, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Email: susanna.lewis@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~smaier

Dr. Lisa Loram
Postdoctoral Fellow - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology (Watkins/Maier lab)
B.Sc. Physiotherapy, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
M.Sc. Physiotherapy, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Ph.D. Physiology, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Email: lisa.loram@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~lwatkins

Tammy Maldonado
Postdoctoral Fellow - Integrative Physiology (Tsai & Norris labs)
Email: maldonadotammy@hotmail.com

Dr. Cher Masini
Postdoctoral Fellow - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology
(Campeau/Day lab)
B.A. Psychology, Sociology, & Anthropology, West Virginia University
Ph.D. Psychology, University of Georgia
Email: masinic@psych.colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~campeaus/

Kristina McFadden
Graduate Student - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology
(Hernandez lab)
B.S. Psychology, Colorado State University
Email: Kristina.Legget@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~tdhlab

Shawn Morgan
Graduate Student - Integrative Physiology (Stitzel lab)
B.S. Biology, University of Southern Colorado
M .S. Anatomy/Neuroscience, Colorado State University
Email: shawn.morgan@colorado.edu

Amy Nash
Graduate Student - Audiology
B.S. Speech and Hearing Science, University of Utah
M .S. Audiology, University of Utah
Email: amy.nash@colorado.edu

Michelle Niculescu
Postdoctoral Fellow- Behavioral Genetics/Psychology (Hutchison lab)
B.S. Biology/Religion, Muhlenberg College
Ph.D. Pharmacology, Temple University
Email: michelle.niculescu@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~clinical/hutchison/home.htm

Erika Nyhus
Graduate Student - Cognitive Neuroscience/Psychology (Curran lab)
B.A. Psychology, University of California-Berkeley
Email: erika.nyhus@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~tclab/

Chad Osterlund
Graduate Student - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology (Spencer Lab)
B.A. Psychology, Metropolitan State College, CO; Email: chad.osterlund@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~spenlab/

Clarissa Carlin Parker
Graduate Student---Neuroscience/Behavioral Genetics (Johnson lab)
B.A. Psychology, The Colorado College;
Email: clarissa.parker@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://ibgwww.colorado.edu/tj-lab

Wolfgang M. Pauli
Graduate Student---Cognitive Neuroscience/Psychology (O'Reilly lab)
B.S. Psychology and Computer Science, Philipps University of Marburg, Germany;
M.S. Psychology and Computer Science, Philipps University of Marburg, Germany;
Email: Wolfgang.Pauli@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~oreilly

Ryan Pollard
Graduate Student---Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences (Finan lab)
B.A. Psychology, University of Northern Colorado;
Email: ryan.pollard@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://spot.colorado.edu/~finand/

Dr. Khara Ramos
Postdoctoral Fellow - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology (Maier/Watkins lab)
B.S. Symbolic Systems, Stanford University
Ph.D. Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego Email: khara.ramos@colorado.edu

Dr. Anjali L. Rao
Research Associate - MCDB (Jones lab)
Ph.D. Biochemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Email: anjali.rao@colorado.edu

Jeremy R. Reynolds
Postdoctoral Fellow ---Computational Cognitive Neuroscience (O'Reilly lab)
B.S. Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology;
M.A., Ph.D., Psychology, Washington University;
Email: jeremy.reynolds@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~oreilly/lab.html

Krista Rodgers
Graduate Student - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology (Barth lab)
B.A. Psychology, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK
M.A, Experimental Psychology, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK
Email: Krista.Rodgers@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~dbarth

Robert Rozeske II
Graduate Student - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology
(Maier/Watkins lab)
B.A. Psychology, St. Olaf College
Email: robert.rozeske@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~smaier

Sarah Sasse
Graduate Student - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology (Campeau lab)
B.A. Psychology, University of Colorado-Boulder
Email: sarah.sasse@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~campeaus/

Joseph Schacht
Graduate Student - Clinical Neuroscience/Psychology (Hutchison lab)
A.B. Psychology and Philosophy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor M.A. Psychology, University of Colorado at Boulder
Email: joseph.schacht@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~clinical/hutchison/home.html

Evan Sloane
Graduate Student - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology
(Maier/Watkins lab)
B.A. Psychology, Emory University
Email: sloane@psych.colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~lwatkins

Hannah Snyder
Graduate Student - Cognitive Psychology (Munakata lab)
Email: snyderhr@colorado.edu

Leah Spataro
Graduate Student - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology
(Maier/Watkins lab)
B.A. Psychology, Ithaca College, Ithaca NY
Email: spataro@psych.colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~smaier

Dr. Nicole K. Speer
Postdoctoral Fellow - Cognitive Neuroscience/Psychology (Curran lab)
B.A. Psychology, Scripps College
M.A., Ph.D., Psychology, Washington University
Email: nicole.speer@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~tclab/
Personal website: http://spot.colorado.edu/~speer/

Katharine Tepe
Graduate Student - Cognitive Neuroscience/Psychology (Curran & Harvey labs)
B.S. Geology, SUNY-Oneonta
M.S. Geology, Bowling Green State Univ.
M.A. Psychology, Univ. of Dayton
Email: littlek@psych.colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~tclab/

Brittany Thompson
Graduate Student - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology (Maier/Watkins Lab)
B.S. Neuroscience, Furman University, SC
Email: Brittany.M.Thompson@colorado.edu

Marc Weinberg
Graduate Student - Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology
(Spencer lab)
B.S. College of Charleston, South Carolina
Email: Marc.Weinberg@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~spenlab

Dr. Julie Wieseler
Research Associate- Behavioral Neuroscience/Psychology
(Watkins/Maier lab)
Ph.D. Psychology, University of Nebaska
Email: wieseler@colorado.edu
Lab website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~lwatkins