The personnel category of 'Research Scientists' indicates people rostered in our Institute working as research scientists, professional research assistants, postdoctoral researchers, research support staff, and visiting scholars who form the backbone of our innovative research programs.

Mark Abdelshiheed
Research Scientist Level 1 • D'Mello Lab
Institute of Cognitive Science

Fatim Al Majid
Professional Research Assistant Level 2
Institute of Cognitive Science • RADD lab

Anna-Ruth Allen
Research Scientist Level 2
Institute of Cognitive Science • Sumner Lab

Elicia Azua
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • Bidwell Lab/CUChange

Quinton Beck-White
Professional Research Assistant Level 1 • Behavioral Coder
Institute of Cognitive Science • D'Mello Lab • NSF National AI Institute for Student-AI Teaming (iSat)

Gregory Benedis-Grab
Research Scientist Level 2
Institute of Cognitive Science

Srinjita Bhaduri
Research Scientist Level 2
Institute of Cognitive Science • Sumner Lab

Thomas Breideband
Research Scientist Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • NSF National AI Institute for Student-AI Teaming (iSat)

Jeffrey (Jeff) Bush
Research Scientist Level 2 • iSAT Executive Committee
Institute of Cognitive Science • NSF National AI Institute for Student-AI Teaming

Jie Cao
Research Scientist Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • NSF National AI Institute for Student-AI Teaming (iSat)

Kenny Carlson
Professional Research Assistant Level 2
Institute of Cognitive Science • Banich Lab

Karli (Watson) Carston
Research Scientist Level 3
Institute of Cognitive Science

Alex (Gendreau) Chakarov
Research Scientist Level 2
Institute of Cognitive Science

Chelsea Chandler
Research Scientist Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • Foltz Lab

Charis (Harty) Clevenger
Professional Research Assistant Level 2
Institute of Cognitive Science • NSF National AI Institute for Student-AI Teaming

Clay Clevenger
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • NSF NATIONAL AI INSTITUTE FOR STUDENT-AI TEAMING (ISAT)

Sara Cooper
Professional Research Assistant Level 3
Institute of Cognitive Science • inquiryHub

Amy Corbitt
Communications Professional
Institute of Cognitive Science • NSF National AI Institute for Student-AI Teaming (iSat)

James Crum
Research Associate
Institute of Cognitive Science

Scott Dooley
Senior Professional Research Assistant Level 4, Software Developer/Architect
Institute of Cognitive Science • D'Mello Lab

Austin Drake
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • Bidwell Lab/CUChange

Ann N. Eisenberg
Senior Research Scientist Level 4
Institute of Cognitive Science • Computer Science • ATLAS Institute Affiliated Faculty

Jacob (Jake) Elick
Professional Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • NSF NATIONAL AI INSTITUTE FOR STUDENT-AI TEAMING (ISAT)

Alexa Garfinkle
Professional Research Assistant Level 1 • Kaiser Lab • RADD Lab
Institute of Cognitive Science • Psychology and Neuroscience

Phillip Gilley
ICS Affiliated Faculty • Research Scientist Level 3
Institute of Cognitive Science • Yoshinaga-Itano Lab

Madison (Maddie) Hammer
Professional Research Assistant Level 2
Institute of Cognitive Science • inquiryHub

Tori Hardy
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • Hirshfield Lab

Amy Hegarty
Analysis Services Program Manager
Intermountain Neuroimaging Consortium

Kathleen Henson
Research Scientist Level 2
Institute of Cognitive Science

Amanda Howard
Professional Research Assistant Level 2
Institute of Cognitive Science

Erin Howe
Project Manager, Curriculum Developer • Senior Professional Research Assistant Level 4
Institute of Cognitive Science • inquiryHub-OpenSciEd

Cynthia Hunnicutt
Professional Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • Yoshinaga-Itano Lab

Jenna Jones
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Kaiser Lab

Hyojeong Kim
Research Scientist Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • Banich Lab

Veronica Koral
Intermountain Neuroimaging Consortium

Sara Krauskopf
Research Scientist Level 1 • Curriculum Developer
Institute of Cognitive Science • inquiryHub-OpenSciEd

Nancy Kress
Research Scientist Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • NSF NATIONAL AI INSTITUTE FOR STUDENT-AI TEAMING (ISAT)

Valerie Langlois
Research Scientist Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • Kim Lab

DeAnna Lee-Rivers
Curriculum Developer • Senior Professional Research Assistant Level 4 • inquiryHub • Pronouns: she/her/hers
Institute of Cognitive Science

Dan Leopold
Research Scientist Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • Banich Lab

Jonny Lisano
Research Scientist Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • Bidwell Lab/CUChange

Evangelique Lopez
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Bidwell Lab

Camden McFarland
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
institute of cognitive science • Radd Lab

Ma Angela Edith (Angela) Montiel
Professional Research Scientist Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • KIM LAB

Robert (Bobby) Moulder
Research Scientist Level 1
D'Mello Lab • NSF National AI Institute for Student-AI Teaming

Clare Neville
Professional Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • Yoshinaga-Itano Lab

Marco Ortiz-Torres
Professional Research Assistant Level 2
Institute of Cognitive Science • CU Change Lab

Melanie Peffer
Research Scientist Level 2
Institute of Cognitive Science

Paige Phillips
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • Bidwell Lab

Devon Rapken
Professional Research Assistant Level 1 • CU Change Lab
Institute of Cognitive Science

Ali Raza
Research Scientist Level 1 • Sumner Lab • ICS Combined PhD
Institute of Cognitive Science

Jason Ginsberg Reitman
Research Scientist Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • NSF National AI Institute for Student-AI Teaming (iSat)

Sierra Rose
Professional Research Assistant Level 2
Institute of Cognitive Science

Luka Ruzic
Senior Professional Research Assistant Level 4
Institute of Cognitive Science • RADD lab

Allison Sedey
Research Associate
Institute of Cognitive Science • Yoshinaga-Itano Lab

Lena Sherbakov
Assistant Director MRI Data Storage & Analysis Services
Intermountain Neuroimaging Consortium

Pate Skene
Senior Research Scientist Level 4
Institute of Cognitive Science

Harry Smolker
Research Scientist Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • Banich Lab

Rosemary Southwell
Research Scientist Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • D'Mello Lab

Nicole Speer
Director of Operations • ICS Executive Committee Ex Officio
Intermountain Neuroimaging Consortium

John Torres
Senior Professional Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science

Jariya Tuantranont
Senior Professional Research Assistant Level 4
Institute of Cognitive Science • Van Vuuren Lab

Marc Wagoner
Professional Research Assistant Level 3
Institute of Cognitive Science • NSF NATIONAL AI INSTITUTE FOR STUDENT-AI TEAMING (ISAT)

Emily Watts
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science

John Weatherley
Lead Software Developer/Architect AI Institute • Senior Professional Research Assistant Level 4
ICS Caccamise/Kintsch Lab

Mallene Wiggin
Research Associate
Institute of Cognitive Science • Yoshinaga-Itano Lab

Teryn Wilkes
MRI Technologist
Intermountain Neuroimaging Consortium

Wayne Wright
Professional Research Assistant Level 3
Institute of Cognitive Science • Penuel Lab

Rui Zhang
Research Scientist Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science