Meet Our Team!

Past Lab Members

Our Team

Past Undergraduate Researchers

Evelyn Barringer

Class of ’24

Nolan Cummings

Class of ’24

Mark Deangelis

Class of ’23

Mackenzie Kim

Class of ’23

Sampson Valdez

Class of ’23

Megan Salters

Eve Ridenhour

Class of ’24

Hannah Fiechtl

Class of ’23

Sophie Hardten

Class of ’22

Cam Smith

Class of ’22

Claire McLam

JSMF Fellow, Class of ’22

Jake Cardwell

Class of ’21

Kira Bartnick

JSMF Fellow, Class of ’20

Brianna Charlton

JSMF Fellow, Class of ’22

Matthew Strange

Class of ’22

Eliz Akin

JSMF Fellow, Class of ’21

Ting Chen

Class of ’21

Glenn Rose

Class of ’21

Thalia Viranda

JSMF Fellow, Class of ’19

Christopher Cotter

JSMF Fellow, Class of ’19

Jane Song

Class of ’20

Kendall Stewart

JSMF Fellow, Class of ’21

Eli Meisel

Class of ’21

Simron Richard

Undergraduate Student, PURSUE Fellow, Class of ’17

Nick Natale

Undergraduate Student, Class of ’17

Theresa Gammell

Undergraduate Student, Class of ’17

Colette Buser

Honors Undergraduate Student, Class of ’17

Wyatt Jackson

Undergraduate student, PURSUE Fellow

Cassady Olson

Undergraduate Student

Tessa Rinnen

Undergraduate Student, Class of ’17

Crystal Ding

Undergraduate Student, Class of ’17

Carew Bartley

Undergraduate Student, Class of ’17

Adam Gibson

JSM Fellow, Undergraduate Student, Class of ’17

Elena Santiago

Undergraduate Student, Class of ’16, Post-bac Researcher

Rebecca Nguyen

JSM Fellow, Class of ’17

Rachel Forsyth

JSM Fellow, Honors Undergraduate Student, Class of ’17

Lauren Nagasugi

Undergraduate Student, Class of ’16

Lexi Frost

Undergraduate Student, Class of ’17

Aalok Sathe

Class of ’21

Ana Deutsch

JSM Fellow, Class of ’20

Sarah Laskowitz

JSM Fellow, Class of ’18

Callie Cinque

JSMF Fellow, Class of ’20

Pascaline Munezero

Class of ’20

Peter Kade

Undergraduate Student, Class of ’20

Past Lab Staff and Faculty

Brandon Ng

Dr. Ng completed his PhD in social psychology at the University of Virginia, and he earned his undergraduate degree in psychology and English literature, with a minor in economics, at Northwestern University. His research implements a social and cultural psychological approach to understand the psychosocial mechanisms that engender pain disparities, as well as disparities in empathy and well-being. Specifically, he is interested in how racial bias, stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination influence how others’ pain is perceived, as well as how contending with these factors exacerbates the pain experience for members of underserved and stigmatized groups. Dr. Ng currently works at UR as a visiting assistant professor!

Olivia Stibolt

Olivia Stibolt

Olivia graduated from University of Delaware in 2018 with degrees in Neuroscience (B.S.) and Biological Sciences (B.A.). She is passionate about neuroimaging and enjoys helping lab members with their projects. She is originally from Annapolis, Maryland and loves to paint her nails, play D&D, and spend time outside. Olivia starts her Cognitive Neuroscience PhD program in the Fall of 2021 at Florida International University!

Edwin Burns

Dr. Edwin Burns

Dr. Burns is currently a Senior Lecturer for the Department of Psychology at Edge Hill University.

Zachary Cole

Zach received a M. A. in Cognitive and Social Processes from Ball State University in 2016. Born in California and raised in Washington, Zach has been traveling the country in an effort to develop as an academic, and eventually obtain a Ph.D. His research interests are focused on: (A) understanding how information is cognitively represented and stored, (B) how these representations interact with perceptual processes (e.g., holistic processing, perceptual/conceptual grouping), (C) how these processes and interactions are instantiated in the brain, and (D) the role of health factors and plasticity in these processes and interactions. He is now pursuing his Ph.D. at University of Nebraska- Lincoln!