People

The faculty, staff and trainees of the CMB

Core Faculty

Ron Mangun, PhD, Director/Professor, Psychology and Neurology: tel: 530-297-4655 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 109

Andy Yonelinas, PhD, Associate Director/Professor, Psychology: tel: 530-754-8289 office: Young Hall, Room 268C

David Corina, PhD, Professor, Linguistics: tel: 530-297-4421 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 152

Simona Ghetti, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychology: tel: 530-747-3803 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 243

Kathleen Baynes, PhD, Professor, Neurology and Center for Mind and Brain: tel: 530-297-4458 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 149

Katharine Graf Estes, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychology: tel: 530-297-4455 office: 202 Cousteau, Room 233 keywords: learning mechanisms; language development

Petr Janata, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychology: tel: 530-297-4471 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 153 keywords: Music

Kristin Lagattuta, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychology: tel: 530-747-3801 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 242

Steve Luck, PhD, Professor, Psychology: tel: 530-297-4424 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 127

Lee Miller, PhD, Assistant Professor, Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior: tel: 530-297-4474 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 174

Lisa Oakes, PhD, Professor, Psychology: tel: 530-297-4423 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 232 keywords: Infant Cognition

John Olichney, MD, Associate Professor, Neurology: tel: 530-297-4429 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 270

Susan Rivera, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychology: tel: 530-747-3802 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 245

Clifford Saron, PhD, Assistant Researcher: tel: 415-307-9757 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 255

Tamara Swaab, PhD, Associate Professor, Psychology: tel: 530-752-4207 office: Young Hall, Room 268J

David Whitney, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychology: tel: 530-297-4451 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 172

Affiliated Faculty

Silvia Bunge, PhD; Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology & Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute: office: UC Berkeley keywords: Cognitive Control

Michael Buonocore, MD, PhD; Professor, Radiology and Imaging Research Center

Cameron Carter, MD; Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Imaging Research Center

Blythe Corbett, PhD; Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and M.I.N.D Institute: office: 267 Cousteau, Room 104

Nina Dronkers, PhD; Professor, Neurology and Linguistics

Emilio Ferrer, PhD; Assistant Professor, Psychology

Jack Hawkins, PhD; Professor, Linguistics

Edward Jones, PhD; Director/Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Center for Neuroscience

Neal Kroll, PhD; Professor, Psychology

Tim Lewis, PhD; Associate Professor, Mathematics

Debra Long, PhD; Professor, Psychology

Beth Ober, PhD; Chair/Professor, Human and Commuity Development, and Human Development

Almerindo Ojeda, PhD; Professor, Linguistics

Dan Ragland, PhD; Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Charan Ranganath, PhD; Associate Professor, Psychology and Center for Neuroscience

Phillip Shaver, Distinguished Professor, Psychology: tel: 530-297-4428 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 267

Jeff Sherman, PhD; Professor, Psychology

Diane Swick, PhD; Associate Professor, Neurology and Center for Neuroscience

David Woods, PhD; Professor, Neurology and Clinical Neuropsysiology

Administrative Staff

Noelle Blalock, BA, Administrative/Financial Assistant.: tel: 530-297-4452 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 122

Christopher Brick, Systems Administrator: tel: 530-297-4654 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 137

Carmina Caselli, Center Manager: tel: 530-297-4652 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 125

Ronald Chow, Undergraduate Assistant: tel: 530-747-3821 office: 202 Cousteau PL, Suite 250, Room 207

Adam Chrisakis, Administrative Assistant: tel: 818 521 3902 office: 267/202 Cousteau Place

Patricia Schuler, Business Officer: tel: 530-297-4404 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 123

Jeremy M. Smith, Senior Systems Developer: tel: 530-297-4654 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 137 keywords: Technology Support, Purchasing, Systems Administration, Application Development

Irene Troy

Research Staff

Stephen Aichele, Junior Specialist, Saron Lab: tel: 530-297-4473 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 222

Kristina Backer, BS, Jr. Specialist/Lab Manager, Miller Lab: tel: 530-297-4407 office: 267 Cousteau, Room 147 keywords: Precedence Effect, Spatial Hearing

Valerie Beck, BA, Junior Specialist, Luck Lab: tel: 530-297-4425 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 133

Margarita Beransky, BS, Junior Specialist, Saron Lab: tel: 530-297-4693 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 217 keywords: autism, multisensory integration, ERP

Vanessa Carmean, BS, Staff Research Associate, Psychiatry, MIND Institute

Lisa Christoffer, BA, Junior Specialist , Oakes Lab: tel: 530-297-4416 office: 202 Cousteau, Room 228

Sharon Corina, Staff Research Associate, Mangun Lab: tel: 530-297-4613 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 217

Dana DeMaster, Junior Specialist, Ghetti Lab: tel: 530-747-3805 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 240

Pamela Gallego, MA, Lab Manager, Ghetti Lab: tel: 530-747-3805 office: 202 Cousteau PL, Suite 250 keywords: Memory, Attention, Neurocognition

Marissa Gamble, BA; Junior Specialist, Luck Lab: tel: 530-297-4425

Sarah Hafer, BA, Junior Specialist, Corina Lab: tel: 530.297.4427 (Sorenson Videophone) office: 167B keywords: American Sign Language linguistics, linguistics, language acquisition

Thomas Harp, BS, Junior Specialist, Whitney Lab: tel: 530-297-4406 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 171

Kristi Hendrickson, B.A., Junior Specialist, Rivera Lab: tel: (925) 323-3763 office: CMB Room # 247 keywords: Fragile X Syndrome

David Horton, Junior Specialist, Janata Lab: tel: 530-297-4693 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 157

Jess Kerlin, B.A., Junior Specialist, Miller Lab: tel: 408-438-8537 office: Build 267 Room 142 Miller Lab keywords: Work on projects involving Audiovisual Integration and Hearing Loss

Johanna Kreither, Junior Specialist, Luck Lab: tel: 530-297-4425 keywords: Visual Search, attention, working memory, ADHD

Lien Le, BS, Junior Specialist, Rivera Lab: tel: (530) 747-3808 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 249

Joshua Lee, BS, Junior Specialist, Ghetti Lab

Javier Lopez-Calderon, Eng, Junior Specialist, Luck Lab: keywords: Early visual attentional processes. Visual attention and Eye Movements. ADHD

Elizabeth Louie, BA, Junior Specialist, Whitney Lab: tel: 530-297-4406 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 156

Noah Marchal, MFA, Junior Specialist II, Janata Lab: office: Janata Lab keywords: Music, Spirituality, Neuroimaging

Mary Catherine Mendoza, BS, Junior Specialist/Lab Manager, Corina Lab: tel: 530-747-3817 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 154

Rawi Nanakul, BA, Junior Specialist, Olichney Lab: tel: 530-297-4414 office: 259A keywords: music, memory, language

Adam Niese, Junior Specialist, Luck Lab: tel: 530-297-4425 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 133

Erika Rosenberg, Ph.D., Consulting Scientist, Shamatha Project, Saron Lab: keywords: Emotion, facial expression, meditation

Stefan Tomic, MA, Assistant Specialist, Janata Lab: tel: 530-297-4485 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 195 keywords: rhythm perception, digital signal processing, physical modeling, source localization

Tara Williams, Junior Specialist, Corina Lab: office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 167A

Anthony Zanesco, Junior Specialist, Saron Lab

Trainees

Nada Abukhdair

Kristine Aphugh

Johnchristopher Aragon

Christi Bamford, MA, Graduate Student/Lab Manager, Psychology Department/Lagattuta Lab: tel: 530-747-3811 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 246 keywords: children's cognition, emotion, religion, positive thinking

Fred Barrett, BM, Graduate Student, Janata Lab: office: 267 Cousteau Pl, Rm 157 keywords: Music, Emotion, fMRI

Jesse Bengson, MS, Graduate Student, Mangun Lab: office: 267 Cousteau Place, Room 108 keywords: attention, awareness & perception, experimental introspection

Megan Boudewyn, BA, Graduate Student, Psychology

Chloe Brown

Paul Bulakowski, MA, Graduate Student, Whitney Lab: tel: 530-297-4406 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 171

Paola Castelli, Graduate Student, Ghetti Lab: tel: 530-747-3805 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 240

Suzanna Chan

Shiaohui Chan, PhD, Post-doctoral Scholar, Neurology: tel: 530-297-4414 office: 202 Cousteau Place, Room 259A keywords: language, semantic memory

Nova Chavez, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Luck Lab

Stephanie ChenWu

Costanza Colombi, Graduate Student, Saron Lab

Milagros Copara

Thomas Desautels

Katherine Fader

Faraz Farzin, MA, Graduate Student, Psychology: tel: 530-747-3808 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 249 keywords: development of visual attention, object tracking, fragile X syndrome

Shi Feng

Jason Fischer, Graduate Student, Whitney Lab: tel: 530-297-4406 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 171 keywords: Vision, attention, pulvinar, retinotopy

Joy Geng, Postdoctoral Scholar, Mangun Lab: tel: 530-297-4409 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 107

Jason Golubock, Graduate Student, Janata Lab: tel: 530-297-4418 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 157

Michael Grosvald, MA, Graduate Student, Corina Lab: tel: 530-297-4427 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 167C keywords: Phonetics, Phonology, Psycholinguistics, ASL, Vowel-to-Vowel Coarticulation, ERP, ESL, Computational Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition and Development (SLAD)

Jason Haberman, BA, Graduate Student, Whitney Lab: tel: 530-297-4406 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 171 keywords: Psychophysics, Perception, Ensemble Coding

Elizabeth Hartwell

Yasmin Hashemzadeh

Ryu-Ichiro Hashimoto

Naomi Hatt, MSW, Graduate Student, Rivera Lab

Jonathan Helm

Kevin T. Hill, BA, Graduate Student, Miller Lab: tel: 530-297-4426 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 143 keywords: spatial auditory attention scene analysis

Karinna Hurley, Graduate Student, Oakes Lab

Lica Iwaki

Tonya Jacobs, Postdoctoral Scholar, Saron Lab: tel: 530-297-4693 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 223

Alireza Javan, Graduate Student, Janata Lab: tel: (530) 297-4418 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 157

Clint Johns

Natalie Kacinik

Emily Kappenman, Graduate Student, Luck Lab: tel: 530-297-4425 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 133

Sara Khan, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Olichney Lab: office: Center for Mind and Brain, 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 259A

Brandon King

Heather Knapp, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Corina Lab: office: 167C keywords: Psycholinguistcs, Object Perception, Visual Attention

Kami Koldewyn, Graduate Student, Rivera Lab: tel: 530-747-3808 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 249

Jennifer Kozaczuk

Melissa Kuhl

Joanna La

Kelsey Laird

Han Le

Siera Levenson, BA, Undergraduate Research Assistant: office: Mind-Emotion Development Lab (Dr. Kristin Lagattuta) keywords: research assitant, child development, Lagattuta, optimism

Brandon Loudermilk, MA, Graduate Student, Corina Lab: keywords: Second Language Acquisition, Neurolinguistics, Psycholinguistics

Kristen Lyons, Graduate Student, Ghetti Lab: tel: 530-747-3805 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 240

Katherine MacLean, MA, Graduate Student, Mangun Lab: tel: 530-297-4409 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 107 keywords: sustained attention, attention training, meditation

Drika Makariev, MA, Graduate Student, Lagattuta Lab: tel: 530-747-3811 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250 Room 235

Ian Messenger, Graduate Student, Oakes Lab: tel: 530-297-4416 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 229

Michael Monsour, Research Assistant, Lagattuta Lab, Psychology: office: Lagattuta Lab keywords: Eye Tracking, Child Psychology

Ashley Niakan

Jasmine Othman

Victoria Phillips

Malay Phoong

Nicole Randall

Burke Rosen

Manish Saggar, BS, Graduate Student, Computer Sciences, University of Texas at Austin: keywords: computational modeling and formalizing theory of meditation

Baljinder Sahdra, Postdoctoral Scholar, Saron Lab

Ashley Samp, Graduate Student, Lagattuta Lab: tel: 530-747-3811 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 235

Liat Sayfan, Graduate Student, Lagattuta Lab: tel: 530-747-3811 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 235

Antoine Shahin, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Miller Lab: tel: 530-297-4426 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 144

Nicole Spotswood, BA, Graduate Student, Corina Lab: tel: 530-297-4427 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 167 keywords: Language Processing, American Sign Language

Raechel Steckley, BS, BA, Graduate Student, Psychology: office: Social Sciences, 1318; Young Hall, 284A keywords: Bilingualism and Executive Control

Elizabeth Takahashi

Yukari Takarae, Postdoctoral Scholar, Saron Lab: tel: 530-297-4693 office: 202 Cousteau Place

Santani Teng, Graduate Student, Whitney Lab: tel: 530-297-4406 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 171 keywords: Vision, echolocation, cross-modal plasticity

Kristen Tooley

Anh Truong

Jon Venezia

Marta Vergara

Bradley Vines, PhD, Post Doctoral Fellow, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research; formerly, Janata Lab: tel: 604-827-4364 office: Insitute of Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia keywords: cognitive and neural processes underlying human communication; brain states associated with emotional and sensorimotor responses to music; neural plasticity for auditory-motor associations in music performance and in speech; rehabilitation therapies using non-invasive brain stimulation (tDCS) to facilitate language recovery for stroke patients; research techniques include neuroimaging (MRI & EEG), movement tracking (Zebris, Optotrak), and functional data analysis (FDA)

Bong Walsh, Graduate Student, Mangun Lab: tel: 530-297-4408 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 108

Kearnan Welch, Graduate Student, Corina Lab: office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 167A

Megan Wong

Nicole Wurnitsch

Aseen Nancie Zawaydeh, Graduate Student, Rivera Lab: tel: 530-747-3808 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 249

Weiwei Zhang, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Luck Lab: tel: 530-297-4420 office: room 146 keywords: visual working memory, attention

Corey Ziemba; Lab Manager, Psychology

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Armilene Abucay, Undergraduate Assistant, Whitney Lab

Vincent Cheng, Undergraduate Assistant, Saron Lab

Candice Cisneros, Undergraduate Assistant, Saron Lab

Lauren Keats, Undergraduate Assistant, Olichney Lab: tel: 530-297-4414 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 259A

Bryan Low, Undergraduate Assistant, Whitney Lab

Samson Makonnen, Undergraduate Assistant, Olichney Lab

Lyndsey Marcelino, Junior Specialist , Saron Lab

So Park, Undergraduate Assistant, Ghetti Lab

Kristyn Sanders, Undergraduate Assistant, Whitney Lab

Cynthia-Marie Tolentino, Undergraduate Assistant, Whitney Lab: tel: 650-580-2376 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 179 keywords: Cognitive control

Evan de Bie, Undergraduate Assistant, Ghetti Lab

Visiting Scholars

Jane Couperus, PhD, Visiting Faculty, Mangun Lab; Asst. Professor of Dev. Cog. Neuro. at Hampshire College: office: room 196 keywords: Selective Attention and Attention Development

Risa Sawaki, MA, Visiting Scholar, Mangun Lab: tel: 530-297-4408 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 108

Jonas Schmid, Visiting Scholar, Ghetti Lab: tel: 530-747-3805 office: 202 Cousteau PL, Suite 250, Room 240 keywords: Psychology of Memory - Developmental Psychology - Neurocognition

Alumni

Sana Alam, Undergraduate Administrative Assistant , CMB: tel: 530-297-4616 office: 120 keywords: Purchasing, supply stocker, mail carrier

Carol Baym, BA, Junior Specialist, Bunge Lab: tel: 530-297-4412 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 194

Jennifer Beer, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychology: tel: 530-297-4472 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 196

Jamil Bhanji, BS, Graduate Student, Beer Lab: tel: 530-297-4422 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 193

Chris Bishop, Junior Specialist/Lab Manager, Miller Lab: tel: 530-297-4407 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 147

David Bridwell, Junior Specialist, Saron Lab: tel: 530-297-4693 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 248

Grace Chen, Undergraduate Assistant

Marzia Del Zotto, Visiting Doctoral Student, Mangun Lab

Julia Grieser, Graduate Student, Janata Lab: tel: 530-297-4418 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 157

Clare Holtpatrick, Junior Specialist/Lab Manager, Ghetti Lab: tel: 530-747-3805 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 240

Dmitriy Ivanov, Undergraduate Systems Admininstrator: tel: 530-747-3821 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 207

Christian Lachaud, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Corina Lab: tel: 530-747-4427 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 167B

Shiri Lavy, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Saron Lab: tel: 530-574-8158 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 224

Daniel Lim, Undergraduate Assistant

Bryan Matlen, BA, Undergraduate Assistant, Bunge Lab: tel: 530-297-4413 office: 267 Cousteau, Room 179 keywords: Cognitive Development, Neuroscience

Ana Navarro, Graduate Student, Janata Lab: tel: 530-297-4418 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 157

Roya Noorishad, Junior Specialist, Luck Lab: tel: 530-297-4420 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 146

Pedro "Kepa" Paz-Alonso, Postdoctoral Scholar, Bunge Lab: tel: 530-297-4413 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 179

Lara Polse, Junior Specialist, Mangun Lab: tel: (530)297-4408 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 108

Kalyca Seabrook, Undergraduate Administrative Assistant: tel: 530-297-4616 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 120

Linda Seltzer, M.S., Senior Scientist; Research staff member, Miller Lab: tel: 530-297-4426 office: CMB Rm. 145 keywords: Digital Signal Processing

Michael Sintetos, Junior Specialist, Olichney Lab: tel: 530-297-4414 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 259B

Michael Souza, BA, Graduate Student, Bunge Lab: tel: 530-297-4413 office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 179

Shaena Stille, MSW, Jr. Specialist/Lab Manager, Oakes Lab: tel: 530-297-4416 office: 202 Cousteau Pl., Suite 250, Room 226

Travis Taylor, BA, Undergraduate Assistant, Corina Lab: office: 267 Cousteau Pl., Room 167A

Jennifer Temple, Undergraduate Assistant

Samantha Wright, BS, Junior Specialist, Bunge Lab: tel: 530-297-4413 keywords: cognitive control, fluid reasoning

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