Mentors Accepting Students 2024-2025

NamePopulation(s)MethodsTopicsAdditional Information
Bliss-Moreau, ElizaMonkeysInvasive neurobiologyaffect, social environment, neurodevelopmental diseaseAll lab work will be M-F, 8:30-5
Boorman, ErieNeurotypical adultsNeuroimagingNeural basis of learning and decision-making 
Caporale, NataliaCollege studentsSociological data
impact of Chicanx Studies and academic probation on STEM students
 
Chen, Xiaomo MonkeysInvasive neurobiology, EEG, eye trackingNeural basis of attention and cognitive control 
Cingel, DrewChildren, adolescents, adultsBehavioral and online dataInfluence of media on human developmentLooking for someone who has worked with children or is interested in studying children from a social science perspective
Corina, DaveDeaf and hearing children and adultsEEG and behaviorneurolingustics, american sign language, cochlear implants 
Fioravante, Diasynoumiceelectrophysiology, neuroanatomyneural circuits for learning, memory and motivated behavior 
comfortable working with rodents and a strong interest in brain neurobiology a must; good quantitative/analytical background, manual dexterity and good hand-eye coordination highly preferred
Frey, SethPeople engaged in real-world online activitiesOnline data
computational approaches to self-governance, cognitive science of strategic behavior
 
Ghetti, SimonaNeurotypical childrenBehavior, neuroimagingDevelopment of memory 
Graf Estes, KatieInfants and young childrenBehaviorlanguage development, bilingualism, developmental psychologySpanish knowledge is a plus. And likes children.
Gurkoff, GeneRodentsInvasive neurobiologytraumatic brain injury, epilepsy, memory, plasticityNote from 2023: Student would work with epileptic animals and learn MATLAB programming
Hastings, PaulChildrenBehavior, physiologySocial and emotional development"if there's someone who would be a good fit with one of my international projects"
Hibel, JacobImmigrant children and adultsSociological dataeducation policy; inequality; computational text analysis 
Huo, Meng Older adultsBehavior, biomarkersempathy, altruism, social relationships, health, gerontology
It would be great if the student was in particular interested in gerontology or even better, had some experience working with older adults.
Jasbi, MasoudNeurotypical adults and childrenBehavior, computational modelsThe Development of Logical Thought and Language, Comprehension of Logical Language in Children and Adults, Computational Models of Human Language Learning
Preliminary Knowledge of R/Python and Github preferred but not necessary, Background in Data Analysis or Natural Language Processing is helpful  
Joiner, WilNeurotypical adultsBehavior, roboticslearning, robotics and movement.Some programming background necessary (in any language)
Lin, Jack Adults with epilepsyAnalysis of neural dataBrain networks, memory, emotion 
Liu, Siwei Statistical modelsStatistical modeling of behavioral data
methods to analyze longitudinal data and their applications in developmental and health psychology
 
Mangun, RonNeurotypical adultsEEG, behavior, eye tracking, neuroimagingvision, attention, cognition 
Miller, LeeNeurotypical adultsEEG, behavior, eye tracking, neuroimagingauditory perception and speech recognition
Looking for a student with exceptional computational/programming or mathematical skills, and an interest in applying those to real-world devices and diagnostics
Morgan, EmilyNeurotypical adultsBehavior, computational modelslanguage, music, programming languages 
Olichney, JohnAdults with dementiaEEG, neuroimagingAging and dementiawould prefer a 2nd year student
Patten, CarolynnNeurotypical adults and stroke patientsBehavior, physiologyMovement and movement disorders 
Ranganath, CharanNeurotypical adultsNeuroimaging, EEG, behaviorNeural basis of memoryLooking for someone who knows how to code or is interested in learning
Robinson, SteveNeurotypical adults, pilots, astronautsBehavior, roboticsHuman factors engineering in the context of space flightLooking for second-year student who is interested in spaceflight research
Talbott, MeaganAutistic childrenBehaviorgesture and language development, early identification and treatment of ASD, and telehealth approaches to evaluating infant development and treatment efficacybased in Sacramento. Must be able to come in person at least one day a week. See note for more info.
Wiltgen, BrianRodentsInvasive neurobiologyNeurobiology of learning and memory 
Yoneda, TikoOlder adultsBehaviorRole of personality in health and aging