Affiliate Faculty
Jessica Andrews-Hanna, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Heather Bimonte-Nelson, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology Department, Arizona State University
Ying-hui Chou, Sc.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Paul D. Coleman, Ph.D.
Research Professor, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University
Fabian-Xosé Fernandez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Katalin M Gothard, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Physiology
Matthew D. Grilli, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Matthew J. Huentelman, Ph.D.
Head, Neurobehavioral Research Unit, Translational Genomics Research Institute
Alfred W. Kaszniak, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor, Department of Psychology
Anita Koshy, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
Lalitha Madhavan, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
Elliott Mufson, Ph.D.
Professor, Neurobiology, Barrow Neurological Institute
Lynn Nadel, Ph.D.
Regents Professor, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology
Janko Nikolich-Zugich, M.D., Ph.D.
Department Head, Immunobiology
Mary-Frances O'Connor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Mary Peterson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology, Director of Cognitive Science
Ted P. Trouard, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Robert C. Wilson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Diano Marrone, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University
Elizabeth L. Glisky, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor, Department of Psychology
Naomi E. Rance, M.D., Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor, Department of Pathology
Gene E. Alexander, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
Carol A. Barnes, Ph.D.
Regents Professor, Department of Psychology, Director, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute
Roberta Diaz Brinton, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Director, Center for Innovation in Brain Science
Stephen Cowen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Eric M. Reiman, M.D.
Professor and Head, Department of Psychology, Associate Director, Eveyln F. McKnight Brain Institute
Lee Ryan, Ph.D.
Professor and Head, Department of Psychology, Associate Director, Eveyln F. McKnight Brain Institute
Thomas Beach, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Neuroscience
Director, Brain and Body Donation Program, Banner Sun Health Research Institute
Ashley Huggins
Assistant Professor, Clinical Director, Cognition, Affect, and Traumatic Stress (CATS) Lab
Administrative Staff
Present Members
Sahana Srivathsa
PhD Candidate, Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience
Marc Zempare
Graduate Student, Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience
Kelsey McDermott
PhD Candidate, Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience
Yu Jung Chen
Graduate Student, Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience
Carol A. Barnes, Ph.D.
Regents Professor, Department of Psychology, Director, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute
Tori Garza
Undergraduate Class of 2025
Major: Neuroscience & Cognitive Science, Psychological Science
Suraj Kopparapu
Undergraduate Class of 2025
Major: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Minors: Molecular & Cellular Biology
Lydia Nguyen
Undergraduate Class of 2025
Major: Physiology
Minors: Psychology, Biochemistry, Vietnamese, Studio Art
Alaina Ortiz-LaVia
Undergraduate Class of 2024
Major: Neuroscience & Cognitive Science
Minors: Consciousness Studies
Vishaya Shah
Undergraduate Class of 2025
Major: Neuroscience & Cognitive Science
Minors: Biochemistry, Spanish, Physiology
Mia Sponseller
Undergraduate Class of 2026
Major: Statistics & Data Science, Physiology & Medical Sciences
Meghana Warrier
Undergraduate Class of 2025
Majors: Neuroscience & Cognitive Science, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Minors: Psychology
Former Members
Nathan Insel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Behavioral & Systems Neuroscience, University of Montana
Tariq Abdulaziz, Ph.D.
President
Sara N. Burke, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Cindy A. Erickson, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty, Psychology
Jason L. Gerrard, M.D., Ph.D., FAANS
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience
Chief, Functional Neurosurgery
Chief, Trauma Neurosurgery
Lan Hoang, M.Sc.
Clinical Research Coordinator
Thabèlò Khoboko, M.Sc.
Cornu Ammon Neuroscience Connexion
Donna L. Korol, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biology
Michael Krause, Ph.D.
Research Physicist
Alaina F. Krone, M.Sc.
Director, CTO Clinical Operations
Arizona Cancer Center, Clinical Trials Office (CTO)
Brian W. Leonard, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist
Adam W. Lester, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of British Columbia
James P. Lister, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Maria Luisa Ruiz Luna, M.Sc.
Science Instructor
Etan J. Markus, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
Diano Marrone, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University
Yoshiaki Miyamoto, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Science
Sheri J. Y. Mizumori, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology
Marsha R. Penner, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Psychology Department
Gina R. Poe, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Physiology
Victor Ramirez-Amaya, Ph.D.
Professor, Neurobiology
A. David Redish, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Ephron Rosenzweig, Ph.D.
Assistant Project Scientist
Susanna Rosi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science and Neurological Surgery
Lesley A. Schimanski, Ph.D.
Faculty Member, Psychology Department
Vicki L. Sutherland, Ph.D.
Toxicologist
Almira Vazdarjanova, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Neurology
Daniel T. Gray, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles