The Team

BrainLENS maintains a lab at UConn

 
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Fumiko Hoeft MD PhD

Lab Director

Dr. Fumiko Hoeft is Director of BrainLENS at the University of Connecticut (UConn); Professor of Psychological Sciences; Campus Dean & Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for UConn Waterbury. She is a neurophysiologist, systems and developmental cognitive neuroscientist, and trained at institutions including Keio Univ (Tokyo), Harvard, Caltech, and Stanford. She held full-time faculty positions at Stanford and UCSF prior to her current appointment. More info here

Faculty

Silvia Clement-Lam, PhD

Assistant Research Professor

Zhichao Xia, PhD

Assistant Research Professor

Postdoctoral Scholars

Deborah Schneider, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

 

Graduate Students

Jillian O’Malley, B.A.

Graduate Student at UConn

Specialists

Jie Luo, Ph.D.

Specialist at UConn BrainLENS

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Allison Quirion

Specialist at UConn BrainLENS

Denise Lima, MD

Specialist at UConn BrainLENS

Eliza Lehrke, PsyD

Licensed Psychologist at UCSF BrainLENS

Research Assistants

Nicole Florentino, B.A.

Neuropsychological Assessment Lead at UCSF and UConn & Clinical Psychology Psy.D Student at The Wright Institute

Kora Makarska, B.S.

Research Assistant at UConn

Rayburn Tang, B.A.

Family Study Research Assistant

Anna Meng Yao, B.S.

UCSF Family Study Research Assistant

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Jocelyn Caballero, B.A.

Family Program Project Coordinator at UCSF

Brianna Kinnie, B.S.

Family Program Project Coordinator at UConn

Kewei Jiang, B.S

Research Assistant at UCSF

Undergraduate Research Assistants / Practicum Students / Internships

Allison Kalva

Undergraduate RA at UConn

Arta Berisha

Undergraduate RA at UConn

Madhumita Nambiar

Undergraduate RA at UConn

Sarah Paglini, B.A.

UCSF Practicum Student and Clinical Psychology PhD Student at Palo Alto University

Catalina Do

Volunteer and USF Public Health undergraduate student

Xiangyi Li

Undergraduate RA at UConn

Thu Anh Ho

Volunteer and USF Nursing undergraduate student

Rishika Dokula

Undergraduate RA at UConn

Shreya Gattu

Undergraduate RA at UConn

Aynsley Lane

Undergraduate RA at UConn

Ameena Meliane

Undergraduate RA at UConn

Anulekha Sahu

Undergraduate RA at UConn

Eshitha Rao

Undergraduate RA at UConn

Aren Popik

Undergraduate RA at UConn

Aliza Chaudhry

Student Intern (Aliza is a student at Waterbury Career Academy)

Nia Jackson

Student Intern

Ashlynn Steinbaugh

UCSF Practicum Student and Clinical Psychology Psy.D student at Palo Alto University

Grace Lilly, B.A.

UCSF Practicum Student and Clinical Psychology Psy.D. student at Palo Alto University

Emily Shults

UCSF Practicum Student and Clinical Psychology Psy.D. student at the Wright Institute

Jennifer Davis, B.S.

UCSF Practicum Student and Clinical Psychology PhD Student at Palo Alto University

Katrina Soria

Volunteer and USF Nursing undergraduate student

Karen Tarango, M.A.

Volunteer and SF State graduate student

Emily Sun

Undergraduate RA at UConn

Shadae Green

Undergraduate RA at UConn

Kairaa Balaraman

Undergraduate RA at UConn

Cecilia Andersen

Undergraduate RA at UConn

Irene Tang

Undergraduate RA at UConn

Emily Liu

Undergraduate RA at UConn

Sanhita Kancharla

Undergraduate RA at UConn

Aadita Jha

Undergraduate RA at UConn

Mridhulaa Rajagopal

Student Intern

Oma Makhija

Student Intern

Megha Nissankararao

Undergraduate RA

Upcoming third-year undergraduate majoring in Cognitive Science on the pre-medical track, aspiring to pursue a career in medicine, and passionate about research involving health and neuroscience.

Vivek Boppana

Undergraduate RA

Collaborators