Graduate Students
Cascone, Arianna
Advisor: Dr. Jessica Cohen
124 Howell Hall
acascone@live.unc.edu
Arianna is a graduate student in the Neuroscience Curriculum, and she studies the neural underpinnings of response inhibition in children with and without ADHD.
Dik, Feyza Nur (Feyza)
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Arnold
364B Davie Hall
feyzadik@unc.edu
Feyza is studying psycholinguistics and language processing.
Fackler, Nikki
Advisor: Dr. Peter Gordon
349 Davie Hall
nfackler@ad.unc.edu
Nikki studies the cognitive processes underlying language processing and comprehension.
Fiedler, Jennifer
Advisor: Dr. Kelly Giovanello
364B Davie Hall
jfiedler@unc.edu
Jenny combines behavioral and neuroimaging approaches to study various aspects of episodic memory in younger and older adults.
Fokina, Iuliia
Advisor: Dr. Peter Gordon
350 Davie Hall
fokina@unc.edu
Gereau, Annabel
Advisor: Dr. Neil Mulligan
349 Davie Hall
agereau@unc.edu
Annabel studies the science of learning and instruction, with a specific focus in applying cognitive psychology to improve online learning environments.
Hedayati, Sepideh
Advisor: Dr. Joe Hopfinger
364B Davie Hall
sepidehh@unc.edu
Sepideh is interested in brain stimulation and its effects on cognitive functions, especially attention.
Imamoglu, Aslihan
Advisor: Dr. Kelly Giovanello
346 Davie Hall
aslihan@live.unc.edu
Aslihan studies memory and emotions, primarily focusing how different emotion regulation strategies influence recall performance.
Kaya, Samet
Advisor: Dr. Neil Mulligan
343 Davie Hall
samet@unc.edu
Kesan, James
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Arnold
343 Davie Hall
jkesan@unc.edu
Kung, Fanting
Advisor: Dr. Peter Gordon
304A Davie Hall
fanting@live.unc.edu
Fanting studies language processing, particularly its underlying mechanisms.
Lynch, Saleena
Advisor: Dr. Joseph Hopfinger
350 Davie Hall
sllynch@unc.edu
Mitchell, Mackenzie
Advisor: Dr. Jessica Cohen
346 Davie Hall
memitchell@unc.edu
Mackenzie studies the role of cognitive control networks in typical and atypical developmental populations.
Morgan, Hannah
Advisor: Dr. Joseph Hopfinger
304A Davie Hall
hlmorgan@live.unc.edu
Hannah studies the early mechanisms of involuntary and voluntary attention using fMRI, EEG, and eye tracking.
Powers, J. Annaliisa
Advisor: Dr. Neil Mulligan
346 Davie Hall
apowers8@live.unc.edu
Annaliisa studies the techniques and materials which can facilitate meaningful learning and bolster long-term memory.
Roy, Simantika
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Arnold
364A Davie Hall
roysim@unc.edu
Simantika is interested in investigating reference resolution using a statistical learning approach at the sentence and discourse level.
Seo, Min Sung
Advisor: Dr. Kelly Giovanello
Howell Hall
msungseo@email.unc.edu
Min Sung studies memory and aging.
Ye, Yining (Elaine)
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Arnold
364A Davie Hall
yiningy2@email.unc.edu
Yining studies psycholinguistics, language comprehension, and development.
Zhao, Yuyao
Advisor: Dr. Jessica Cohen
364A Davie Hall
yuyzhao@unc.edu