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
feyzadik@unc.edu
Feyza is stydying 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.
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.
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.
Johnson, Elyce
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Arnold
350 Davie Hall
elyceely@live.unc.edu
Elyce studies psycholinguistics, speech development, and language production.
Key, Julianne
Advisor: Dr. Joseph Hopfinger
364A Davie Hall
jhg11@email.unc.edu
Jools studies the mechanisms underlying visual attention and distraction. Visit her online: Julianne Key.
Kung, Fanting
Advisor: Dr. Peter Gordon
364A Davie Hall
fanting@live.unc.edu
Fanting studies language processing, particularly its underlying mechanisms.
Liceralde, Van
Advisor: Dr. Peter Gordon
304 Davie Hall
vliceral@live.unc.edu
Van studies the interactive effects of cognitive factors and linguistic constraints on language processes, particularly those involving figuratively expressions.
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
350 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.
Roth, Shaina
Advisor: Dr. Kelly Giovanello
364 Davie Hall
sgarris2@live.unc.edu
Shaina studies the cognitive neuroscience of aging and memory.
Roy, Simantika
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Arnold
364A Davie
roysim@unc.edu
Simantika is interested in investigating reference resolution using a statistical learning approach at the sentence and discourse level.
Rudolph, Marc
Advisor: Dr. Jessica Cohen
124 Howell Hall
marcr@live.unc.edu
Marc studies the development and interaction (organization and reconfiguration) between brain networks in both health and disease across the lifespan.
Seo, Min Sung
Advisor: Dr. Kelly Giovanello
364B Davie Hall
msungseo@email.unc.edu
Min Sung studies memory and aging.
Weatherford, Kathryn
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Arnold
364B Davie Hall
kcweatherford@unc.edu
West, John
Advisor: Dr. Neil Mulligan
304 Davie Hall
johnwest@live.unc.edu
John studies factors that influence explicit memory, such as attention and emotion.
Woodburn, Mac
Advisor: Dr. Jessica Cohen
364B Davie Hall
mawoodbu@live.unc.edu
Mac studies cognitive and functional network development during childhood, in relation to typical and atypical trajectories.
Ye, Yining (Elaine)
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Arnold
364A Davie Hall
yiningy2@email.unc.edu
Yining studies psycholinguistics, language comprehension, and development.