Erik Asp
Enrolled in program:
2006
Defense date:
04/25/2012
Thesis project:
“Is the prefrontal cortex the brain's skeptic? The neuroanatomical correlates of belief and doubt”
Current position:
Postdoctoral Researcher - University of Chicago Department of Psychology, John Cacioppo Lab
Rupa Gupta
Enrolled in program:
2007
Defense date:
04/06/2012
Thesis project:
“The Effects of Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Damage on Interpersonal Coordination in Social Interaction”
Current position:
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Linda Watson Lab
Bradley Taber-Thomas
Enrolled in program:
2008
Defense date:
12/01/2011
Thesis project:
“A model of the neural bases of predecisional processes: the fronto-limbic information acquisition network”
Current position:
Postdoctoral Scholar, Penn State University Department of Psychology, Koraly Perez-Edgar Lab
Kara Gordon
Enrolled in program:
2006
Defense date:
11/04/2011
Thesis project:
“"TorsinA and Protein Quality Control"”
Current position:
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Univ of Iowa, Dept of Internal Medicine, Kevin Glenn Lab
Pamela Wernett
Enrolled in program:
2006
Defense date:
11/02/2011
Thesis project:
““THE EFFECTS OF MED12 VARIATION UPON CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION AND DIFFERENTIAL GENE EXPRESSION””
Joshua Cosman
Enrolled in program:
2006
Defense date:
10/28/2011
Thesis project:
“The role of learning in visual distraction”
Current position:
Postdoctoral Scholar-Research, Vanderbilt University Psychology Department, Geoffrey F. Woodman Lab
Kelly C Rowe
Enrolled in program:
2007
Defense date:
08/23/2011
Thesis project:
“Beyond the cortex: Implications of white matter connectivity for depression, cognition, and vascular disease”
Current position:
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Univ. of Iowa, Dept of Psychiatry, Nancy Andreasen Lab
Carissa Philippi
Enrolled in program:
2006
Defense date:
07/12/2011
Thesis project:
“The Dynamic Self: Exploring the Critical Role of the Default Mode Network in Self Referential Processing”
Current position:
Postdoctoral Trainee, Univ of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept of Psychiatry, Michael Koenigs Lab and Giulio Tononi's Lab
Ellen van der Plas
Enrolled in program:
2007
Defense date:
07/08/2011
Thesis project:
“Social Functioning and Brain Structure in Adolescents and Young Adults with Isolated Cleft Lip and/or Palate”
Hans Packer
Enrolled in program:
2004
Defense date:
04/25/2011
Thesis project:
“A dominant negative over expression model of mammalian MED12 function”
Current position:
Science Writer, Integrated DNA Technologies, Coralville, Iowa
Kanchna Ramchandran
Enrolled in program:
2006
Defense date:
12/10/2010
Thesis project:
“The Neuropsychological Correlates of Leadership Effectiveness”
Current position:
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Univ of Iowa, Dept. of Psychiatry, Nancy Andreasen Lab
Tim Koscik
Enrolled in program:
2006
Defense date:
12/03/2010
Thesis project:
“Social Inference and the Evolution of the Human Brain”
Current position:
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto, Dept of Psychology
Audrey Dickey
Enrolled in program:
2004
Defense date:
11/22/2010
Thesis project:
“Role of PP2A/Bb2 and PKA/AKAP1 in brain development and function via dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) control of mitochondria shape and bioenergetics”
Current position:
Postdoctoral Training - UCSD La Spada Lab, Dept. of Pediatrics
Chad Leugers
Enrolled in program:
Defense date:
04/14/2010
Thesis project:
““A novel function for microtubule associated protein Tau in growth factor-induced MAPK signaling””
Current position:
Visiting Assistant Professor, Morningside College, Dept. of Biology
Hannah Klein de Licona
Enrolled in program:
2005
Defense date:
04/05/2010
Thesis project:
“Congenital LCM virus: Mechanism of brain disease in a rat model of congenital viral infection”
Current position:
Resident - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Neurology
Lavanya Vijayaraghavan
Enrolled in program:
2001
Defense date:
12/02/2009
Thesis project:
“The effects of age at onset of major depressive disorder on motivation”
Current position:
Research Fellow, The Institute of Neurosciences, Voluntary Health Services Medical Centre, Taramani Chennai
Yishan Sun
Enrolled in program:
2004
Defense date:
12/01/2009
Thesis project:
“TRP ion channels contribute to gravity sensing and spatial orientation in drosophila ”
Current position:
PostDoc: Stanford Univ School of Medicine - Department of Neurobiology
Matthew McNeill
Enrolled in program:
2004
Defense date:
11/24/2009
Thesis project:
“An investigation of pigmentation and motility defects in zebrafish transient receptor potential melasatin 7 mutant embryos”
Current position:
Postdoc - University of Illinois - Urbana
Andrew Garrett
Enrolled in program:
2005
Defense date:
11/23/2009
Thesis project:
“Control of synaptogenesis and dendritic arborization by the gamma-protocadherin family of adhesion molecules”
Current position:
Postdoc. Burgess Laboratory, The Jackson Laboratory
Janelle Beadle
Enrolled in program:
2005
Defense date:
11/18/2009
Thesis project:
“The neuroanatomical basis of empathy: Is empathy impaired following damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex?”
Current position:
Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Univ of Iowa, Dept. of Psychiatry
Katie Croft
Enrolled in program:
2004
Defense date:
08/28/2009
Thesis project:
“Exploring the role of ventromedial prefrontal cortex in human social learning: A lesion study”
Current position:
Science Teacher - Hockaday Middle School, Dallas Texas
David Driscoll
Enrolled in program:
2003
Defense date:
07/15/2009
Thesis project:
“The effects of prefrontal cortex damage on the regulation of emotion”
Current position:
Laboratory Supervisor, Developmental Brain Lab - Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln
Amy Jongeling
Enrolled in program:
2003
Defense date:
06/01/2009
Thesis project:
“Ramifications of Persistent Pain for the Action of Opioids in the Locus Coeruleus”
Current position:
Resident, Neurology, Columbia Univ
Aaron Boes
Enrolled in program:
2005
Defense date:
05/01/2009
Thesis project:
“Neuroanatomical Correlates of Externalizing Behavior”
Current position:
Resident, Pediatrics, University of California-San Diego Medical Center
Vivian Costa
Enrolled in program:
2003
Defense date:
04/23/2009
Thesis project:
“Effects of ASIC2a and ASIC3 Overexpression in Transgenic Mice”
Current position:
Postdoctoral Fellow-Toxicology Neurophysiologist at Naval Medical Research Unit - Dayton
Aislinn Williams
Enrolled in program:
2004
Defense date:
12/12/2008
Thesis project:
“A role for the acid-sensing ion channel -1a in anxiety and depression-related behaviors”
Current position:
Resident - University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Matthew Coryell
Enrolled in program:
2002
Defense date:
07/18/2008
Thesis project:
“A Role for the Acid-Sensing Ion Channel-1a in Anxiety and Depression-Related Behaviors”
Christopher Kovach
Enrolled in program:
2003
Defense date:
06/03/2008
Thesis project:
“Making Sense of Eye Movements: A Generalized Linear Modeling Framework”
Current position:
Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Human Brain Research Lab (Matthew Howard III),Neurosurgery, Univ of Iowa College of Medicine
Diana Gallegos
Enrolled in program:
2002
Defense date:
04/25/2008
Thesis project:
“Learning in Alzheimer's Disease is Facilitated by Social Interaction and Common Ground”
Jihye Lee
Enrolled in program:
2000
Defense date:
04/18/2008
Thesis project:
“Effects of K and Ca channel mutations on synaptic function and growth at Drosophilia larval neuromuscular junctions”
Current position:
Postdoctoral Fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Scott Schachtele
Enrolled in program:
2002
Defense date:
04/04/2008
Thesis project:
“Synaptogenesis in the Auditory Cortex of Hearing and Deafened Rats”
Current position:
Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Jim Lokensgard's lab, Department of Infectious Disease, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Sahib Khalsa
Enrolled in program:
2004
Defense date:
04/02/2008
Thesis project:
“The Effect of Medication on Awareness and Regulation of Internal Body States”
Current position:
Resident, Psychaitry UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience
Adrienne Benediktsson
Enrolled in program:
2001
Defense date:
07/07/2007
Thesis project:
“Imaging of Astrocyte Structure and the Distribution and Dynamics of GLT-1a in Organotypic Hippocampal Slice Cultures”
Current position:
Assistant Professor, Mount Royal Univ, Chemical & Biological Sciences Depts.
Daniela Anghelina
Enrolled in program:
2002
Defense date:
06/19/2007
Thesis project:
“Contributions of Different T Cell Subsets to Coronavirus Neuropathology”
Current position:
Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Maria Lafaile's Lab, NYU Medical Center School of Medicine, Skirtball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine
Jakob Satz
Enrolled in program:
1998
Defense date:
04/18/2007
Thesis project:
“Dystroglycan in CNS Development and Disease”
Current position:
Research Scientist, The Jackson Laboratory
Shunguang Wei
Enrolled in program:
2002
Defense date:
04/09/2007
Thesis project:
“Angiotensin II-stimulated Mitogen-activated Protein kinases Regulate the Expression of Brain Angiotensin Type 1 Receptors in Heart Failure”
Current position:
Assistant Research Scientics, Univ of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Dept of Cardiology
Rick Nelson
Enrolled in program:
2002
Defense date:
04/01/2007
Thesis project:
“Fbx2: Novel Mechanisms for Glycoprotein Destruction and Links to Hearing and Memory”
Current position:
Resident, Otolaryngology, UIHC
Beth Turner
Enrolled in program:
2000
Defense date:
11/20/2006
Thesis project:
“Sex, Drugs, and Driving: The Effects of Marijuana”
Current position:
Postdoc - Olin Health Center
William Graves
Enrolled in program:
2001
Defense date:
07/14/2006
Thesis project:
“Distinguishing the Neural Bases of Lexical Access”
Current position:
Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Language Imaging Laboratory, The Medical College of Wisconsin
Kirill Nourski
Enrolled in program:
2001
Defense date:
07/10/2006
Thesis project:
“Acoustic-electric Interaction in the Auditory Nerve: Simultaneous and Forward Masking of the Electrically Evoked Compound Action Potential”
Current position:
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Yuan Lu
Enrolled in program:
2001
Defense date:
07/06/2006
Thesis project:
“Developmentally Regulated Role of PKA Anchoring by AKAP150 in Synaptic Plasticity”
Current position:
Postdoc - NIH
Michael Koenigs
Enrolled in program:
2002
Defense date:
06/23/2006
Thesis project:
“A Novel Role for Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex in Emotion and Decision-making: Lesion Studies of Moral Judgment, Economic Choice, and Brand Preference”
Current position:
Assistant Professor, Departmentof Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Ana Hutton Kehrberg
Enrolled in program:
1999
Defense date:
06/06/2006
Thesis project:
“Neuronal Nitric Oxide Protects the Developing Cerebellum against Alcohol-induced Functional and Cellular Deficits”
Current position:
University of Kentucky, Department of Psychology
Nasir Naqvi
Enrolled in program:
2000
Defense date:
04/04/2006
Thesis project:
“The Effects of Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Lesions on Emotional Responses to Cigarette Smoking”
Current position:
Psychiatrist - Private Practice
