Past students
| Name Sort descending | Dissertation | Program start | PhD earned | Current position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Agostinelli | LJA5: A novel population of pain and itch suppressing brainstem neurons | Current position:, Resident, Neurology; University of Pennsylvania | ||
| Ashley Akubuiro | ||||
| Stephanie L. Alberico | Striataal neurons in the development of levodopa-induced dyskinesias in Parkinson's disease | Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Columbia University Medical Center - Department of Neurology | ||
| Daniela Anghelina | Contributions of Different T Cell Subsets to Coronavirus Neuropathology | Research Associate, Depts. of Microbiology & Immunology, Weil Cornell College of Medicine | ||
| Erik Asp | Is the prefrontal cortex the brain's skeptic? The neuroanatomical correlates of belief and doubt | Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Hamline University | ||
| Janelle Beadle | The neuroanatomical basis of empathy: Is empathy impaired following damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex? | Research Scientist, Dept. of Communication Sciences & Disorders, UIOWA | ||
| Amy M. Belfi | A neuropsychological investigation of music, emotion, and autobiographical memory | Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. of Psychology, New York University | ||
| Amanda M. Benavides | Early Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preterm Infants: Visual Working Memory, Attention, & Encoding Speed | |||
| Adrienne Benediktsson | Imaging of Astrocyte Structure and the Distribution and Dynamics of GLT-1a in Organotypic Hippocampal Slice Cultures | Assistant Professor, Mount Royal University, Department of Biology | ||
| Andrew Birnie | ||||
| Jada Bittle | The role of redox dysregulation in the effects of prenatal stress on embryonic and adult brain | |||
| Aaron Boes | Neuroanatomical Correlates of Externalizing Behavior | Associate Professor, Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics | ||
| Joseph Addison Buckwalter V | Neural system of the medial parietal cortex (precuneus) of the macaque monkey (Macaca Fascicularis) | House Staff I, Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, UIHC | ||
| Marlene Cano | Resident, Dept of Internal Medicine, UIHC | |||
| Calvin Carter | Characterizing the role of primary cilia in neural progenitor cell development and neonatal hydrocephalus | Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Iowa | ||
| Lara Cemo | ||||
| Kuan-Hua Chen | Emotion dynamics and automobile driving in normal and abnormal aging | Postdoctoral Research Scholar, University of California-Berkley - Institute of Personality and Social Research | ||
| Xiaowei Chen | Involvement of purinergic P2X and P2Y2 receptors in urinary bladder sensation | |||
| Rachel Cole | Beneficial Contribution of Health Behaviors to Learning and Related Brain Mechanisms in Older Adults | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Department of Neurology | ||
| Matthew Coryell | A Role for the Acid-Sensing Ion Channel-1a in Anxiety and Depression-Related Behaviors | Patent Attorney, Dept. of Intellectual Property, Davis Brown Law Firm, Des Moines, Iowa Area | ||
| Joshua Cosman | Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Psychology, Vanderbilt University | |||
| Vivian Costa Vralsted | Effects of ASIC2a and ASIC3 Overexpression in Transgenic Mice | Community Outreach Director, Team Red, White and Blue, Tucson AZ | ||
| Katie Croft | Exploring the role of ventromedial prefrontal cortex in human social learning: A lesion study | Science Faculty, Science Dept., The Hockaday School | ||
| Kyle Dayton | ||||
| Benjamin DeCorte | “What are the neural mechanisms of 'higher-order' timing? Complex behavior from low-level circuits” | Current position:, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Columbia University | ||
| Dori Defoe | ||||
| Carolina Deifelt Streese | “Brain network plasticity and verbal memory outcomes following temporal lobe resection” | Current position:, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa | ||
| Ian J. DeVolder | Language and reading dysfunction in boys with isolated cleft lip and/or palate: a relationship to abnormal structural and functional connectivity in the brain | |||
| Audrey Dickey | Role of PP2A/Bb2 and PKA/AKAP1 in brain development and function via dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) control of mitochondria shape and bioenergetics | Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Pediatrics. University of California-San Diego School of Medicine | ||
| David Driscoll | The effects of prefrontal cortex damage on the regulation of emotion | Health Science Specialist, Research Service, Dept. of Veteran Affairs | ||
| Arliss Dudley-Cash | ||||
| Eric Emmons | The role of frontostriatal circuits in basic cognitive processing | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine | ||
| Michael V. Freedberg | Examining the effects of reward and punishment on incidental learning | Post-doctoral Fellow, HJF, CNRM Neuroplasticity Project NIH | ||
| Diana Gallegos | Learning in Alzheimer's Disease is Facilitated by Social Interaction and Common Ground | |||
| Andrew Garrett | Control of synaptogenesis and dendritic arborization by the gamma-protocadherin family of adhesion molecules | Postdoctoral Associate, The Jackson Laboratory | ||
| Natassia V. Gaznick | "The Role of the Striatum in Impulsivity and Self-awareness: Neuropsychological and Functional Neuroimaging Approaches." | Resident, Dept. of Psychiatry, Univ, of California-San Diego | ||
| Kara Gordon | TorsinA and Protein Quality Control | Postdoctoral Scholar, Dept. of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, UCSD | ||
| William Graves | Distinguishing the Neural Bases of Lexical Access | Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Rutgers Univ - Newark | ||
| Nicholas S. Gregory | "Why it hurts to exercise: a study of sex, acid sensing ion channels, and fatigue metabolites in the onset of muscle pain" | Resident, Dept. of Anesthesia, Washington University | ||
| Serena (Banu) Gümüşoğlu | Maternal immune mechanisms and offspring neurodevelopment | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology (M. Santillan lab), University of Iowa | ||
| Rupa Gupta Gordon | The Effects of Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Damage on Interpersonal Coordination in Social Interaction | Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL | ||
| Kameko M. Halfmann | Emotion and Decision-Making in the Aging Brain | Visiting Assistant Professor, St. Norbert College, Department of Psychology | ||
| Gail I. Harmata | "Investigating acid-sensing ion channel 1A (ASIC1A) as a novel contributor to the effects of alcohol" | Current position:, Postdoctoral Fellow (Magnotta lab), Department of Psychiatry (INSPIRE Program), University of Iowa | ||
| Kate E. Henderson | ||||
| Michael Hernandez | ||||
| Kelsey Heslin | "Flexible timing in the rat medial frontal cortex and cerebellum" | Current position:, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Mount Sinai University | ||
| Mark Hoegger | ||||
| Nicholas R. Holland | ||||
| Xin L. Huang | ||||
| Ana Hutton Kehrberg | Neuronal Nitric Oxide Protects the Developing Cerebellum against Alcohol-induced Functional and Cellular Deficits |