Past students

Name Sort ascending Dissertation Program start PhD earned Current position
Kate E. Henderson
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
Kameko M. Halfmann Emotion and Decision-Making in the Aging Brain Visiting Assistant Professor, St. Norbert College, Department of Psychology
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
Serena (Banu) Gümüşoğlu Maternal immune mechanisms and offspring neurodevelopment Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology (M. Santillan lab), University of Iowa
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
William Graves Distinguishing the Neural Bases of Lexical Access Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Rutgers Univ - Newark
Kara Gordon TorsinA and Protein Quality Control Postdoctoral Scholar, Dept. of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, UCSD
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
Andrew Garrett Control of synaptogenesis and dendritic arborization by the gamma-protocadherin family of adhesion molecules Postdoctoral Associate, The Jackson Laboratory
Diana Gallegos Learning in Alzheimer's Disease is Facilitated by Social Interaction and Common Ground
Michael V. Freedberg Examining the effects of reward and punishment on incidental learning Post-doctoral Fellow, HJF, CNRM Neuroplasticity Project NIH
Eric Emmons The role of frontostriatal circuits in basic cognitive processing Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine
Arliss Dudley-Cash
David Driscoll The effects of prefrontal cortex damage on the regulation of emotion Health Science Specialist, Research Service, Dept. of Veteran Affairs
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
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
Carolina Deifelt Streese “Brain network plasticity and verbal memory outcomes following temporal lobe resection” Current position:, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa
Dori Defoe
Benjamin DeCorte “What are the neural mechanisms of 'higher-order' timing? Complex behavior from low-level circuits” Current position:, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Columbia University
Kyle Dayton
Katie Croft Exploring the role of ventromedial prefrontal cortex in human social learning: A lesion study Science Faculty, Science Dept., The Hockaday School
Vivian Costa Vralsted Effects of ASIC2a and ASIC3 Overexpression in Transgenic Mice Community Outreach Director, Team Red, White and Blue, Tucson AZ
Joshua Cosman Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
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
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
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
Lara Cemo
Calvin Carter Characterizing the role of primary cilia in neural progenitor cell development and neonatal hydrocephalus Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Iowa
Marlene Cano Resident, Dept of Internal Medicine, UIHC
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
Aaron Boes Neuroanatomical Correlates of Externalizing Behavior Associate Professor, Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Jada Bittle The role of redox dysregulation in the effects of prenatal stress on embryonic and adult brain
Andrew Birnie
Ryan Betters
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
Amanda M. Benavides Early Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preterm Infants: Visual Working Memory, Attention, & Encoding Speed
Amy M. Belfi A neuropsychological investigation of music, emotion, and autobiographical memory Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. of Psychology, New York 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
Erik Asp Is the prefrontal cortex the brain's skeptic? The neuroanatomical correlates of belief and doubt Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Hamline University
Daniela Anghelina Contributions of Different T Cell Subsets to Coronavirus Neuropathology Research Associate, Depts. of Microbiology & Immunology, Weil Cornell College of Medicine
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
Ashley Akubuiro
Lindsay Agostinelli LJA5: A novel population of pain and itch suppressing brainstem neurons Current position:, Resident, Neurology; University of Pennsylvania