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From left to right, bottom then top rows: M. Parvaz, RZ Goldstein, N Alia-Klein, A Konova, L Moreno Lopez, JC Bustamante, K Whearty, F Hruska, E Little, J Shan, X Han, M Sweeters, P Woicik, D Carrero, S Moeller, T Maloney, H Choi.

Rita Z. Goldstein, Ph.D. Scientist, PI. rgoldstein@bnl.gov

Nelly Alia-Klein, Ph.D. Scientist, PI. nellyklein@bnl.gov

Other scientists

Dardo Tomasi, Ph.D. Scientist. tomasi@bnl.gov

Elisabeth Caparelli, Ph.D.Scientist. caparelli@bnl.gov

Elena Shumay, M.D., Ph.D., Biology, Assistant Medical Scientist. Training: cell biology, human genetics and epigenetics. Interests: genetic features that underlay brain's phenotypic diversity and impact of individual sequence variations in the brain candidate genes on their epigenetic sensitivity. eshumay@bnl.gov

Group Members (alphabetical listing)

Tom Maloney, Ph.D., Biopsychology, Laboratory Coordinator. Training: sleep research and sleep disorders medicine, encompassing computer analysis of human sleep and arousal EEG, cognitive performance using event-related potentials (ERP), and period-amplitude analyses. Interests: sleep-related recovery of cognitive performance. tmaloney@bnl.gov

Scott Moeller, Ph.D., Social Psychology, Individual NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow. Training: conscious and unconscious determinants of behavioral and emotional self-control, with applications to substance abuse. Interests: impaired self-awareness (insight) in drug addiction, encompassing its behavioral manifestations, neural correlates, and impact on clinical outcome. smoeller@bnl.gov smoeller@bnl.gov

Patricia A. Woicik, Ph.D., Social Psychology, Postdoctoral Fellow. Training: qualifying personality risk for alcohol and substance abuse, particularly a broad factor commonly referred to as disinhibitory personality. Interests: personality psychology and its relationship to drug use vulnerability, perceptions of health risk, and behavioral motivation. pwoicik@bnl.gov

 

Graduate Students: SUNY Stony Brook

Anna Konova, M.A. Biopsychology.  akonova@bnl.gov; Ph.D. Advisor: RZ. Goldstein.

Muhammad A. Parvaz, Msc. Biomedical Engineering. mparvaz@bnl.gov; PhD Advisor: RZ. Goldstein.

Hojin Choi, Bsc. Computer Science.  ggxfan@cs.sunysb.edu; Ph.D. co-Advisor: D. Samaras.

Simon (Xufeng) Han, Bsc. Computer Science.  xhan@bnl.gov; Ph.D. co-Advisor: D. Samaras.

Jean Honorio Carrillo, Msc. Computer Science. jhonorio@bnl.gov; PhD co-Advisor: D. Samaras.

Tim (Juntian) Shan, Bsc. Computer Science.  jshan@bnl.gov; Ph.D. co-Advisor: D. Samaras.

Jonathan Dunning, Msc. Clinical Psychology.  jdunning@gmail.com; PhD Advisor: G. Hajcak.

Visiting Fellows/Students & Trainees

Elizabeth Altman, B.A. Research Assistant, 2009-current.
Joy Bolger, M.S. Outreach Educator, 2008-current.
Daniel Carrerro, Msc. Research Assistant, 2009-current.
Farrah Hruska, B.A. Research Assistant, 2010-current.
Erin Little, B.A. Research Assistant, 2010-current.
Kayla Whearty, B.A. Research Assistant, 2009-2011.

Past Visiting Fellows/Students, SULI Students, and Group Members

 

Last update on: April 22, 2011
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