Group Members

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
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
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.
Elizabeth Altman, B.A. Research Assistant, 2009-current. Last update on:
April 22, 2011Group Members (alphabetical listing)
Graduate Students: SUNY
Stony Brook
Visiting Fellows/Students & Trainees
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.
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