Graduate Student Research
Biomedical Sciences Department Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Ph.D. Candidates
Shalana Atwell
Mentor: Hearing
Research Interest: Opioid-induced cortico-striatal pathway adaptations
Bridgitte Cote
Mentor: Wheeler
Research Interest: Encoding of rewarding and aversive stimuli by striatal neuron subtypes
Ellie Marino
Mentor: Arble
Research Interest: Influence of environmental light on breathing
Lila Metko
Mentor: Gilmartin/4-CYTE
Research Interest: Contribution of neuropeptide PACAP in CNS disease
Sydney Peck
Mentor: Baker/4-CYTE
Research Interest: Contribution of astrocytic cystine-glutamate transport in cognitive control
Mary Polking
Mentor: Nielson
Research Interest: How emotive and cognitive processing change with age
Hunter Bault
Mentor: Hearing
Research Interest: Sex differences the effects of chronic unpredictable stress on executive functions such as impulse control and cognitive flexibility
Sydney McGraw
Mentor: Evans
Research Interest: Acute and seasonal light effects on physiological responses to exogenous opioids
Grace Schamber
Mentor: Gilmartin
Research Interest: Interaction of age and ovarian hormones in prefrontal encoding of memory
Logan Friedrich
Mentor: Blackmore
Research Interest: spinal cord injury
Felix Sanchez
Mentor: Rotating
Research Interest: TBD
Ayah Sbeih
Mentor: Rotating
Research Interest: TBD
