Current and Past Students

Amy Barnett

Program:

CBN Ph.D.

Advisor:

Michael Wenger

E-mail:

amy.barnett at ou dot edu

Research Interests:

Brain and systemic iron in relation to cognition

Madison (Beneda-Bender) Johnston

Program:

CBN Ph.D.

Advisor:

Eugenia Fuenzalida & Andrea Vincent

E-mail:

madsbens at ou dot edu

Research Interests:

Neurological and psychosocial mechanisms related to resiliency, fear management, and performance in safety sensitive occupations

Bianca Alvarenga Rambo Galletti

Program:

CBN Ph.D.

Advisor:

Rebecca Larson

E-mail:

biancagalletti at ou dot edu

Research Interests:

Neurobiology of behavior and formation of healthy habits, especially as it relates to exercise and obesity

Donglin (Donny) Han

Program:

CBN Ph.D.

Advisor:

Ashlee Rowe/Michael Markham

E-mail:

dhan2 at ou dot edu

Research Interests:

Neurophysiology, ion channels system and animal behavior

Sarah Newbolds

Program:

CBN Ph.D.

Advisor:

Michael Wenger

E-mail:

sarah.newbolds at ou dot edu

Research Interests:

Understanding cognitive mechanisms, particularly visual perceptual learning, in relation to nutritional conditions such as iron deficiency and type 2 diabetes.

Jordan Norris

Program:

CBN Ph.D.

Advisor:

Lauren Ethridge

E-mail:

j.norris9785 at ou dot edu

Research Interests:

Understanding the contribution of functional network performance to intellectual disability and cognitive function in Fragile X Syndrome. Relatedly, I am interested in auditory processing, neurodevelopment, and computationally intensive EEG analysis methods.

Mehrnoush Nourbakhsh-Rey

Program:

CBN Ph.D.

Advisor:

Michael Markham

E-mail:

mrey at ou dot edu

Research Interests:

Understanding how animals manage the metabolic costs of active sensory and communication signals. Specifically, investigate central and peripheral mechanisms by which leptin regulates electric organ discharge properties, reducing the metabolic cost of electrical signaling, in weakly electric fish.

Peniel Simon

Program:

CBN Ph.D.

Advisor:

Ari Berkowitz

E-mail:

peniel.o.simon-1 at ou dot edu

Research Interests:

Regulation of central pattern generators