Doctoral Graduate Students

Clarissa Aguilar
Pronounts: She / Her
Rotation Advisors: Mariana Pereira (Fall); Stephanie Padilla (Spring)


Michael Bahiru
B.S., Psychology/Neuroscience and French Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2018
Advisor: Eric Bittman

Wayne Barnaby
Pronouns: He / Him
B.S. degree in Biology from Westfield State College, May 2017
Advisor: Gerald B. Downes
Downes Lab

Liz Beech
BS in Biology, University of Kansas, '12
Advisor: Sarah Pallas
Pallas Lab

Annabelle Flores Bonilla
BS in Biology, Pontifical Catholic Univ of Puerto Rico, 2019

Natalie Bourdon
B.A. Neuroscience, Smith College, 2019
Rotations: Stephanie Padilla ;

Jennifer Christensen

Felipe Cini
Research Interests: Song learning, neuroendocrinology
B.S. Biology, Federal University of Parana, Brazil,
2016; M.S. Psychobiology, Federal University of Rio
Grande do Norte, Brazil, 2020
Advisor: Luke Remage-Healey
Healey Lab

Erika Correll
B.A. in Neuroscience, Smith College, 2016
Advisor: Karine Fenelon

Hannah Cournoyer
B.S. Neuroscience, Bay Path University, 2020

Emma Dauster
Pronouns: She / Her
B.S., Biology, Case Western Reserve University, May 2017
Advisor: Elena Vazey
Vazey Lab

Natasha M. de la Rosa-Rivera
Pronouns: She / Her
B.S., Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences, University of Houston, 2015
Advisor: Rosie Cowell



Joseph Dwyer
B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Umass Amherst 2017 and B.S., Psychological and Brain Sciences, Umass Amherst 2017
Advisor: Joseph Bergan
Bergan Lab

Melise Edwards
B.S. in Biology and French, Appalachian State, 2013
Advisor: Agnes Lacreuse; Courtney Babbitt

Adaeze Egwuatu
B.S. Psychology, University of Florida, December 2011
Advisor: Jennifer McDermott
McDermott Lab

Brennan Falcy
B.S. in Neuroscience, UCLA, 2018

Wanyun Huang
B.S. Medicine (MD Equivalent), Zhejiang University, China, June 2017
Advisor: Karine Fenelon

Kyle Kainec
BS, Neuroscience, The Ohio State University 2017
Advisor: Rebecca Spencer
Spencer Lab

Chase Khedmatgozar
Rotation Advisors: Joseph Bergan (Fall); Amanda Woerman (Spring)

Julia LaValley
Pronouns: She / Her
Bachelor of Arts in Psychological Science (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2016) and Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2016)
Advisor: Paul Katz

Catherine McEachern
B.S. Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst '19
Advisor: Amanda Woerman
Woerman Lab

Miriam Munoz
Pronouns: She / Her / Ella
B.A. in Psychology and Spanish, San DIego State University, 2014.
Advisor: Jennifer Mack

Eunsol Noh
Pronouns: She / Her
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, 2016
M.S., Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, 2021

Kate Otter
Pronouns: She / Her
B.S. in Zoology with a minor in Mathematical Biology, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, 2018
Advisor: Paul Katz


Greg L. Pearson
Advisor: Ilia Karatsoreos
Karatsoreos Lab Website
B.A. Exercise Science, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
M.S. Biology, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Phoenix Quinlan
B.S., Neuroscience, The Ohio State University 2017
Advisor: Paul S. Katz
Katz Lab

Ramiro Eduardo Rea Reyes
B.S., Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, México, 2010-2014
Advisor: Youngbin Kwak
Kwak Lab



Sumire Dorothy Sato
B.S. Human Physiology, Boston University, May 2012
D.P.T., Physical Therapy, Emory University School of Medicine, May 2016
Advisor: Julia T. Choi
Choi Lab

Rebecca Sebastian
B.S., Biomedical Sciences (2017) and M.S., Biology (2019) - Arizona State University
Advisor: ChangHui Pak
Pak Lab

Andrea Silva-Gotay
Pronouns: She / Her
B.S. Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras, 2014
Advisor: Heather N. Richardson
Richardson Lab

Benjamin Slay
B.S. Clinical Research, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2018
Advisor: Elena Vazey

Francesca Walsh
B.S. in Economics, Neurobiology, Economic Decision-Making, and Social Systems, UMass Amherst, May 2018
M.S. Neuroscience and Behavior, UMass Amherst, Sept. 2019
Advisor: Youngbin Kwak
Lab Website

Jennifer Jiexin Wang
B.S. in Biology, minor in Chemistry, Brandeis University, 2015
Advisor: Ilia Karatsoreos
Karatsoreos Lab

Sarah Winokur
B.A., Neuroscience, Smith College, 2015
Advisor: Mariana Pereira
