Research Database
| Research PI | Research Topic | Comments | Undergrad who recently worked with this lab | Student's Email |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Ball | The mapping and tracing of the nucleus accumbens in avian species (starling, quail, zebra finch) | Divya Ramdas (Class of 2010) | dramdas1@gmail.com | |
| Nicola Cascella | Clinical work with patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, observation and learning through diagnostic techniques and treatment options of patients. | Sam Pou (Class of 2010) |
sampou@jhu.edu | |
| Veena Das | The effects of dance therapy on children in neurorehabilitation (focusing on children who have suffered from spinal injury, traumatic brain injury, chronic pain management, and feeding disorders) | Studying patients @ Kennedy Krieger Institute | Marissa Flaherty (Class of 2010) | mflaher4@jhu.edu |
| Golda Ginsburg | Preventative measures for child anxiety disorder development | Emily Becker (Class of 2010) |
ebecker88@gmail.com | |
| Justin Halberda | My research focuses on the logical reasoning strategies children ages three to five use to learn the meanings of words and associate faces and voices. | It’s really fascinating how children are able to pick up the meanings of so many words under ambiguous learning situations, and how they are also able to remember them. | Amelia Hritz (Class of 2009) | ahritz1@jhu.edu |
| Justin Halberda and Lisa Feigenson | Child developmental psychology with an emphasis on cognitive (visual) deficiencies in 9.5-10.5 month-olds | Lauren Pecarich (Class of 2009) | lap@jhu.edu | |
| Rachel Piferi | Experience Corps Study (measuring the psychological, cognitive, and physical changes of senior citizens who volunteer in Baltimore City Schools) | Good if you want experience working one-on-one with elderly population | Jill Lasak (Class of 2009) |
jlasak1@jhu.edu |
| Jen Maldarelli (Class of 2008) |
jmaldar1@jhu.edu | |||
| Kyle Rodenbach (Class of 2010) | krodenb1@jhu.edu | |||
| Akira Sawa | Characterizing mice that are DN-DISC-1, a mouse model of schizophrenia. Working to understand the mechanisms of schizophrenia through behavioral testing, protein assays, and other wet lab techniques. | A GREAT PI that takes wonderful care of his students. | Sam Pou (Class of 2010) |
sampou@jhu.edu |
| Paul Smolensky | Linguistics (in the post-vowel harmony) | Sharlene Gupta (Class of 2010) | sgupta26@jhu.edu | |
| Other Psychology Research Experiences: | ||||
| Shering-Plough (Pharmaceutical Company) | Cognitive-behavioral research in the Neurobiology department. Looked at the behavior patterns of mice in various mazes, and tested to see if certain drugs improved their ability to remember information. Presented the data to all employees at an “intern fair”. | Kathleen Doherty (Class of 2009) |
KDoherty@jhu.edu | |
