Lab Director
Andy Leber
Professor, Psychology
Director, Center for Cognitive & Brain Sciences
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
leber.30@osu.edu
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[CV] [google scholar] [pubmed]
Graduate Students
Tianyu Zhang
M.S., Fordham University
zhang.11476@osu.edu
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Jenny Lin
B.A., New York University Abu Dhabi
lin.3913@osu.edu
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Isaac Savelson
B.S., Binghamton University SUNY
savelson.1@osu.edu
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Progga Jahan
B.S., University of Texas at Arlington
jahan.34@osu.edu
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Lab Manager
Mackenzie Siesel
B.S., The Ohio State University
siesel.24@osu.edu
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
Saachi Kuthe
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
kuthe.2@osu.edu
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Gabe McPherson
B.A., The Ohio State University
College of Arts and Sciences
mcpherson.199@osu.edu
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Caiden Moody
Neuroscience & Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
moody.317@osu.edu
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Audrey Sturgeon
Neuroscience
College of Arts and Sciences
sturgeon.99@osu.edu
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Sahana Shankar
Neuroscience
College of Arts & Sciences
shankar.110@osu.edu
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Sarah Moughan
Neuroscience & Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
moughan.2@buckeyemail.osu.edu
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Jahnavi Talluri
Psychology & Marketing
College of Arts and Sciences & Fisher College of Business
talluri.15@osu.edu
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Aria Wei
Neuroscience
College of Arts and Sciences
wei.1364@osu.edu
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Ryan Sivakumar
Neuroscience
College of Arts and Sciences
sivakumar.69@osu.edu
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Spiritual Guide
Mochi
Canis familiaris
Also in Vision & Cognitive Neuroscience Lab
Lab Alumni
Postdocs:
Seah Chang (Postdoc: 2021-2024)
Current: Assistant Professor, Ajou University, Korea
[website] [google scholar]
Ayala Allon (Postdoc: 2018-2019)
Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow, 2018 – 2019
Zuckerman STEM Leadership Fellow, 2018 – 2019
Current: Data Scientist, Retrain.ai
[linkedIn] [GitHub] [google scholar]
Jessica Irons (Postdoc: 2014-2018)
After CCLab: Behavioural Science Specialist, Australian Government
Current: Research Scientist, Data61, CSIRO
[researchgate] [google scholar]
Bo-Yeong Won (Postdoc: 2014-2016)
After CCLab: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Davis
Current: Assistant Professor, California State University, Chico
[website] [google scholar]
Graduate Students:
Heather Hansen (Ph.D. 2023)
(Jointly advised with Zeynep Saygin)
Ohio State Presidential Fellowship, 2022-2023
After CCLab: Postdoctoral Scholar, Montreal Neurological Institute
Current: Assistant Professor, College of William & Mary
Paul Scotti (Ph.D. 2022)
(Jointly advised with Julie Golomb)
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 2019-2022
After CCLab: Postdoctoral Scholar, Princeton University
Yoolim Hong (Ph.D. 2021)
Lisa Heisterberg (Ph.D. 2021)
Current: Completing M.D. at Ohio State (via Medical Sci. Training Program)
Jennifer Lechak Claydon (Ph.D. 2013)
Current: Senior Associate Director of Assessment, Yale University
Erika Wells (Ph.D. 2012)
Graduate Student Teaching Award, 2012
After CCLab: Visiting Assistant Professor, Union College
Current: Lecturer, Boston University
[website]
Undergraduate Thesis Students:
Mackenzie Siesel (B.S. 2023)
Current: Research Technician, Cognitive Control Lab, The Ohio State University
Phelix Rodriguez (B.S. 2023)
After CCLab: NIH Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award Program
Payton Messersmith (B.A. 2022)
After CCLab: Project Coordinator, University of Washington
Benjamin Dominguez (B.S. 2022)
After CCLab: Research Assistant, Northwestern University
Current: Ph.D. program, Clinical Psychology, Temple University
Vaibhav Khandelwal (B.S. 2021)
After CCLab: Research Assistant, University of Iowa
Current: Ph.D. program, Neuroscience, Carnegie Mellon University
Walden (Yuan) Li (B.S. 2020)
After CCLab: Research Assistant, Cognitive Control Lab, The Ohio State University
Current: Bioinformatics Software Developer, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Elliot Ping (B.S. 2020)
After CCLab: Research Assistant, Psychology, The Ohio State University
Current: J.D. program, Yale School of Law
Dana Shaw (B.S. 2020)
After CCLab: Ph.D. Program, Neuroscience, Boston University
Lydia Kwong (B.S. 2017)
After CCLab: M.A. Program, Bioethics & Science Policy, Duke University
Rebecca Freeman (B.S. 2016)
After CCLab: M.A. program, Speech-Language Pathology, E Michigan Univ.
Mark Scimone (B.S. 2013)
After CCLab: M.A. Program, Biomedical Engineering, Brown University, Ph.D. Program, Biomedical Engineering, Brown University
Current: Assistant Professor, Biotechnology, UHN-Manchester
Ryan O’Toole (B.S. 2012)
After CCLab: Research Assistant, Sanford Medical Center, University of South Dakota
Current: Ph.D. Program, Neuroscience, Dartmouth University
Erin Kuta (B.A. 2011)
After CCLab: Research Coordinator, Tufts Medical Center
Current: MPH/RD Program, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Sarah Tower-Richardi (B.A. 2011)
Chief Class Marshal (highest GPA and credits earned, university-wide), 2011
After CCLab: Research Assistant, Tufts University
Current: Senior Analyst, Anderson Robbins Research
Brendan Everett (B.A. 2010)
After CCLab: M.D. Program, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey Resident, University of Vermont Medical Center
Elizabeth Weber Ollen (B.A. 2010)
After CCLab: M.A. Program, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University
Current: Ph.D. Program, Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Clark University
Additional Lab Personnel (selected):
Molly McKinney (Full-time Research Assistant / Lab Manager, 2017-2022)
After CCLab: Research Assistant, Psychology, Texas A&M University
Rachael Gwinn (Full-time Research Assistant / Lab Manager, 2012-2014)
After CCLab: Ph.D. Program, Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University