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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Ainsley Naso

Neuroscience
College of Arts and Sciences
naso.15@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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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, Concordia University

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