We would like to congratulate one of our fantastic undergraduate students, Tobi Quadri, for recently accepting a position as a paid, full-time research assistant in the department of Psychology at Penn State University. She will be working in the lab of Dr. Pamela Cole on NIH funded research that involves studying age-related changes in self-regulation in children between the ages of 30 to 60 months. The study measures include physiological (ANS system), behavioral, and questionnaire data. This position will allow Tobi to assist in data reduction (scoring and coding) and analysis. We are proud of you, Tobi!

Congrats to Dr. King for being awarded the 2020 Outstanding Undergraduate Mentoring Award by the GSU College of Arts and Sciences. This is a competitive award, requiring nominations by past mentees, and reflects Dr. King’s strong commitment to training the next generation of scientists! Congratulations on this well-deserved award, Dr. King!

Congratulations to one of our fantastic undergraduate assistants, Neami Tedla, for being awarded a competitive fellowship: the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD). This will support her work in our lab with additional professional development and presentation opportunities. See more about Neami in here profile here. You can also check out more about the fellowship at their site.

A new manuscript based on Dr. Ailion’s dissertation work was recently published and can be found here. Another great contribution to the field!

Two of our fantastic undergraduate lab assistants are graduating with distinction! See their lab profiles here.

Ewelina Bledniak, Psychology, nominated by Dr. Tricia King, research

Tobiloba Quadri, Neuroscience, nominated by Dr. Tricia King, research

Congratulations, Evie and Tobi! You both have been such valuable additions to the lab and we know that you will both go on to do great things.

Undergraduate lab assistant, Savitha Narayanaswamy, has been selected to receive the competitive Summer Scholar award from the GSU Brains & Behavior initiative! This program is designed to support undergraduate students in their research related to psychology and neuroscience. We’re excited to have Savitha continue working in our lab through the summer as part of this awesome program!

Check out more about the GSU Brains & Behavior program.

Congratulations to sixth-year student, Michelle Fox, for successfully defending her dissertation on April 23rd, entitled “Task-Positive and Default Mode Network Components and Their Relation to Attention and Working Memory in Adult Survivors of Childhood Brain Tumors.” Next, she heads to the Minneapolis VA to complete the final requirement for her Ph.D. Congratulations, Michelle, we’re very proud of your hard work!

New publication hot off the press by Cassie Hendrix, a former post-bac lab assistant who is currently finishing her Ph.D. at Emory University. See more here

Dr. Alyssa Ailion will start in the fall as an Attending Neuropsychologist at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) / Harvard Medical School in their Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology. She will provide neuropsychological evaluations for epilepsy patients and the surgical team, as well as conduct clinical fMRI research as her primary academic focus. Congratulations on this awesome accomplishment, Alyssa!

Fourth-year student, Eric Semmel, was selected to receive a fellowship for his fifth year funded by the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), a branch of the Department of Health and Human Services. The fellowship, called the Training in Integrated Pediatric Psychology Services (TIPPS) fellowship, focuses on the provision of psychological services to children from disadvantaged backgrounds.