Affiliate Members

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Affiliate Alumni:

• Cheyenne Acker; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Nixon Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Hebaalla Agha; (prior Graduate Student – McCurdy Laboratory – Department of Medicinal Chemistry) – ResearchGate
• Sharmagh Aghabeigi; (prior Graduate Student – Boissoneault Laboratory – Department of Clinical and Health Psychology)
• Amy Rose Alleyne; (prior Graduate Student – McLaughlin Laboratory – Department of Pharmacodynamics)
• Jordan Bateman; (prior Graduate Student – Levitt Laboratory – Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics) – ResearchGate
• Dr. Ben Berey; (prior Graduate Student – Leeman Laboratory – Department of Health Education and Behavior), now an NIAAA T32 Postdoctoral Fellow at Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) at the Brown School of Public Health, Providence, RI. – Twitter – ResearchGate – Podcast Episode
• Shelby Blaes; (prior Graduate Student – Boissoneault Laboratory – Department of Clinical and Health Psychology)
• Alexia Brown; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Nixon Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Mallory Burns; (prior Graduate Student – McCurdy Laboratory – Department of Medicinal Chemistry)
• Nicholas Bush; (prior Graduate Student – Boissoneault Laboratory – Department of Clinical and Health Psychology)
• Dr. Thomas Cirino; (prior Graduate Student – McLaughlin Laboratory – Department of Pharmacodynamics), now a Research Scientist (in vivo), Innovative Medicines Accelerator, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. – Podcast Episode – ResearchGate
• Erin Corcoran; (prior Graduate Student – Gabrielli Laboratory – Department of Clinical and Health Psychology)
• Christian Cordon-Cano; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Nixon Laboratory – Department of Psychology)
• Morgan Crowley; (prior Graduate Student – McCurdy Laboratory – Department of Medicinal Chemistry)
• Evan Curry, D.O.; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant– Merlo Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry), now a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Candidate at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM).
• Christina De Solo; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Nixon Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Molli Dodaro; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Merlo Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Kristen Doyle; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Peris Laboratory – Department of Pharmacodynamics)
• Dr. Richard “Joe” Dragone; (prior Graduate Student – Febo & Setlow Laboratories – Department of Psychiatry)
• Amy Elliott; (prior Graduate Student – Cottler Laboratory – Department of Epidemiology) – ResearchGate
• Alyssa Falise; (prior Graduate Student – Lopez-Quintero Laboratory – Department of Epidemiology)
• Erin Ferguson; (prior Graduate Student – Boissoneault Laboratory – Department of Clinical and Health Psychology)
• Ariana Figueroa; (prior Graduate Student – Liu Laboratory – Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition)
• Nicole Fitzgerald; (prior Graduate Student – Cottler Laboratory – Department of Epidemiology)
• Ivy Fitzsimons; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant- Nixon Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Calista Foo; (prior Staff Affiliate – Nixon Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Dr. Tessa Frohe; (prior Graduate Student – Leeman Laboratory – Department of Health Education and Behavior), now a T32 Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Washington Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors (CSHRB), working on a Housing First initiative, Seattle, Washington. – Twitter – ResearchGate
• Marco Funez; (prior Graduate Student – Boissoneault Laboratory – Department of Clinical and Health Psychology)
• Dr. Christian Garcia; (prior Post-Doctoral Associate – Nixon Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Neo Gebru; (prior Graduate Student – Leeman Laboratory – Department of Health Education and Behavior) – Twitter – ResearchGate – Podcast Episode
• Ariana Genovese; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant– Warren Laboratory – Department of Pharmacodynamics)
• Christina Gilmour; (prior Graduate Student – Boissoneault Laboratory – Department of Clinical and Health Psychology)
• Dr. Christina Gobin; (prior Post-Doctoral Associate – Warren Laboratory – Department of Pharmacodynamics)
• Julio Zuarth Gonzalez; (prior Graduate Student – McMahon Laboratory – Department of Pharmacodynamics)
• Laura Gonzalez Paz; (prior Graduate Student – Cottler Laboratory – Department of Epidemiology)
• Angela Grimberg; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Leeman Laboratory – Department of Health Education and Behavior) – ResearchGate
• Peter Hamor; (prior Graduate Student – Schwendt Laboratory – Psychology Department) – Twitter – ResearchGate
• Carolin Hoeflich; (prior Graduate Student – Striley Laboratory – Department of Epidemiology)
• Hannah Holik; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Setlow Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry) – ResearchGate
• Sophia Hordeyczuk; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Setlow Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Dr. Marilyn Horta; (prior Post-Doctoral Associate – Ebner Laboratory – Department of Psychology)
• Dr. Tristan Hynes; (prior Post-Doctoral Associate – Knackstedt Laboratory – Department of Neuroscience) – ResearchGate
• Matthew Jernigan; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Nixon Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry) – ResearchGate
• Natalie Johnson; (prior Graduate Student – Wesson Laboratory – Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics)
• Meher Kalkat; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Leeman Laboratory – Department of Health Education and Behavior)
• Dr. Joe Lebowitz; (prior Graduate Student – Khoshbouei Laboratory – Department of Neuroscience), now a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Oregon with Dr. John T. Williams.
• Jake LeClaire; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant- Nixon Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Dr. Juhan “John” Lee; (prior Graduate Student – Cheong Laboratory – Department of Health Education and Behavior), now a Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry – Twitter – ResearchGate – Podcast Episode
• Hannah Lester; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Peris Laboratory – Department of Pharmacodynamics)
• Motomori Lewis; (prior Graduate Student – Lo-Ciganic – Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy)
• Dr. Yiyang Liu; (prior Post-Doctoral Associate – Cottler Laboratory – Department of Epidemiology)
• Dr. Shawnta Lloyd; (prior Post-Doctoral Associate – Lopez-Quintero Laboratory – Department of Epidemiology) – ResearchGate
• Dr. Carly Logan; (prior Post-Doctoral Associate – Knackstedt Laboratory – Department of Psychology)
• Guillermo Loyola; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Warren Laboratory – Department of Pharmacodynamics)
• Nastassja Luna; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant– Merlo Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Apollonia Lysandrou; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Lewis Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Reanne Mathai; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant– Merlo Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry), now a medical student at University of Central Florida.
• Brandon McConnell; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant– Merlo Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Eduardo Mejia; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant- Nixon Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Javier Mesa; (prior Graduate Student – Knackstedt Laboratory – Department of Psychology)
• Sarah Michaud; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant– Merlo Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Corey Miller; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Nixon Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Douglas Miller; (prior Graduate Student – Khoshbouei Laboratory – Department of Neuroscience) – Twitter – ResearchGate
• Dr. James Moran; (prior Post-Doctoral Associate – Hone Laboratory – Department of Health Education & Behavior)
• Madison Mulcahy; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant- Nixon Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Jonah Neville; (prior Staff Affiliate – Hone Laboratory – Department of Health Education & Behavior)
• Dr. Samuel Obeng; (prior Post-Doctoral Associate – McMahon Laboratory – Department of Pharmacodynamics) – ResearchGate
• Dr. Caitlin Orsini; (prior Post-Doctoral Associate – Setlow Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry), now an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas. – Twitter – ResearchGate
• Yuma Ortiz; (prior Graduate Student – Wilkerson Laboratory – Department of Pharmacodynamics)
• Ayodeji Otufowora; (prior Graduate Student – Cottler Laboratory – Department of Epidemiology) – ResearchGate
• Yasmin Padovan-Hernandez; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Knackstedt Laboratory – Department of Psychology) – ResearchGate
• Christina Parisi; (prior Graduate Student – Cook Laboratory – Department of Epidemiology)
• Avi Patel; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – McMahon Laboratory – Department of Pharmacodynamics)
• Dr. Robyn Pescatore;(prior Graduate Student – Aldrich Laboratory – Department of Medicinal Chemistry), now a Scientist at BioAgilytix, Durham, North Carolina.
• Leah Phan, M.S.; (prior Graduate Student – Khoshbouei Laboratory – Department of Neuroscience), now a psychometrist at Mind and Brain Care in Fort Myers, FL.
• Dr. Julianne Price; (prior Graduate Student – Nixon Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry), now a T32 Postdoctoral Fellow at Rutgers Molecular Neuroscience of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Training (MNADRT). – Twitter – ResearchGate – Podcast Episode
• Ricarda Pritschmann; (Prior Graduate Student – Yurasek Laboratory – Department of Health Education & Behavior)
• Dr. Tekendra Kumar Rai; (prior Post-Doctoral Associate – Cottler Laboratory – Department of Epidemiology) – NIDA INVEST Prevention Research Fellowship
• Dr. Meera Rath; (prior Graduate Student – Liu Laboratory – Department of Pharmacodynamics), Successfully defended her dissertation.
• Morgan Reeves; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – McMahon Laboratory – Department of Pharmacodynamics)
• Dr. Eric Richardson; (prior Post-Doctoral Associate – Merlo Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Natalie Rilo; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Nixon Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Angelica Riviezzo; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant- Nixon Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Gillian Romeu; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant- Nixon Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Will Rose; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant– Nixon Laboratory – Department of Psychology)
• Brianna Rosner; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Leeman Laboratory – Department of Health Education and Behavior)
• Dr. Jillian Rung; (prior Post-Doctoral Associate – Berry & Ebner Laboratories – Department of Epidemiology) – ResearchGate
• Rebecca Satz; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant– Merlo Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Sandy Saunders; (prior Graduate Student – Levitt Laboratory – Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics) – ResearchGate
• Sage Schaefer; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Leeman Laboratory – Department of Health Education and Behavior)
• Victor Schneider; (prior Graduate Student – Boissoneault Laboratory – Department of Clinical and Health Psychology)
• Dr. Denis Schulz; (prior Graduate Student – Leeman Laboratory – Department of Health Education and Behavior)
• Marni Shabash; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Nixon Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Dr. Fatemeh Shaerzadeh; (prior Post-Doctoral Associate – Khoshbouei Laboratory – Department of Neuroscience)
• Dr. Vinita Sharma; (prior Post-Doctoral Associate – Lopez-Quintero Laboratory – Department of Epidemiology)
• Nathan Smith; (prior Graduate Student – Cottler Laboratory – Department of Epidemiology)
• Jackie Snytte; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant- Nixon Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Bo Sortman; (prior Graduate Student – Warren Laboratory – Department of Pharmacodynamics)
• Dr. Nicolette Sponer; (prior Graduate Student – Peris Laboratory – Department of Pharmacodynamics)
• Dr. Bethany Stennett; (prior Post-Doctoral Associate – Boissoneault Laboratory – Department of Clinical and Health Psychology)
• Odelia Tiutyama; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant- Nixon Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Erjola Toska;(prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Setlow Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry)
• Anna Wang; (prior Graduate Student – Cottler Laboratory – Department of Epidemiology)
• Alexa-Rae Wheeler; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant – Setlow Laboratory – Department of Psychiatry) – ResearchGate
• Courtney Wilkinson; (prior Graduate Student – Knackstedt Laboratory – Department of Psychology)
• Morgan Williamson; (prior Graduate Student – McMahon Laboratory – Department of Pharmacodynamics)
• Bailee Wilson; (prior Undergraduate Research Assistant– Leeman Laboratory – Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology)
• Lisa Wilson; (prior Graduate Student – McLaughlin Laboratory – Department of Pharmacodynamics), now a Lead Researcher, Neurobehavioral Core, St. Jude’s, Memphis, TN – ResearchGate
• Nae Won; (prior Graduate Student – Cottler Laboratory – Department of Epidemiology)
• Mingxin Yang; (prior Graduate Student – Peris Laboratory – Department of Pharmacodynamics)

Last updated April 8, 2026.