Our Team
Lab Director
Postdoctoral Research Associates and Fellows
Doctoral Students
Graduate Research Assistants
Research Assistants
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Julia Trejo
Fall 2025 UROP; Undergrad RA
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Justina Wang
Summer 2026 UROP; Undergrad RA
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Ximena Rios
Undergrad RA
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Gabriela Obregon
Undergrad RA
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Josie Pappone
Postbac RA
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Jasmine Sabol
Undergrad RA
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Selina Dai
Undergrad RA
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Milca Luna
Undergrad RA
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Dayana Castillo
Undergrad RA
Lab Alumni
Postdoctoral Research Associates and Fellows
- Kaityn Contino
Graduate Students
- Mercedes “Mercy” Valladares (Volunteer)
- Alexandra “Alex” Kcomt (Volunteer)
- Rachel Norotsky
- Gabby Rushi (Master’s Thesis Student)
- Melanie Thomas (Research Assistant)
- Madeline Sabin (Research Assistant)
- Marlene Chávez Corona
- Zoe Devine (Research Assistant and Voice of the Lab)
- Estefanía Narváez (Master’s Thesis Student)
- Hanah Kitamoto (Research Assistant)
- Mia Shursky (Master’s Thesis Student)
Undergraduate Students
- Kayla Ji
- Rafiyat Adenlola
- Gabriela Behar
- Paola Belsol
- Kelly Clougher
- Saman B-Razavi
- Renzo Quintero (Summer 2023 UROP Scholar)
- Delainie Perez
- Nicole Becerra
- Paulina Villanueva Salcedo (Summer 2025 UROP Scholar)
- Tingyu He
- Melanie Criollo-Landi (Spring 2025 UROP Scholar)
- Juana Bustos Martin (Fall 2025 Intern)
Laboratory Staff
- Pau Cuadrado (Lab Manager)
- Mia Shursky
Visiting Members
- Sarah Bunyan (NC A&T State University-Summer Internship 2025)
- Janelle Beth Flores, MS, CCC-SLP, University of Houston
- Derron McQuitty (NC A&T State University-Summer Internship 2024)
- Camden Waterhouse
Interested in getting involved with our lab’s work? Check out our open positions!






