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Core Faculty:

salatDavid H. Salat, Ph.D.
Director, NeRVe Center
Research Interests: aging, age-associated neurodegenerative disease (Alzheimer’s disease, dementia), traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, neuroimaging methodology development (e.g., diffusion)

 

mikeMichael Esterman, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Functional Imaging, NeRVe Center
Research Interests: attentional control, PTSD, TBI, focal brain injury, fMRI, TMS, tCS

 

 

leritzElizabeth C. Leritz, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Training and Education, NeRVe Center
Research Interests: aging, memory

 

 

Center Staff:

ginoGino Jackson, M.S., Major USMC (Retired)
Administrative Officer, NeRVe Center

 

 

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Computer Scientist, NeRVe Center

 

Rinu Daniel, B.S.
Biomedical Engineer, NeRVe Center

 

 

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Health Science Specialist, NeRVe Center

 

Emma Brown, B.S.
Neuroimaging Research Assistant, NeRVe Center

 

 

Affiliated Faculty:


FullSizeRenderMelissa Amick, Ph.D.
Research Interests: TBI, PTSD, suicide ideation, spinal cord injury, neuropsychology

 

 

mcglincheyRegina McGlinchey, Ph.D.
Research Interests: neuropsychological deficits in psychiatric and neurological populations

 

 

milberg_1William Milberg, Ph.D.
Research Interests: brain organization and information processing in aging related diseases

 

 

NaomiNaomi Sadeh, Ph.D.
Research Interests: stress-related dysregulation, impulsivity, self-destructive behavior, development & course of PTSD, non-suicidal self-injury, suicide, violence, gender specific risk factors

 

 

verfMieke Verfaellie, Ph.D.
Research Interests: cognitive and neural bases of memory, memory disorders (e.g., selective amnesia), traumatic brain injury

 

 

Hayes_scope3Scott M. Hayes, Ph.D.
Associate Director, NeRVe Center
Research Interests: memory, aging, medial temporal lobe amnesia, mild cognitive impairment, posttraumatic stress disorder, mild traumatic brain injury, physical fitness

 

jasmeetJasmeet P. Hayes, Ph.D.
Research Interests: trauma, PTSD, memory, TBI, emotion-cognition interactions

 

 

JMSpielberg_nobgJeffrey M. Spielberg, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Neuroimaging Analysis Development, NeRVe Center
Research Interests: anxiety, trauma, PTSD, mood disorders (depression, bipolar), connectomics, motivation, executive function, neuroimaging methodology development (e.g., graph theory)

 

Francesca Fortenbaugh, Ph.D.
Research Interests: space perception, sustained attention, MVPA and connectivity analyses

 

Meghan E. Robinson, Ph.D.
Biomedical Engineer, NeRVe Center
Research Interests: TBI, blast exposure, trauma-related neurodegeneration

 

 

Affiliated Postdocs:

vincentVincent Corbo, Ph.D.
Research Interests: PTSD, childhood trauma, stress, anxiety

 

 

dmiller_headshotDanielle R. Sullivan, Ph.D.
Research Interests: DTI, TBI, PTSD, fMRI, functional connectivity, cognitive control

 

 

palumboDaniela J. Palombo, Ph.D.
Research Interests: memory, decision making, medial temporal lobes, amnesia

 

 

Victoria Poole, Ph.D.
Research Interests: attention, TBI, falls, mobility, aging, CV risk

 

arkadiyArkadiy Maksimovskiy, Ph.D.
Research Interests: reward, attention, addiction, psychopathology, frontal lobes, decision making