Brooke N. Macnamara, Principal Investigator
Primary Lab
– Skill, Learning, and Performance Lab
Research Interests
– Skill acquisition/expertise
– Individual differences in cognitive abilities
– Working memory
– Predictors of achievement
Mariel Barnett, Graduate Student
Primary Lab
– Skill, Learning, and Performance Lab
Research Interests
– Academic achievement
– Performance under pressure
– Individual differences
– Learning, skill acquisition, and expertise
Kyle LaFollette, Graduate Student
Primary Lab
Research Interests
– Computational cognitive modeling
– Decision making
– Learning and memory
– Performance under threat, pressure, and fear
Doroteja Rubez, Graduate Student
Primary Lab
– The ALERT Lab
Research Interests
– Executive functions
– Risk and protective factors to socioeconomic adversity
– Cognitive development across the lifespan
– Early intervention
Graduate Research Assistants
Carly Lubowe
Primary Lab
– Neurodevelopment Research Lab
Research Interests
– Neurodevelopmental differences
– Long-term cognitive outcomes
– Skill acquisition and learning
– Eye tracking
Post-Bac Research Assistants
Alexandra Valocchi
Kat Hradek
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Radha Patel
Jaylene Vázquez
Isabella Zolikoff
Michelle Orioha
Geetha Thomas
Emilio Izquierdo
Ethan Lopykinski
Notable Alumni
Post-docs
David J. Frank, Assistant Professor
Current Position
– Assistant Professor at Youngstown State University
Research Interests
– Learning and skill acquisition
– Strategies and performance
– Metacognition
– Aging
Graduate Students
Anne Kotynski
Current Position
– Evaluation Specialist at NASA
Research Interests
– Emotion and Motivation
Michael King
Current Position
-Human Factors Engineer at Quantum Improvements Consulting
Research Interests
– Attention
– Visual search
– Working memory
– Spatial ability
– Intelligence
Amanda Merner
Current Position
– Postdoctoral Scholar at Harvard Medical School
Research Interests
– Emotion Regulation
– Executive Function
– Neurodegenerative diseases
Huangqi Jiang
Current Position
– Data Scientist at IXL Learning
Research Interests
– Cognitive Control
– Decision Making
– Cognitive Aging
Research Assistants/Lab Managers
Victoria Sisk, Graduate Student
Current Position
– Graduate student at University of Arizona
Research Interests
– Attitudes and beliefs
– Social influence
– Implicit theories
– Social psychological interventions
– Decision making
Megha “Tani” Maitra, Graduate Student
Current Position
– SLP for Chicago Public Schools
Research Interests
– Cognitive Rehabilitation
Jonathan Daniels
Current Position
– Ph.D. student at Princeton University
Research Interests
– Cognition
– Intelligence
– Computational Cognition
Bao Ho
Current Position
– Ph.D. student at Bowling Green State University
Research Interests
– Industrial-Organizational Psychology