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Chinua Akaosa
Chinua is a visiting scholar with a strong curiosity about the intersection of neural and data science. He is interested in learning about consciousness, cognition, and behavior through data. Previously, he has developed computer vision models and is interested in applications of neural network modeling in the domain of neuroscience. He also enjoys exercising, learning languages, studying geological materials, and watching musical performances.
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Cam Tu Hoang
Cam Tu Hoang is from Vietnam, and she is currently pursuing B.S in Computer Engineering at the University of Utah. She is interested in how computers work and in developing software programs. She has helped to develop experiences implementing psiTurk and jsPsych. In her free time, she enjoys reading, listening to music, and watching science-fiction movies.
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Rhiannon Cowan, PhD
Rhiannon is interested in neural correlates associated with attention & emotion. Her research interests broadly span the domains of cognitive and behavioral neuroscience, kinesiology, and psychology. With a background in neurophysiology, environmental physiology, and brain stimulation, she now examines how emotions such as anxiety and stress interact with performance, memory, and cognitive control. She also enjoys camping, good coffee, live music, and watching and playing any sport.
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Veronica Zarr
Veronica earned her bachelor’s in biology and minor in business at the University of Texas at Austin in 2017. She had previously done research on the neural circuits and mechanisms underlying emotional and episodic memories. In her free time, you can find her re-reading one of her favorite fantasy novels such as the Lord of the Rings and Abhorsen trilogies.
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Elliot Smith, PhD
Elliot is fascinated by the neural codes and representations that underlie human cognition & awareness. He started off using microelectrode arrays and electrocorticography to understand auditory cortical physiology, and has used similar tools to study epilepsy and cognitive control in humans. He also enjoys skiing, cycling, appreciating nature, and making & listening to music.
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Rikki Rabinovich, PhD
During undergraduate years at Cambridge University and PhD research at Columbia, Rikki studied the cortical and subcortical correlates of emotion regulation, cognitive flexibility, learning, and temporal processing. Always interested in consciousness, Rikki now aims to investigate the perceptual and cognitive processes involved in normal and abnormal conscious states. Outside of lab, Rikki prefers to be outdoors whenever possible, and likes skiing, climbing, and oil painting.
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Feliks Royzen, PhD
Feliks received his B.S. in Biology, a minor in Chemistry, and PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Utah. His graduate thesis was to elucidate the mechanism underlying hippocampal theta oscillations. Feliks’ research interests include neural engineering, specifically brain computer interfaces, machine learning, signal processing and neural prosthetics for the treatment of various disorders. In his free time, Feliks is an avid drummer and sound engineering enthusiast.
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T Alexander Price
Alex is a talented yet humble graduate student in the Neuroscience Program who has yet to send me a bio. ;)
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Niloufar Shahdoust
Nill is an Electrical and Computer Engineering student interested in investigating decision-making, with a particular interest in reinforcement learning. Leveraging her background in artificial intelligence, she is currently exploring how epilepsy affects neurons in decision-making circuits. In her free time, she takes pleasure in activities such as reading, playing piano, learning new languages, hiking, and swimming.
