Former Center Members
![Monica Aas, Ph.D.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/aas_monica_thumbnail.jpg)
Monica Aas, Ph.D.
Former Center role: Visiting Faculty
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Principal Investigator
NORMENT, KG Jebsen Center for Psychosis Research
Oslo University Hospital & Institute of Clinical Medicine
![Roee Admon, Ph.D.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/admon_roee_thumb-120x120.png)
Roee Admon, Ph.D.
Former Center role: Instructor in Psychiatry
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Senior Lecturer
Department of Psychology, University of Haifa
![Subul Ahmad](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Subul_Ahmad-120-120x120.jpg)
Subul Ahmad
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2025), Neuroscience and Neurobiology, Harvard University
![Claudia Aibel](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Claudia_Aibel_120-120x120.jpg)
Claudia Aibel
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S./B.A. Candidate (2023), Psychology and International Relations, Tufts University
![Kyasha Ambroise](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Kyasha_Ambroise200-e1686533305573-120x120.jpg)
Kyasha Ambroise
Former Center Role: MMHRSP Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2024), Psychology, Quinnipiac University
![Yuen Siang Ang, DPhil](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Yuen_120.jpg)
Yuen Siang Ang, DPhil
Former Center role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Scientist I
Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR Singapore
![Lindsay Appleman](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Lindsay_thumbnail.jpg)
Lindsay Appleman
Former CDASR Role: Clinical Research Assistant
Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth Laboratory
After CDASR: Medical Student, St. George’s University
![Aseelah Ashraf](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Aseelah_Ashraf_120-120x120.jpg)
Aseelah Ashraf
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Affective Neuroscience of Trauma and Resilience Lab
After CDASR: A.B. Candidate (2024), History and Science, Harvard University
![Randy P. Auerbach, PhD, ABPP](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Randy_4-16_120.jpg)
Randy P. Auerbach, PhD, ABPP
Former Center role: Director, Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Associate Professor, Columbia University
Email: randy.auerbach@nyspi.columbia.edu![Jindra Bakker, M.Sc.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bakker_jindra_thumbnail.jpg)
Jindra Bakker, M.Sc.
Former Center role: Visiting Graduate Student
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Ph.D. Candidate, Neuroscience
Maastricht University
![Emma Balkind](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Emma_Balkind_120-120x120.jpg)
Emma Balkind
Former Center role: Technical Research Assistant II
Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate student, Suffolk University (Clinical Psychology)
![Klara Barbarossa](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Klara_120.jpg)
Klara Barbarossa
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2020), Dartmouth College
![Elyssa Barrick](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/barrick_elyssa_thumbnail-120x120.jpg)
Elyssa Barrick
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Motivated Learning & Memory Laboratory
After CDASR: Lab Manager, Tamir Lab, Princeton University
![Victoire Beaufils](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Victoire_Beaufils_120-120x120.jpg)
Victoire Beaufils
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2022), Computer Science, Purdue University
![Miranda Beltzer](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/beltzer_miranda_cropped-120x120.jpg)
Miranda Beltzer
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate Student, University of Virginia (Clinical Psychology)
![Leah Benrubi](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Leah_Benrubi_120.jpg)
Leah Benrubi
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2021), Tufts University
![Lisa Berghorst, Ph.D.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/berghorst_lisa-thumb.jpg)
Lisa Berghorst, Ph.D.
Former Center role: Clinical Psychology Intern
After CDASR: Licensed Psychologist, Alvord, Baker & Associates, LLC
![Gwenievere Birster](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Gwenievere_120.jpg)
Gwenievere Birster
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Psychiatric Technician
Wellspan Philhaven Psychiatric Hospital
![Jacob Blank, BA](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Jacob_Blank_120-120x120.jpg)
Jacob Blank, BA
Former Center Role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate student, Wayne State University (Clinical Psychology)
![Erin Bondy](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bondy_erin_thumbnail.jpg)
Erin Bondy
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorder Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Washington University in St. Louis (Clinical Psychology)
![Lauren Borchers, PhD](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Lauren_Borchers_120-120x120.jpg)
Lauren Borchers, PhD
Former Center Role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stanford University
![Emily Borges](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/emily_borges-120-120x120.jpg)
Emily Borges
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2023), Neuroscience, Emmanuel College
![Daniel Bradford, PhD](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Daniel_Bradford_120.jpg)
Daniel Bradford, PhD
Former Center role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Assistant Professor
University of Miami
![Charles Bray](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Charles_Bray_120-120x120.jpg)
Charles Bray
Former Center role: Laboratory Assistant, MMHRSP Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2022), Biotechnology; Worcester State University
![Micah Breiger](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Micah_120.jpg)
Micah Breiger
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Medical Student, Harvard Medical School
![Nancy Hall Brooks, M.Ed, LMHC](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/nancy-thumb.jpg)
Nancy Hall Brooks, M.Ed, LMHC
Former Center role: Clinical Interviewer
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Artist
![Hallie Brown, BA](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Hallie_Brown_120-120x120.jpg)
Hallie Brown, BA
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth Laboratory
After CDASR: Private Sector
![Devon Brunner](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Devon_120.jpg)
Devon Brunner
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Private Sector
![Jennifer Buchholz](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/buchholz_jen_125-120x120.jpg)
Jennifer Buchholz
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Community Residence Counselor, McLean Hospital
![Emilia Cárdenas](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Emilia_270-120x120.jpg)
Emilia Cárdenas
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Vanderbilt University (Clinical Psychology)
![Nicole Cassarino, MPH](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Nicole_Cassarino-120.jpg)
Nicole Cassarino, MPH
Former Center Role: Graduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: M.D. candidate, Tufts University School of Medicine
![Emily Casteen](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/EmilyCasteen_120.jpg)
Emily Casteen
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant II
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Medical Student, University of Kansas Medical School
![Joanna Chango, Ph.D.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chango_joanna_220x234-120x120.jpg)
Joanna Chango, Ph.D.
Former Center role: Postdoctoral Clinical Fellow
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Senior Associate for Movious Consulting
Avijit Chowdhury, PhD
Former Center role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research
After CDASR: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Meditation Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
![Rachel Clegg](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/clegg_rachel_thumb.jpg)
Rachel Clegg
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate Student, SUNY Albany (Clinical Psychology)
![Andrew Cohen](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cohen_andrew-thumb.jpg)
Andrew Cohen
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Smith College (Social Work)
![Beth Cosby](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/BethCosby_120.jpg)
Beth Cosby
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Laboratory
![Jiaolong Cui, Ph.D.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cui_jiaolong_cropped.jpg)
Jiaolong Cui, Ph.D.
Former Center role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Technical Staff, Oracle Corp, San Francisco CA
![Stephanie Deccy](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/deccy_steph_thumbnail.jpg)
Stephanie Deccy
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A., Harvard University (2017)
![Sophie DelDonno](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/deldonno_sophie-thumb.jpg)
Sophie DelDonno
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience Lab
After CDASR: Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago (Psychology)
![Lauren Demers](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/demers_lauren_cropped-120x120.png)
Lauren Demers
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota (Clinical Psychology)
![Christen Deveney, Ph.D.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/christen_deveney-120x120.jpg)
Christen Deveney, Ph.D.
Former Center role: Visiting Faculty
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Wellesley College
![Hannah Dineen](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Hannah_Dineen-120.jpg)
Hannah Dineen
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A. Candidate (2025), Psychology, Williams College
![Shreya Divatia](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/shreya_divatia_125-120x120.png)
Shreya Divatia
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Clinical Data Coordinator, New England Research Institutes
![Daifeng Dong, MS](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/DaifengDong_120-120x120.jpg)
Daifeng Dong, MS
Former Center Role: Visiting Graduate Student
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Ph.D. Candidate (2022), Psychology, Central South University, P.R. China
![Sam Douglas](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/douglas_sam_mclean_thumb.jpg)
Sam Douglas
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Medical school applicant
![Magda Dubois](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dubois_magda_thumbnail.jpg)
Magda Dubois
Former Center role: Visiting Graduate Student
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: M.S. Candidate (2017)
Ecole Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Lausanne, Switzerland
![Jessica Duda](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Jessie_Duda_120-119x120.jpg)
Jessica Duda
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant II
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Yale University (Clinical Psychology)
![Anamika Dutta](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AnamikaDutta_120.jpg)
Anamika Dutta
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A. Candidate (2020), College of the Holy Cross
![Megan Eckman](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Megan_Eckman_120-120x120.jpg)
Megan Eckman
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research
After CDASR: Graduate Intern, Meditation Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
![Avalon Edwards](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Avalon_Edwards-120-120x120.jpg)
Avalon Edwards
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth Laboratory
After CDASR: B.S./B.A. Candidate (2024), Psychology, Sociology, Tufts University
![Kevin Einkauf](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/einkauf_kevin_thumb.jpg)
Kevin Einkauf
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Research Assistant, Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard
![Shiba Esfand, BA](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Shiba_Esfand_120-120x120.jpg)
Shiba Esfand, BA
Former Center Role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate student, University of California - Los Angeles (Clinical Psychology)
![Erika Esposito](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/esposito_erika_125-120x120.jpg)
Erika Esposito
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorder Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate Student, University of Rochester (Clinical Psychology)
![Jennifer Fanning, PhD](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Jennifer_Fanning_120.jpg)
Jennifer Fanning, PhD
Former Center role: Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Clinical Psychologist in private practice
![Madison Fisher](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Madison_Fisher-120.jpg)
Madison Fisher
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth (TEDY) Laboratory
After CDASR: Clinical Research Coordinator, Neuroendocrine unit, Mass General Hospital
![Kevin Frederiks](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Kevin_Frederiks_120-87x120.jpg)
Kevin Frederiks
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant II
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Premedical Postbaccalaureate program, Bryn Mawr College
![Nicole Frontero](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/NicoleFrontero_120.jpg)
Nicole Frontero
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A. Candidate (2020), Amherst College
![Rena Fukunaga, Ph.D.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/fukunaga_rena_120.jpg)
Rena Fukunaga, Ph.D.
Former Center role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
![Hoki Fung](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Hoki_Fung_120-120x120.jpg)
Hoki Fung
Former Center role: Graduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: M.S. Candidate (2022), Artificial Intelligence; National University of Singapore
![Casey Gardiner](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/gardiner_casey-thumb.jpg)
Casey Gardiner
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorder Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate Student, University of Colorado, Boulder
![Reese Gawronski](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Reese_Gawronski_120-120x120.jpg)
Reese Gawronski
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A. Candidate (2022), Psychology, Colorado College
![Danna Gelfand](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/danna_gelfand-120-120x120.jpg)
Danna Gelfand
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2025), Health, Science, Society, and Policy, Brandeis University
![Franziska Goer](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/goer_franzi_long_cropped-120x120.jpg)
Franziska Goer
Former Center role: Graduate Student
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: PhD Candidate (2022), Clinical Neuroscience, University of Manchester
![Hannah Gogel](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/gogel_hannah-thumb-119x120.png)
Hannah Gogel
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience Lab
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Institute for Strategic Leadership and Learning, University of California Berkeley
![Isobel Green](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/green_isobel_thumbnail.jpg)
Isobel Green
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Medical Student, Harvard Medical School (MD/PhD program)
![Sally Guthrie](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Sally_Guthrie_120.jpg)
Sally Guthrie
Former Center role: Graduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Research Data Analyst
Psychotic Disorders Division, McLean Hospital
![Jason Haberman](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/haberman_jason_thumbnail.jpg)
Jason Haberman
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Lab Manager, Gee lab, Yale University
![Anja Haile, M.Sc.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/haile_anje_cropped-120x120.jpg)
Anja Haile, M.Sc.
Former Center role: Visiting Graduate Student
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Ph.D. Candidate
Elite Graduate Program in Neuro-Cognitive Psychology
Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich
![Ellen Hedstrom](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/EllenHedstrom_120-120x120.jpg)
Ellen Hedstrom
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant II
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
![Riley Hoffman](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Riley_Hoffman_120-120x120.jpg)
Riley Hoffman
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: A.B. Candidate (2023), Neurobiology and Government, Harvard University
![Kristin Howell, BA](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Kristin_Howell_120-120x120.jpg)
Kristin Howell, BA
Former Center Role: Clinical Research Assistant
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate student, University of Massachusetts-Amherst (Clinical Psychology)
![Lauren Hutson, BA/BS](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Lauren_Hutson_120-120x120.jpg)
Lauren Hutson, BA/BS
Former Center Role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate student, University of Rochester (Clinical Psychology)
![Maria Ironside, D.Phil.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Maria_thumbnail.jpg)
Maria Ironside, D.Phil.
Former Center role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Associate Investigator
Laureate Institute for Brain Research
![Manon Ironside](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ironside_manon250-120x120.jpg)
Manon Ironside
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate student, University of California-Berkeley (Clinical Psychology)
![Elana Israel](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Elana_120.jpg)
Elana Israel
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Binghamton University (Clinical Psychology)
![Ann Iturra Mena, M.Sc.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/AnnIturra_120.jpg)
Ann Iturra Mena, M.Sc.
Former Center role: Visiting Scholar
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Ph.D. Candidate (2019), University of Valparaiso
![Maia Jaffer-Diaz](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Maia_Jaffer_Diaz-120-120x120.jpg)
Maia Jaffer-Diaz
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Master's Candidate, Social Work, Boston University
![Yueyi (Sherry) Jiang](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Sherry_thumbnail.jpg)
Yueyi (Sherry) Jiang
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate Student, University of California-San Diego (Psychology and Cognitive Science)
![Emily Johns](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Emily_Johns_120-120x120.jpg)
Emily Johns
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant II
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Data Analyst, Stanford University
![Roselinde Kaiser, Ph.D.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/kaiser_rosi_250-120x120.jpg)
Roselinde Kaiser, Ph.D.
Former Center role: Postdoctoral Clinical and Research Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
University of California-Los Angeles
![Pragya Kakani](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/kakani_pragya_headshot_cropped-120x120.jpg)
Pragya Kakani
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Associate, L.E.K Consulting, Boston, MA
![Min Su Kang, Ed.M](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/min_thumbnail.jpg)
Min Su Kang, Ed.M
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate Student, University of Pennsylvania (Clinical Psychology)
![William D. “Scott” Killgore, Ph.D.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/killgore_scott-thumb.jpg)
William D. “Scott” Killgore, Ph.D.
Former Center role: Co-Director, Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
After CDASR: Professor of Psychiatry, Professor of Medical Imaging, Professor of Psychology
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tuscon AZ
![Judy Chung Min Kim](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/kim_judy_website_thumb-119x120.png)
Judy Chung Min Kim
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorder Laboratory
After CDASR: Biostatistician, Partners Healthcare
![Ariel Kim](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ariel_Kim_120-120x120.jpg)
Ariel Kim
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: A.B. Candidate (2024), Psychology, Harvard University
![Maia Kipman](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/kipman_maia-thumb.jpg)
Maia Kipman
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience Lab
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University
![Rebecca Kremens](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Becca2_120.jpg)
Rebecca Kremens
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Boston College (Social Work)
![Lynette Krick](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/LynKrick_120.jpg)
Lynette Krick
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant II
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Temple University (Clinical Psychology)
![Kshitij Kumar, MS](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Kshitij_Kumar-120-120x120.jpg)
Kshitij Kumar, MS
Former Center Role: Graduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
![Elli Kypraiou](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Elli_Kypraiou_120-120x120.jpg)
Elli Kypraiou
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.Sc. Candidate (2022), Psychology; Tufts University
![Julia Lagomarsino](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Julia_Lagomarsino_120-120x120.jpg)
Julia Lagomarsino
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A. Candidate (2024), Psychology, Colby College
![Steve Lamontagne, Ph.D.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SteveLamontagne_120-120x120.jpg)
Steve Lamontagne, Ph.D.
Former Center role: Visiting Graduate Student
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Institute of Mental Health
![Hannah Lawrence, PhD](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Hannah_Lawrence_120-120x120.jpg)
Hannah Lawrence, PhD
Former Center role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth Laboratory
After CDASR: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Oregon State University
![Michael Lewis, PhD, MPH](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Mike_Lewis_120-120x120.jpg)
Michael Lewis, PhD, MPH
Former Center Role: Post-doctoral research fellow
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Center for Affective Neuromodulation and Computations: CAN-C, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
![Judy Li](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Judy_Li_120-120x120.jpg)
Judy Li
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A., Biology and Psychology, Dartmouth College, 2021
![Iris Li, BA](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Iris_Li_120-120x120.jpg)
Iris Li, BA
Former Center Role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate student, Stony Brook University (Clinical Psychology)
![Sarah Hope Lincoln, PhD](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/SHLincoln-thumbnail.jpg)
Sarah Hope Lincoln, PhD
Former Center role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: College Fellow, Psychology Department, Harvard University
![Samantha Linton, PhD](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Samantha_Linton_120-120x120.jpg)
Samantha Linton, PhD
Former Center role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Senior Research Associate at Adelphi Values LLC, Boston
![Rachel Lobien](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/RachelLobien_120.jpg)
Rachel Lobien
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Boston College (Social Work)
![Yinru Long, EdM](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/yinru_long_120-2.jpg)
Yinru Long, EdM
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant II
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
![Nathaniel Lovell-Smith](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Nathaniel_120.jpg)
Nathaniel Lovell-Smith
Former Center role: Graduate Intern
Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate Student, The Pennsylvania State University (Clinical Psychology)
![Jacob Low](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Jacob_Low_120.jpg)
Jacob Low
Former Center role: Student Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Masconomet Regional High School, Class of 2018
![Spencer Low](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Spencer_Low_120-120x119.jpg)
Spencer Low
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2020), University of Connecticut
![Brian Lynch, BA](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Brian_Lynch_120-120x120.jpg)
Brian Lynch, BA
Former Center Role: Clinical Research Assistant
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Private sector
![Saira Madarasmi](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/SairaMadarasmi_120.jpg)
Saira Madarasmi
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A. Candidate (2021), Tufts University
![Poorvi Mandayam Keshava, M.A.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Poorvi_Keshava_120-120x120.jpg)
Poorvi Mandayam Keshava, M.A.
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research
After CDASR: Senior Clinical Research Assistant, Meditation Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
![Kathryn Margiotta](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Katie_Margiotta_120-120x120.jpg)
Kathryn Margiotta
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research
After CDASR: Clinical Research Assistant, Meditation Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
![Lucia Martinez-Sanchez](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Lucia_Martinez_120-120x120.jpg)
Lucia Martinez-Sanchez
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Medical School applicant
![Callie McGrath, Ph.D.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mcgrath_callie_thumbnail.jpg)
Callie McGrath, Ph.D.
Former Center role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Sr. Consultant, Deloitte
![Analise McGreal](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mcgreal_analise_thumbnail.jpg)
Analise McGreal
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
![Malavika Mehta](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mehta_malavika_thumbnail.jpg)
Malavika Mehta
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Medical Student, University of Chicago
![Alex Millner, Ph.D.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/millner_alex-thumb.jpg)
Alex Millner, Ph.D.
Former Center role: Ph.D. Candidate, Harvard University
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, Harvard University
![Avani Mitra](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Avani_Mitra-120.jpg)
Avani Mitra
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A. candidate (2025), Psychology, Boston University
![Yeabsira Mohammed](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Yeabsire_Mohammed-120.jpg)
Yeabsira Mohammed
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Motivated Learning & Memory Laboratory
After CDASR: B.A. Candidate (2025), Computer Science and Neuroscience, Harvard University
![Amelia Moser](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Amelia_120.jpg)
Amelia Moser
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate Student, University of Colorado Boulder (Clinical Psychology)
![Jacqueline Moss](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Jacqueline_Moss-120.jpg)
Jacqueline Moss
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A. Candidate (2024), Applied Mathematics, Harvard University
![Laura Murray](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/murray_laura-thumb.jpg)
Laura Murray
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research
After CDASR: Graduate Student, University of Michigan (Clinical Psychology)
![Nara Nascimento](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Nara_thumbnail.jpg)
Nara Nascimento
Former CDASR Role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Good Shepherd Community Care, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Specialist
![Sarah Naticchia](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Sarah_Naticchia-120.jpg)
Sarah Naticchia
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A. Candidate (2025), Neuroscience, Harvard University
Olga Nazarenko
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Research Assistant, Case Western University
![Casey Nicastri](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Casey_120.jpg)
Casey Nicastri
Former Center role: Undergraduate Student
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S., Boston College (2020)
![Stefanie Nickels, PhD](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Stefanie-4_120.jpg)
Stefanie Nickels, PhD
Former Center role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Data Scientist, Verily Life Sciences
![Sienna Nielsen](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/SiennaNielsen_120.jpg)
Sienna Nielsen
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant II
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate Student, University of Pittsburg (Clinical Psychology)
![Genevieve Nowicki](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Genny_Peck_120-120x120.jpg)
Genevieve Nowicki
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant II
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Northeastern University (Applied Psychology)
![Kaylee Null, BA](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Kaylee_Null_07.22-120-120x120.jpg)
Kaylee Null, BA
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate student, University of California - Los Angeles (Clinical Psychology)
![Jack Ognibene](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Jack_Ognibene-120.jpg)
Jack Ognibene
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth (TEDY) Laboratory
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2024), Psychology, Northeastern University
![Elizabeth Olson, PhD](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/EOlson_orig_resized3-120x120.jpg)
Elizabeth Olson, PhD
Former Center Role: Director
Affective Neuroscience of Trauma and Resilience Lab
After CDASR: Senior Principal Research Scientist, Crisis Text Line.
![Caroline Ostrand](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Caroline-Ostrand-120.jpg)
Caroline Ostrand
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Affective Neuroscience of Trauma and Resilience Lab
After CDASR: Graduate student, University of Minnesota (Clinical Science and Psychopathology Research Program)
![Tate Overbey](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Tate_120.jpg)
Tate Overbey
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Postbaccalaureate premedical student, Bryn Mawr College
![Cindy Pang](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CindyPang_120.jpg)
Cindy Pang
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2023), University of North Carolina
![Tatiana Papageourgiou, B.S.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Tatiana_Papageourgiou-120-120x120.jpg)
Tatiana Papageourgiou, B.S.
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S., Cognitive and Brain Science & Biology, Tufts University (2023)
![Briana Pastro](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/BriPastro_120-120x120.jpg)
Briana Pastro
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant II
Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Fordham University (Clinical Psychology)
![Pia Pechtel, Ph.D.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/pechtel_pia-thumb.jpg)
Pia Pechtel, Ph.D.
Former Center role: Instructor in Psychiatry
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Trainee Clinical Psychologist (clinical re-specialization)
University of Exeter
![Sarah Perlo](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Sarah-thumbnail.jpg)
Sarah Perlo
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Medical School Applicant
![Angela Pisoni](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/pisoni_angela_125-120x120.jpg)
Angela Pisoni
Former Center role: Clinical Research Coordinator
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorder Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Duke University (Clinical Psychology)
![Ruby Potash](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Ruby_Potash_120-120x120.jpg)
Ruby Potash
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2023), Behavioral Neuroscience, Northeastern University
![Lily (Preer) Sonis](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/preer_lily-thumb-120x119.jpg)
Lily (Preer) Sonis
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience Lab
After CDASR: Graduate Student, School of Public Health, Boston University
![Sanjana Ramrajvel](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Sanjana_120-120x120.jpg)
Sanjana Ramrajvel
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: A.B. Candidate (2022), Applied Mathematics, Harvard University
![Omar Riaz](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Omar_Riaz_120-120x120.jpg)
Omar Riaz
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2022), Electrical Engineering and Physics, Northeastern University
![Christine Richards](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Christine_120.jpg)
Christine Richards
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Motivated Learning & Memory Laboratory
After CDASR: Private Sector
![Katherine Rochat, BA](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Kate_Rochat_120-120x120.jpg)
Katherine Rochat, BA
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Motivated Learning and Memory Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate student, Boston University School of Public Health
![Kayla Roche](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Kayla_Roche_120-1.jpg)
Kayla Roche
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.Sc. Candidate (2019), Harvard University
![Juliana Rodriguez](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Juliana_Rodriguez-120.jpg)
Juliana Rodriguez
Former Center Role: MMHRSP Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A., Psychology, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (2023)
![Vaughn Rogers](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/VaughnRogers_120-120x120.jpg)
Vaughn Rogers
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2023), Biopsychology, Tufts University
![Adrienne Romer, PhD](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/AdrienneRomer_120-120x120.jpg)
Adrienne Romer, PhD
Former Center Role: Postdoctoral Clinical and Research Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology (Clinical Science)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
![Valerie Ruberto](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/valerie_ruberto_120-120x120.jpg)
Valerie Ruberto
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant II
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Licensed Practical Nursing program
![Ashleigh Rutherford](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Ashleigh_thumbnail.jpg)
Ashleigh Rutherford
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Yale University (Clinical Psychology)
![Anastasia Ryhanych](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Anastasia_Ryhanych_120-120x120.jpg)
Anastasia Ryhanych
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research
After CDASR: Graduate Intern, Meditation Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
![Matthew Sacchet, PhD](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sacchet_120.jpg)
Matthew Sacchet, PhD
Former Center role: Director of Meditation Research
Center for Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Research
After CDASR: Director of Meditation Research Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
![Ananya Saluja](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ananya_Saluja_120-120x120.jpg)
Ananya Saluja
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A. Candidate (2022), Psychology, Pomona College
![Ananya Samuel](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Ananya_Samuel_120-120x120.jpg)
Ananya Samuel
Former Center role: Graduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
![Kimberly Santos](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Kimberly_Santos-120-120x120.jpg)
Kimberly Santos
Former Center role: McLean Mental Health Research Summer Program Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A. Candidate (2024), Psychology, Gordon College
![Martino Schettino, MSc](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Martino_Schettino-120.jpg)
Martino Schettino, MSc
Former Center Role: Graduate Student
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Ph.D. candidate (2024),
Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychological Rehabilition, Sapienza University of Rome
![Hans Schroder, PhD](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Hans_120.jpg)
Hans Schroder, PhD
Former Center role: Postdoctoral Clinical and Research Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Clinical Lecturer and Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Psychiatry and Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine
University of Michigan
![Zachary Schwab](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/schwab_zach-thumb.jpg)
Zachary Schwab
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience Lab
After CDASR: Medical Student, University of Kansas School of Medicine
![Jason Scott, BA](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Jason_Scott_120-120x120.jpg)
Jason Scott, BA
Former Center Role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Medical Student, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
![Michelle Seliger-Schamberg, M.P.H.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/seliger_michelle-thumbnail.jpg)
Michelle Seliger-Schamberg, M.P.H.
Former Center role: Graduate Student
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Ph.D. Candidate
Harvard Graduate School Interfaculty Program in Education
![Idil Sezer](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Idil_Sezer_120-120x120.jpg)
Idil Sezer
Former Center role: Graduate Student
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Ph.D. Candidate, Neuroscience, Sorbonne University (2020)
![Lillian Shattuck](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Lillian_Shattuck-120.jpg)
Lillian Shattuck
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A. Candidate (2025), Psychology, Middlebury College
![Jean Shi](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Yibing_Shi_120-120x120.jpg)
Jean Shi
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A., Clinical Psychology, Tufts University, 2023
![Paris Singleton](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Paris_thumbnail.jpg)
Paris Singleton
Former Center Role: Clinical Research Assistant
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorder Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Northwestern University (Clinical Psychology)
![Emily Sinrod](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Emily_Sinrod_120-120x120.jpg)
Emily Sinrod
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.Sc., Biopsychology, Tufts University, 2022
![Julia Slaton](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Julia_Slaton_120-120x120.jpg)
Julia Slaton
Former Center role: Graduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S., Biological Science and Health Professions, The Pennsylvania State University, 2021
![Matthias Sperl, M.Sc.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/matthias_thumbnail.jpg)
Matthias Sperl, M.Sc.
Former Center Role: Visiting Graduate Student
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Ph.D. Candidate (2019), Psychology
University of Marburg
![Colin Stanton](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/stanton_colin-120x120.jpg)
Colin Stanton
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorder Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Yale University (Clinical Psychology)
![David Steinberger, BA](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/David_Steinberger_120-120x120.jpg)
David Steinberger, BA
Former Center Role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Behavioral Health Care Coordinator, North Suffolk Community Services
![Jeremy Stewart, PhD](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Stewart_thumbnail2.jpg)
Jeremy Stewart, PhD
Former Center role: Instructor in Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Assistant Professor, Psychology Department
Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.
![Justyna Stukin](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Justyna_Stukin_120-120x120.jpg)
Justyna Stukin
Former Center role: Laboratory Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2022), Behavioral Neuroscience, Northeastern University
![Viraj Talim](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Viraj_Talim_120-120x120.jpg)
Viraj Talim
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2023), Biology, Northeastern University
![Naomi Tarlow](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tarlow_naomi_thumbnail.jpg)
Naomi Tarlow
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorder Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate Student, University of Miami (Clinical Psychology)
Matt Thomas
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Community Residence Counselor, McLean Hospital
![Michael Treadway, Ph.D.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/treadway_michael_website_thumb.jpg)
Michael Treadway, Ph.D.
Former Center role: Instructor in Psychiatry
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Emory University
![Ashlee Van't Veer, Ph.D.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/vantveer_ashlee_cropped-120x120.jpg)
Ashlee Van’t Veer, Ph.D.
Former Center role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Program Analyst, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
![Genesis Vergara, M.Ed](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Genesis_thumbnail.jpg)
Genesis Vergara, M.Ed
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorder Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Catholic University (Clinical Psychology)
![Grace Wang](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Grace_Wang_120-120x120.jpg)
Grace Wang
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S./B.A. Candidate (2023), Neuroscience and Psychology, Brandeis University
![Julia Waszak](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/JuliaWaszak_120.jpg)
Julia Waszak
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2020), Union College
![Mareen Weber, Ph.D.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/weber_mareen-thumb.jpg)
Mareen Weber, Ph.D.
Former Center role: Visiting Research Fellow
Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory
After CDASR: Clinical Research Manager, Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University
![Brianna Weissel, BS](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Brianna_Weissel-120.jpg)
Brianna Weissel, BS
Former Center Role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate student, Georgia State University (Clinical Psychology)
![Alexis Whitton, Ph.D.](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/AWhitton2_thumb-120x120.jpg)
Alexis Whitton, Ph.D.
Former Center role: Instructor in Psychiatry
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Research Fellow
Black Dog Institute
University of New South Wales
![Sarah Woronko, BA](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Sarah_Woronko-120-1-120x120.jpg)
Sarah Woronko, BA
Former Center Role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate student, Vanderbilt University (Clinical Psychology)
![Mindy Xu](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Mindy_Xu_120-120x120.jpg)
Mindy Xu
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.Sc. Candidate (2023), Clinical Psychology and Child Studies and Human Development; Tufts University
![Xiao Yang, MD](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/XiaoYang_120.jpg)
Xiao Yang, MD
Former Center role: Visiting Scholar
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Ph.D. Candidate (2019), West China Medical School of Sichuan University
![Haimei Yu](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Haimei_Yu_120-120x120.jpg)
Haimei Yu
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2023), Cognitive & Behavioral Neuroscience, University of California San Diego
![Melissa Yuan](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/yuan_melissa_thumbnail-120x120.jpg)
Melissa Yuan
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Musical Training, Barcelona
![Guolin Zhang](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Guolin_120.jpg)
Guolin Zhang
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: M.A. Candidate, Mental Health Counseling (2020), Boston College
![Anel Zhunussova](https://cdasr.mclean.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Anel_Zhunussova_120-120x120.jpeg)
Anel Zhunussova
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2023), Biomedical Engineering & Business Administration, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Former ANLab Members
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Susie An Class of 2010 | ![]() |
Avram J. Holmes Ph.D. 2009 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Yale University |
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Erik Berg Class of 2007/2008 | ![]() |
Annie Berndtson Class of 2008 |
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Jeffrey Birk Graduate Student, Tufts University | ![]() |
Ryan H. Bogdan Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis |
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Marina L. Bontkowski Class of 2008 | ![]() |
Karolina M. Lempert Graduate Student, Department of Psychology, New York University |
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Justin Caram Class of 2008 Graduate student, Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago | ![]() |
Anna Chen Class of 2006 |
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Pearl Chiu Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech | ![]() |
Erika M. Cowman Schetter Medical Student, University of Washington |
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Christen M. Deveney Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Wellesley University | ![]() |
Sunny Dutra Graduate student, Department of Psychology, Yale University |
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Decklin Foster | ![]() |
Antje Gentsch Doctoral Candidate, Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Germany |
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Elena Goetz Graduate Student, Duke University | ![]() |
Allison Jahn Clinical Psychologist, Milwaukee-Madison |
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Emily Kaditz Harvard School of Public Health | ![]() |
Shiri Kessel Class of 2007 |
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Sam C. Leifer Johns Hopkins University, Class of 2008 | ![]() |
Akshay G. Lohitsa Medical Student, University of Michigan |
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TIffany M. Meites Graduate Student, University of Kansas | ![]() |
Juli Min Class of 2009 |
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Yuliya Nikolova Class of 2009 Graduate student, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University | ![]() |
James O’Shea Graduate Student, University of California-Berkeley |
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Petra E. Pajtas Class of 2007 Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, Harvard University | ![]() |
Jaffy M. Phillips Clinical Research Coordinator |
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Dorothy Plumb Clinical Research Coordinator | ![]() |
John Potts |
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Patricia L. Pringle Medical School Student, UMass Medical School | ![]() |
Kyle G. Ratner Graduate Student, New York University |
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Etienne Roesch Post-doctoral Fellow, Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics, University of Reading, UK | ![]() |
Diane L. Santesso, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo, Canada |
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Sarah Schechter Class of 2010 | ![]() |
Rebecca Sherwood Class of 2002 |
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Avgusta Shestyuk Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California-Berkeley | ![]() |
Katie A Spero Graduate Student, Lesley College |
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Katherine T. Steele Class of 2007 Medical Student, University of Pennsylvania | ![]() |
Jillian Stile |
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April Timberlake Class of 2005 Study Coordinator, Child Psychiatry Branch, NIMH | ![]() |
Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt, Ph.D. Post-doctoral Fellow, Ghent University, Belgium |
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Maria-Helene van Wagenberg Class of 2004 | ![]() |
Emily Y. Yuan Class of 2009 |