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.
Former Center role: Instructor in Psychiatry
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Senior Lecturer
Department of Psychology, University of Haifa
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
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
Sidra Alibrahim
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. candidate (2026), Neuroscience, Princeton University
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
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
Former CDASR Role: Clinical Research Assistant
Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth Laboratory
After CDASR: Medical Student, St. George’s University
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
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.
Former Center role: Visiting Graduate Student
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Ph.D. Candidate, Neuroscience
Maastricht University
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
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2020), Dartmouth College
Elyssa Barrick
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Motivated Learning & Memory Laboratory
After CDASR: Lab Manager, Tamir Lab, Princeton University
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
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate Student, University of Virginia (Clinical Psychology)
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.
Former Center role: Clinical Psychology Intern
After CDASR: Licensed Psychologist, Alvord, Baker & Associates, LLC
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
Former Center Role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate student, Wayne State University (Clinical Psychology)
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
Former Center Role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stanford University
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
Former Center role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Assistant Professor
University of Miami
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
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
Former Center role: Clinical Interviewer
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Artist
Aliza Brown, BA
Former Center Role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate student, Georgia State University (Clinical Psychology)
Hallie Brown, BA
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth Laboratory
After CDASR: Private Sector
Devon Brunner
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Private Sector
Jennifer Buchholz
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Community Residence Counselor, McLean Hospital
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
Former Center Role: Graduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: M.D. candidate, Tufts University School of Medicine
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.
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
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate Student, SUNY Albany (Clinical Psychology)
Andrew Cohen
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Smith College (Social Work)
Beth Cosby
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Laboratory
Lily Creem
Former Center Role: Undergraduat Intern
Motivated Learning & Memory Laboratory
After CDASR: B.A. candidate (2026), Psychological & Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis
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
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A., Harvard University (2017)
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
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.
Former Center role: Visiting Faculty
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Wellesley College
Hannah Dineen
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A. Candidate (2025), Psychology, Williams College
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
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
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Medical school applicant
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
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant II
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Yale University (Clinical Psychology)
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
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research
After CDASR: Graduate Intern, Meditation Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
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
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
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
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorder Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate Student, University of Rochester (Clinical Psychology)
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
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
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant II
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Premedical Postbaccalaureate program, Bryn Mawr College
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.
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
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
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorder Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate Student, University of Colorado, Boulder
Reese Gawronski
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A. Candidate (2022), Psychology, Colorado College
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
Former Center role: Graduate Student
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: PhD Candidate (2022), Clinical Neuroscience, University of Manchester
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
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Medical Student, Harvard Medical School (MD/PhD program)
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
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Lab Manager, Gee lab, Yale University
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
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant II
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
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
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
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.
Former Center role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Associate Investigator
Laureate Institute for Brain Research
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
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.
Former Center role: Visiting Scholar
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Ph.D. Candidate (2019), University of Valparaiso
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
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
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant II
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Data Analyst, Stanford University
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
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
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.
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
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorder Laboratory
After CDASR: Biostatistician, Partners Healthcare
Ariel Kim
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: A.B. Candidate (2024), Psychology, Harvard University
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
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Boston College (Social Work)
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
Former Center Role: Graduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
Elli Kypraiou
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.Sc. Candidate (2022), Psychology; Tufts University
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.
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
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
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
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A., Biology and Psychology, Dartmouth College, 2021
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
Former Center role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: College Fellow, Psychology Department, Harvard University
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
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Boston College (Social Work)
Yinru Long, EdM
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant II
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
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
Former Center role: Student Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Masconomet Regional High School, Class of 2018
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
Former Center Role: Clinical Research Assistant
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Private sector
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.
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
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
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Medical School applicant
Callie McGrath, Ph.D.
Former Center role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Sr. Consultant, Deloitte
Analise McGreal
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
Meaghan McKenna
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: B.A. Candidate (2024), Neuroscience & Behavior and Latin, Mount Holyoke College
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.
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
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A. candidate (2025), Psychology, Boston University
Yeabsira Mohammed
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Motivated Learning & Memory Laboratory
After CDASR: B.A. Candidate (2025), Computer Science and Neuroscience, Harvard University
Abigail Moline, BA
Former Center Role: Clinical Research Assistant
Motivated Learning & Memory Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate student, Purdue University (Clinical Psychology)
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
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A. Candidate (2024), Applied Mathematics, Harvard University
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
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
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
Former Center role: Undergraduate Student
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S., Boston College (2020)
Stefanie Nickels, PhD
Former Center role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Data Scientist, Verily Life Sciences
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
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant II
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Northeastern University (Applied Psychology)
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)
Caitlyn O’Boyle
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. candidate (2025), Biopsychology, Tufts University
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
Former Center Role: Director
Affective Neuroscience of Trauma and Resilience Lab
After CDASR: Senior Principal Research Scientist, Crisis Text Line.
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
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: Postbaccalaureate premedical student, Bryn Mawr College
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.
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
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.
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
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Medical School Applicant
Angela Pisoni
Former Center role: Clinical Research Coordinator
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorder Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Duke University (Clinical Psychology)
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
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience Lab
After CDASR: Graduate Student, School of Public Health, Boston University
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
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
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Motivated Learning & Memory Laboratory
After CDASR: Private Sector
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
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.Sc. Candidate (2019), Harvard University
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
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2023), Biopsychology, Tufts University
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
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant II
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Licensed Practical Nursing program
Ashleigh Rutherford
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Yale University (Clinical Psychology)
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
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
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A. Candidate (2022), Psychology, Pomona College
Ananya Samuel
Former Center role: Graduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Former Center role: Graduate Student
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Ph.D. Candidate, Neuroscience, Sorbonne University (2020)
Lillian Shattuck
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A. Candidate (2025), Psychology, Middlebury College
Jean Shi
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.A., Clinical Psychology, Tufts University, 2023
Paris Singleton
Former Center Role: Clinical Research Assistant
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorder Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Northwestern University (Clinical Psychology)
Emily Sinrod
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.Sc., Biopsychology, Tufts University, 2022
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.
Former Center Role: Visiting Graduate Student
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Ph.D. Candidate (2019), Psychology
University of Marburg
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
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
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
Former Center role: Laboratory Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2022), Behavioral Neuroscience, Northeastern University
Viraj Talim
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2023), Biology, Northeastern University
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
Anna Tierney, BA
Former Center Role: Clinical Research Assistant
Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth (TEDY) Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate student, University of Virginia (Clinical Psychology)
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.
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
Former Center role: Clinical Research Assistant
Child and Adolescent Mood Disorder Laboratory
After CDASR: Graduate Student, Catholic University (Clinical Psychology)
Natashav Walker-Taylor
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Motivated Learning & Memory Laboratory
After CDASR: B.S. candidate (2024), Psychology, University of Massachusetts
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
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. Candidate (2020), Union College
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
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.
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
Former Center Role: Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Graduate student, Vanderbilt University (Clinical Psychology)
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
Former Center role: Visiting Scholar
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Ph.D. Candidate (2019), West China Medical School of Sichuan University
Vivian Yang
Former Center Role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: B.S. candidate (2025), Psychology, Emory University
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
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Musical Training, Barcelona
Guolin Zhang
Former Center role: Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: M.A. Candidate, Mental Health Counseling (2020), Boston College
Peter Zhukovsky, PhD
Former Center Role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
After CDASR: Assistant Professor, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto
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