Director
Diego A. Pizzagalli, PhD
Director, Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research
Director of Research, Division of Depression & Anxiety Disorders
Director, McLean Imaging Center
Director, Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
CDASR office: deMarneffe Building, Room 233C
CDASR phone: 617-855-4230
MIC office: McLean Imaging Center, Room 130
MIC phone: 617-855-2797
FAX: 617-855-4231
Email: dap@mclean.harvard.edu
Faculty
Emily Belleau, PhD
Instructor, Department of Psychiatry
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Office: deMarneffe Building, office 233A
Phone: 617-855-4245
Email: ebelleau@mclean.harvard.edu
Daniel Dillon, PhD
Director, Motivated Learning & Memory Laboratory
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Office: deMarneffe Building, office 244
Phone: 617-855-4233
Email: ddillon@mclean.harvard.edu
Jennifer Fanning, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry
Associate Research Psychologist
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
McLean Hospital
Office: deMarneffe Building, office 226
Phone: 617-855-4170
Email: jrfanning@mclean.harvard.edu
Poornima Kumar, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Office: deMarneffe Building, office 233A
Phone: 617-855-4244
Email: pkumar@mclean.harvard.edu
Arkadiy Maksimovskiy, PhD
Instructor, Department of Psychiatry
Motivated Learning & Memory Laboratory
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Office: deMarneffe Building, office 225
Phone: 617-855-2672
Elizabeth Olson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Assistant Psychologist in the Department of Psychology
Licensed Psychologist & Health Service Provider
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Office: deMarneffe Building, office 226
Phone: 617-855-2281
Email: eaolson@mclean.harvard.edu
Isabelle M. Rosso, PhD
Director, Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Office: deMarneffe Building, office 232
Phone: 617-855-2607
Email: irosso@hms.harvard.edu
Matthew Sacchet, PhD
Director of Meditation Research
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Officel: Oaks building, office 345
Phone: 617-855-4437
Email: msacchet@mclean.harvard.edu
Lab Website: https://meditation.mclean.harvard.edu/
Christian Webb, PhD
Director, Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth Laboratory
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Office: deMarneffe Building, office 240
Phone: 617-855-4429
Email: cwebb@mclean.harvard.edu
Lab Website: https://WebbsLab.comPost-doctoral Fellows
Andrea Cataldo, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Motivated Learning & Memory Lab
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Office: deMarneffe Building, office 225
Phone: 781-243-9593
Email: amcataldo@mclean.harvard.edu
Rotem Dan, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Office: deMarneffe Building, office 233A
Phone: 617-855-2919
Email: rdanyogev@mclean.harvard.edu
Manuel Kuhn, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Office: deMarneffe Building, office 233B
Phone: 617-855-4429
Email: mkuhn@mclean.harvard.edu
Hannah Lawrence, PhD
Postdoctoral Clinical and Research Fellow
Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth Laboratory
McLean Hospital
Office: deMarneffe Building, Room 239
Phone: 617-855-4458
Email: hrlawrence@mclean.harvard.edu
Michael Lewis, PhD, MPH
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Office: deMarneffe Building, office 226
Email: mlewis@mclean.harvard.edu
Samantha Linton, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Office: deMarneffe Building, office 233A
Phone: 617-855-4422
Email: slinton@mclean.harvard.edu
Adrienne Romer, PhD
Postdoctoral Clinical and Research Fellow
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Office: deMarneffe Building, office 231
Phone: 617-855-4428
Email: aromer@mclean.harvard.edu
Research Assistants and Staff
Eylul Akman
Clinical Research Assistant
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
McLean Hospital
Office: Oaks Building, Room 358
Phone: 617-855-2268
Email: eakman@partners.org
Madeline Alexander, PhD
Director of Clinical Assessment
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Office: deMarneffe Building, Room 234
Phone: 617-855-4435
Emma Balkind
Technical Research Assistant II
Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth Laboratory
McLean Hospital
Office: deMarneffe Building, Room 238
Phone: 617-855-4195
Email: ebalkind@mclean.harvard.edu
Jacob Blank
Clinical Research Assistant II
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
McLean Hospital
Office: deMarneffe Building, Room 233
Phone: 617-855-4425
Email: jmblank@mclean.harvard.edu
Hallie Brown
Clinical Research Assistant II
Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth Laboratory
McLean Hospital
Office: deMarneffe Building, Room 238
Phone: 617-855-4246
Email: habrown@mclean.harvard.edu
Emily Casteen
Clinical Research Assistant
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
McLean Hospital
Office: Oaks Building, Room 358
Phone: 617-855-4431
Email: ecasteen@partners.org
David Crowley, ALM
Manager of LATN Research Operations
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Office: deMarneffe Building, Room 233B
Phone: 617-855-4432
Email: djcrowley@mclean.harvard.edu
Shiba Esfand
Clinical Research Assistant II
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
McLean Hospital
Office: deMarneffe Building, Room 229
Phone: 617-855-4421
Email: sesfand@mclean.harvard.edu
Kristin Howell
Clinical Research Assistant
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
McLean Hospital
Office: deMarneffe Building, Room 224
Phone: 617-855-2268
Email: kdhowell@partners.org
Maia Jaffer-Diaz
Clinical Research Assistant
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
McLean Hospital
Office: deMarneffe Building, Room 234
Phone: 617-855-4273
Email: mjaffer-diaz@mclean.harvard.edu
Emily Johns
Clinical Research Assistant II
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
McLean Hospital
Office: deMarneffe Building, Room 229
Phone: 617-855-4431
Email: ejohns@mclean.harvard.edu
Poorvi Mandayam Keshava, MA
Clinical Research Assistant II
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
McLean Hospital
Office: Oaks Building, Room 347
Phone: 617-855-4206
Email: pmandayam@mclean.harvard.edu
Janice Kiley
Senior Grant Manager
Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research
McLean Hospital
Office: deMarneffe Building, Room 242
Phone: 617-855-4241
Email: jkiley@mclean.harvard.edu
Monica Landi, MSW
Clinical Interviewer
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
McLean Hospital
Office: deMarneffe Building, Room 234
Phone: 617-855-2132
Email: mlandi@mclean.harvard.edu
Rachel Lobien
Clinical Research Assistant II
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
McLean Hospital
Email: rlobien@mclean.harvard.edu
Lucia Martinez-Sanchez
Clinical Research Assistant II
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
McLean Hospital
Office: deMarneffe Building, Room 224
Phone: 617-855-2268
Email: lmartinez@mclean.harvard.edu
Kaylee Null
Clinical Research Assistant II
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
McLean Hospital
Office: deMarneffe Building, Room 229
Phone: 617-855-4412
Email: knull@mclean.harvard.edu
Caroline Ostrand
Clinical Research Assistant II
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
McLean Hospital
Office: Oaks Building, Room 358
Phone: 617-855-2268
Email: costrand@partners.org
Katherine Rochat
Clinical Research Assistant II
Motivated Learning and Memory Laboratory
McLean Hospital
Office: deMarneffe Building, Room 241
Phone: 617-855-4241
Email: krochat@mclean.harvard.edu
Valerie Ruberto
Clinical Research Assistant II
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
McLean Hospital
Office: deMarneffe Building, Room 230
Phone: 617-855-4421
Email: vruberto@mclean.harvard.edu
Jason Scott
Clinical Research Assistant II
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
McLean Hospital
Office: deMarneffe Building, Room 229
Phone: 617-855-2247
Email: jscott@mclean.harvard.edu
David Steinberger
Clinical Research Assistant II
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
McLean Hospital
Office: deMarneffe Building, Room 233
Phone: 617-855-4290
Email: dsteinberger@mclean.harvard.edu
Anna Tierney
Clinical Research Assistant II
Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth Laboratory
McLean Hospital
Office: deMarneffe Building, Room 241
Phone: 617-855-4246
Email: aotierney@mclean.harvard.edu
Students and Visiting Scholars
Aseelah Ashraf
Undergraduate Intern
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
Email: asashraf@partners.org
A.B. Candidate (2024), History and Science:, Harvard University
Daifeng Dong, MS
Graduate Student
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
Email: ddong@mclean.harvard.edu
M.S., Psychology (2017), Central South University, P.R. China
Ph.D. Candidate (2022), Psychology, Central South University, P.R. China
Megan Eckman
Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
Email: meckman@mclean.harvard.edu
B.S. Candidate (2022), Clinical Psychology; Northeastern University
Hoki Fung
Graduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
Email: hfung@mclean.harvard.edu
M.S. Candidate (2022), Artificial Intelligence; National University of Singapore
B.A. Psychology, University of California, Berkeley (2015)
Riley Hoffman
Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
Email: rhoffman@mclean.harvard.edu
A.B. Candidate (2023), Neurobiology and Government, Harvard University
Ariel Kim
Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
Email: hkim96@mclean.harvard.edu
A.B. Candidate (2024), Psychology, Harvard University
Steve Lamontagne, MSc
Graduate Student
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
Office: deMarneffe Building, office 225
Email: slamontagne@mclean.harvard.edu
Ph.D. Candidate (2021), Psychology, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario
Judy Li
Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
Email: jli1@mclean.harvard.edu
B.A. Candidate (2021), Biology and Psychology, Dartmouth College
Kathryn Margiotta
Undergraduate Co-op Student
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
Email: kmargiotta@mclean.harvard.edu
B.S. Candidate (2021), Psychology, Northeastern University
Abigail Moline
Undergraduate Intern
Motivated Learning and Memory Laboratory
Email: amoline@partners.org
B.A. Candidate (2021), Psychology, Gordon College
Sanjana Ramrajvel
Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
Email: sramrajvel@mclean.harvard.edu
B.A. Candidate (2022), Applied Mathematics, Harvard University
Anastasia Ryhanych
Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
Email: aryhanych@mclean.harvard.edu
A.B. Candidate (2022), Neurobiology, Harvard University
Ananya Saluja
Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
Email: asaluja@mclean.harvard.edu
B.A. Candidate (2022), Psychology, Pomona College
Ananya Samuel
Graduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
Email: asamuel3@mclean.harvard.edu
B.Mus., Music Therapy (2020), Berklee College of Music
Jean Shi
Undergraduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
Email: yshi14@mclean.harvard.edu
B.A. Candidate (2023), Clinical Psychology; Tufts University
Julia Slaton
Graduate Intern
Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience
Email: jaslaton@mclean.harvard.edu
B.S., Biological Science and Health Professions (2021), The Pennsylvania State University
Viraj Talim
Undergraduate Intern
Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory
Email: vtalim@partners.org
B.S. Candidate (2023), Biology, Northeastern University