Learning & Brain Development Lab

For our last Lab Member Monday, please welcome new research assistant Paula Luruena! We're excited to have you in the lab, Paula! 🌟🌊

For this Lab Member Monday, say hello to George Axelrod, another one of our new research assistants. Welcome, George! ✨🧠

For our next Lab Member Monday, please welcome another new research assistant, Madison Feracci! We're so excited to have you in the lab, Madison! 🧠💫

We’re excited to share our Spring Newsletter!☀️🧠 Find out what we’ve been up to this semester, including new research findings, community events, and exciting updates from our team. Read the full newsletter at the link in our bio!

For our first Lab Member Monday of the summer semester, meet one of our new research assistants, Katie Tran! Welcome to the lab, Katie! 🌊🌟

Congratulations to another senior in the lab, Catherine MacConnell! Catherine joined the lab in 2024 and is graduating with a B.S. in Public Health and minor in Strategy, Leadership & Analytics. After graduation, Catherine is returning to Texas to work as a medical assistant and continuing to grow her startup company, GiVV. We are so proud of you, Catherine, and excited for what's next! 🧠💚

Happy graduation to another LBD Lab senior, Alison Sun! Alison has worked with the lab since 2024 and is graduating with a B.S. in Psychology and Neuroscience. After graduation, Alison will begin her Master’s degree and hopes to eventually pursue a Ph.D. Alison, we are so proud of you and your hard work! 🌟💙

Congratulations to all of our graduating lab members! We are so proud of everyone and had such a great time celebrating together last weekend. We will miss you all in the lab next year, but we are so excited to cheer you on in your next steps! 🎓🎉💙

We are so proud of Svetha Mohan, our School Psychology Ph.D. candidate, for successfully defending her dissertation! Svetha will spend the next year completing an internship in integrated primary care before graduating with her Ph.D. Congratulations on this huge accomplishment, Svetha!! 🎉🧠💙

Happy graduation to another one of our seniors, Sydney Meilstrup! Sydney joined the lab in 2023 and is graduating with a B.S. in Neuroscience with a minor in Psychology. After graduation, Sydney will continue to work as an EMT while applying to medical school. Sydney, we are so proud of you and wish you luck with your next steps! ✨🧠