Research Staff

Research Professional Staff
Josephine abate

Josephine Abate, MA
Research Professional 3
CoTIPP (Vinogradov) Lab
abate023@umn.edu

Christie Alexandre

Christie Alexandre
Research Professional 1
Psychometrist and Clinical Researcher
CoTIPP (Vinogradov) Lab
alexa938@umn.edu

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Deidre Bellmore, BA
Research Professional 1
CoTIPP (Vinogradov) Lab
bellm033@umn.edu

Matt Boelter

Matt Boelter
Research Professional 1
CoTIPP (Vinogradov) Lab
boelt022@umn.edu

Claire Breitenfeldt

Claire Breitenfeldt, BA
Research Professional 1
Converging Approaches to Neurodevelopment Lab (CAN Lab)
breit241@umn.edu 

Jessica Broaden

Jessica Broaden
Research Professional 2
HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study
broad083@umn.edu

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Logan R Caola, MS
Research Professional 2
Clinical Research Coordinator / Regulatory Specialist
Wilson Lab
caola003@umn.edu

Ariel Currie

Ariel Currie
Lab Manager
CoTIPP (Vinogradov) Lab
curri105@umn.edu

Nikki degeneffe

Nikki Degeneffe
Research Professional 3
degen022@umn.edu

Cash Differding
Michaelle DiMaggio-Potter

Michaelle DiMaggio-Potter
Minnesota Inclusive Neuroscience Development Scholar (MINDS)
RAD Lab
dimag012@umn.edu

Reed Evers

Reed Evers 
Research Professional 2
Zilverstand Lab
evers356@umn.edu 

Karrie Fitzpatrick

Karrie Fitzpatrick
Research Manager
CoTIPP (Vinogradov) Lab
fitzp247@umn.edu

Benito Garcia

Benito Garcia, BS
Research Professional 2
TNE Lab 
garc1054@umn.edu 

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Clara Godoy-Henderson, LSW
Research Professional 2
Clinical Research Coordinator
RISE Lab
godoy011@umn.edu

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Bri Greiskalns, BA
Research Professional 1
Zilverstand Lab
greis014@umn.edu

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Haven Hafar
Research Professional 2
Cognition & Brain (CAB) Lab
hafar001@umn.edu

Lillian Hartnett

Lilian Hartnett
Research Professional 1
hartn077@umn.edu

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Anna Jensen  
Research Professional 1 
CoTIPP (Vinogradov) Lab 
jens1795@umn.edu

 

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Rachel Johnson, MS, PhD
Research Professional 3 Supervisor
Interventional Psychiatry (Nahas) Research Lab
john4830@umn.edu 

Mia Kellman
IaOom Khang

IaOom Khang
Research Professional 1
Research Coordinator
Converging Approaches to Neurodevelopment Lab (CAN Lab)
khang105@umn.edu 

Liberty Homberg Kohler

Liberty Holmberg Kohler
Research Professional 3
CoTIPP (Vinogradov) Lab
holmb193@umn.edu 

Hannah Lewis

Hannah Lewis, MA 
Research Professional 1
Zilverstand Lab
lewi1080@umn.edu 

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Alana Lieske, BS
Research Professional 3
Manager, Non-invasive Neuromodulation Laboratories
liesk019@umn.edu

Jada Loleng

Jada Loleng
Research Professional 1
Davenport Lab (LIMBIC-CENC)
lolen002@umn.edu 

Christopher Madden

Christopher Madden
Research Professional 2
Tervo-Clemmens Lab
madde269@umn.edu

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Matthew Maple, MBS
Research Professional 2
Herman Darrow Human Neuroscience Lab
maple036@umn.edu

Elle Mark

Elle Mark
Research Professional 2
Anker Lab
mark0675@umn.edu

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Rucha Markale
Research Professional 1
Clinical Research Coordinator
Research on Depression, Self-Injury and Suicide Risk in Adolescents
marka088@umn.edu

 

Kathy McCarthy

Kelly McCarthy
Research Professional 1
CoTIPP (Vinogradov) Lab
mccar694@umn.edu

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Madelyn Neill 
Research Professional 1
neill036@umn.edu

Gregory Niklason

Gregory Niklason 
Research Professional 1
Zilverstand Lab
nikl0012@umn.edu

Giang Nguyen

Giang H. Nguyen
Research Professional 1
HEAT Lab
nguy2815@umn.edu

Nathan Olinger

Nathan Olinger, MS
Research Professional 3 Supervisor
CoTIPP (Vinogradov) Lab
oling055@umn.edu 

Grace Owens

Grace Owens 
Research Professional 1
owens387@umn.edu

Victoria Pipia

Victoria Pipia, MA
Research Professional 2
Clinical Research Coordinator 
TNE Lab
pipia006@umn.edu

Janani Ranatunga

Janani Ranatunga
Research Professional 1
HEAT Lab
ranat004@umn.ed 

Donovan Roediger

Donovan Roediger 
Research Professional 3
Neuroimaging Analyist
Laboratory for Neuropsychiatric Imaging (LNPI)
Research in Adolescent Depression Lab (RAD Lab)
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Research Lab (FASD Lab)
Research in the Mechanisms of Addiction (RIMA Lab)

roedi004@umn.edu

Mara Russell

Mara Russell
Research Professional 1
CoTIPP (Vinogradov) Lab
russ1215@umn.edu 

Maryam Shah Din
Wendy Schlinsog

Wendy Schlinsog
Research Professional 1
CoTIPP (Vinogradov) Lab
schli298@umn.edu  

hiba sheheitli

Hiba Sheheitli, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Interventional Psychiatry (Nahas) Research Lab
shehe003@umn.edu 

Kara Stevens

Kara Stevens
Research Professional 2
Cognition & Brain (CAB) Lab
stev0566@umn.edu 

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Christi RP Sullivan, MPH
Research Professional 3
TNE Lab
perki322@umn.edu

Collin Teich

Collin Teich
Research Professional 3
Cognition and Brain (CAB) Lab
teich407@umn.edu

Kent Tuominen

Kent Tuominen
Research Professional 2
FASD Research Lab
tuomi105@umn.edu

Jasmine Chao

Jasmine Willette
Research Professional 2
Cognition & Brain (CAB) Lab
chaox045@umn.edu

Helen Yu

Helen Yu
Research Professional 2
Cognition & Brain (CAB) Lab
yu000289@umn.edu 

Researcher Staff
Zeynep Basgoze

Zeynep Başgöze, PhD
Researcher 5
RAD Lab
bagze001@umn.edu

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Heather Breidenbach, BS
Researcher 2
TNE Lab
breid040@umn.edu

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Paisley Buchanan
Researcher 2
bucha295@umn.edu

Seth Koenig

Seth Koenig
Research Professional 5
Herman Darrow Human Neuroscience Lab
koeni117@umn.edu 

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Hannah Moser 
Researcher 4
mose0180@umn.edu

Post Docs
Alaa Abdalla

Alaa Abdalla, MD
Post-Doctoral Associate
RAD Lab
aabdalla@umn.edu 

Cathy Chen

Cathy Chen
Post-Doctoral Associate
CoTIPP (Vinogradov) Lab
chen5388@umn.edu 

Butool Durrani

Butool Durrani, MD, MSc
Postdoctoral Associate
Interventional Psychiatry (Nahas) Research Lab
durra030@umn.edu

Maya Hazimeh
Eric Rawls

Eric Rawls, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Cognition & Brain (CAB) Lab
rawls017@umn.edu 

Ahmed Sakr

Ahmed Sakr, MD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Interventional Psychiatry (Nahas) Research Lab
asakr@umn.edu

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Ghazaleh Soleimani, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Non-invasive Neuromodulation Lab (NNL)
solei039@umn.edu

Xinyuan Yan

Xinyuan Yan, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Herman Darrow Human Neuroscience Lab
yan00286@umn.edu