Research Staff

Research Professional Staff
Josephine abate

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

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Jillian Anderson, MA
Clinical Research Coordinator
TNE Lab 
and05375@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
Minnesota Tic and Compulsivity (MnTiC) Lab
breit241@umn.edu 

Mayella Brinker

Mayella Brinker, BS
Research Assistant
Minnesota Tic and Compulsivity (MnTiC) Lab
brink511@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

Jaz Curtis

Jaz Curtis 
Research Professional 1
Zilverstand Lab
finlo005@umn.edu 

Nikki degeneffe

Nikki Degeneffe
Research Professional 3
degen022@umn.edu

Cash Differding

Cash Differding
Research Professional 1
Interventional Psychiatry (Nahas) Research Lab
diffe015@umn.edu

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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

Julia Hanson

Julia Hanson
EEG Technician 
Cognition & Brain (CAB) Lab
hans6825@umn.edu

Lillian Hartnett

Lilian Hartnett
Research Professional 1
hartn077@umn.edu

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Riana Hoagland
NeuroPRSMH & P50 Group Coordinator
CoTIPP (Vinogradov) Lab
hoagl087@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
Managing Lab Partner
Interventional Psychiatry (Nahas) Research Lab
john4830@umn.edu 

Mia Kellman

Mia Kellman (she/her)
Research Professional 2
Non-invasive Neuromodulation Lab (NNL)
kellm003@umn.edu

IaOom Khang

IaOom Khang
Research Professional 1
Research Coordinator
Minnesota Tic and Compulsivity (MnTiC) Lab
khang105@umn.edu 

Liberty Homberg Kohler

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

Alana Lieske

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

 

Tabitha Mungai

Tabitha Mungai
Research Professional 1
Minnesota Tic and Compulsivity (MnTiC) Lab
munga031@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 
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 

Wendy Schlinsog

Wendy Schlinsog
Research Professional 2
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
Wilson 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 Willette

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

Shreya Yadav

Shreya Yadav
Research Professional 2
TNE Lab 
yadav094@umn.edu

Researcher Staff
Alaa Abdalla

Alaa Abdalla, MD
Visiting Scholar
RAD Lab
aabdalla@umn.edu 

Zeynep Basgoze

Zeynep Başgöze, PhD
Researcher 5
RAD Lab
bagze001@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
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

Maya Hazimeh, MD
Postdoctoral Associate
Interventional Psychiatry (Nahas) Research Lab
hazim003@umn.edu

Eric Rawls

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

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

Emily Wilton

Emily Wilton, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Minnesota Tic and Compulsivity (MnTiC) Lab
wilto018@umn.edu

Xinyuan Yan

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