Lab Members

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Gisel Flores-Montoya Bio
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Off Campus: Winter 2024

Mayra Gisel Flores-Montoya (M.A. Experimental Psychology, Ph.D. in Psychology with a concentration in Neuroscience, The University of Texas at El Paso) teaches courses in Health Psychology and Neuroscience. Her research focuses on examining how early chronic exposure to low-level lead alters memory in children.

Current Lab Members

Martha Chan (2022-2023) is a sophomore student intending to major in biology and statistics and pursue a minor in neuroscience.

Natalie Sanchez (2022-2023) is a junior student pursuing a major in Psychology with a minor in neuroscience and spanish.

Lab Alumni

Zichen Tian (2019-2022) graduated in 2022 with a psychology and biology major and a minor in neuroscience. Zichen currently works as a post bacc at Washington University School of Medicine in the laboratory of Dr. Jonathan Kipnis.

Ayasa Michi (2021-2022) graduated in 2022 with a biology major. Ayasa currently works as a post bacc at Northwestern in the Laboratory of Stem Cells and Aging.

Katherine Nowak (2021-2022) graduated in 2022 with a degree in Biology. Katherine is currently working in the Hemmers Laboratory at Duke University.

Anna Zheng (2021-2022) graduated in 2022 with a degree in Biology. 

Sarah Nakamoto (2021-2022) graduated in 2022 with a degree in psychology.

Aidan Martin (2021-2022) is currently a senior Cognitive Neuroscience major with a minor in neuroscience. 

Alisa Makastaria (2021-2022) is currently a senior Psychology major. 

Bailey Harmon (2021-2022) is currently a junior Biology major. 

Kaan Taskintuna (2020-2021) graduated in 2021 with a degree in Psychology and a minor in neuroscience. Kaan is currently working as a post bacc at Georgetown Medical University Center. 

Nina Denne (2020-2021) graduated in 2021 with a degree in Biology and a minor in neuroscience. Nina is currently pursuing a graduate degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology at the University of Madison Wisconsin.  

Helen Hu (2020-2021) is currently a senior Cognitive Neuroscience major with a minor in neuroscience.

Elliot Yim (2020-2021) graduated in 2021 with a psychology major. Elliot is currently pursuing a graduate degree in counseling psychology at the University of St. Thomas.

Daniel Quintero (2019-2020) graduated in 2020 with a cognitive neuroscience major and minor in neuroscience. Daniel is currently pursuing a PhD in Neurobiology at Duke University School of Medicine.

Hannah Uttley (2017-2020) graduated in 2020 with a biology major and a minor in neuroscience. Hannah is currently a research technologist in hematology and oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Colin Liphart (2019-2020) graduated in 2020 with a psychology major and a minor in neuroscience. Colin is currently pursuing a medical degree at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Evan Wright (2019-2020) graduated in 2020 with a biology major.

Kathleen Steinberg (2019-2020) graduated in 2020 with a biology major.

Bassong Konde (2019-2020) graduated in 2020 with a psychology major.