Rachel Smith, PhD

Principal Investigator

Associate Professor, Texas A&M University, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Institute for Neuroscience

Postdoc, Medical University of South Carolina

PhD, Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania

BS, Biopsychology, University of California, Santa Barbara

Sophia Handel

Graduate Student (PSYC), 2019-present

BS, Psychology, Washington State University

BA, Romance Languages, Bowdoin College

Erin Brill

Graduate Student (TAMIN), 2023-present

BS, Neuroscience, The University of Texas at Austin

Adelis Cruz

Graduate Student (PSYC), 2018-2024

PhD, Psychology, Texas A&M University

BS, Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso

Bradley Jones

Graduate Student (TAMIN), 2017-2023

PhD, Neuroscience, Texas A&M University

BS, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Texas A&M University

Payton Kahanek

Research Assistant, 2021-2023

BA, Psychology, Texas A&M University

Currently: PhD program, Pharmacology & Toxicology, UT Austin

Lauren Scarborough

Research Assistant, 2018-2019

BS, Psychology, Texas A&M University

2023: Completed MEd, Community Development, Vanderbilt University

Haley Spencer

Research Assistant, 2016-2018

BA, Cellular Neuroscience (Philosophy minor), Colgate University

2023: Completed PhD, Neuroscience, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Lillian Laiks

Graduate Student (TAMIN), 2015-2017

MS, Neuroscience, Texas A&M University

BA, Behavioral Neuroscience (Psychology minor), Colgate University

Tabitha Kim

Research Assistant, 2015-2016

BA, Psychology, Cornell University

2021: Completed PhD, Biopsychology, Johns Hopkins University

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