Group Members

We are looking for new PhD students, Postdocs, and Master students to join the team (see openings) !

Jump to staff, PhD and master students, and alumni.

Staff

Brenda Curtis

Unit Chief

  • PhD, Communication, University of Pennsylvania
  • MsPH, Public Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • BS, Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • 2016-2019 Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Addictions, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2019-present Tenure Track Clinical Investigator, National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, NIH, Baltimore, MD

Jessie Hemmons

Research Coordinator

  • JD, Temple University (anticipated 2025)
  • MS, Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Chestnut Hill College
  • BS, Psychology, Temple University

Salvatore Giorgi

Computer Systems Analyst

  • PhD, Computer Science, University of Pennsylvania
  • MS, Electrical Engineering, Temple University
  • BS, Electrical Engineering, Temple University

TingTing Liu

Research Fellow

  • Ph.D., Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Graduate Certificate, Data Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • M.Sc., Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • M.Ed., Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
  • B.Eng., Computer Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

Ankit Aich

Postdoc

  • Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Illinois
  • M.S., Computer Science, University of Illinois
  • B.Tech, Information Technology, West Bengal Univ of Technology

Allie Lahnala

Postdoctoral Fellow

  • B.S. Computer Science, University of Michigan
  • M.S. Computer Science, University of Michigan
  • Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Bonn

Rushana Bobojonova

Postbaccalaureate Fellow

  • B.S. Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Kelsey Isman

Postbaccalaureate Fellow

  • BA Neuroscience and Behavior, Psychology, and Hispanic Literatures and Cultures, Wesleyan University

Pamela Osseyi

Postbaccalaureate Fellow

  • B.S. Psychology, minor in Criminal Justice, Morgan State University

Sourabh Swargam

Data Scientist

  • M.S. Computer Science, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago

Doug Bellew

App Developer

  • 20 years, IT development and Tech Lead
  • 3 years Project Management
  • 5 years IT Manager and Director

Alumni

Amanda Devoto

Postdoc

Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman

Postdoc


Current: Assistant Professor at George Washington University

Dahlia Earleywine

Postbaccalaureate Fellow


Zachary Fried

Postbaccalaureate Fellow


Sophia Lou

Postbaccalaureate Fellow


Current: Master of Science in Epidemiology candidate at Harvard T.H. School of Public Health

Zachary Demko

Postbaccalaureate Fellow


Current: PhD student in Clinical Science at University of Iowa

Daniel Habib

Postbaccalaureate Fellow


Current: Medical Student at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Kenna Yadeta

Postbaccalaureate Fellow


Amy Kwarteng

Postbaccalaureate Fellow


Current: Medical student at University of Michigan Medical School

Kenzie Himelein-Wachowiak

Postbaccalaureate Fellow


Current: PhD student in Clinical Psychology at Temple University

Chase Smitterberg

Postbaccalaureate Fellow


Current: Medical student at Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine

Katherine Guerrerio




Current: student in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at Johns Hopkins University

Ruth Jin-Hee Heo




Elise Bragard

PhD student at Fordham University

Aaliyah Gray

PhD student at Fordham University

Xiangyu Tao

PhD student at Fordham University

Karan Luthria

Summer Research Assistant


Current: Research Intern at Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard University

Adam Goodkind

Postdoc