Principal Investigator

Audrey Duarte, Ph.D.

audrey.duarte@utexas.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Being a first-generation college student, I never imagined I’d one day be a professor. I’m happy to tell you about that journey sometime. I am honored to collaborate with a diverse team of undergraduates and graduate students, postdocs, and faculty who love working to understand memory and the brain as much as I do.

Postdoctoral Fellows

Rebecca Cutler, Ph.D.

rebeccacutler@utexas.edu

Curriculum Vitae

My primary research area is the investigation of the semantic organization of episodic memory and how aging, neurodegenerative disease, and brain injury impact this organization.

Sidni Justus, Ph.D.

sidnijustus@gatech.edu

Curriculum Vitae

I am currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology at Oglethorpe University. My research interests span cognition, memory, and attention in developmental disorders including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). I have explored these from both early childhood and aging perspectives. I am currently investigating the role of emotion in memory and metamemory and the supporting neural activity in ASD adults across the lifespan.

Graduate Students

Kyoungeun Lee, M.S.

klee773@utexas.edu

Curriculum Vitae

My primary research interest is exploring the impact of aging on their episodic memory system, using brain-imaging techniques. Recently, I’ve become specifically interested in how mind-body connection can affect older adults’ episodic memory.

Soroush Mirjalili, M.S.

soroushmirjalili@utexas.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Can we actually read the mind? This is an ambitious question that I hope one day I can find an optimal solution for. I am interested in brain-computer interfaces especially in the cognitive neuroscience domain. Currently, my research is mainly focused on using machine learning techniques for memory-related EEG activity. The ultimate goal is to improve memory for individuals from various age groups by providing interventions in a closed-loop setup.

Lab Manager

Masoud Seraji, M.S.

mseraji@utexas.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Research Coordinator

Undergraduate Students

Lab Alumni

Amanda Gilchrist, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Cottey College

Eric Leshikar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Illinois, Chicago

Patrick Powell, Ph.D.
Health Scientist
Centers for Disease Control

Brittany Corbett, M.S.
Optimization Associate
Search Discovery

Michael Dulas, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Emily Hokett, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Columbia University

Taylor James, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Emory University

Sarah Reaves, M.S.
Research Operations Coordinator
Center for Information Informatics
North Carolina State University

Jon Strunk, Ph.D.
Senior Data Engineer
GreenSky