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Simona Ghetti, Lab Director and Principal Investigator

Simona Ghetti

Lab Director and Principal Investigator

Professor Ghetti's research focuses on the development of memory and metamemory in childhood. Using behavioral and neuroimaging methods in her Memory and Development Lab, she studies both typical and atypical development of memory in children.

Graduate Students

Nathalie Moriarty, Doctoral Student

Nathalie Moriarty

Doctoral Student

Nathalie is a 6th year doctoral student and PhD Candidtate in the lab. Nathalie is broadly interested in how memory develops in young children and the development of metacognition.
Nicholas Christopher-Hayes, Doctoral Student

Nicholas Christopher-Hayes

Doctoral Student

Nick is a 5th year doctoral student and PhD Candidate in the lab. Nicholas' research interests primarily focus on the neural correlates of relational memory and attention.

Research Staff

Ananya Yogi, Junior Specialist

Ananya Yogi

Junior Specialist

Ananya is a full-time Junior Specialist. Ananya is broadly interested in how findings in developmental memory research can be applied to education systems worldwide.
Anee Guilhot, Junior Specialist

Anee Guilhot

Junior Specialist

Anee is a full-time junior specialist. Anee is interested in learning about how memories are processed and the interplay between memory development and childhood trauma. She hopes to eventually apply these topics in a clinical setting.
Aya Clear, Undergraduate Research Assistant

Aya Clear

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Aya is a 4th year undergraduate student studying psychology. Favorite psychology classes are Developmental Psychology and Cognitive Psychology.
Caroline Elmer, Undergraduate Research Assistant

Caroline Elmer

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Caroline is a 3rd year human development and spanish major, with professional interests in developmental psychology and its applications to education.
Erica Dupree, Undergraduate Research Assistant

Erica Dupree

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Erica is a 4th year undergraduate student studying psychology, minoring in education. Her favorite psychology classes are Developmental Psychology and Educational Psychology. Her interests are mainly focused on clinical child psychology.
Morgan Peters, Undergraduate Research Assistant

Morgan Peters

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Morgan is a 4th-year undergraduate pursuing a B.S. in Psychology with a biological emphasis and a double-minor in Neuroscience and Human Development.

Graduate Student Alumni

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Alireza Kazemi

Postdoc at the University of Utah

Alireza completed his PhD in the lab. Alireza likes to devote his entire professional life to understand and explain the mysteries behind this squishy piece of gray matter in our skulls.
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Christine Coughlin

Assistant Professor at University of Illinois Chicago

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Dana DeMaster

Assistant Professor at University of Texas at Houston

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Elliott Johnson

Student Advisor at UC Davis Internship and Career Center

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Emily Hembacher

Senior Data Scientist at BetterUp

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Joshua K Lee

Assistant Professional Researcher at UC Davis

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Kristen Lyons

Associate Professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Lindsey Mooney

Postdoc at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Paola Castelli

Associate Professor at John Cabot University in Rome

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Sabrina Karjack

Doctoral Student

Sabrina completed her M.A. in the lab. Sabrina is broadly interested in how memory develops in young children and the development of the hippocampus.
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Sarah Leckey

Independent Contractor @ University of Texas, Austin

Post Doctoral Alumni

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Christopher R Gonzales

Staff at World Bank

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Diana Selmeczy

Assistant Professor at University of Colorado

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Janani Prabhakar

Project Manager at National Institute of Mental Health

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Thanujeni (Jeni) Pathman

Assistant Professor at York University

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Yana Fandakova

Research Scientist at Max Planck Institute

Visiting Scholar Alumni

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Florian J Buehler

Postdoc at Universität Bern

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Kepa Paz-Alonso

Ikerbasque Research Associate and the head of the Language and Memory Control (LMC) research group

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Nesrin Destan

Integrated Psychiatric Services Winterthur – Zurcher Unterland, Switzerland

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Tirill Fjellhaugen Hjuler

Postdoc at Aarhus University

Junior Specialist Alumni

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Aidan Sandhoefner

Psychometrist Technician at Geisinger

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Alix Mahon

Master of Public Health in Maternal, Child, and Family Health

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Clint Perry

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Ethan Fox

Senior Business Analyst at TELUS International AI Data Solutions

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Jacqueline Pospisil

Expert in wearable technology design and virtual/augmented reality product research

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Jasmeen Dadra

Student at California State University-Sacramento

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Julia Ross

Physician at Jupiter Medical Center

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Kelsey Davinson

Graduate Student at the University of Connecticut

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Lauren Hunter

Graduate Student at UC Berkeley

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Marcos Sastre

Clinical Director, Speech Language Pathology

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Pamela Gallego

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Peter Desautels

Interim Assistant Director Staff Member at University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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