Graduate Students

Ashton is a graduate student in the Neuroscience Training Program. She is interested in both understanding and developing novel treatments for anxiety and depression. More specifically, she’s interested in elucidating the mechanism of action of the antidepressant effects of ketamine in a non-human primate model. She’s also interested in exploring the effects of classic psychedelics in non-human primates. In addition to research, she is passionate about teaching at the collegiate level. Outside of her academic interests, she enjoys baking and playing the violin.

Julia is a graduate student in the Neuroscience Training Program. She is interested in understanding the risk factors involved in the development of childhood psychopathology. Using multimodal neuroimaging along with other methods, she hopes to study the relationships between anxiety, sleep, and emotion in children and adolescents. More specifically she hopes to examine the unique characteristics of mental health in young girls. In her free time, she loves cross-country skiing, reading, baking, and playing board games with friends and family.

Nick is a graduate student in the Neuroscience Training Program. His interests are involved in studying concepts of resilience to traumatic experiences and how trauma can change developmental trajectories in young minds. Finally, he wants to explore how nurturing and nature play a role in non-human primates’ development of emotional processing through areas like the amygdala. In his time outside the lab, Nick loves to cook, work out, go fishing, and relax by watching movies.