Members
Krista Lisdahl, PhD
medinak@uwm.edu
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Dr. Lisdahl (formerly Medina) serves as the Director of the UWM Brain Imaging and Neuropsychology (BraIN) laboratory. She completed a Clinical Neuropsychology Internship at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, as well as a NIDA-funded two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of California, San Diego under the mentorship of Susan F. Tapert. Dr. Lisdahl's main specialization is in clinical neuropsychology, addiction, adolescent brain development, and neuroimaging. At UWM, she teaches courses in Neuropsychology, Brain Development, Assessment, Psychopathology, and Drugs & Behavior/ Psychopharmacology. She is also the Chair of Women in Neuropsychology (http://www.scn40.org/piac-win.html) Subcommittee within the APA Society for Clinical Neuropsychology.
Recent Honors:
- 2013: Received a UW-Milwaukee Graduate School/Foundation Research Award.
- November 2012: Named a Kavli Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and invited to attend the Japanese-American Kavli Fronteirs of Science Symposium.
- July 2012: Received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from President Obama and the National Institute of Health (NIH).
- 2011: Received the NIDA Division of Clinical Neuroscience and Behavioral Research, Behavioral and Brain Development 2011 Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Ashley Stinson
stinsone@uwm.edu
Ryan Sullivan
rmsul@uwm.edu
Ryan is primarily interested in researching etiology, manifestation, and maintenance of substance use disorder and the comorbidities that may follow and/or precede onset. He is also interested in neurocognitive & neuroimaging-related measures and utilizing complex statistical modeling in this field.
Kaitlynne Leclaire, MS
leclai22@uwm.edu
Kaitlynne’s current research interests include examining cognitive development across the lifespan and how health factors may influence this process. She is also interested in utilizing neuroimaging & neuropsychological methodologies to better understand these changes. Ultimately, Kaitlynne aims to become a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist.
Alex Wallace, MS
walla228@uwm.edu
Alex’s research interests focus on the intersection between externalizing disorders, specifically in comorbid substance use and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. This interest extends to how these symptoms affect cognition and both structural and functional brain development. Additionally, Alex is interested in how health factors, such as exercise, affect brain development of adolescents and young adults and how these changes in brain development alter neurocognition.
Alex is currently on externship at the pediatric neuropsychology placement at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Alex hopes to continue to expand his understanding of neurodevelopment in order to pursue a post-doc in clinical neuropsychology.
Megan Kangiser, MS
kangiser@uwm.edu
Megan’s current research interests include examining the effects of marijuana, alcohol, and nicotine use on cognitive functioning and brain structure in young adults using neuropsychological and neuroimaging methods. She is also interested in understanding the relationship between substance use, brain structure and function, and gender, and the underlying mechanisms of these effects.
Megan completed a neuropsychology practicum at the Medical College of Wisconsin and is currently an advanced practicum student in neuropsychology at the Zablocki VA Medical Center. She aims to become a board certified clinical neuropsychologist.
Kyle Jennette, MA
jennette3@uwm.edu
Kyle’s current research interests focus on the influence of aerobic fitness on functional connectivity in the brain and subsequent effects on cognition, especially executive function, learning, and memory. He is also interested in neuropsychological test development and novel applications of common assessments to better predict risk for, and course of, cognitive function and impairment across the lifespan.
STAFF & RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Erick Bernal
Phlebotomist, SURF AwardeeMaryBeth Groth Mals
BA in Psychology from UWMMaster's of School Social Work student at UWMKelah Hatcher
BA in Psychology from UWMMegan Herdt
BA in Psychology From ElonEducational Psychology PhD student at UWMChristine Kaiver
BA in Psychology from UWMKristen Leer
McNair Scholar, SURF AwardeeSarah Lehman
BA in Psychology from UWMEddie Linn
PhlebotomistMarin Schmitt
BA in Journalism and minor in Political Science from UWM; MS in Psychology from Arizona State University Public Health PhD student at UWMUNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Chelsea Brito
Tory Clearwater
Elissa Daniel
Jose De La O Arechigo
SURF AwardeeMichael Esson
SURF AwardeeEllie Hase
Katie Her
Jocelynn Jarvis
SURF AwardeeKarina Montoto
Bridget Murphy
Natalia Sotelo
Hailey Wirtz
SURF AwardeeLAB ALUMNI
Kristin Maple, PhD
Kristin is interested in the relationship between substance use and neurocognition and emotional processing.
Tasha Wade (Wright), PhD
Tasha is interested in the neurological and biopsychosocial factors in the etiology and effects of substance abuse.
Skyler Shollenbarger, PhD
Skyler's research experiences have broadly focused on addiction and substance use, and specifically how substance use impacts brain structure, functioning, and mental health outcomes. Skyler employs multifactorial approaches (e.g. neuroimaging, genetics, neurocognitive testing, self-report measures) to address particular research questions.
Alicia Thomas, PhD
Alicia's research focuses using the application of multimodal brain imaging to better characterize consequences of chronic drug use during adolescence. More specifically, her work examines the effect of marijuana and alcohol use on brain function and neural connectivity. Her research interests also include determining whether lifestyle factors like BMI or activity level moderate the effects of chronic drug use.
Jenessa Price, PhD
Faculty profile: https://fcd.mcw.edu/?module=faculty&func=view&name=Jenessa_Price_PhD&id=6653MCW Health Psychology Residency page: https://www.mcw.edu/Psychiatry-Behavioral-Medicine/Health-Psychology-Residency-Doctoral-Internship-Program/Core-Faculty.htmClaudia Padula, PhD
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