CNMA Lab Spring 2019
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Lauren S. Hallion, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator Dr. Hallion is Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Hallion joined the faculty at Pitt in 2016 after receiving a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 2014. She completed her predoctoral clinical psychology internship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School in 2014 and her postdoctoral fellowship at the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Institute of Living in 2016. |
Graduate Students
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Katie Caulfield, B.A.
Katie is a first-year graduate student in the Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms of Anxiety Lab. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Classics from the College of the Holy Cross in 2011, after which she worked as an ESL teacher for Kaplan International and began post-baccalaureate studies in Psychology. Prior to coming to the University of Pittsburgh, she worked as a research specialist and the lab manager in the Kable Neuroeconomics Lab at the University of Pennsylvania studying decision-making. Katie is interested in cognitive mechanisms that cause and maintain anxiety, in particular those with parallels in depression. |
Research Assistants
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Susan Kusmierski, B.A.
Lab Manager Susan graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a concentration in Research and a minor in Neuroscience. She joined the Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms of Anxiety Lab in 2016 as the lab manager. Susan is interested in how perseverative thought is maintained in various emotional disorders with a particular emphasis on GAD and PTSD. |
Essang Akpan, B.S.
Research Assistant Essang Akpan graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering. He joined the Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms of Anxiety Lab in 2018 as a fMRI Data Analyst. He is interested in utilizing brain imaging techniques to better study neuropsychiatry and cognitive science. |
Undergraduate Research Assistants
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Katina Demarchi
Katina is a senior at the University of Pittsburgh majoring in Psychology. After graduating, she plans to attend the University of Pittsburgh Doctorate of Physical Therapy graduate program and eventually obtain training to become a psychologically-informed physical therapist.
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Lab Alumni
Naara Ramirez-Estevez
Naara is currently a senior at Syracuse University majoring in Biology with a minor in Psychology. 
Justine Thompson
Justine is currently a clinical research assistant at Rhode Island Hospital/Brown Medical School in Providence, RI. |
Morgan Pedersen
Morgan Pedersen graduated with a major in Psychology and minors in Administration of Justice and Sociology. She is attending John Jay College for her Master's in Forensic Psychology. 
Shutian Shen
Shutian Shen is a doctoral student at the University of Houston in their Developmental, Cognitive, and Behavioral Neuroscience program. |
Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms of Anxiety Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh