Lab Members

Current Lab Members:

Jessica Muckerheide

Shelly Magnotti

Nick Schneider

Olivia Dillemuth

Rosa Robbins

Erika Murphy

Zozi Wilson

Aashir Ahmed

Karleigh Potter

Makayla Malan

Kaia Jensen

Emili West

Janina Daep

Ti Walker

Gabi Quinn

Hunter James

Avery Fisher

Lab Alumni (graduation year):

Taylor McGillis (BS: 2022; MA 2024) – Research Technician in Dr. Andy Shih’s lab, University of Washington

Lauren Gilman (2024) – Research Technician in Dr. Alonge’s lab, University of Washington

Joseph Veliz (2024) – Research Technician in Yvonne Marie’s lab, University of Pittsburgh 

Jenika Staben (2023) – Medical School, University of Washington 

Alana Sullivan (2023) – NIH IRTA Postbac Program – NIDA 

Megan Koch (2023) – Electrophysiologist at the Allen Institute (check out this article featuring her work!)

Alaura Rice (2023) – Postbac program at Jackson Labs

Bea Macagno (2023) – Research Technician in Amy Orsborn’s lab, University of Washington

Brennen Risch (2023; Master student) – Data analyst at Peoples Bank

Jack Jones (2022) – UW SOAR Postbac Program

Isaac Heiman (2022) – Medical School, Washington State University

Farrell Mahmud (2022) – Medical School, Pacific Northwest University – Health Sciences

Ella Gambell (2022) – Doctor of Acupuncture, Won Institute

Finn McGuinness (2022) – TMS Technician at Seattle NTC, Bellingham, WA

Reece Budinich (2021) – NIH IRTA Postbac Program – NIDA

Keelee Reid (2021) – Product manager at Neuralynx

Hannah Stevenson (2021) – Research technician in Garret Stuber’s lab, University of Washington

Mack Brooks (2021) – Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

Anna DeWitt (2021) – Data scientist at Alpenglow Biosciences

Sage Arvila (2020) – Medical School, Boston University

Zoe Evans-Agnew (2020) – Nursing School, Seattle University

Hannah Webster (2019) – MA in science writing program, Johns Hopkins University; Health reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

2024 SfN poster presentation in Chicago, IL. From left: Gabi Quinn, Emili West, Jessica Muckerheide, Janina Daep, Josh Kaplan, Taylor McGillis, and Nick Schneider
Jenika Staben (left), Tucker Gibbons, and Megan Koch present their poster at the 2023 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA
Alana Sullivan trains future lab members during a neuroscience outreach event

 

Jenika Staben and Megan Koch present their poster on the prosocial effects of CBD and cannabis terpenes at WWU’s PsychFest in 2022

 

Farrell Mahmud and Jack Jones present their poster on the appetite suppressant effects of cannabigerol (CBG) at WWU’s PsychFest in 2022
Lab members, Jasmin Wagner and Keelee Reid, present their poster at the FUN Poster Session at the 2019 Society for Neuroscience conference in Chicago