Group Members
We are looking for new PhD students, Postdocs, and Master students to join the team (see openings) !
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Staff

Brenda Curtis
Unit Chief
- PhD, Communication, University of Pennsylvania
- MsPH, Public Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- BS, Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- 2016-2019 Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Addictions, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- 2019-present Tenure Track Clinical Investigator, National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, NIH, Baltimore, MD

Jessie Hemmons
Research Coordinator
- JD, Temple University (anticipated 2025)
- MS, Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Chestnut Hill College
- BS, Psychology, Temple University

Salvatore Giorgi
Computer Systems Analyst
- PhD, Computer Science, University of Pennsylvania
- MS, Electrical Engineering, Temple University
- BS, Electrical Engineering, Temple University

TingTing Liu
Research Fellow
- Ph.D., Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Graduate Certificate, Data Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- M.Sc., Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- M.Ed., Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
- B.Eng., Computer Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

Ankit Aich
Postdoc
- Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Illinois
- M.S., Computer Science, University of Illinois
- B.Tech, Information Technology, West Bengal Univ of Technology

Allie Lahnala
Postdoctoral Fellow
- B.S. Computer Science, University of Michigan
- M.S. Computer Science, University of Michigan
- Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Bonn

Rushana Bobojonova
Postbaccalaureate Fellow
- B.S. Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Kelsey Isman
Postbaccalaureate Fellow
- BA Neuroscience and Behavior, Psychology, and Hispanic Literatures and Cultures, Wesleyan University

Pamela Osseyi
Postbaccalaureate Fellow
- B.S. Psychology, minor in Criminal Justice, Morgan State University

Sourabh Swargam
Data Scientist
- M.S. Computer Science, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago

Doug Bellew
App Developer
- 20 years, IT development and Tech Lead
- 3 years Project Management
- 5 years IT Manager and Director
Alumni

Amanda Devoto
Postdoc

Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman
Postdoc
Current: Assistant Professor at George Washington University

Dahlia Earleywine
Postbaccalaureate Fellow

Zachary Fried
Postbaccalaureate Fellow

Sophia Lou
Postbaccalaureate Fellow
Current: Master of Science in Epidemiology candidate at Harvard T.H. School of Public Health

Zachary Demko
Postbaccalaureate Fellow
Current: PhD student in Clinical Science at University of Iowa

Daniel Habib
Postbaccalaureate Fellow
Current: Medical Student at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Kenna Yadeta
Postbaccalaureate Fellow

Amy Kwarteng
Postbaccalaureate Fellow
Current: Medical student at University of Michigan Medical School

Kenzie Himelein-Wachowiak
Postbaccalaureate Fellow
Current: PhD student in Clinical Psychology at Temple University

Chase Smitterberg
Postbaccalaureate Fellow
Current: Medical student at Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine

Katherine Guerrerio
Current: student in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at Johns Hopkins University

Ruth Jin-Hee Heo

Elise Bragard
PhD student at Fordham University

Aaliyah Gray
PhD student at Fordham University

Xiangyu Tao
PhD student at Fordham University

Karan Luthria
Summer Research Assistant
Current: Research Intern at Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard University

Adam Goodkind
Postdoc