Jessica Verpeut, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience
Dept. of Psychology, Arizona State University
B.S. Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D. Rutgers University
Postdoctoral Researcher, Princeton Neuroscience Institute
jverpeut@asu.edu
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Akshita Vora
Lab Manager / Research Assistant
Akshita graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from ASU in Health Sciences. She is currently pursuing veterinary school and aims to open a non-profit animal shelter in her hometown in India. She became interested in behavioral neurosciences while studying neurodevelopmental disorders in children, and has generated an interest in prosocial behaviors that require high cognitive and social skills. In her free time, Akshita enjoys painting, listening to music, and cooking.
Graduate Students
Tristan Lyle
Ph.D. student
Tristan received his BA in Psychology at the University of Northern Colorado and a MS in Applied Behavior Analysis from Arizona State University in 2021. As part of his master’s journey, he gained direct experience applying behavior analytic interventions to develop and grow communicative and social skills in individuals with developmental disorders (e.g., ASD). Concurrently, he worked as a volunteer research assistant in the Basic Behavioral Processes Lab headed by Dr. Federico Sanabria at ASU. Currently he is studying cerebellar function during sensitive developmental periods and the signaling pathways associated with cognitive and social functions.
(From left: Jessica Verpeut, Vincent Truong, Megan Nelson, Andrea Trinh (front), Tristan Lyle (back), Marina Ittner, Neelsha Parekh (front), Akshita Vora, Lori Abbas) Not shown: Summer Ahmed and Katherine Koch
(From left: Megan Nelson, Marina Ittner, Jorge Espinoza, Neelsha Parekh,Tristan Lyle,
Summer Ahmed, Katherine Koch, Jessica Verpeut) Not shown: Sarah Shipley and Andrea Trinh
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