Previous lab members

2026 Graduates! (left to right)

Kevin Xi – Bachelor’s degree from ASU in Computer Science
Aliya Hashim- Bachelor’s degree from ASU in Neuroscience, Psychology and Toxicology. Dean’s Medalist!
Briana Le – Bachelor’s degree from ASU in Neuroscience
Aaron Berkley – Bachelor’s degree from ASU in Neuroscience
Shankar Chawla – High school research assistant. Current attending Harvard University.

Tristan Lyle, M.S., Ph.D.
Ph.D. student 2026

Tristan received his BA in Psychology at the University of Northern Colorado, a MS in Applied Behavior Analysis from ASU in 2021, and a PhD from ASU in 2026. For his PhD he studied cerebellar function during sensitive developmental periods and the signaling pathways associated with cognitive and social functions.

Current position: Clinical Director at Trumpet Behavioral Health

Nicole Salazar

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Megan graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from ASU in Neuroscience.

Kendall Christiansen

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Megan graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from ASU in Biology: Genetics, Cell, and Developmental Biology. She plans to be a Physician Assistant.

From left:
Mariela Bejan graduated with a BS in Neuroscience and minor in Data Science. She is currently a Neurodegeneration computational fellow (NDCF).
Nazareth Salgado graduated with a BS in Neuroscience. She is currently applying to medical school.
Henrique Vieira graduated with a BS in Neuroscience and Psychology. He is currently a graduate students in the Tufts Neuroscience PhD program.
Vincent Truong graduated with a BS in Psychology and Biochemistry. He is currently studying at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. Dean’s Medalist!
David Lukacik graduated with a BS in Neuroscience and Philosophy (Science, Nature, and Mind), a minor in Linguistics. He is currently attending Umeå University in Sweden for the Masters Program in Cognitive Science
Lori Abbas graduated with a BS in Biomedical Engineering. She is currently attending Rocky Vista University for a Masters program in Biomedical Sciences.
Carlos Quintero graduated with a BS in Neuroscience. He is currently attending Michigan pharmacology PhD program.
Kristin Masho Elbeh (not pictured): graduated with a BS in Psychology and Biological sciences. She is currently attending the NYUAD PhD program in Cognition and Perception.

Megan Nelson

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Megan graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from ASU in Biological Sciences and Psychology and a minor in math with honors. Currently studying at UCSD. Dean’s Medalist!