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.

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!