The Institute draws top recent Ph.D.s and promising graduate students from around the world. These next generation scientists help make the Institute the nexus for research on the science of early learning.
Ms. Bosseler is a Posdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl’s lab. Dr. Bosseler earned her Ph.D. from the University of Washington and her bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the University of California, Santa... Read more
Dr. Deniz Can is a post-doctoral fellow working in Dr. Patricia Kuhl’s lab. Dr. Deniz Can obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey. She recently earned a PhD in... Read more
Dr. Lauren Graham is a Postdoctoral Fellow working with Dr. Andrea Stocco and Dr. Chantel Prat in the Cognition and Cortical Dynamics Lab. Before her arrival at I-LABS, she earned her Ph.D. in behavioral neuroscience at... Read more
Dr. Larson is a postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. Adrian KC Lee on studies of auditory attention. Before coming to the Institute, he earned a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at Boston University with Dr. Kamal Sen. Dr.... Read more
Dr. Maddox is a postdoctoral fellow studying crossmodal auditory and visual attention with Dr. Adrian KC Lee. Prior to his arrival at I-LABS, he earned his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at Boston University with Drs.... Read more
Dr. Mamiya is a postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. Patricia Kuhl on how dopamine and serotonin mediates language learning through modulation of neural activity in the prefrontal cortex. She earned her Ph.D. in Department... Read more
Dr. Master is a postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. Andrew Meltzoff and Dr. Sapna Cheryan. Before coming to the Institute, she earned a Ph.D. in developmental psychology at Stanford University, working with Dr. Carol... Read more
Dr. Percaccio studies language acquisition in children with autism. Together, they are investigating the phonetic discrimination abilities of at-risk infants to determine if there are early physiological markers of autism... Read more
Dr. Ramírez-Esparza is a postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl. Before coming to the Institute she earned a Ph.D. in Social Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Nairán's... Read more
Dr. Rogers is a postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. Andrew Meltzoff. Prior to coming to the Institute, she earned a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from New York University with Dr. Niobe Way, and her bachelor's... Read more
Dr. Roseberry is working on studies of early language acquisition. Before coming to the Institute, she earned a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at Temple University, where she worked with Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek. Sarah... Read more
Dr. Tavabi is a postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. Patricia Kuhl on studies of speech and language neuroscience in infants. He earned a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology at the Institute for Biomagnetism and Biosignal... Read more
Dr. Tamara Spiewak Toub is a Postdoctoral Fellow working with Dr. Andrew Meltzoff and Dr. Betty Repacholi. Prior to being a Fellow, she earned her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at the University of Washington under... Read more
Dr. Waismeyer is a postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. Andrew Meltzoff. Before coming to the Institute, she earned a Ph.D. in comparative and developmental psychology at the University of California at Berkeley with Dr.... Read more
Dr. Theresa Becker Zolnikov is a Postdoctoral Fellow working with Dr. Chantel Prat in the Cognition and Cortical Dynamics Lab. Prior to her arrival at I-LABS, she earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University... Read more
Theresa Hennings is a graduate student in Dr. Betty Repacholi’s Social and Emotional Development Lab. Theresa received her Bachelor’s in Psychology from Lewis & Clark College, where she worked as a research... Read more
Berit Olsen is a graduate student supervised by Professor Betty Repacholi in the Social and Emotional Development Lab. Berit received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Religion from Pacific Lutheran University... Read more
Brianna is a graduate student in cognitive psychology. She received her Bachelor of Science in psychology from the University of Washington, where she worked as a research assistant in two labs studying infant social and... Read more
Christina (Tian) Zhao is a graduate student in Dr. Patricia Kuhl's lab. She graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, with minors in Biology and Music... Read more
Nick Adman is a rising junior studying linguistics at the University of Washington. He was accepted on admission into the Interdisciplinary Honors Program, but hopes to earn a College Honors degree by trying his hand at... Read more
Addie Bullamore is a senior and she will graduate June 2012 with a BA in Psychology. She may persue her graduate degree in teaching. She has found she loves working with kids. Addie also likes to dance, read, swim, hike,... Read more
Nicole Cho is double majoring in Social Welfare and Psychology. She graduates on June 11, 2011. After graduating she hopes to find a job that allows her to work with youth for a couple years before pursuing graduate... Read more
Katie Dennis is a senior majoring in Speech and Hearing Sciences. Upon graduating, she plans to pursue graduate studies in speech pathology. Katie is a Girl Scout leader and enjoys photography and astronomy. Read more
Bedii Duru Altug is pursuing degrees in Linguistics and Near Eastern Languages and Civilization along with a minor in International Studies – Comparative Islamic Studies. In the fall he will be working on his Master... Read more
Anne Harvey is a junior majoring in Speech & Hearing Sciences. After graduation, she hopes to be accepted into the AuD program at the University of Washington and eventually become certified as a clinical Audiologist.... Read more
Marissa Herzog is a sophomore double majoring in Psychology and Sociology. After graduating, she hopes to be a counselor or therapist in a children’s hospital. She first fell in love with psychology when she took an... Read more
Megan Kao is a sophomore majoring in psychology. Upon graduating, she plans to pursue graduate studies in clinical psychology, and hopefully open her own practice in the future. Outside of school, Megan enjoys playing... Read more
Ka Young Lee is a junior double majoring in biochemistry and speech and hearing sciences. She hopes to enter med school upon graduating. Ka Young enjoys watching Japanese animation, reading the newspaper, and browsing the... Read more
Rodion Natalenko, a Moskovsky native, is an undergraduate honors student at the University of Washington, working toward a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. As a strong advocate of Leo Tolstoy’s philosophy, he... Read more
Jeremy Pautler is a senior at UW finishing his B.A. in the Psychology Department. He will be graduating in March 2012. His particular interests include abnormal and animal behavior. Read more
Clara Roberts is a senior at the UW, graduating in June with a degree in Psychology. She plans on taking a year off to work in the psychology field, before heading on to a graduate program. Clara enjoys skiing, tennis, and... Read more
Katie Shafer is a senior at the University of Washington and is majoring in Psychology. She will graduate in the spring of 2011. After graduation, she hopes to travel to New Zealand or Australia before pursuing Graduate... Read more
Jessica Wenke is a junior majoring in speech and hearing sciences. Upon graduating, she plans to attend graduate school to pursue a Master’s degree in speech pathology with an emphasis on voice disorders. Jessica... Read more
Nicole Wilberding is a junior pursuing a B.S. degree in psychology. She wants to go to graduate school and then pursue a PhD in clinical psychology. She hopes to work with children and adolescents in a clinical setting.... Read more
Kersten Barton, a senior in high school at Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences, was an outstanding intern with Dr. Rechele Brooks. During her internship, Kersten worked on an independent project to investigate the... Read more
Ellie Henningsgaard spent spring term of her senior year (Interlake High School in Bellevue, WA) as an intern at I-LABS. She worked in
Dr. Patricia Kuhl’s Speech Research Laboratory. Ellie was a tremendous asset,... Read more
Priyanka Jain came to I-LABS for a summer internship following her senior year at University Prep. With an interest in pursuing neuroscience at Stanford University in the Fall, she participated in projects in several... Read more
A recent graduate of University Prep, Orren Arad-Neeman spent a summer as an intern at I-LABS before attending Pomona College. With an interest in Linguistics, she worked with Dr. Sarah Roseberry studying infants’... Read more
Loan Nguyen was a Gates Millennium Scholar pursuing a degree in Medical Technology when she completed an internship at I-LABS that was sponsored by Casey Family Programs. She is currently attending graduate school in... Read more
William Poole was a student at Eastside Preparatory School in Kirkland, WA when he spent 6 months at I-LABS completing an internship to learn more about brain imaging tools. With a passion for biology and physics, William... Read more
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