Dr. Cvencek is a Research Scientist working with Dr. Andrew Meltzoff. Before coming to the Institute, he earned a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology at the University of Washington, working with Tony Greenwald. Dr. Cvencek’... Read more
Dr. Garcia-Sierra is a Research Scientist working on studies of early language acquisition in bilingual infants. Before coming to the Institute he earned a Ph.D. in Speech and Hearing Sciences at the University of Texas at... Read more
Rey Ramírez is a Research Scientist in the I-LABS MEG Brain Imaging Center. He received his bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences at Rutgers University with minors in Psychology and Philosophy, and received... Read more
Myles is a Research Scientist at the I-LABS MEG Brain Imaging Center. He received his B.S. from Weber State University. Before coming to I-Labs he was an Electronics Engineer at the University of Utah Magnetic Source Imaging... Read more
Jeff Stevenson is a Research Scientist, specializing in MRI. Stevenson has 15 years clinical and 10 years of research experience applying state-of-the-art imaging and analysis methods to elucidate neural development in the... Read more
Dr. Tavabi is a research scientist 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 Analysis... Read more
Justin obtained a B.S. in Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh and has over seven years of subsequent research experience. Before joining the CCDL, Justin worked as the Research Coordinator of the Center for Cognitive... Read more
Sahar Attar graduated from the university of Washington in 2009 with a degree in Linguistics and Physics. She has been teaching and tutoring math for the past few years and the experience of teaching has been tremendously... Read more
Linda Chau graduated from the University of Washington in June 2013 with a double degree in Psychology and Biochemistry. As a lab manager and a research assistant for Dr. Rechele Brooks in the Joint Visual Attention Lab,... Read more
Ms. Coffey-Corina works in the Kuhl lab, and has extensive training and experience as an event-related potentials (ERP) technician, and special expertise in testing children and special populations. She received her... Read more
Jamie graduated from the University of Washington in 2014, with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. As a research assistant for Dr. Tal-Chen Rabinowitch in Dr. Andrew N. Meltzoff’s lab, she aids in the... Read more
Mr. Dubinsky is currently working on his Bachelors degree in Information Technology through Western Governor’s University. Cary joined I-LABS in 2013 to assist in the IT department with an increasing demand for desktop... Read more
Ms. Fisher earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of Oregon. Since 1979, she has administered developmental tests and conducted internet research in Dr. Andrew N. Meltzoff's lab. Her area of... Read more
Linden Hale graduated from the University of Washington in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. As a lab manager and a research assistant for Dr. Rechele Brooks in the Joint Visual Attention Lab, Linden assists... Read more
Mr. Harris has a masters in Early Childhood Special Education from the University of Washington. He oversees research in Dr. Andrew N. Meltzoff's lab studying early development, including studies on imitation, intention... Read more
Ms. Hathaway received her bachelor of arts degree in English from Seattle University and previously worked at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. She handles recruitment and scheduling of research subjects and other... Read more
Katherine Ingle is the lab coordinator and a research assistant for LABS^N and Dr KC Lee. She graduated in 2008 with a degree in aerospace engineering from MIT and before coming to I-LABS spent four years in the US Air Force... Read more
Lindsey recently graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. Hoping to apply to graduate school in the upcoming year, she is working on an auditory divided attention study in... Read more
Ms. Lee graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in 2013, with a B.S. in Psychology and a minor in Hispanic Studies. Her main focus as a research assistant in Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl’s lab is to help investigate the... Read more
Mr. Maddox is a utility player in Dr. Andrew Meltzoff's lab, bringing his undergraduate training in Education, Mathematics and Physics from Western Michigan University to bear as a Research Study Assistant. Craig is the... Read more
Ms. Mendoza graduated from the University of Washington in 2012, with a bachelor's degree in Psychology and a minor in Global Health. As a research assistant for Dr. Anna Waismeyer in Dr. Andrew N. Meltzoff's lab,... Read more
Ms. Miles is a research assistant in Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl’s lab, primarily supporting infant speech and music processing studies using brain imaging technology. Ms. Miles has experience working with infants and young... Read more
Ms. Mizrahi supports studies of speech processing in infants and young children using a variety of methods including brain imaging technology. She recruits and schedules families for various research studies, as well as... Read more
Ms. Padden has a masters in Audiology from the UW and works in Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl's lab. Using behavioral and neuroimaging techniques such as head-turn and event-related potentials (ERPs), she investigates the effects... Read more
Dean Pospisil joined the lab in 2012 after graduating from Pitzer College with a degree in Cognitive Neuroscience and Studio Art. His undergraduate neuroscience research focused on how mouth movements influence sound... Read more
Mr. Reichel graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Informatics and currently oversees Core Research Computing at the Institute. CRC enhances research activities at I-LABS with services ranging from... Read more
Ms. Sherwin graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in 2014, with a bachelor's degree in Psychology. As a research assistant in Dr. Patricia Kuhl's lab, Spencer assists ongoing studies using MEG, MRI, and ERP... Read more
Ms. Stock manages research grants and assists with studies supported by these grants in the Speech Research Laboratory, from scheduling subjects to assisting with ERP, MRI, and behavioral studies. She has experience in... Read more
Garrett is a 2008 graduate from the University of Utah with a bachelors degree in electrical engineering. Since then, he has been working for the Department of the Navy as an electronics/internal communications engineer. His... Read more
Liv Wroblewski is a research technician at I-LABS working to perfect the infant template project, which will improve MRI and MEG registration of child subjects. She also performs DTI and MEG analysis for various projects as... Read more
Mr. Chee is Executive Manager of the NSF-funded LIFE Center (Learning in Informal and Formal Environments), a Science of Learning Center, which is a collaboration among I-LABS, UW College of Education, Stanford... Read more
Laura Baumwall is the Advancement Coordinator at the Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences, a position she has held since 2010. In this role, she is responsible for coordinating advancement activities, events and tours... Read more
Susan Brower oversees finances of the Institute, and has a long history with and commitment to research at the UW. She brings to I-LABS a decade of financial management experience at the University, in which she has been... Read more
Sandra Schumann is the Associate Director of Advancement for I-LABS. In her role Sandra is responsible for engaging stakeholders in meaningful interactions that foster pride, advocacy and private support for I-LABS. Before... Read more
Ms. Scott graduated from the University of Washington in 2011, with a bachelor’s degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences. As a research assistant and lab manager for Dr. Betty Repacholi’s Social and Emotional... Read more
In her capacity as Assistant Director of the Institute, Ms. Stevens runs the day-to-day operations, works closely with the Co-Directors, facilitates the work of Institute scientists, manages the staff, and acts as liaison... Read more
