Research Staff
Elizabeth Ahlers, B.S.
Associate Research Specialist
T121 Waisman
608-890-0754
As an associate research specialist I work with the microPET helping to schedule scan times, run scans, and analyze data.
Michael J. Anderle, B.A.
Information Processing Consultant
T121 Waisman
608-262-9230
As an Information Processing Consultant I help manage the activities of the MR program in our laboratory. A typical day may go from data acquisition to helping create lab policy to adapting sophisticated medical equipment to a fMRI experiment to fixing the plumbing in the kitchen.
David Bachhuber, B.S.
Research Specialist
206 Waisman
608-890-2960
I work on MIDUS, a longitudinal study that is examining well-being and its relationship to emotional resilience. My duties include running experimental sessions and assisting with data analysis.
Amelia Cayo
Research Intern
T113 Waisman
608-890-3073
cayo@wisc.edu
As a Research Intern, I am responsible for making precise volumetric measurements of medial temporal lobe structures by analysis of structural MR images. I conduct this analysis for a number of cognitive studies on both normal and clinical development. I also assist in training others to collect these measurements.
Ron Fisher, B.S.
Research Specialist
T121 Waisman
608-262-9230
Danielle Green
Research Specialist
A128 Waisman
608-265-6564
As an associate research specialist in Jack Nitschke's lab, I assist in data processing and analysis for the snake phobia study.
Larry Greischar, Ph.D.
Assistant Researcher
371 Brogden
608-262-9944
Larry's website
I research new methods of data analysis and write computer programs to apply them.
Frances Haeberli, M.S.
Research Program Manager
T119 Waisman
608-262-8772
I work as the Research Program Manager for Andrew Alexander and take care of many of his lab management duties. In addition I work on image analysis for a longitudinal study of normally developing children ages 10 to 16. We are studying developmental changes in puberty using behavioral and temperament measures combined with DTI, anatomical and functional imaging techniques. I am particularly interested in the how MRI and fMRI research can inform the intersection of cognitive science and human development and learning. Currently we are analyzing data for a study of developmental changes in executive function and individual differences in adolescence.
Luke Hinsenkamp
Associate Research Specialist
392 Brogden
608-262-9937
hinsenkamp@wisc.edu
As an Associate Research Specialist, I help run experimental sessions and analyze behavioral and electrophysiological data from a study that examines the relation of working memory capacity and the ability to regulate emotion, pain and attention, as well as MRI work with the TeenEmo study.
Scott Kalin
Research Intern
206 Waisman
608-890-2674
swkalin@wisc.edu
As a research intern and a co-coordinator of the NCAAM-funded center grant on meditation and neuroplasticity, I aide in study task development, collecting data, pre-processing and processing of data and data analysis.
Greg Kirk
Senior Visiting Scientist
T129 Waisman
608-890-2671
gkirk@uwhealth.org
Adam Koppenhaver
Research Specialist
206 Waisman
608-890-2672
As an associate research specialist, I recruit participants, run experimental sessions, and help process data for a study that investigates and analyzes the neural mechanisms of deception and for a longitudinal study that examines well-being and its relationship to emotional resilience.
Tammi Kral, B.S.
Associate Research Specialist
A128 Waisman
608-263-9677
Katie Nondahl
Associate Research Specialist
206 Waisman
608-890-2961
knondahl@wisc.edu
As an Associate Research Specialist, I am primarily responsible for recruiting participants and logistics. I am currently working on a study investigating the effects of meditation on well-being.
Barb Mueller, B.S., CNMT
PET Technologist
bcmueller@hotmail.com
Max Slesarev
Associate Research Specialist
T166 Waisman
608-2959
slesarev@wisc.edu
Diane Stodola
Associate Research Specialist
A125 Waisman
608-265-9118
As an Associate Research Specialist in the Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience, I am involved with recruiting participants, running subjects, and data processing. I am currently working on studies involving different forms of meditation and their effects on well-being and emotion regulation.
Matt Sutterer
Associate Research Specialist
S111 Waisman
608-263-1069
I assist in preprocessing and collection of medial temporal lobe regions of interest from structural MR images on a variety of developmental, clinical, and cognitive studies. I also help in training others to trace these regions of interest.