Meet Our Team

Eric Nelson, Ph.D.

Dr. Nelson is a Principal Investigator in the Center for Biobehavioral Health in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute and a Professor of Pediatrics at Ohio State University. Dr. Nelson has been conducting research at the intesection of affective, cognitive, and developmental neuroscience for over thirty years.

Whitney Mattson, Ph.D.

Dr. Mattson is Senior Research Scientist in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute and has conducted research in development and neuroimaging for many years. Dr. Mattson’s skills in image analytics. computational programming, and developmental science bring a unique combination to the Brain Development team

Kahiau Among

Received a Bachelors degree in Psychology from Loyola University in Chicago and is interested in pursuing a PhD in Neuroscience

Colton Olexa

Recieved Bachelors degree in Psychology from The Ohio State University and is interested in pursuing a PhD in Clinical Psychology

Florencia Ontiveros

Katie received a Bachelors degree in Neuroscience from The Ohio State University and is interested in pursuing a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience

Aliyah Webb

Received a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the U. of Cincinnati and is interested in pursuing a PhD in Neuropsychology

Alumni

Postdocs

Michele Morningstar Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Queens University, Kingston ON.

Xiaoxue (Jessie) Fu Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia SC

Assistants and Coordinators

Katie Billetdeaux

Ph.D. Student Penn State University

Joe Venticinque, Ph.D. 
Postoctoral Fellow Georgetown University

Connor Grannis

Data Scientist Nationwide Children’s

Stanley Singer, Ph. D.

Johns Hopkins Univeristy

Roberto French

Ph.D. Student Indiana University

Andy Hung

MSW Student University of Denver

Scout Crowell

Ph.D. Student , Univ of Missouri

Alex Douma Vanderbilt University

Peyton Thomas

Ph.D. Student Georgetown

Meika Travis

Ph. D. Student, Ohio State University

Brooke Fuller