Graduate Students

Alvarez Rios, Laura
Advisor: Dr. Dalal Safa
laalri@unc.edu

Boaheng, Priscilla
Advisor: Dr. Dalal Safa
priboah@unc.edu

Capella, James
Advisor: Dr. Eva Telzer
211 Davie Hall
jcapella@email.unc.edu

Jimmy studies the connection between social relationships and neurodevelopment, with a focus on how these interactions affect adolescent behavior and outcomes.

Escalante, Elizabeth
Advisor: Dr. Eva Telzer
ese@unc.edu

Garrett, Shedrick
Advisors: Dr. Shauna Cooper and Dr. Eva Telzer
209 Davie Hall
sgarrett@unc.edu

Garrett studies the enhancing qualities of digital technology on adolescent developmental competencies and resilience, with a focus on how digital landscapes can support marginalized students.

Garrisi, Kathryn
Advisor: Dr. Jessica Cohen and Dr. Margaret Sheridan
kathryn.garrisi@unc.edu

Gomes, Lindsay
Advisor: Dr. Jean-Louis Gariepy and Dr. Cathi Propper
Frank Porter Graham Institute
lindsann@live.unc.edu

Lindsay studies the development of social motor synchronization in early childhood.

Jack, David
Advisor: Dr. Eva Telzer
dbjack@unc.edu

Latimer, Azure
Advisors: Dr. Shauna Cooper and Dr. Eva Telzer
alatimer@unc.edu

Lyons, Monica
Advisor: Dr. Jessica Cohen
219 Davie Hall
monica_lyons@med.unc.edu

Monica uses functional neuroimaging and graph theory to understand brain network organization and how it relates to atypical development, particularly in ADHD.

Maza San Vicente, Maria
Advisors: Dr. Eva Telzer and Dr. Mitch Prinstein
211 Davie Hall
mtm76@email.unc.edu

Maria studies the impact of biosocial factors and technology on the developing brain and subsequent health risk behaviors.

McBride, Margarett
Advisor: Dr. Shauna Cooper
208 Davie Hall
marsm@live.unc.edu

Margarett studies community factors, combined with family and school contexts, that contribute to the development and resiliency of African American youth.

Murgueitio, Nicolas
Advisor: Dr. Margaret Sheridan and Dr. Cathi Propper
209 Davie Hall
jnicolas@email.unc.edu

Nicolas studies differential associations of threat and deprivation with children’s development, with an emphasis on fear, the intestinal microbiota, physiology, and emotional neurobiology.

Russell, Allison
Adivsor: Dr. Clare Harrop
asruss@unc.edu

Shipkova, Michelle
Advisor: Dr. Margaret Sheridan
michelle.chernikova@unc.edu

Tsai, Yi-Heng
Advisors: Dr. Eva Telzer
ryantsai@unc.edu