Our Team

Scientists
Greg Appelbaum
Professor and PI
Department of Psychiatry 
Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, 2004
B.A. Emory University, 1995
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NeuroTree
Jordan Kohn 
Project Scientist
Ph.D. Emory University, 2016
B.A. Reed College, 2009
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Yinming Sun
Research Scientist
Ph.D.
B.A. 
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Mohsen Poorganji
Project Scientist
​Ph.D. University of Toronto, 2022
B.A. Ershad Higher Education Institute, 2006
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PhD Students
Emma Boyd
Ph.D. Student, Neuroscience Graduate Program
B.S. Tufts University 2016 (BioPsychology)
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Noah Stapper (Co-mentored with Dr. Cory Weissman)
Ph.D Student, Clinical Psychology Joint Doctoral Program (UCSD/SDSU)
M.S. University of Edinburgh, 2021
B.S. University College Utrecht, 2020
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Katie Rodriguez
Ph.D Student, Clinical Psychology Joint Doctoral Program (UCSD/SDSU)
M.A. California State University San Marcos, 2022
B.A. California State University San Marcos, 2020
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​Can Ozger (Co-mentored with Dr. Eric Garland)
Ph.D Student, Neuroscience Graduate Program
B.S. Ramapo College of New Jersey
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Coordinators
Eva Wiener
Clinical Research Coordinator, Interventional Psychiatry Program
B.A. Colgate University, 2023
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Undergraduate Students
Sarah Phan
4th Year Clinical Psychology Major
​Honors Thesis Student
Adrian Kong
​3rd Year Cognitive Science and Data Science, double major
Orion Nocon
2nd Year Biology Major
Lab Alumni (role and last known whereabouts)
Former Postdoctoral Fellows
Former Resident Trainees
Former Graduate Students
Former Research Coordinators
Former Undergraduate Students
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