Lab Voices
Laura Hurley - Principal Investigator
Kayleigh Hood
PhD Candidate
Joined 2015
I am interested in how context and memory influence sensory perception. I am currently studying how social memory influences responses to nonspecific auditory cues and the role of serotonin as a neuromodulator in mediating those responses. I would like to investigate these questions using electrophysiological and behavioral techniques.
Lauren Brunner
PhD Student
Joined 2019
My interests revolve around how internal state can affect how animals perceive and process contextual stimuli. I am very interested in incorporating an understanding of the neuroendocrine aspects of how animals respond to potential stressors, specifically during social interactions. Eventually I would like to broaden my work to include a focus on laboratory animal welfare, specifically how environmental enrichment may affect perception and communication.
Currently, my project focuses on how the “internal” context of social hierarchical status of male mice in addition to the “external” context of unfamiliar male cues affect how males perceive and respond to female rejection calls
Sierra McAlister
PhD Student
Joined 2019
Eric Navarro
PhD Student
Joined 2019
Sarah Davis
Research Associate - Joined 2017
Kelly Ronald, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor at Hope College, Faculty Page
Graduate Students
Christopher L. Petersen, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Associate at University of Minnesota, Lemos Laboratory
Sarah Keesom, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Biology at Utica College, Faculty Page
Arianna Gentile Polese, M.S.
Ian C. Hall, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Benedictine University
Undergraduate Researchers
Meera Patel
Jack Sansone, Class of 2021
Mary Skirvin, Class of 2021
Liz Gonzalez
Bhumi Patel
Hannah Witing
Ricardo Tellez, Class of 2019
Eden Long, Class of 2019
Ryan Miller, Class of 2020
Courteney Fentz, Class of 2018
Toby Klein, Class of 2018 - Graduate School, University of Arkansas
Xinzhu Zhang, Class of 2018 - Graduate School, Ohio State University
Brooklyn Sloss, class of 2016
Caitlyn Finton, class of 2016 - Graduate School, Cornell University
Zita Erbowor-Becksen, class of 2016 - Indiana University School of Medicine
Lab Technicians
Mitchel Morningstar - Graduate School, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Bradley Wise - Graduate School, Cornell University