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Naomi Uy
Naomi is a fifth-year student in the Systems Neuroscience Lab. Her research interests lie within the field of sensory perception and the neural correlates within sensory integration and processing. While involved in the Clinical Psychology PhD Health Emphasis Program at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, she performs research under the guidance of Dr. Zemon and Dr. Mahoney at the Albert Einstein Department of Neurology regarding the integration of visual and somatosensory stimuli. This study focuses on these perceptual pathways within older individuals at risk for dementia and delves into the correlation between the ability to integrate the target modalities and fall risk.
Carolina Frankini
Carolina is a fifth-year student in the Clinical Psychology PhD Health Emphasis Program at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology currently externing at Columbia University Medical Center, Division of Cognitive Neuroscience. She is currently performing research under Dr. Vance Zemon and Dr. Jeannette Mahoney at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine to study how the brain processes and integrates sensory, motor, and cognitive information in individuals at risk for Alzheimer’s Disease compared to healthy older adults. The study includes a multitude of techniques to identify structural and neural correlates of visual-somatosensory integration and examine how these correlates are related to health outcomes, including fall risk and mobility. Carolina’s research interests include improvement in intervention and functional needs in patients with neurodegenerative and neurological disorders.
Maroo Shin
Maroo is a fifth-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Health Emphasis Program at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. He is conducting multiple sclerosis (MS) research at Holy Name Hospital, NJ. Under the mentorship of Vance Zemon, Ph.D and Fred Foley, Ph.D. Maroo is comparing the effectiveness of visual evoked potential (VEP) and various standardized measures in detecting MS and assessing their performance across different disease stages. His goal is to identify early indicators of MS development using VEP and to explore how VEP can aid in evaluating the efficacy of MS treatments by detecting optic nerve abnormalities prior to the onset of clinical symptoms.
Shreya Vaidya
Shreya Vaidya is a fifth-year student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Health Emphasis Program at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology in the Systems Neuroscience lab, currently working as a neuropsychology extern at Memorial Sloan Kettering in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences with an emphasis on the neuropsychological assessment of adults with central nervous system and non-central nervous system cancers as well as geriatric patients. She is also continuing as a senior neuropsychology extern at Weill Cornell Medicine in the Department of Neurosurgery with diverse patient populations across the lifespan presenting with varying neurological conditions, including but not limited to, Parkinson's disease and movement-related disorders, epilepsy, brain tumors, cerebrovascular disorders, dementia, paraneoplastic syndromes, craniofacial disorders, neuromuscular and genetic disorders, severe traumatic brain injury, arteriovenous malformations, as well as post-COVID-19 neuropsychiatric sequelae. Shreya has also participated in and is continuing to partake in research relating to epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, and a case study on limbic encephalitis at Weill Cornell Medicine in the Department of Neurosurgery. Shreya’s broader research interests include evidence-based interventions utilizing neuropsychological evaluation to understand the cognitive, biological, and behavioral basis of neuropsychiatric, neurodevelopmental, and neurodegenerative disorders. Her scientific/clinical endeavors are aimed at encouraging early intervention to improve patient prognosis for the aforementioned disorders. Additionally, Shreya is conducting research on her pre-doctoral thesis and dissertation under the direction of Dr. Zemon and Dr. Herrera in the CUE (Coping with Unique Experiences) program at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, with individuals who are at a clinical high risk for psychosis and those diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Natalie Edman
Natalie is a fourth-year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Health Emphasis Program at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. She is currently completing her dissertation, Cognitive Profiles in Focal Epilepsy: Neuropsychological Differentiation of Temporal and Frontal Lobe Epilepsy under the supervision of Dr. Vance Zemon and Dr. Sloane Sheldon. Her research aims to characterize the neuropsychological profiles associated with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE), and to assess whether these profiles can reliably differentiate individuals with TLE from those with FLE or frontal involvement. This work seeks to inform more precise neuropsychological assessment and intervention strategies for individuals with focal epilepsy.
She previously completed her pre-doctoral thesis on visual evoked potential (VEP) outcomes of low-dose ketamine treatment in children with activity-dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP) syndrome.
In addition to her research, Natalie serves as the lab TA.
Lital Twizer
Lital is a fourth-year student in the Systems Neuroscience Lab. Her research interests include studying neural and visual mechanisms underlying cognitive function and dysfunction. While involved in the Clinical Health Psychology PhD Program at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, she conducts research under the guidance of Dr. Zemon and Dr. Mahoney at the Division of Cognitive and Motor Aging at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine regarding the integration of visual and somatosensory stimuli. This study focuses on the perceptual pathways within older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, and delves into the relationship between the ability to integrate multi-sensory information and predicting cognitive decline and falls. As an extension of this work, her pre-doctoral thesis investigates how contrast sensitivity, measured using both traditional and novel digital methods, relates to neuropsychological performance in older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment to better understand early perceptual markers of decline.
Tanya Verghese
Tanya Verghese is a fourth year student in Dr. Zemon's lab. Her research focuses on the intersection between types of auditory processing, aging, and cognitive decline. She is conducting her research under the guidance of Dr. Zemon and Dr. Jeannette Mahoney at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Mahoney's lab focuses on the interaction between motor, sensory, and cognitive systems in the process of healthy aging and in the development of mild cognitive impairment.
Gillian Broome
Gillian is a second-year Clinical Psychology PhD Health Emphasis student in the Systems Neuroscience Lab. Her research interests lie in sensory integration, particularly in understanding how aging and cognitive decline affect sensory processing in the brain. Gillian currently performs research under the guidance of Dr. Zemon and Dr. Mahoney at the Albert Einstein Department of Neurology regarding the integration of visual and somatosensory stimuli as a novel marker of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Hailey Silver
Hailey is a second-year student in the Clinical Psychology PhD Health Emphasis Program at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. She is conducting her research under the direction of Dr. Zemon and Dr. Paige Siper at the Seaver Autism Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Hailey’s primary research interests include sensory functioning in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related monogenic causes of ASD and intellectual and developmental disabilities and related electrophysiological biomarkers. Hailey is also interested in related symptomology in ASD and the utility of biomarkers and objective testing to gain a more holistic understanding of individual functioning.
Lauren Robinson
Lauren Robinson is a first-year Clinical Psychology PhD Health Emphasis student at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. Her research interests lie at the intersection of clinical neuropsychology and systems neuroscience, focusing on the neural and behavioral correlates of complex central nervous system disorders. She is particularly interested in investigating psychotic-spectrum illnesses (such as schizophrenia) and neurodegenerative conditions (such as movement disorders) that involve significant cognitive and motor dysfunction. Her ultimate goal is to become a clinical neuropsychologist specializing in the assessment and treatment of these populations.
Amber Hu
Amber is a first-year doctoral student in the Clinical Health Ph.D. program at Yeshiva University. She is interested in contributing to evidence-based practice in clinical psychology. She aims to study the relationship between traumatic brain injuries and neurocognitive decline in older adults with Dr. Vance Zemon and Dr. Jeannette Mahoney at the Albert Einstein Department of Neurology. Her goal is to help identify risk factors for preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease and to develop accessible, affordable, and effective diagnostic tools.
She has a B.S. degree in Brain and Cognitive Science with a concentration in Neurobiology and a minor in Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Rochester. She previously worked on an Alzheimer's disease EEG study with Dr. Patrick Purdon and pediatric oculomotor studies with Dr. Tawna Roberts at Stanford University. She hopes to become a well-informed clinical psychologist, making a change in the lives of children and older adults alike.
Rachael Roizer
Rachael is a first-year student in the Clinical Psychology PhD Health Emphasis Program at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. She is conducting her research under the guidance of Dr. Zemon and Dr. Sophie Molholm at the Cognitive Neurophysiology Lab at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Molholm’s lab focuses on neurophysiological measures for understanding attention, perception, and multisensory processing in clinical and neurodevelopmental disorders. Rachael’s primary research interests include multisensory integration, motor symptoms, and executive functioning in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). She is interested in researching neural biomarkers of ASD to inform early diagnosis and individualized intervention approaches.
Yedidya Schechter
Yedidya is a first year student in the Clinical Psychology PhD Health Emphasis Program at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. He is a member of Dr. Vance Zemon’s Systems Neuroscience Lab. His research primarily centers on the convergence of systems neuroscience and psychosis, specifically the mechanisms underlying schizophrenia. He is excited to learn more about neuropsychology and neurocognition through the data and research in the lab.
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