Lab Photos

MARC/START/Beckman Summer Symposium 2024

Dr. Kaczkurkin and summer students Shayaan Essani, Karen Herrera, Megha Duvvuri, and Sochanita Deu.
Dr. Kaczkurkin and summer students Shayaan Essani, Karen Herrera, Megha Duvvuri, and Sochanita Deu.
START student, Sochanita Deu, presenting her poster, "The mediating effect of sleep deprivation on the relationship between screen time and neurocognitive functioning in children".
START student, Sochanita Deu, presenting her poster, "The mediating effect of sleep deprivation on the relationship between screen time and neurocognitive functioning in children".
Lab coordinator, Kaitlynn Ellis, presenting her poster, "Emotion regulation, resilience, and the role of depressive symptoms".
Lab coordinator, Kaitlynn Ellis, presenting her poster, "Emotion regulation, resilience, and the role of depressive symptoms".
Building Diversity in Psychology and Neuroscience Fellow, Shayaan Essani, presenting his poster, "Examining brain volume as a mediator of the relationship between family conflict and anxiety and depressive symptoms in children".
Building Diversity in Psychology and Neuroscience Fellow, Shayaan Essani, presenting his poster, "Examining brain volume as a mediator of the relationship between family conflict and anxiety and depressive symptoms in children".
Current neuroscience student and former Building Diversity in Psychology and Neuroscience Fellow, Amar Camara, presenting his poster "Household structure and childhood development: A comparative analysis of brain structure, anxiety, depression, and impulsivity in single vs. two-parent homes while considering socioeconomic influences".
Current neuroscience student and former Building Diversity in Psychology and Neuroscience Fellow, Amar Camara, presenting his poster "Household structure and childhood development: A comparative analysis of brain structure, anxiety, depression, and impulsivity in single vs. two-parent homes while considering socioeconomic influences".
START student, Megha Duvvuri, presenting her poster, "The Association between alcohol expectancies and social anxiety disorder symptoms in youth".
START student, Megha Duvvuri, presenting her poster, "The Association between alcohol expectancies and social anxiety disorder symptoms in youth".
START student, Karen Herrera, presenting her poster, "Family conflict is associated with low academic performance and social development in adolescent children".
START student, Karen Herrera, presenting her poster, "Family conflict is associated with low academic performance and social development in adolescent children".

Undergraduate Reseach Fair 2023

Honors student, Amy Milewski, presenting her poster, "Structural brain differences in individuals with bipolar disorder: A developmental perspective".
Honors student, Amy Milewski, presenting her poster, "Structural brain differences in individuals with bipolar disorder: A developmental perspective".
Honors student, Rebecca Keith, presenting her poster, "Affective considerations in anxiety and depression comorbidity".
Honors student, Rebecca Keith, presenting her poster, "Affective considerations in anxiety and depression comorbidity".

MARC/START Summer Symposium 2023

Summer 2023 MARC/START students!
Summer 2023 MARC/START students!
Building Diversity in Psychology and Neuroscience Fellow, Amar Camara, presenting his poster, "Brain structure of children in single parent households: Beyond SES".
Building Diversity in Psychology and Neuroscience Fellow, Amar Camara, presenting his poster, "Brain structure of children in single parent households: Beyond SES".
START student, Cindy Jaramillo Panchi, presenting her talk, "Relationship between social anxiety and working memory as supported by brain structure," at MARC/START 2023.
START student, Cindy Jaramillo Panchi, presenting her talk, "Relationship between social anxiety and working memory as supported by brain structure," at MARC/START 2023.
START student, Cindy Jaramillo Panchi, presenting her talk at MARC/START 2023.
START student, Cindy Jaramillo Panchi, presenting her talk at MARC/START 2023.
MARC scholar, Isabella Jackson, presenting her work with Dr. Olatunji's lab at MARC/START 2023.
MARC scholar, Isabella Jackson, presenting her work with Dr. Olatunji's lab at MARC/START 2023.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville visiting scholar, Myrsine Kostoulas, presenting her poster, "Resilience as a potential moderator of the relationship between international status and anxiety".
University of Tennessee, Knoxville visiting scholar, Myrsine Kostoulas, presenting her poster, "Resilience as a potential moderator of the relationship between international status and anxiety".

Association for Psychological Science (APS) Annual Convention 2022

Congratulations Dr. Kaczkurkin for being awarded the Janet Taylor Spence Early Career Award!
Congratulations Dr. Kaczkurkin for being awarded the Janet Taylor Spence Early Career Award!
Dr. Kaczkurin with APS 2022 award winners.
Dr. Kaczkurin with APS 2022 award winners.

3-Minute Thesis Competition 2022

Gabrielle Reimann wins grand prize at the 3-minute thesis competiton. Congrats Gabrielle!
Gabrielle Reimann wins grand prize at the 3-minute thesis competiton. Congrats Gabrielle!
Graduate student, Gabrielle Reimann, presenting at the 3-minute thesis competition.
Graduate student, Gabrielle Reimann, presenting at the 3-minute thesis competition.

Summer 2022

BRAINS Lab social and Hee Jung's baby shower!
BRAINS Lab social and Hee Jung's baby shower!

ANNUAL BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE FOR MINORITIZED SCIENTISTS (ABRCMS)

MARC scholar, Isabella Jackson, presenting her poster, "Fear of the unknown in perfectionists can lead to social anxiety".
MARC scholar, Isabella Jackson, presenting her poster, "Fear of the unknown in perfectionists can lead to social anxiety".
MARC scholar, Isabella Jackson, presenting her poster at ABRCMS.
MARC scholar, Isabella Jackson, presenting her poster at ABRCMS.

VKC Science Day 2022

Graduate student, Hee Jung Jeong, was selected for a talk at VKC Science Day 2022.
Graduate student, Hee Jung Jeong, was selected for a talk at VKC Science Day 2022.

MARC/START Summer Symposium 2022

Dr. Kaczkurkin with Ralph Francois and Isabella Jackson.
Dr. Kaczkurkin with Ralph Francois and Isabella Jackson.
START student, Ralph Francois, and MARC scholar, Isabella Jackson at the MARC/START Summer 2022 Symposium.
START student, Ralph Francois, and MARC scholar, Isabella Jackson at the MARC/START Summer 2022 Symposium.