Carnegie Mellon University

Behavioral Brain (B2) Research Training Program

Carnegie Mellon University & University of Pittsburgh

B2 Trainees

The B2 Program is proud to support excellent students pursing PhDs that cross-cut behavioral and brain research at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University.

Currently Supported B2 Trainees

Sarah Aghjayan

Psychology,
University of Pittsburgh

2017 - Present

Mentor: Kirk Erickson
Co-Mentor: Michael Pogue-Geile 

 

 Debbie Bitran

Psychology,
University of Pittsburgh

2019 - Present

Mentor: Jamie Hanson

 

Matthew Clapp

Program in Neural Computation,
Carnegie Mellon University

2019 - Present

Mentor: Timothy Verstynen 
Co-Mentor: Eric Yttri

 

Alana Hodson

Psychology,
Carnegie Mellon University

2020 - Present

Mentor: Barbara Shinn-Cunningham
Co-Mentor: Lori Holt 

 

 

Timothy Murphy 

Psychology,
Carngie Mellon University

2018 - Present

Mentor: Lori Holt
Co-Mentors: Bonnie Nozari and David Plaut

 

Raouf Belkhir

Psychology,
Carnegie Mellon University

2019 - Present

Mentor: Brad Mahon
Co-Mentors: Lori Holt, Marlene Behrmann, and David Plaut

 

Alex Silver

Psychology,
Univeristy of Pittsburgh

2018 - Present

Mentor: Melissa Libertus
Co-Mentor: Rebecca Reed

 

Alexander Swiderski

Communication Science & Disorders,
University of Pittsburgh

2017 - Present

Mentor: Michael Dickey
Co-Mentor: William Hula

 

Other B2 Trainees (in training)

Lindsay Bahureska, Carnegie Mellon University, PNC
Krista Bond, Carnegie Mellon University, Psychology
Michael Granovetter, Carnegie Mellon University, Psychology
Michelle Heusser, University of Pittsburgh, Bioengineering
Griffin Koch, University of Pittsburgh, Psychology
Dulce Mariscal-Olivares, University of Pittsburgh, Bioengineering
Christie Musket, University of Pittsburgh, Psychology
Jamie Cohen Peven, University of Pittsburgh, Psychology
Stefanie Sequiera, University of Pittsburgh, Psychology
Robert Vargas, Carnegie Mellon University, Psychology

B2 Alumni

You can find more details about the career outcomes of B2 trainees on the B2 Alumni page.

Travis Alvarez, University of Pittsburgh, Psychology
Emily Braham, University of Pittsburgh, Psychology
Shereen Chaurdry, Carnegie Mellon University, Social and Decision Sciences
Elliott Collins, Carnegie Mellon University, Psychology
Eva Dundas, Carnegie Mellon University, Psychology
Mary Gilliam (Norman), University of Pittsburgh, Psychology
Luke Hyde, University of Pittsburgh, Psychology
Kevin Jarbo, Carnegie Mellon University, Psychology
Husam Katnami, University of Pittsburgh, Bioengineering
Matthew Lehet, Carnegie Mellon University, Psychology
Allison Liu, University of Pittsburgh, Psychology
Ran Liu, Carnegie Mellon University, Psychology
Sung-joo Lim, Carnegie Mellon University, Psychology
Emily Lindsay, Carnegie Mellon University, Psychology
Lauren Oberlin, University of Pittsburgh, Psychology
Aarthi Padmanabhan, University of Pittsburgh, Psychology
Christopher Paynter, Carnegie Mellon University, Psychology
Andrea Ponting, University of Pittsburgh, CNUP
Robert Powers, Carnegie Mellon University, Psychology
Caitlin Rice, University of Pittsburgh, Psychology
Casey Roark, Carnegie Mellon University, Psychology
W Michael Sayers, University of Pittsburgh, Psychology
Elizabeth Shaaban, University of Pittsburgh, Public Health
Juliet Shafto, Carnegie Mellon University, Psychology
Jesse Sheehan, Carnegie Mellon University, Biological Sciences
Carillon Skrzynski, Carnegie Mellon University, Psychology
Maggie Sweitzer, University of Pittsburgh, Psychology
Alba Tuninetti, University of Pittsburgh, Psychology
Matthew Walsh, Carnegie Mellon University, Psychology
Andrea Weinstein, University of Pittsburgh, Psychology
Kristine Wilckens, University of Pittsburgh, Psychology
Yevdokiya Yermolayeva, Carnegie Mellon University, Psychology