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Chiou graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with
a major in psychology and minor in education. She is now a graduate
student in the Clinical Psychology program at the Pennsylvania
State University. Kathy is particularly interested in neuropsychology
and cognitive processes, specifically as it pertains to traumatic
brain injured populations. She also has interests in the use of
neuroimaging methods, including functional magnetic resonance
imaging and diffusion tensor imaging. Working in Dr. Frank Hillary’s
lab, Kathy currently is undertaking projects that are relevant
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Deepa Ramanathan graduated from
the University of Vermont in 2005 with a B.S. in biobehavioral
psychology and minor in chemistry. She is currently a third year
graduate student in the Clinical Psychology program at the Pennsylvania
State University.
Deepa has interests in examining
the long-term cognitive, psychiatric, and functional consequences
of traumatic brain injury. She is currently in the process of
collecting data for her Masters, which will examine the relationship
between dispositional optimism and long-term outcomes following
traumatic brain injury. Deepa also works with various neuroimaging
techniques in Dr. Hillary's lab, and is especially interested
in the utility of diffusion tensor imaging in predicting recovery
and outcome from traumatic brain injury. In addition, she will
be developing a minor project while working with Dr. Arnett in
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Neal Fitzpatrick served as the research
coordinator at the Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania
from 2006 to 2008. He received a B.S. from the Schreyer Honors
College at Penn State in 2006 in Psychology with a minor in Neuroscience.
During his time at Hershey, he coordinated research for Dr. Hillary
at the Medical Center involving inpatients and outpatients with
traumatic brain injury (TBI), investigating the various aspects
of biological changes observed after TBI. Neal was also active
in editing and writing manuscripts and publications related to
Dr. Hillary’s research, including writing in grant and research
proposals, co-authoring a book chapter, preparing projects for
presentation at major neuroscience conferences, and serving as
a guest reviewer of literature for Dr. Hillary's recent book.
More recently, Neal has moved
on to pursue an M.D. at Drexel University College of Medicine,
where he is a second year student. He continues to lend his assistance
to Dr. Hillary’s projects when possible, and he remains
active in writing with Dr. Hillary’s publications.
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Tia graduated from Penn State in
December 2008 with degrees in biology and journalism. She is currently
attending medical school at St. George's University in collaboration
with Northumbria University in Newcastle, England.
While working as a research assistant
in Dr. Hillary's lab as an undergraduate student, Tia conducted
literature searches and learned to administer and interpret neuropsychological
batteries to individuals sustaining traumatic brain injuries.
She was also trained to analyze fMRI data
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Britney Wardecker graduated in Spring
2009, with a B.S. in psychology, neuroscience option and a minor
in biology. She will be applying to doctoral degree programs in
Clinical Psychology this coming Fall.
Britney is currently working as
a research assistant in Dr. Hillary's lab. She is learning to
administer and interpret neuropsychological batteries to individuals
with traumatic brain injuries. She assists in the processing of
neuromaging data and also travels to Hershey Medical Center when
possible in order to gain firsthand research experience. In addition
to the research involved with Dr. Hillary’s laboratory,
Britney’s interests include the clinical aspects of neuroscience
in relation to individuals with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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Julia Slocomb graduated from Villanova
University in 2008 with a B.S. in biology and a minor in english.
She is a research coordinator at the Hershey Medical Center, and
is currently involved in research for Dr. Hillary with inpatients
and outpatients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), investigating
the various aspects of biological changes observed after TBI.
Julia also edits and writes manuscripts and publications related
to Dr. Hillary’s research, including preparing projects
for presentation at major neuroscience conferences.
In addition to the research involved
with Dr. Hillary’s projects, Julia also develops, coordinates
and conducts research studies relating to stroke, diabeties mellitus
type II, multiple sclerosis, and a variety of other neurological
disorders. Julia runs support groups for individuals sustaining
TBI and stroke survivors and their families at Hershey Medical
Center. Her future plans include medical school, where she hopes
to pursue a career in neurology.
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