Meet Our Team
Eric Nelson, Ph.D.
Dr. Nelson is a Principal Investigator in the Center for Biobehavioral Health in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute and a Professor of Pediatrics at Ohio State University. Dr. Nelson has been conducting research at the intesection of affective, cognitive, and developmental neuroscience for over thirty years.
Whitney Mattson, Ph.D.
Dr. Mattson is Senior Research Scientist in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute and has conducted research in development and neuroimaging for many years. Dr. Mattson’s skills in image analytics. computational programming, and developmental science bring a unique combination to the Brain Development team
Connor Grannis
Connor received a B.A. in Psychology from Miami University in Ohio and is currently pursuing a Masters degree in data science from Ohio State University
Alexander Douma
Alex received a B.S. in Neuroscience with a minor in Chemistry from the University of Miami in Florida and is interested in pursuing an MD. 
Katherine Billetdeaux
Katie received a B.A. in Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience from the College of Wooster in Ohio and is interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in Cognitive NeuroscienceAlumni
Postdocs
Michele Morningstar Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Queens University, Kingston ON.
Xiaoxue (Jessie) Fu Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia SC
Assistants and Coordinators
Joe Venticinque, Ph.D. Postoctoral Fellow Georgetown University
Stanley Singer, Ph. D.
Johns Hopkins Univeristy
Roberto French
Ph.D. Student Indiana University
Andy Hung
M.S.W. Student University of Denver
Scout Crowell
Ph.D. Student , Univ of Missouri
Peyton Thomas
Ph.D. Student Georgetown Univ
Meika Travis
Ph. D. Student, Ohio State University
Brooke Fuller