Current Undergraduate Research Assistants
Hasya Yelisetty
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hasya is a third-year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience with a minor in Statistics and Data Science. She is interested in exploring how post-traumatic stress disorder influences patterns of learning, memory, and emotional regulation, particularly through neural and behavioral frameworks as a part of the team at the NeuroTap lab. In the future, she plans to pursue an MD and apply her understanding of neuroscience to improve trauma-informed care in clinical settings.
Katie Gaston
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Katie is a second-year undergraduate at the University of Texas at Austin pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, and minors in Educational Psychology and Spanish. She is specifically interested in exploring the impact of substance abuse and early life adversity in patterns of decision making and social prediction, as a member of the NeuroTap lab. In the future, she plans to pursue an MD and work in a field relating to women’s or adolescent health.
Ritu Suresh
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Ritu Suresh is a second year undergraduate student at the University of Texas at Austin pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience. She is excited to learn about the neural mechanisms of fear extinction and emotion regulation following trauma. She looks forward to pursuing an MD and applying the skills she has learned from the Neurotap lab into future clinical practice.
Vishruth Ganesh
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Vishruth Ganesh is a first year undergraduate student at the University of Texas at Austin pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Biology: Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. He is interested in investigating PTSD and trauma risk factors associated with cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke. In the future, he plans to pursue an MD and apply the skills he has learned to implement safety-focused care into clinical practice.
Rohan Satija
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Rohan Satija is a first year undergraduate student at the University of Texas at Austin pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Plan II Honors. He is interested in exploring the effects of early life trauma and adversity on neurocircuitry, especially within underserved populations. In the future he aims to pursue an MD and work in the field of psychiatry.
Rebecca Black
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Rebecca is a third-year student pursuing a double major in Psychology and Humanities Honors: Developmental Trauma in Children and Medicine as well as certificates in pre-medicine and Patients, Practitioners, and Cultures of Care. She is interested in learning about the neurocircuitry and structure of developmental trauma throughout the lifespan. In the future, Rebecca plans to pursue an MDPhD to become a child and adolescent psychiatrist.