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Researcher NameResearch FocusKeywordsLaboratories / Institutes Alyssa Aguirre Neurological Disorders / Systems • Dementia/Alzheimer’s Disease • Caregiver Mental Health • Aging and Clinical Social Work • Community Engagement Research Technology & Drugs Development • Artificial Intelligence and Identifying Caregiver Needs • Outcomes ResearchAlzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders / Patient centered outcomes / Geriatric Mental Health / Caregiver Support / Interprofessional Teams / Artificial Intelligence COPE Lab Adrienne Dula Neurological Disorders / Systems • Neurotrauma • Stroke • Imaging Medical Imaging / Neurology / Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Sex Differences Andrew Gaudet Neurological Disorders / Systems • Neuroinflammation • Spinal Cord Injury • Biological Clocks • Mood- and Anxiety-like Disorders Neuroscience / Neuroinflammation / Circadian Rhythms / Behavioral NeuroscienceGaudet Lab Audrey Brumback Neurological Disorders / Systems • Neurodevelopment • Autism • Electrophysiology • OptogeneticsNeurophysiology / Neuroscience / Animal Models / Pediatrics Brumback Lab Audrey Duarte Neurological Disorders / Systems • Cognitive Neuroscience • Memory & Aging • Neuroimaging • SleepCognitive Aging / Episodic Memory / EEG / fMRI Memory and Aging Lab Benjamin Umlauf Neurological Disorders / Systems • Brain Tumor • Neurological Disorders Technology & Drugs Development • Cancer Drug Therapy • Delivery of Drugs to Solid TumorsPreclinical Models/ Nanotechnology / Biochemistry Umlauf Lab Bonnie Scott Neurological Disorders / Systems • Clinical neuropsychology • Motivation and goal-directed behavior • Cognitive control and intraindividual variability • Resilience and normal cognitive aging • Neuropsychiatric sequelae of movement disorders • Neurosurgical candidacy evaluations • Social determinants of health Technology & Drugs Development • Clinical and translational neuroscience • Neurophysiological biomarkers and neuromodulation • Neurocognitive biomarkers and technotherapy • Community outreach and engagement in health disparity populations • Cross-cultural and ecological validation of psychometric toolsAging / Alzheimer Disease & Related Disorders / Neuropsychology / Caitlin Orsini Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • Behavioral Neuroscience • Decision Making • Anxiety Disorders • Substance Use DisordersDrug addiction / Genetics / Protein Biomarkers / Sex DifferencesOrsini Lab Charles Nemeroff Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • Early Life Development • Child Abuse and Neglect • Mood Disorders • Anxiety Disorders • Psychopharmacology Technology & Drugs Development • Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry Psychedelic Research Institute for Early Life Adversity Research Corinne Jones Neurological Disorders / Systems • Motor Learning • Movement Disorders • Neuromodulation • Speech Production Technology & Drugs Development • Wearable SensorsSwallowing / Swallowing Disorders / NeuromodulationSwallow Modulation Lab Cynthia Austin Neurological Disorders / Systems • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) • Concussion/mTBI Technology & Drugs Development • Computerized Neuropsychological Assessment • Telehealth Intervention • Virtual Consultation Clinical Rehabilitation • Cognitive Remediation • Family Problem Solving • Brief Intervention Pediatric Neuropsychology / Targeted Neuropsychological Assessment / Brain Injury Daniel Freedman Neurological Disorders / Systems • Pediatric Neurology • Pediatric Epilepsy • Neurophysiology • Psychogenic Nonepileptic Events • Functional Neurological DisorderNeuroscience / Neuroinflammation Dave Clarke Neurological Disorders / Systems • Pediatric Epilepsy • Pediatric Neurology • EEG • Video-EEG • Addressing health disparities and inequities in epilepsy a. Primary care education/advocacy b. Community engagement and outreach c. Telehealth Technology & Drugs Development • Virtual access in epilepsy a. Virtual clinics b. Virtual screening tools/questionnaires c. Neuropsychology Epilepsy David Paydarfar Neurological Disorders / Systems • Neurodevelopmental Disorders • Neural Circuit Dysregulation • Neural oscillators Technology & Drugs Development • Electroceuticals • Machine Learning • Physiological Sensors • Optimization Algorithms Clinical Rehabilitation • Neuro Modulation and PlasticityNeural Control of Respiratory, Cardiovascular, & Swallowing Function / Neuroengineering / Computational Neurology / Machine Learning / Physiological Sensors / Electroceuticals/ Mathematical Modeling / Physiological Sensors/ The Physiological Laboratories Deborah Cohen Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • Youth Mental Healthcare • Serious Mental Illness Technology & Drugs Development • Leveraging Electronic Health Records to Improve Care Early serious mental illness / Pathways to care /Family Involvement / Young adult friendly services / Coordination across systems Duriel Hardy Neurological Disorders / Systems • Pediatric Neurology • Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis • Pediatric Neuroinflammatory Disorders • Adult Multiple Sclerosis and Related Neuroinflammatory Disorders • Neuroimmunology Transition of Care Elizabeth Lippard Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • Mood Disorders • Bipolar Disorders • Alcohol Use Disorders • Depression, • Neuroimaging • Developmental neuroscience Technology & Drugs Development • Transdermal Alcohol MonitoringBipolar Disorder / StressThe Main Lab Elizabeth C. Tyler-Kabara Neurological Disorders / Systems • Motor learning • Movement Disorders • Neuromodulation • Speech Production • Neurotrauma, Stroke Technology & Drugs Development • Brain-Computer Interfaces • NeurorehabilitationPediatric Neurosurgery / NeurosciencesElizabeth's bio Esther Melamed Neurological Disorders / Systems • Neuroimmunology • Multiple Sclerosis (MS) • COVID-19 autoimmunity • Alcohol in Autoimmunity • Neuroinflamammation Multiple Sclerosis (MS) / NeuroinflamammationThe Melamed Lab Ethan Meltzer Neurological Disorders / Systems • Neuroimmunology • Multiple Sclerosis (MS) • NeuroinflammationEquity with Multiple Sclerosis / Neuro-Ophthalmology Greg Fonzo Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • PTSD • Mood Disorders • Anxiety Disorders • Neuromodulation Clinical Rehabilitation • NeurorehabilitationTrauma / Anxiety / Stress / Depression / Brain Imaging / Brain Modulation / Psychedelic Research / NeuromodulationTranslational and Clinical Neuroscience (TrAC Neuro) Lab Center for Psychedelic Research and Therapy Hamidreza (Reza) Saber Neurological Disorders / Systems • Cerebral Aneurysms • Stroke • Brain Vascular Malformations • Subarachnoid/Cerebral Hemorrhage Technology & Drugs Development • Neurointerventional Devices • Machine Learning • Wearable Sensors Clinical Rehabilitation • Neurorehabilitation Mechanical thrombectomy / Coiling; Stenting / Data Science / Neurotechnology / Jabbi Mbemba Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • Mood Disorders • Neurogenetics • Neurotranscriptomics • Neuroanatomy • Lifespan and Aging Technology & Drugs Development • Behavioral Phenotyping • Cellular StudiesNeurobiology of Diseases / Behavioral Genetics / Neuroinflammation / Afffective Functions/Dysfunctions / Mood Functions/Dysfunctions / Brain Imaging / Diagnostics / RNA-Sequencing Laboratory of Affective Neurogenetics Jared Benge Neurological Disorders / Systems • Aging & Neurodegenerative Disorders. • Neuropsychology • Cognitive Disorders Technology & Drugs Development • Assistive Technologies Clinical Rehabilitation • Smartphone Memory AidesNeuropsychology / Technology and Dementia / Statistics / Patient Centered Outcomes / Alzheimer Disease & Related Disorders / Movement DisordersTechANS Lab Jeff Newport Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • Reproductive Psychiatry • Mood Disorders • Anxiety Disorders • Psychofarmacology Technology & Drugs Development • Clinical Rehabilitation •Reproductive Psychatry / Postpartum Depression<a href="https://sites.utexas.edu/tx-wrmh/">Texas Women's Reproductive Mental Health website Jennifer Donegan Psychiatric Disorders/ Systems • Neurodevelopmental Disorders • Neural Circuits Neuroscience / Stress / Neurodevelopment/ Autism / Schizophrenia<a href="https://sites.utexas.edu/doneganlab/">Neural Circuits & Behavioral Development Lab Josh Cisler Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • PTSD Technology & Drugs Development • Functional Neuroimaging • Computational Neuroscience Clinical Rehabilitation • TreatmentsPosttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)) / Neurocircuitry<a href="https://sites.utexas.edu/cisler-neurotap/">NeuroTap Lab Jorge Almeida Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • Mood Disorders • Bipolar Disorders Technology & Drugs Development • Neuro Imaging • Functional Magnetic Resonance (fMRI) Bipolar disorders / Neurooimaging / Neurostimulation / Functional MRI (fMRI) Bipolar Center Bipolar Medical Service website Jose del R. Millan, Ph.D. Neurological Disorders / Systems • Motor Learning • Movement Disorders • Neuromodulation • Cognition & Communication • Spinal Cord Injury • Neurotrauma • Stroke • Imaging Technology & Drugs Development • Brain-Computer Interfaces • Wearable Technology and Robotics Clinical Rehabilitation • NeurorehabilitationNeuroprosthetics / Brain-Machine Interfaces / Neural Engineering / Closed-Loop Neuromodulation/ Exoskeleton & Prosthetics / Rehabilitive and Surgical Robotics / Robot Learning / Human-Robot Interaction / Artificial Intelligence CNBI Lab Joseph Dunsmoor Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • Anxiety Disorders • PTSD • Cognitive NeuroscienceCognitive Neuroscience / Emotion / Fear / Conditioning / Memory / NeuroimagingLearning, Memory, and Emotion Lab Joshua Chang Neurological Disorders / Systems • Neurology • Signal Analysis • Predictive Analytics • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology & Drugs Development • Electroceutical Devices Computational Neurology / Neuromodulation / Computational Modelling/ Chang Lab Jun Wang, Ph.D. Neurological Disorders / Systems • Cognition & Communication • Neurological Speech Disorders • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Technology & Drugs Development • Brain-Computer Interfaces • Assistive Speech Technologies Speech Motor Control / Silent Speech Interface / MEG Speech Disorders and Technology Lab Justin Benzer Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • Healthcare OrganizationOrganizational Change / Coordination / Behavioral Health / Implementation Science / Survey methodology / Qualitative Interviews / Quality improvement Karl Chiang Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • Bipolar disorders Technology & Drugs Development • Clinical Rehabilitation • Kirsten Arredondo Neurological Disorders / Systems • Pediatric Neurology • Pediatric Epilepsy • Video EEG • Neurophysiology • Tuberous Sclerosis Complex • Malformations of Cortical Dev. • Epilepsy Surgery Access and Outcomes Technology & Drugs Development • Intracranial EEG monitoring • Neuromodulation Kristina Julich Neurological Disorders / Systems • Pediatric Epilepsy • Neurogenetics • Brain Malformations • Neurocutaneous Disorders • Disparities in Care/ Health Equity in Pediatric Neurology Laureen Dobbs Neurological Disorders / Systems • Neuroscience • Neural Circuits of Addiction • Polysubstance AbuseBehavioral Models / Synaptic Transmission & Plasticity / Opiates / Behavioral Neuroscience / ElectrophysiologyDobbs Lab Leorah Freeman Neurological Disorders / Systems • Neuroimmunology • Multiple Sclerosis (MS) • Small Fiber Neuropathy • Outcomes Research • Clinical Trials • Equity • Health economics Technology & Drugs Development • Predictive Modeling • Neuroimaging: MRI, PET • Artificial Intelligence Clinical Rehabilitation • Adaptive Exercise Implementation in the Community Outcome Prediction / Equity / Clinical TrialsMS.io Lab Liberty Hamilton, Ph.D. Neurological Disorders / Systems • Epilepsy • Cognition & Communication • Speech & Language Disorders • Intracranial & Scalp EEG Technology & Drugs Development • Brain-Computer Interfaces Clinical Rehabilitation • Neurorehabilitation • Translational Neuroscience (Cognitive & Systems)Neuroscience / Speech Perception / Electrocorticography / Electroencephalography / Natural Stimuli / Translational Neuroscience / Computational NeurosciencesHamilton Lab Lief Ericsson Fenno Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • Optogenetic • Gene Therapy • Mental Illness • Drug AddictionNeuroscience / Opioids / Synthetic Biology / Viral EngineeringMolecular Engineering, Design & Discovery Lab Linda Noble-Haeusslein Neurological Disorders / Systems • Spinal Cord Injury • Early Age and Adult Traumatic Brain Injury • Early Life Adversity Preclinical Therapeutic Development • Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors • Neutrophil-targeted therapeutics • Enhanced antioxidant status Preclinical Neurorehabilitation • Forced and voluntary exercise Translational Neuroscience / Rodent / CNS Injury and Repair / Neurotrauma / Matrix Metalloproteinases / Neutrophil / Blood-Brain Barrier / Neurological Recovery / Antioxidant Noble-Haeusslein Lab website MacKenzie Howard Neurological Disorders / Systems • Neurophysiology • Cellular Neurophysiology • Synaptic Transmission & Plasticity • Translational Epilepsy Neuroscience / Electrophysiology / Synaptic Integration / Synaptic Plasticity / Translational Epilepsy / Cellular Neurophysiology Howard Neuro Lab Manikum Moodley Neurological Disorders / Systems • Pediatric Neurology • Pediatric onset MS/clinical trials in POMS • Neuro-immunology/Neuroinflammation • Neurofibromatosis/ Vasculopathies of NF1 • Pediatric Autonomic Disorders including POTS. • Neonatal neurologyPediatric MS Pediatric Neurology / Neurofibromatosis / Micky Marinelli Neurological Disorders / Systems • Neurobiological Addiction • MotivationNeurosciences/ Addiction / Motivation / Stress / Adolescence / DopamineThe Neuroscience of Addiction and Motivation Nicholas Ortiz Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • Depressive disorders • Bipolar disorders • Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) • Neuromodulation therapies • Schizophrenia Clinical Rehabilitation • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) • Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) • Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for OCD • Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS)Clinical Trials Omar Iqbal Neurological Disorders / Systems • Spinal Dysraphism • Cranio-cervical Junction • Pediatric Spine Deformity • Fetal Neurosurgery • Pediatric Epilepsy Technology & Drugs Development • Growth Modulation • MrLITT for Oncology and Epilepsy • Advanced imaging for Complex Tethered Cord Pediatric Neurosurgery / Epilepsy / Spine Deformity / Spinal Dysraphism / Neurological Congenital Malformations Rachel Bridges Neurological Disorders / Systems • Oncology/ Hematology Clinical Rehabilitation • Cognitive Eemediation Technology & Drugs Development • Computerized Neuropsychological AssessmentPediatric Neuropsychology / Neurocognitive Monitoring/ Targeted neuropsychological assessment Rex A. Wright Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • Motivation • Cardiovascular Health • Chronotype • Cognitive Decline • Fatigue • Self-Regulation • Trauma Rishi Sawhney Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • Serious Mental Illness • Community and Public Psychiatry • Health Economics • Integration of Behavioral Health in Primary Care • Recovery Based Supports Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • Community Integration after Institutionalization Robert O. Messing Neurological Disorders / Systems • Pain • Substance Use Disorders • Neuroimmune Signaling • Neuropeptides Technology & Drugs Development • Kinase Inhibitors Neuroscience / Addiction / Pain / Signal Transduction / Translational Neuroscience / Neuroimmune SignalingMessing Lab Roshni Koli Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • Pediatric mood disorders • Pediatric anxiety disorders • Pediatric consultation-liaison psychiatry • Integration of behavioral health in pediatric primary care Steve Warach Neurological Disorders / Systems • Stroke • Cerebro Vascular Diseases Technology & Drugs Development • Clinical Rehabilitation • Speech & Cognitive RehabilitationImaging / MRI / Thrombectomy / Sex differences in vascular circulation / Tenecteplase/ Alteplase Suzannah Creech Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • PTSD • Trauma Family Functioning / Military veterans / Interpersonal Violence Short Bio Tawny Smith Psychiatric Disorders/ Systems • Mood Disorders • Bipolar • Schizophrenia • Reproductive Psychiatry • Psychopharmacology. Veda V Vedanarayanan Neurological Disorders / Systems • Technology & Drugs Development • Clinical Rehabilitation •