The personnel category of 'Research Scientists' indicates people rostered in our Institute working as research scientists, professional research assistants, postdoctoral researchers, research support staff, and visiting scholars who form the backbone of our innovative research programs.

Anna-Ruth Allen
Research Scientist Level 2
Institute of Cognitive Science • Sumner Lab

Quinton Beck-White
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • D'Mello Lab

Alayne Benson
AI Communications and Outreach Coordinator
Institute of Cognitive Science • NSF National AI Institute for Student-AI Teaming

Srinjita Bhaduri
Research Scientist Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • Sumner Lab

Brandon Booth
Research Scientist Level 2
Institute of Cognitive Science • D'Mello Lab

Carolyn Buck-Gengler
Senior Research Associate
Psychology and Neuroscience • Healy/Bourne Lab

Jeffrey (Jeff) Bush
Research Scientist Level 2 • iSAT Executive Committee
Institute of Cognitive Science • NSF National AI Institute for Student-AI Teaming

Kenny Carlson
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • Banich Lab

Sara Cooper
Professional Research Assistant Level 3
Institute of Cognitive Science • inquiryHub

Rachel Dickler
Research Scientist Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • NSF National AI Institute for Student-AI Teaming

Ann N. Eisenberg
Senior Research Scientist Level 4
Institute of Cognitive Science • Computer Science • ATLAS Institute Affiliated Faculty

Jacob (Jake) Elick
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • D'Mello Lab

Alyssa (Aly) Fassett-Carman
Research Scientist Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • Kaiser Lab

Aaron Fontenot
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • Bidwell Lab/CUChange

Meghan (Meg) Gestos
Project Manager
CU Reach • CU Change Lab

Nicholas Gonyea
CUChange Lab Manager • Senior Professional Research Assistant
Bidwell Lab/CUChange

Madison Hammer
Professional Research Assistant Level 2
Institute of Cognitive Science

Charis Harty (Clevenger)
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • NSF National AI Institute for Student-AI Teaming

Amy Hegarty
Analysis Services Program Manager
Intermountain Neuroimaging Consortium

Colin Hennessey Elliott
Research Scientist Level 1
SchoolWide Labs

Kathleen Henson
Research Scientist Level 2
Institute of Cognitive Science

Nga (Nancy) Hoang
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • Penuel Lab

Amanda Howard
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science

Erin Howe
Project Manager, Curriculum Developer • Senior Professional Research Assistant Level 4
Institute of Cognitive Science • inquiryHub-OpenSciEd

Cynthia Hunnicutt
Professional Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • Yoshinaga-Itano Lab

Jenna Jones
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Kaiser Lab

Kaley Keefe
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • Kaiser Lab • RADD lab

Hyojeong Kim
Research Scientist Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • Banich Lab

Eileen Kintsch
Research Associate
Institute of Cognitive Science • Caccamise/Kintsch Lab

Monica Ko
Research Scientist Level 2
Institute of Cognitive Science • D'Mello Lab

Veronica Koral
Intermountain Neuroimaging Consortium

Philip Kragel
Research Associate • Post-Doc
Institute of Cognitive Science • Wager Lab

Sara Krauskopf
Professional Research Assistant Level 2 • Curriculum Developer
Institute of Cognitive Science • inquiryHub-OpenSciEd

Kai Krueger
Research Associate
Intermountain Neuroimaging Consortium

Valerie Langlois
Research Scientist Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • Kim Lab

DeAnna Lee-Rivers
Curriculum Developer • Senior Professional Research Assistant Level 4 • inquiryHub • Pronouns: she/her/hers
Institute of Cognitive Science

Rachel Lieber
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • SALSA lab

Evangelique Lopez
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Bidwell Lab

WenHao (Jerry) Ma
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • CU Change Lab

Moriah Major
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • Banich Lab

Robert (Bobby) Moulder
Research Scientist Level 1
D'Mello Lab • NSF National AI Institute for Student-AI Teaming

Clare Neville
Professional Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • Yoshinaga-Itano Lab

Marco Ortiz-Torres
Professional Research Assistant Level 2
Institute of Cognitive Science • CU Change Lab

Paige Phillips
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science • Bidwell Lab

William D. Raymond
Research Associate
Institute of Cognitive Science • Healy/Bourne Lab

Sierra Rose
Professional Research Assistant Level 1
Institute of Cognitive Science

Luka Ruzic
Professional Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • RADD lab

Vivian Schneider
Research Associate
Institute of Cognitive Science • Healy/Bourne Lab

Allison Sedey
Research Associate
Institute of Cognitive Science • Yoshinaga-Itano Lab

Rosemary Southwell
Research Associate
Institute of Cognitive Science • D'Mello Lab

Nicole Speer
Director of Operations • ICS Executive Committee Ex Officio
Intermountain Neuroimaging Consortium

Suzanne Taborsky-Barba
Senior Professional Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • CU Change Lab

Jariya Tuantranont
Senior Professional Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • Van Vuuren Lab

Chloe Tucker
Professional Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • Kim Lab

Karli Watson (Carston)
Research Scientist Level 3
Institute of Cognitive Science

John Weatherley
Lead Software Developer/Architect AI Institute • Professional Research Assistant
ICS Caccamise/Kintsch Lab

Mallene Wiggin
Research Associate
Institute of Cognitive Science • Yoshinaga-Itano Lab

Teryn Wilkes
MRI Technologist
Intermountain Neuroimaging Consortium

Kerri Wingert
Senior Research Associate
Institute of Cognitive Science • School of Education

Guojing Zhou
Research Associate
Institute of Cognitive Science • D'Mello Lab