LAB DIRECTOR

Professor Inge-Marie Eigsti, PhD
Department of Psychological Sciences
Co-director: Cognitive Neuroscience of Communication-Connecticut Training Grant
Research Scientist, Haskins Laboratory
Dr. Eigsti is interested in mapping social communication deficits onto mechanistic processes in the brain by examining low-level (often, non-social) cognitive processes such as working memory and auditory processing that can be linked to genetic, neurophysiological or neuroanatomical domains. The aim is to better understand autism spectrum disorder at multiple levels: molecular (genetic), neurofunctional (brain imaging), and behavioral (symptomatology). Dr. Eigsti received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Cognitive Science from University of Rochester in 2001.
Current CV. See Research and Publications page for downloads/pdfs.
Office: Bousfield
Contact: inge-marie.eigsti (AT) uconn.edu
Lab Manager
Anusha Mohan

Anusha Mohan is the lab manager for the ASD Long-Term Outcomes Study (ALTOS). Her research interests include early intervention in and long-term mental health outcomes of developmental and trauma disorders with a focus on research on family systems and trauma informed care and advocacy for survivors of domestic violence, particularly examining the impact of adverse childhood experiences on autistic girls and adolescents. She also has interests in the socio-communicative behavioral and auditory processing challenges this population faces, and how brain imaging and assessment tools can be used to design and implement effective interventions.
Postdoctoral Fellows
Caroline Larson, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychological Sciences Dr. Larson's research focuses on relationships between language and other cognitive factors in children with language disorders, including Developmental Language Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder, with the long-term goal of improving differential diagnosis and treatment. |
Teresa Girolamo, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychological Sciences Dr. Girolamo's research focuses on language impairment in autism. She works with BIPOC autistic adolescents and young adults and uses community-based methods, with the goal of understanding phenotypic variability over time and how individual differences plus systemic factors inform life outcomes in this population. |
Graduate Students (click on links for more info)
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INTERNATIONAL VISITORS

DCN Lab Members (2019)

DCN Lab Members (2004)
Undergraduate Lab Members
2021-2022 | Margaux Acorda
Aditi Sirsikar Karina Patel Amanda Yagan Chinedu Nwko |
2022-2023 | |||
2020-2021 | Margaux Acorda Jacey Anderson Aditi Sirsikar |
2014-2015 | Parah Shah (Pre-med) Didem Ozcan (PNB/Bio) Morgan Smith (pre-med) Ryan Morris (Pre-med) |
2009-2010 | Caitlin Dombrowski: (Honors) UConn, Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology Jose Casares: Teachers College/Columbia University, Counseling Psychology Danielle Loughrey Liz Tzatkin: Research Assistant Kathryn Post: Research Assistant Juliana Hartley: Teach for America (Honors); MA student in Speech-Language Pathology at Univ New Hampshire |
2019-2020 | Klaudia Ptaszek Harkaran Dhillon Jacey Anderson Aditi Sirsikar |
Summer 2014 | Molly Waterhouse (Syracuse University) Griffen Burrows (Wheaton College) |
2008-2009 | Justine Marsh: Practicing Speech-Language Pathologist, CT Ashley Lepack Terry Gustafson: Pre-med Lauren Long: Ph.D. program in Behavioral Neuroscience, UConn |
2019-2018 | Anusha Mohan Ariana Caruso Roisin Healy Holly Labrecque Regina Weissenberg |
2013-2014 | Emily Thompson (SURF grant, Honors Program) Katy Piotrowski (Honors Program) |
2007-2008 | Jessica St. Pierre David Roy David Morrow Heather Washburn Kim Markoff Kim Hayhurst Stefanie Riegler |
2017-2018 | Ariana Caruso Holly Labrecque Regina Weissenberg Abigail Sapiro Sindhu Dokuru (M.A., Healthcare Administration) |
2012-2013 | Christopher Andrade (Ling Major); English Teaching in Japan (JET Program) Allison Fitch (Psych/Human Development): Ph.D. in Developmental and Brain Sciences at UMass Boston, 2012 Amanda Makol (Pre-med) Emily Thompson (SLSH) |
2006-2007 | Kayla Marot Mark Rogalski Melissa Martinez Corey Alexa Tuhina Joseph |
2016-2017 | Parah Shah (pre-med) Snigdha Wadhwa (pre-med) Sindhu Dokuru (pre-med) Tanya Rao (pre-med) Caitlin Emmett (SLHS) Meghan Robitaille (SLHS) |
2011-2012 | Christopher Andrade (Ling Major) Allison Fitch (Psych/Human Development): Ph.D. in Developmental and Brain Sciences at UMass Boston, 2012 Amanda Makol (Pre-med) Emily Thompson (SLSH) Bonnie Stas |
2005-2006 | Lauren Czepizak Cara Orazietti Judith Shulman Stephanie Ceniccola |
2015-2016 | Parah Shah (pre-med) Morgan Smith (pre-med) Ryan Morris (pre-med) Snigdha Wadhwa (pre-med) Sindhu Dokuru (pre-med) Molly Waterman (IGERT Program Assistant) Jessa Sahl (post-bac RA in the lab of Bonnie Nozari at Johns Hopkins) |
2010-2011 | Elira Fifo, 2010 Danielle Daley (Honors) Kaitlin De Yoe (Honors, SURF award) Karissa Burgess Sonia Altavilla Abby Morriso |
2004-2005 | Nojan Bakhtiari (pre-dental) Lisa Cataudella Jessica Bennett Kelly Chang |