Benjamin J. Clark PhD, Department of Psychology, The University of New Mexico
Lab Members
Principal Investigator:
Benjamin J. Clark, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology
Graduate Students:
Laura Berkowitz, M.S. (Psychology) Project: Head Direction Cells and Alzheimer’s disease
Tia Donaldson, M.S. (Psychology) Neuroscience Scholars Program 2020-2022 Project: Locus Coeruleus and Alzheimer’s disease
Ryan Harvey, M.S. (Psychology) Student in the Alcohol Research Training in Neurobiology Program (T32 NIAAA)2017-2020 Project: Hippocampal Place Cells and Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Lilliana Sanchez, M.S. (Psychology) Student in the Alcohol Research Training in Neurobiology Program (T32 NIAAA)2020-2023 Neuroscience Scholars Program 2017-2019 Project: Neural Basis of Memory Impairments after Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Undergraduate Students:
Zachary Villasenor (Psychology/Anthropology) Project: Spatial Memory, Anxiety, and Alzheimer’s disease
Lab Alumni:
Over 30 undergraduate students have participate in our research program. This includes students enrolled in the Psych 499 Independent Study course and Psychology Honors program, including a recipient of the Rachael Dowler Outstanding Honors Thesis Award. We have also had students participate in the McNair Scholar program, El Puente Research Fellow program, PREP Scholar program, and IMSD Student program. Some of our alumni have gone onto professional and graduate studies. Below is a partial list of our alumni and where they are now.
Gabriela Acosta, Psych 499 – Accepted into Grad School at the University of New Mexico
Judit Huerta, McNair Scholar – Accepted into Grad School at Temple University
Kimberly Rogge-Obando, McNair Scholar – Accepted into Grad School at Vanderbilt University
Lorenzo Montoya, Psych 499 – Currently an RA at UNM Department of Neurology
Marcus Sterling, Psych 499 – Currently an RA at the UNM Center for Brain Recovery and Repair
Monica Goncalves-Garcia, Psych 499 – Currently a Grad Student at the University of New Mexico
Tram Le, Psych 499 – Currently an RA at UNM Health Sciences Center
Margaret Austin, Psych Honors – Currently an RA at the Center for Applied Research and Analysis
Danielle Benthem, Psych 499 – Currently a Grad Student at Florida State University
Krystalyn Madden, Psych 499 – Currently a Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Jack Madden, Psych 499 – Currently a Grad Student at the University of New Mexico
Shannon Thompson, PREP Scholar – Currently a Grad Student at Miami University
Elizabeth Sneddon-Yepez, Psych 499 – Currently a Grad Student at Miami University
Lilliana Sanchez, Psych 499 – Currently a Grad Student at the University of New Mexico