Research

My research focuses on the neural circuits underlying social decision-making and valuation. My work centers on the pulvinar-dorsomedial prefrontal cortex pathway and its role in processing social information to guide adaptive valuation decisions in marmosets.

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PhD Student

Short Profile

I completed my Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Master of Science in Applied Cognition & Neuroscience at the University of Texas at Dallas. During my studies, I gained research experience in several labs, investigating topics from invasive brain stimulation for post-stroke motor recovery, to the neurobiology of pain, to the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on executive function. Before beginning my doctoral studies, I worked as a Research Associate at the University of Florida, where I helped pilot a rodent cooperation task and analyzed electrophysiological data from mice prefrontal cortex.

In 2024, I joined the Social Neurobiology Lab at the German Primate Center as a PhD student. My current research investigates the neuronal basis of adaptive social valuation in marmosets.