Craig Stark, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Professor, Neurobiology and Behavior
James L. McGaugh Chair in Neurobiology of Learning & Memory
Director, Campus Center for NeuroImaging (CCNI)
Director, Facility for Imaging and Brain Research (FIBRE)
Email: cestark@uci.edu
1424 Biological Sciences III
Irvine, CA 92697
Postdocs and Graduate Students
Thomas Gross
Postdoctoral Researcher
Poortata Lalwani
Postdoctoral Researcher
Jessica Noche
Postdoctoral Researcher
Lilian Azer
Postdoctoral Researcher
Adam Kimbler
Postdoctoral Researcher
Yueqi Ren
Ph.D. Candidate
Casey Vanderlip
Ph.D. Candidate
Research Staff
Luke Ehlert
Associate Specialist
Liz Mayer
Junior Specialist
Hassan Naeem
Junior Specialist
Anna Virovka
Junior Specialist
Research Assistants
Christine Lee
Research Assistant
Elena Singh
Research Assistant
Alison Okamura
Research Assistant
Esha Jacob
Research Assistant
Shayan Ahmad
Research Assistant
Amanda Chiang
Research Assistant
Kyle Lev
Research Assistant
Aaron Tavari
Research Assistant
Doris Liang
Research Assistant
Former Lab Members:
Shauna Stark, M.S.
Research Scientist, 2008-2020 UC Irvine
M.S., Psychology, 2000, University of Oregon
Shauna is now a project manager at UCI School of Medicine.
Dane Clemenson, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, 2013-2020 UC Irvine
Ph.D., Biology, 2012, UC San Diego
B.S., Cell and Developmental Biology, 2004, UC Santa Barbara
Branden Kolarik, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2017-2019 UC Irvine
Ph.D., Psychology, 2017 UC Davis
M.S., Psychological Research, 2011, San Francisco State University
B.A., Psychology, 2006, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Branden is now a Scientist at Exponent, Engineering and Scientific Consulting
Amy Frithsen, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2015-1028, UC Irvine
Ph.D., Psychological & Brain Sciences, 2015 UC Santa Barbara
B.A., Psychology, 2006, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Amy is now a Research Administrator at Touro University California
Ilana Bennett, Ph.D.
Assistant Project Scientist, 2016, Neurobiology and Behavior, UC Irvine
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2012, UT Dallas with Bart Rypma
Ph.D., Psychology, 2009 Georgetown University
B.A., Psychology, 2002, University of California, Irvine
Lani is now an Assistant Professor at UC Riverside: http://www.psych.ucr.edu/faculty/bennett/index.html
Derek Huffman, Ph.D.
Ph.D., 2016, Neurobiology and Behavior, UC Irvine
B.S., Psychology, 2008, University of California, San Diego
Derek is now an Assistant Professor at Colby College
Veronique Boucquey, Ph.D.
Ph.D., 2016, Neurobiology and Behavior, UC Irvine
B.S. Psychology, 2009, University of California, San Diego
Veronique is now an Assistant Professor at Moorpark College
Aurora LePort, Ph.D.
Ph.D., Neurobiology and Behavior, UC Irvine
B.S., Neurobiology and Behavior, UC Irvine
Marwa Azab, Ph.D.
Ph.D., Neurobiology and Behavior, UC Irvine 2012
B.S., Psychology, York University, Montreal, Canada 1998
Marwa is now a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, California State University, Long Beach
Email: marwa.azab@csulb.edu
Joyce Lacy, Ph.D.
Ph.D., Neurobiology and Behavior, UC Irvine
B.A., Psychology, 2007, Gordon College, Wenham, MA.
Joyce is now a Clinical Assistant Professor at University of Buffalo
Aaron Mattfeld, Ph.D.
Ph.D., Cognitive Neuroscience, UC Irvine
M.A., Cognitive Psychology, Johns Hopkins University
B.S., Biomedical Sciences, Spanish, Montana State University
Aaron is now an Assistant Professor at Florida International University in Arts & Sciences.
http://cn.fiu.edu/people/faculty/aaron-mattfeld/
Michael Yassa, Ph.D.,
Ph.D., Neurobiology and Behavior, 2010, University of California, Irvine, CA.
M.A., Psychological and Brain Sciences, 2005, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
B.A., Neuroscience, 2002, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Mike is now an Associate Professor in Neurobiology and Behavior at UC Irvine.
He can be found here: Yassa Lab
Arnold Bakker, Ph.D.
Ph.D., Cognitive Psychology, Johns Hopkins University
M.A., Clinical Neuropsychology, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Arnold is now faculty at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Psychiatry.
Email: abakker@jhu.edu
Andrea Morris, Ph.D.
Ph.D., Psychology, 2011 University of Utah
M.A., Psychology, 2007, San Diego State University
B.A., Psychology, 2005, San Diego State University
Annette Jeneson, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Irvine
Ph.D., Psychology, 2012, University of California, San Diego
M.A., Psychology, 2008, University of California, San Diego
B.S., Psychology, 2004, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
Marci Flanery, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University.
Ph.D., Psychology, Vanderbilt University
Katherine Cameron, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University.
Ph.D., Neuroscience, University of California, Los Angeles
Brock Kirwan, Ph.D.
Ph.D., Psychological and Brain Sciences Johns Hopkins University 2006
M.A., Psychology Johns Hopkins University 2004
B.S., Psychology University of Utah 2001
B.S., Philosophy University of Utah 2001
Brock is now an Professor in the Department of Psychology at Brigham Young University.
He can be found here: Kirwan Lab
Jonathan Law, MA, JD
M.A., Psychology, Johns Hopkins University
J.D., University of Illinois College of Law
Jon is now at Duke University in the Office of Research Contracts
Yoko Okado, Ph.D.
Ph.D., Psychology, Johns Hopkins University, 2007
B.A., Psychology, 2001, Northwestern University
Yoko is now in the Cognitive Neurology Unit at Beth Israel Hospital