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