Our Research
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PI: Brittany Cassidy
Areas Of Research Focus: Understanding mental states and resulting impressions;
Characterizing how facial cues bias trait impressions and outcomes;
Leveraging lifespan changes to inform our understanding of biased impressions
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PI: Kari M. Eddington
Area Of Research Focus: Reward Processing and Connectivity in Depressive Anhedonia
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PI: Louisa Raisbeck
Areas Of Research Focus: Assessment of Skill Retention;
Role of Attentional Focus on Cognitive Processing
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PI: Randy J. Schmitz
Areas Of Research Focus: Intrinsic ACL Properties and Knee Biomechanics;
Early Identification and Risk Factors of Knee Osteoarthritis
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PI: Robert W. Wiley
Areas Of Research Focus: Neural Plasticity and Recovery from Aphasia;
Role of Motor-Experience in Acquiring Written Language;
Sub-lexical Knowledge and Individual Differences in Reading & Spelling
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PI: Robin W. Wilkins
Areas Of Research Focus: Neurological Responses to Music via Network (Graph Theory) Methods;
Understanding Mind, Machine, & Motor Control: Effects of Intensive Musical Training