Meet our Team

Meet our small but growing team.

Faculty

Timothy P. Morris, PhD

Tim is an Assistant Professor and faculty in the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health at Northeastern University. He holds positions in the Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences and the Department of Applied Psychology.

Post-Doc

Goretti España, PhD

Goretti has recently completed her PhD at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and is a physical therapist with years of experience working with brain and spinal cord injury patients. She is interested in how lifestyle factors like cardiorespiratory fitness/exercise can promote and sustain brain health with age and after injury.

Graduate Students

Emma Tinney

Emma is a graduate student in the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health working with Charles Hillman and Arthur Kramer. She is spearheading our Exercise and Concussion Study. Her research interests include how exercise effects the brain in different patient populations, using various neuroimaging methods. Outside of the lab, Emma enjoys running, swimming, yoga, and trying new restaurants.

Mark Nwakamma

Mark is a former professional athlete and currently a 3rd year graduate student in the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health also working with Charles Hillman. He is spearheading our Exercise and Concussion Study. His research interests include the effect of TBI on brain activity through EEG.

Research Coordinators

Lexie Hackman

Lexie is a research coordinator with a Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Neuroscience and Psychology. Her background is in Clinical Research where she worked with post-stroke recovery and rehabilitation. Outside of the lab, she enjoys reading, traveling, and photography.

Undergraduate Researchers

Aleena Jacob Health Sciences ’25
Jeremy Jooahn Hwang Behavioral Neueroscience ’26
Sarah Ratnayake Biology ’26
Hannah Odom Behavioral Neuroscience ’26
Skye Toral Computer Science & Behavioral Neuroscience ‘25
Tanisha Joshi Computer Science & Behavioral Neuroscience ’26
Erin Orchard Biology ’25
Laurel Valente Behavioral Neuroscience ’26
Amanda O’Brien Behavioral Neuroscience ’25
Colette Chen Behavioral Neuroscience ’25
Elda Gobena Behavioral Neuroscience ’26
Kamryn Berube Behavioral Neuroscience ’27
Sasha Volkova Behavioral Neuroscience ’26
Noa Yedidia Behavioral Neuroscience & Data Science ’27
Lauren Kong Behavioral Neuroscience ’27
Anna Rose Computer Science & Behavioral Neuroscience ’26
Georgia Aishton Behavioral Neuroscience ’27
Aoife Jefferies Behavioral Neuroscience & Data Science ’27
Sinchana Hallyal Biology ’26
Olivia Worzel Behavioral Neuroscience ’27

Lab Alumni

Meishan Ai, PhD

Meishan received her PhD in Psychology in 2023 in the Center for Cognitive and Brain health working with Art Kramer. She now works as a post-doc at Stanford University School of Medicine.

  • Jacqui Caefer– Graduate Student- Masters in Human Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences
  • Khoshna Ande- Undergraduate Research Assistant
  • Catherine Hommel– Undergraduate Research Assistant
  • Josh Miller– Undergraduate Research Assistant
  • Madeleine Perko– Undergraduate Research Assistant
  • Luke Sodemann– Undergraduate Research Assistant
  • Simran Sohal– Undergraduate Research Assistant