{"id":74,"date":"2023-03-07T16:55:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T16:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2026-04-20T20:34:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:34:46","slug":"lab-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/lab-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Lab Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Principal Investigator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d7d455e7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-team uagb-team__image-position-left uagb-team__align-left uagb-team__stack-mobile uagb-block-4ea572a0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"uagb-team__image-crop-normal\" src=\"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2023\/04\/Group-1.png\" alt=\"\" height=\"375\" width=\"375\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><div class=\"uagb-team__content\"><h3 class=\"uagb-team__title\">Jessica Church-Lang, Ph.D.<\/h3><span class=\"uagb-team__prefix\">Principal Investigator<\/span><p class=\"uagb-team__desc\">Dr. Jessica Church-Lang grew up in Michigan, got her B.A. at Smith College, and received her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Washington University in St. Louis. She had a joint postdoc with Dr. Silvia Bunge (UC Berkeley) and Dr. Brad Schlaggar (Washington University School of Medicine) before starting the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience lab in the Psychology Department at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Church-Lang has a strong interest in how cognitive control processes develop over age, and in how research on atypical development illuminates the vulnerable aspects of cognitive development. Dr. Church-Lang is the former head of the Austin neuroimaging site of the Texas Learning Disabilities Research Center project on reading intervention and brain change (<a href=\"http:\/\/texasldcenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">texasldcenter.org<\/a>).\u00a0 Research in the lab currently focuses on the development of cognitive control and academic skills in late childhood and adolescence, and the role of the brain\u2019s putative control networks in learning change over intervention, educational interruption, or puberty. To address these topics, the lab uses behavioral methods such as cognitive tests, neuropsychological assessments, actigraphy, neuroimaging (fMRI, resting-state fcMRI, DWI), and studies of patient populations (e.g. children with ADHD, or dyslexia).<\/p><ul class=\"uagb-team__social-list\"><li class=\"uagb-team__social-icon\"><a href=\"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2025\/08\/jchurchlang-cv-Jun2025.pdf\" aria-label=\"file-pdf\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-team__social-icon\"><a href=\"mailto:church@austin.utexas.edu\" aria-label=\"envelope\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-team__social-icon\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=yepGN30AAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" aria-label=\"google\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Postdoctoral Fellow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3f97b0ef wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-team uagb-team__image-position-left uagb-team__align-left uagb-team__stack-tablet uagb-block-a88d0fa7\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"uagb-team__image-crop-square\" src=\"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-03-at-1.53.26-PM.png\" alt=\"\" height=\"375\" width=\"375\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><div class=\"uagb-team__content\"><h3 class=\"uagb-team__title\">Tin Nguyen, Ph.D.<\/h3><span class=\"uagb-team__prefix\">Postdoctoral Fellow<\/span><p class=\"uagb-team__desc\">Tin is drawn to figuring out and implementing ways and tools to elevate the lives of individuals facing disadvantaged circumstances and headwinds in life\u2014through community services and scientific research. He has been involved with organizations and community programs that support students with learning difficulties through the San Antonio Youth Literacy, individuals experiencing poverty and housing insecurity through Daybreak Arts (formerly Poverty and the Arts), and others. Currently, he has the opportunities to be a part of and contribute to research projects conducted by Dr. Laurie Cutting\u2019s team at Vanderbilt University and Dr. Jessica Church-Lang\u2019s team at the University of Texas, studying problems and questions that deal with how contextual variables, such as families\u2019 socioeconomic backgrounds, relate to children\u2019s brain development and learning outcomes.<\/p><ul class=\"uagb-team__social-list\"><li class=\"uagb-team__social-icon\"><a href=\"mailto:tin.nguyen@vanderbilt.edu\" aria-label=\"envelope\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-07b7b7eb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-team uagb-team__image-position-above uagb-team__align-left uagb-team__stack-tablet uagb-block-d1b859cb\"><div class=\"uagb-team__content\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"uagb-team__image-crop-normal\" src=\"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-1.20.25\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" height=\"280\" width=\"280\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><h3 class=\"uagb-team__title\">Caroline Painter, B.S.<\/h3><span class=\"uagb-team__prefix\">Graduate Student<\/span><p class=\"uagb-team__desc\">Caroline Painter graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2025 with a B.A. in Psychology. During her undergraduate career, Caroline worked as a research assistant and honors thesis student in Dr. Jessica Church-Lang\u2019s lab, where she examined the relationship between reading skills, reading skill change, and executive function in youth. Caroline is interested in exploring the processes of learning and cognitive control, how these processes develop, and how these processes relate to academic achievement.<\/p><ul class=\"uagb-team__social-list\"><li class=\"uagb-team__social-icon\"><a href=\"mailto:cmpainter1@utexas.edu\" aria-label=\"envelope\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-team uagb-team__image-position-above uagb-team__align-left uagb-team__stack-tablet uagb-block-e9abbd95\"><div class=\"uagb-team__content\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"uagb-team__image-crop-normal\" src=\"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-1.32.46\u202fPM-e1747076489974.png\" alt=\"\" height=\"260\" width=\"260\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><h3 class=\"uagb-team__title\">Ellie Carpenter, B.A.<\/h3><span class=\"uagb-team__prefix\">Graduate Student<\/span><p class=\"uagb-team__desc\">Ellie grew up in Austin, TX, and earned her B.A. in psychology from the University of San Francisco. As an undergrad at USF, she researched thought suppression with Dr. Ben Levy and moral judgments with Dr. Saera Khan. She also studied physiological responses during sleep in Dr. Wendy Berry Mendes\u2019s Emotion, Health, and Psychophysiology Lab at UCSF. Upon graduating, she was a Clinical Research Coordinator at the UCSF Dyslexia Center. While there, she worked with Dr. Marilu Gorno Tempini on the Dylsexia Phenotyping Project. Ellie is thrilled to be joining the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Lab starting in the Fall of 2025, where she will be studying the development of cognitive control processes and academic success. Outside of research, she\u2019s usually saying hi to every dog she passes, watching live music, or trying out a new coffee spot.<\/p><ul class=\"uagb-team__social-list\"><li class=\"uagb-team__social-icon\"><a href=\"mailto:ellie.carpenter@utexas.edu\" aria-label=\"envelope\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Assistants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-204ee43c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-team uagb-team__image-position-above uagb-team__align-left uagb-team__stack-tablet uagb-block-65484eec\"><div class=\"uagb-team__content\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"uagb-team__image-crop-normal\" src=\"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2023\/04\/unnamed-2-e1629213030775-260x260-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" height=\"420\" width=\"420\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><h3 class=\"uagb-team__title\">Sneha Kesavan<\/h3><span class=\"uagb-team__prefix\">Undergraduate Research Assistant<\/span><p class=\"uagb-team__desc\">Sneha is a Sophomore at the University of Texas at Austin majoring in Neuroscience and Plan II Honors with a Core Texts and Ideas certificate through the Jefferson Scholars Program. She is also involved in Women in Natural Sciences and the Freshman Research Initiative at UT. Sneha has always been intrigued about the inner workings of the brain and the many unanswered questions regarding childhood personality development, learning processes, and neuropsychological disorders. She joined the Church lab in 2021 to understand the practicalities of research and grow in a new learning atmosphere. Sneha hopes to attend medical school and pursue political advocacy in healthcare.\u00a0<br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-team uagb-team__image-position-above uagb-team__align-left uagb-team__stack-tablet uagb-block-b70778c0\"><div class=\"uagb-team__content\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"uagb-team__image-crop-normal\" src=\"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2023\/04\/Klaudia-Misztal-Photo-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" height=\"420\" width=\"420\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><h3 class=\"uagb-team__title\">Klaudia Misztal<\/h3><span class=\"uagb-team__prefix\">Undergraduate Research Assistant<\/span><p class=\"uagb-team__desc\">Klaudia is a\u00a0freshman at the University of Texas at Austin double majoring in Plan II Honors and Psychology (BS). She is passionate about psychology and mental health, and is especially interested in the intersection of neural activity and human behavior, including how this relates to the development of psychological disorders. She joined the Church\u00a0Lab in\u00a02023 to learn about neuroimaging and childhood development as well as to gain exposure to a research\u00a0environment. After graduating, Klaudia hopes to attend medical school and pursue psychiatry.<\/p><ul class=\"uagb-team__social-list\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-team uagb-team__image-position-above uagb-team__align-left uagb-team__stack-tablet uagb-block-497fe2ce\"><div class=\"uagb-team__content\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"uagb-team__image-crop-normal\" src=\"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2024\/08\/4E728496-BFA6-4C4B-B675-11C9EF4667EF-scaled-e1735921710165.jpeg\" alt=\"\" height=\"420\" width=\"420\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><h3 class=\"uagb-team__title\"><strong>Charlotte Ho<\/strong><\/h3><span class=\"uagb-team__prefix\">Undergraduate Research Assistant<\/span><p class=\"uagb-team__desc\">Charlotte is a junior at the University of Texas at Austin in the Liberal Arts Honors (LAH) Program majoring in Psychology (B.S.) with a\u00a0Pre-Health Professions For Non-Science Majors Certificate. She is heavily involved in LAH, as the Co-President of the LAH Student Council and also is an Ignite Fellow through Teach for America, where she tutors underprivileged\u00a0children\u00a0math and reading. Charlotte joined the Church lab in 2024 to gain research experience\u00a0concerning areas in psychology and neuroscience, but also for the opportunity to do research work with children. After undergrad, Charlotte plans to attend medical school and hopes to use her liberal arts education to offer a more holistic outlook in medicine and patient care.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-team uagb-team__image-position-above uagb-team__align-left uagb-team__stack-tablet uagb-block-a1ba7aaa\"><div class=\"uagb-team__content\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"uagb-team__image-crop-normal\" src=\"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2024\/01\/Picture-of-me-e1704230202930.png\" alt=\"\" height=\"420\" width=\"420\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><h3 class=\"uagb-team__title\">Kenadi Pearson<\/h3><span class=\"uagb-team__prefix\">Undergraduate Research Assistant<\/span><p class=\"uagb-team__desc\">Kenadi\u00a0is a sophomore at the University of Texas at Austin pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a minor in Educational Psychology. She is interested in developmental and cognitive psychology, specifically in understanding how children learn and finding accommodations for the various ways kids process information.\u00a0Kenadi\u00a0joined the Church Lab in the Spring of 2024 to explore her interests and acquire training in research\u00a0with children. She hopes to eventually get a Ph.D. and work in academia so that she can make an impact on future generations.<br><br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-204ee43c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-team uagb-team__image-position-above uagb-team__align-left uagb-team__stack-tablet uagb-block-0728435f\"><div class=\"uagb-team__content\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"uagb-team__image-crop-square\" src=\"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_3523-e1747076160844.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"420\" width=\"420\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><h3 class=\"uagb-team__title\">Madison J Franklin<\/h3><span class=\"uagb-team__prefix\">Undergraduate Research Assistant<\/span><p class=\"uagb-team__desc\">Madison is a sophomore\u00a0at the University of Texas at Austin, double majoring\u00a0in Psychology (B.A) and Sociology in the Liberal Arts Honors program. She is involved in the Association of Black Psychologists and Women in Psychology at UT. Madison has always had a passion for psychology and research. She wishes to focus on child development and social psychology, specifically how socialization and social norms influence development and neural activity. She joined the Church Lab in 2025 to learn more about development, neuroscience,\u00a0and conducting research. After graduating, Madison plans on getting her masters in clinical psychology and Phd to one day become a professor and child psychologist.\u00a0<br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-team uagb-team__image-position-above uagb-team__align-left uagb-team__stack-tablet uagb-block-fe0c12d8\"><div class=\"uagb-team__content\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"uagb-team__image-crop-normal\" src=\"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2025\/05\/Anabelle_Deason.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"420\" width=\"420\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><h3 class=\"uagb-team__title\">Annabelle Deason<\/h3><span class=\"uagb-team__prefix\">Undergraduate Research Assistant<\/span><p class=\"uagb-team__desc\">Annabelle is a sophomore at the University of Texas at Austin, pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Statistics and Data Science. She is interested in developmental and cognitive psychology, specifically how parent-child relationships shape learning behaviors and moral frameworks throughout growth. Annabelle joined the Church Lab to expand her research experience and strengthen her skills in working with children. She aspires to eventually obtain a Ph.D. and pursue a career in laboratory research and academia.<br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-team uagb-team__image-position-above uagb-team__align-left uagb-team__stack-tablet uagb-block-8057776f\"><div class=\"uagb-team__content\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"uagb-team__image-crop-normal\" src=\"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2025\/05\/bio_website_photo_briannaj-scaled-e1747076122221.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"420\" width=\"420\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><h3 class=\"uagb-team__title\"><strong>Brianna Juric<\/strong><\/h3><span class=\"uagb-team__prefix\">Undergraduate Research Assistant<\/span><p class=\"uagb-team__desc\">Brianna is a junior at the University of Texas at Austin majoring\u00a0in Neuroscience with a Bridging Disciplines\u00a0Program (BDP) certificate in Patients, Practitioners\u00a0and Cultures of Care. She is interested in understanding differences in cognition, especially in the context of social\u00a0factors impacting neurobiology, and\u00a0how that knowledge\u00a0can be applied to improve\u00a0psychological treatments. Brianna joined the Church Lab in 2025 because she believes that learning more about how children develop is the foundation to understanding individuals&#8217; behavior later on; she also joined to gain more experience in research that blends neuroscience with psychology. In the future, she hopes to attend graduate school to study clinical psychology to be able to provide mental health care that\u00a0is both scientific and humanistic.<br><br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:100px\">Alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-204ee43c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-601 alignnone\" src=\"\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-21-at-5.25.32\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-21-at-5.25.32\u202fPM.png 1060w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-21-at-5.25.32\u202fPM-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-21-at-5.25.32\u202fPM-1024x725.png 1024w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-21-at-5.25.32\u202fPM-768x543.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-team uagb-team__image-position-above uagb-team__align-left uagb-team__stack-tablet uagb-block-6ca2b577\"><div class=\"uagb-team__content\"><h3 class=\"uagb-team__title\">Eliya Kalisher, Ph.D.<\/h3><span class=\"uagb-team__prefix\">Senior Data Scientist, LeoVegas Sport Book<\/span><p class=\"uagb-team__desc\">Published as Eliya Ben-Asher<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2024\/08\/Damion.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2024\/08\/Damion.png 640w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2024\/08\/Damion-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-team uagb-team__image-position-above uagb-team__align-left uagb-team__stack-tablet uagb-block-7c0f454f\"><div class=\"uagb-team__content\"><h3 class=\"uagb-team__title\">Damion Demeter, Ph.D.<\/h3><span class=\"uagb-team__prefix\">Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California San Diego<br><\/span><p class=\"uagb-team__desc\"><br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2018\/12\/IMG_0170.png\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-team uagb-team__image-position-above uagb-team__align-left uagb-team__stack-tablet uagb-block-fb866e49\"><div class=\"uagb-team__content\"><h3 class=\"uagb-team__title\">Tehila Nugiel, Ph.D.<br><\/h3><span class=\"uagb-team__prefix\">Assistant Professor, Psychology Department, Florida State University<\/span><p class=\"uagb-team__desc\"><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2012\/11\/MAR_web.png\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-team uagb-team__image-position-above uagb-team__align-left uagb-team__stack-tablet uagb-block-59ab4016\"><div class=\"uagb-team__content\"><h3 class=\"uagb-team__title\">Mary Abbe Roe Barnes, Ph.D.<\/h3><span class=\"uagb-team__prefix\">Senior Data Scientist, CatalystIQ<br><\/span><p class=\"uagb-team__desc\"><br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-204ee43c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/church-lang\/files\/2012\/11\/LEE_web.png\" width=\"455\" height=\"297\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-team uagb-team__image-position-above uagb-team__align-left uagb-team__stack-tablet uagb-block-18935bdc\"><div class=\"uagb-team__content\"><h3 class=\"uagb-team__title\">Laura Engelhardt, Ph.D.<\/h3><span class=\"uagb-team__prefix\">Sr. Business Intelligence Analyst, Delta Dental of Washington<\/span><p 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