Meet our Current Students
Adeline Roy
Degrees: B.S. in Integrated Neuroscience from Binghamton University
Mentor: Dr. Lisa Savage
Research interests: Adolescent Alcohol Exposure
Year joined the program: 2024
Email: aroy14@binghamton.edu
Jariel Naomi Bacar
Degrees: B.S. in Biochemistry from De La Salle University Manila and M.S. in Forensic Science from Northumbria University
Mentor: Dr. Florence Varodayan
Research interests: Adolescent Alcohol Exposure, Stress, Sex Differences
Year joined the program: 2024
Email: jbacar@binghamton.edu
Carley Cirafesi
Degrees: B.S. in Biology and M.S. in Psychology from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
Mentor: Dr. Marvin Diaz
Research interests: Alcohol use disorder, prenatal drug exposures
Year joined the program: 2024
Email: ccirafesi@binghamton.edu
K. Maeve Lawless
Degrees: B.S. in Biology from Louisiana St Univ Baton Rouge and MA in Psychology from Southeastern Louisiana University.
Mentor: Dr. Abbie Chapman
Research interests: Dementia, cerebrovascular biology and neuroscience
Year joined the program: 2024
Email: klawless1@binghamton.edu
Sean Allan
Degrees: B.S. in Neuroscience from University of Vermont
Mentor: Dr. David Jentsch
Research interests: Learning and behavior as it relates to the formation, maintenance, and consequence of addiction.
Year joined the program: 2023
Email: sallan@binghamton.edu
Devon Applegate
Degrees: B.S. in Neuroscience from The Ohio State University and M.S. from Binghamton University
Mentor: Dr. David Jentsch
Research interests: Genetics of Addiction, Neurochemistry, Drug-mediated Changes in Neurobiology and Behavioral Outputs
Year joined the program: 2020
Email: dappleg2@binghamton.edu
Carla Budrow
Degrees: B.S. from Binghamton University and M.S. from Binghamton University
Mentor: Dr. Christopher Bishop
Research interests: Parkinson's Disease, Dopamine, Serotonin
Year joined the program: 2021
Email: cbudrow1@binghamton.edu
Ashley Centner
Degrees: B.S. from University at Albany and M.S. from Binghamton University
Mentor: Dr. Christopher Bishop
Research interests: Dopamine, Parkinson's disease
Year joined the program: 2019
Email: acentne1@binghamton.edu
Mathew Fecik
Degrees: B.S. from Stony Brook University and M.S. from Binghamton University
Mentor: Dr. Lisa Savage
Research interests: Adolescent Alcohol Exposure
Year joined the program: 2020
Email: mfecik1@binghamton.edu
Daniella Geraci
Degrees: B.S. from Binghamton University
Mentor: Dr. Terrence Deak
Research interests: Adolescent alcohol exposure, stress
Year joined the program: 2023
Email: dgeraci1@binghamton.edu
Madison Heitkamp
Degrees: B.S. from Miami University
Mentor: Dr. Anushree Karkhanis
Research interests: Adolescent alcohol exposure, pain sensitivity
Year joined the program: 2022
Email: mheitka1@binghamton.edu
Abigail Kelley
Degrees: B.S. from Binghamton University
Mentor: Dr. Anushree Karkhanis
Research interests: Adolescent alcohol exposure, neurotransmitters, pain sensitivity
Year joined the program: 2023
Email: amkelley@binghamton.edu
Makenzie Lehr
Degrees: B.A. from Elizabethtown College and M.S. from Binghamton University
Mentor: Dr. J. David Jentsch
Research interests: Stress, alcohol, & dopamine
Year joined the program: 2020
Email: mlehr1@binghamton.edu
Twitter: @makenzielehr
Natalie Lipari
Degrees: B.S. from SUNY-Cortland and M.S. from Binghamton University
Mentor: Dr. Christopher Bishop
Research interests: Parkinson's Disease, serotonin
Year joined the program: 2020
Email: nlipari1@binghamton.edu
Andrea Liss
Degrees: B.S. from Binghamton University and M.S. from Binghamton University
Mentor: Dr. Florence Varodayan
Research interests: Alcohol, the neuroimmune system, sex differences, and development
Year joined the program: 2021
Email: aliss1@binghamton.edu
Ashley Lutzke
Degrees: B.S. from University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Mentor: Dr. Terrence Deak
Research interests: Blood brain barrier, adolescent alcohol exposure, brain vasculature.
Year joined the program: 2022
Email: alutzke1@binghamton.edu
Shannon McElderry
Degrees: B.S. from SUNY Geneseo
Mentor: Dr. Marvin Diaz
Research interests: Prenatal drug exposures, anxiety
Year joined the program: 2023
Email: smcelderry@binghamton.edu
Grace McManus
Degrees: B.S. and B.A. from Le Moyne College
Mentor: Dr. Christopher Bishop
Research interests: Etiology of neurodegenerative disease; Neuroinflammation; Parkinson's disease
Year joined the program: 2022
Email: gmcmanu4@binghamton.edu
Peter Penta
Degrees: B.S. from Binghamton University and M.S. from Binghamton University
Mentor: Dr. David Werner
Research interests: Substance abuse, genetics and anxiety
Year joined the program: 2021
Email: ppenta1@binghamton.edu
Marcis Scroger
Degrees: B.S. from Binghamton University
Mentor: Dr. Florence Varodayan
Research interests: Alcohol, sex differences, stress, noradrenaline
Year joined the program: 2023
Email: mscroge1@binghamton.edu
Mary Spodnick
Degrees: B.S. from Southern Connecticut State University and M.S. from Binghamton University
Mentor: Dr. Marvin Diaz
Research interests: Mesoaccumbal neurotransmission, stress exposure, substance seeking behavior
Year joined the program: 2019
Email: mspodni1@binghamton.edu
Kevin Stip-Delgado
Degrees: B.S. from National University of San Agustin
Mentor: Dr. David Werner
Research interests: Neuroplasticity, Molecular genetics, Neural Circuits under the effect of alcohol including memory and decision-making.
Year joined the program: 2023
Email: kdelgadomanr@binghamton.edu
Sarah Trapp
Degrees: B.S. from University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire and M.S. from Binghamton University
Mentor: Dr. Terrence Deak
Research interests: Adolescent alcohol exposure, neuroimmunology
Year joined the program: 2021
Email: strapp1@binghamton.edu
Gavin Vaughan
Degrees: B.S. SUNY Geneseo and M.S. from Binghamton University
Mentor: Dr. Anushree Karkhanis
Research interests: Ethanol and opioid self-administration
Year joined the program: 2021
Email: gvaugha1@binghamton.edu
Sarah Winchester
Degrees: B.A. from California State University, Bakersfield and M.S. from Binghamton University
Mentor: Dr. Marvin Diaz
Research interests: Effects of prenatal alcohol exposure and how it relates to anxiogenic behaviors
Year joined the program: 2021
Email: swinche1@binghamton.edu
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