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Joel Snyder, Ph.D. (he/him) is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and current Associate Editor at Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. He was also founding director of UNLV's Neuroscience Ph.D. program. He began studying perception as an undergraduate at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), where he did an honor’s thesis on plasticity in the visual system. While at UCSD, Joel was exposed to two excellent courses on music psychology and these inspired him to pursue this area of research. Following his Ph.D. study at Cornell University, he was a post-doctoral fellow at the Rotman Research Institute in Toronto and in the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at Harvard University. Along the way, Joel has pursued interests in many topics--mostly related to auditory perception--which you can read about on our Publications and Research pages. Email Joel

Rose De Kock, Ph.D. (she/her) is a postdoctoral scholar working with Drs. Erin Hannon and Joel Snyder to study the relationship between language, musical skill, and the development of misophonia. Rose earned her B.A. in Biological Psychology from California State University, San Bernardino and went on to complete her Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the University of California, Davis. Her dissertation was focused on the relationship between movement and time perception in the general population and individuals with ADHD. In addition to her research experience, Rose holds an A.A. in fine arts with a concentration in music. She is excited to bring together her passion for psychological research and music to better understand how misophonia relates to other complex auditory experiences during development. Email Rose

David Vollweiler, M.S. (he/him) is a Ph.D. student in the Psychological and Brain Sciences program working with Dr. Erin Hannon and Dr. Joel Snyder. He is from Long Island, NY and holds a B.A. in Psychology and an M.S. in Data Analysis in Social Sciences from the University at Buffalo, SUNY. There, he studied the association between involuntary musical imagery (commonly referred to as “earworms”) and musical abilities in the Auditory Perception and Action Lab under the advisement of Dr. Peter Pfordresher. He has been interested in music since childhood and has learned to play the trumpet and sing. He is interested in the role auditory imagery plays in musical abilities. Outside of school and research, he enjoys going to concerts, traveling the world, and exploring Las Vegas. Email David

Isabella McConley, B.S.A (she/her) is a second-year graduate student in the Psychological and Brain Sciences program studying with Dr. Joel Snyder. She received her B.S.A. in Neuroscience and a minor in English from the University of Texas at Austin, where she stayed for a few years post-grad working as a research coordinator and project manager. She is currently running an EEG project investigating auditory effective experiences like misophonia and musical chills. In her free time, she enjoys reading, piano, sunshine, live music, and terrible reality TV.  Email Isabella. 

Jasmine Fernandez, Research Assistant (she/her) is an undergraduate student working toward her B.A. in Psychology at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Jasmine is a transfer student and holds an A.A. in Psychology from the College of Southern Nevada. She happened upon the ACNL when searching for a lab at UNLV that suited her interests and found the perfect intersection between psychology and music here. When Jasmine is not on campus, she enjoys spending time in nature, practicing yoga, and relaxing at home with her three rabbits, cat, tortoise, and scorpion.