Malathi Thothathiri is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at GWU. She got her Ph.D. in Psychology from Harvard University and completed her post-doctoral at the Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute and the University of Pennsylvania. When she's not thinking about language and the brain, she likes to hike, travel, read, cook and solve cryptic crossword puzzles.

Togzhan Serikova is a senior majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Chemistry. She is from Almaty, Kazakhstan and loves to hike! Her research focuses on measuring the effects of intrinsic motivation and intrinsic reward on cognitive control; she hopes to help people who have been affected by aphasia in their rehabilitation process.  

Hanna Sayyar is a sophomore majoring in Neuroscience. In her free time, she loves baking and playing volleyball! Her research interests involve exploring the influence of intrinsic motivation on those with cognitive impairments. 

Hogan Neiswender is a freshman. In his free time, he loves to rock climb! He is interested in learning about the effects of language on neurological processes.