THE PEOPLE

Dr. Melissa Gregg

Dr. Melissa Gregg

Director

Dr. Gregg is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Psychology, Professional Counseling, and Neuroscience department at UW – Parkside. She earned her Ph.D. in Cognitive Science from SUNY, Stony Brook in 2010. After completing her Ph.D., she spent three years as a postdoctoral researcher in the Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience Lab at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she received a grant from the Army Research Office to conduct her research. Dr. Gregg conducts research on research on plasticity of the sensory systems, the psychological and neural mechanisms underlying natural scene perception, long-term memory for environmental objects, and the design of human-machine interfaces.  

Hunter Dutkiewicz

Hunter Dutkiewicz

Lab Manager

Hunter Dutkiewicz is a senior at UW-Parkside. He is a Psychology major and a Philosophy major, and someday, he hopes to work as a researcher in the future. Presently, he works as a field interviewer for the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Survey Research Organization (SRO) recruiting and conducting interviews for the Health and Retirement study. His interests include cognition, cognitive ability, learning and memory, and cognitive enhancement.

Proxson Cheriyan

Proxson Cheriyan

Student

Proxson is a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside majoring in Biological Sciences with minors in Chemistry and Psychology. In the future, he aims to attend medical school and eventually pursue a career in neurology.

 

Chandu Goli

Chandu Goli

Student

Chandu has attended and graduated from Stony Brook University with a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Biology. Now he is a post-baccalaureate student at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, currently studying Psychology with a concentration in Neuroscience, in pursuit of another bachelor’s. Chandu is very interested in neuroscience, technology and medicine. After graduating from UWP, he aims to either go to medical school, or pursue a career in biotechnology research and development following a Master’s program .

Brieanna Muzzy

Brieanna Muzzy

Student

Brieanna is a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Certificate in Mental Health Skills. She has interests in many areas of psychology, however, her main areas of interest are developmental psychology and neuroscience. After graduation, she plans on going on to graduate school to pursue a career in psychology research.

Grace Vorpahl

Grace Vorpahl

Student

Grace is a senior at the University of Wisconsin Parkside. She is a Psychology major and a Biology minor. In the future she plans to go to medical school while continuing to pursue her interests in the many different areas of psychology.

Jaquelin Zaragoza

Jaquelin Zaragoza

Student

Jaquelin is a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside pursuing a bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Spanish  with a concentration in Neuroscience a minor in Medical Spanish and a certification in Mental health skills. After graduation, she hopes to enter a Ph.D program in cognitive neuroscience.