Faculty
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Amy S. Lu / Principal Investigator and Associate Professor, PhD, UNC-Chapel Hill / studies the persuasive mechanism of media and communication technologies and their health behavioral and psychological applications. She is also interested in narratives and virtual media characters in animation and video games and their potential health application. E: a dot lu AT northeastern dot edu |
Research Staff
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Nobel Shut Chan / Research Assistant / is student at Northeastern University, currently pursuing a Master's degree in English. Hailing from Hong Kong, she received her Bachelor's degree from Boston University. Her research interests include modern American literature and racialized masculinities, with a particular focus on Black and Asian genders. In her free time, she enjoys reading detective fiction and comics, writing, and spending time with family and friends. E: chan dit shut AT northeastern dot edu |
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Eesha Gangal / Research Assistant / is a first-year undergraduate student at Tufts University studying Biopsychology on the pre-medical track. She is interested in cognitive science, behavioral health advocacy, and exploring intersections between technology and human health. Outside of academics, Eesha enjoys baking new recipes, playing volleyball, and spending time with her family and friends. |
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Chloe Lee / Research Assistant / is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s in Biochemistry and a minor in Behavioral Neuroscience at Northeastern University on the pre-medical track hoping to become an orthopedic surgeon. She is interested in pediatrics, orthopedics, stem cell research, and the relationship between video game technology and the aging brain. Outside of her studies, she enjoys rock climbing, music, and many types of art like painting and pottery. E: lee dot chlo AT northeastern dot edu |
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John Zhang / Research Assistant / is a post-bacc pre-medical student at Northeastern University. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Hamilton College in mathematics, and worked in data analytics/engineering in various roles. He is strongly interested in exploring how interactive media can be used for therapeutic purposes, especially for psychological well-being. In his free time, he enjoys kickboxing, gardening, basketball, and playing games with friends.. E: zhang dot j8 AT northeastern dot edu |
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Two work-study RA positions are now available! Please check out R135473 Research Assistant in Workday. |
Current Collaborators
| Tom Baranowski, PhD | Baylor College of Medicine |
| Tiago Barreira, PhD | Syracuse University |
| Melanie Green, PhD | University at Buffalo |
| Amy Fleischman, MD, MMSc | Boston Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical School |
| Susanne Jaeggi, PhD | Northeastern University |
| Art Kramer, PhD | Northeastern University |
| I-Min Lee, ScD | Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School |
| Lynne Levitsky, MD | Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School |
| Arlen Moller, PhD | Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Farzad Noubary, PhD | Northeastern University |
| Dominika Pindus, PhD | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Aaron Seitz, PhD, PhD | Northeastern University |
| Deborah Thompson, PhD | USDA-ARS / Baylor College of Medicine |
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Alumni (HSR=High School RA/ UR=Undergrad RA/GR=Grad RA/PD=Postdoc: Next position)
| Shiveshchandra Gupta (GR: MUSC) | 2023-5 | Zachary Woessner (UR: PhD@MSU) | 2016-8 |
| Bhagyashree Parkar (GR: Montefiore MC) | 2023-5 | Heloisa Alves (PD: UMASS-D) | 2017-8 |
| Jessica Fan (HSR) | 2024-5 | Samantha Dube (UR) | 2018 |
| Sierra Marie Hall (GR) | 2024-5 | Mie Hashimoto (GR: T1D Exchange) | 2017-8 |
| Pankil Bhatt (GR) | 2024 | Sarah Hazlitt (UR) | 2018 |
| Jillian Darris-O'Connor (UR) | 2024 | Michael Williams (GR: Rapid7) | 2018 |
| Pulkit Manchanda (GR: PUMA) | 2022 | Miranda Prasad (UR: Intuit) | 2017-8 |
| Caio Victor Sousa (PD: AP@Loyola Marymount U) | 2019-22 | Hannah Doolittle (GR: Cape Cod Hospital) | 2017-8 |
| Alexandra Monashefsky (UR: BWH/HMS) | 2021-22 | Vivian Cheng (UR) | 2017-8 |
| Aleksandra Baran (UR: MGH/HMS) | 2020-22 | Andrés Hoyos-Céspedes (GR) | 2016-8 |
| Emma McGarrity (UR) | 2020-22 | Jessica Peck (GR) | 2016-7 |
| Neha Swaminathan (UR) | 2020-22 | Adam Michalowski (UR: Medullan) | 2016-7 |
| Rashmi Borah (GR: Aleon Pharma) | 2021-22 | Harley Edge (UR) | 2016-7 |
| Grace Novoa (UR) | 2021-22 | Borna Fatehi (GR) | 2016-7 |
| Kelly Lee (UR) | 2019-22 | Molly Lenane (GR) | 2017 |
| Harshita Menon (GR: IBM) | 2021-22 | Nicholas DePina (UR) | 2017 |
| Apoorva Manjunath (GR: Amazon) | 2019-22 | Lola Akingbade (UR: MedSchl@UChi) | 2017 |
| Dar Alon (UR: MS@Harvard SPH) | 2019-21 | Haomu Chen (UR) | 2017 |
| Ethan Weiss (UR) | 2021 | Tom Culman (UR) | 2017 |
| Victoria Pelarski (UR: MSPH@JHU) | 2018-21 | Lin Qi (UR: MA@USC) | 2016-7 |
| Kexing He (UR: MA@NYU) | 2020 | Malcolm Matheson (UR: BCH/HMS) | 2016-7 |
| Kyung Jin Sun (GR: Bristol Myers Squibb) | 2019-20 | Elise Krims (UR: Harvard) | 2016 |
| Romina Cabrera-Perez (UR) | 2019-20 | Ha Eun Yang (UR) | 2016 |
| Cindy Zhao (UR) | 2019-20 | Taylor Murphy (UR: Starry) | 2014-6 |
| Aika Misawa (GR) | 2019-20 | Grace Morris (GR: U Connecticut) | 2015 |
| Sabrina Zhou (UR) | 2019-20 | Kevin Cannon (UR: Paidia) | 2014-5 |
| Austin Fernandez (UR: MA@Vanderbilt) | 2017-20 | Neal Foley (UR) | 2014-5 |
| Kelsey Newhook (GR) | 2019 | John Thomas Hinchen (UR: Flex) | 2014-5 |
| Divyavijay Sahay (GR: Google) | 2018-9 | Jessical Kim (UR) | 2014 |
| Nicolas Raymond (UR: BIDMC/HMS) | 2019 | Joseph Alden Moore (UR: Flex) | 2014 |
| Jungyun Hwang (PD: Stanford) | 2016-9 | Andrew He (UR: Horizon Pharma) | 2014 |
| Gabriel García Combs Morris (UR) | 2019 | Alexander James Baker (UR) | 2013-4 |
| Julia Fanelli (UR) | 2019 | Mitchell Robert Perkins (UR) | 2013-4 |
| Jasmine Chee (GR: BCYF) | 2018-9 | Peter Karalis (UR: MedSchl@UIC) | 2013-4 |
| Samantha Gutiérrez-Arango (UR: MIT Media Lab) | 2017-9 | Wayne Xun (UR: CS@Northwestern) | 2013-4 |
| Menwon Krua (UR) | 2018 | Adrianna Rodriguez (UR: Telemundo) | 2013-4 |