Lab Director: Carmen Westerberg

Dr. Westerberg obtained her PhD in Cognitive and Biological Psychology from the University of Minnesota and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University before joining the faculty at Texas State University in fall 2011. Her current research interests involve how memories change across time and how neural events underlying these changes affect other cognitive processes such as problem solving and decision making.

 

Lab Coordinator: Michael Price

Michael is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Texas State University. He graduated with a B.A. in Psychology and in History from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020 and a M.A. in Psychological Research at Texas State University in 2023. He was previously a graduate student in the Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, researching dreams, personality, and creativity. He plans to continue his education with a Ph.D. in Psychology, focusing on sleep, dreams, and how they affect individuals’ waking life. In his spare time, Michael likes to hang out with friends and play card, board, and video games.

 

 

 

Graduate Students:

Regan Christian

Regan graduated from the University of North Texas with a B.S. in Psychology. Her undergraduate research focused on the sleep-related symptoms of Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD). She plans on pursuing a Ph.D. in Behavioral Science and research that investigates sleep disturbances in individuals with C-PTSD, attentional bias and threat detection, and sleep as it relates to intrusive and emotional memories. In her free time, Regan likes to be outdoors, consume all forms of media related to high fantasy, and spend time with her cats.

 

 

Undergraduate Students:

Yordanos Kinfe

Yordanos is a junior pursuing a B.S. in Biochemistry and a double minor in psychology and biology with a premed concentration. She spends her time doing expressive projects that she enjoys that capitalize on her creativity as well as being an activist for mental health awareness. In her free time, she enjoys reading and quality time with her friends and dogs.

 

 

Daniel Gonsalez

Daniel is a junior at Texas State pursuing a B.S in Microbiology with a minor in Biochemistry with a Pre-Medical Concentration. He enjoys spending his free time with friends and family and helping out his community.

 

 

 

Diego Vila Peña

Diego is a senior at Texas State University working towards a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Honors Studies. He was born  and raised in Cuba, and moved to Houston, TX in 2016. In his free time, he likes to read, mountain bike, boulder, and spend time with his dog Stevie.

 

 

Drake Keffer

Drake is a current Senior at Texas State University studying psychology and minoring in communication. He grew up in Denton, Texas and wants to pursue a career in neuropsychology research. Drake enjoys spending his free time in the gym working out, playing club water polo, and going country dancing.

 

 

 

Quade White

Quade is a Senior at Texas State majoring in Psychology while pursing a minor in Biology. He was born in Austin but lived in San Antonio for most of his life. He intends on going to medical school in order to receive his M.D., after which he plans to get licensed as a psychiatrist and open his own private practice. When he isn’t studying, he likes to go for runs with his dog, play D&D with his friends, and bake.

 

 

 

Lydia Garza

Lydia is a current Junior at Texas State. Born in Houston Tx and after moving around a bit landed in Groves, Tx and now here in San Marcos for her degree. She is working towards pursuing a bachelor’s in Psychology with a minor in Exercise Sport Science with the intention of attending graduate school for a Masters & Ph.D. specializing in Sport Psychology. In her spare time, Lydia loves to play sand volleyball, bake, explore, spend time with her snake, and be an advocate for athletes’ mental health & illness awareness.

 

 

Favour Kowe

Favour is a psychology major and has a minor in pre-medicine. She enjoys engaging in volunteer opportunities as well as developing her psychological capabilities by taking numerous psychology courses. Most of her time is consumed by working for the TXST STEM Communities as a Learning Assistant for Biology. Besides that, she enjoys spending her free time trying out new recipes, spending time with friends, and reading.

 

 

 

Isabella Rodriguez

Isabella is a Junior at Texas State University pursuing a B.S. in Psychology and a double minor in Biology and Pre-Physician Assistant Studies. She grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, and wants to become a Physician Assistant after completing her undergraduate degree. She enjoys taking walks with friends, curating playlists, and volunteering locally.

 

 

Alumni Graduate Students:

Victoria Leyva, M.A.

Cheryl Fox, M.A.

Chloe Troupe, M.S., Biology, Texas State University

Anna Madden-Rusnak, M.A., Doctoral Student, University of Texas, Austin

Sean Fickle, M.A., Director, Fickle Apiaries

Mckensey Jonson, M.A., Research Analyst, Gallup, Chicago, IL

Bryant Reininger, M.A., Data Analyst in Marketing Sciences, Illuminas, Austin, TX

Christopher Hawkins, M.A., Doctoral student in Cognitive Neuroscience, University of California, Davis

Haley Harris, M.A., Doctoral student, University of Texas, Arlington, TX

Yousef Alqurashi, M.A., Doctoral student, Imperial College, London

Haleigh Winfrey, M.A.

Alumni Undergraduate Students:

Omalys Biggs Rodriguez	Jazmyn Zynda	Isaac Hluz	Grace Montgomery
Gage Smith	Abie Nichols	Ray Chavez	Kathryn Wactor	Nora Napper
Ryhlei Bell	Karla Reyes Fierros	Laura Gamboa	D’onna Madlock	Ciliana Ordaz
Valerie Rodriguez	Chloe Troupe	Kammille Harvey	Linda Etufugh	Amaya Martin
Shelby Rubino	Nathan Wofford	Serene Morris	Shelby Sparks	Maci Allee
Anna Khayyat	Raquel Garza	Audrey Sullivan	Marina Bottiglieri	Emily Lund
Brooke Bryson	Audrey Eberhardt	Marissa Lira	Anjelica Langdon	Holly Bowman
Gretta Johnson	Sarah Hakala	Israh Imam	Greg Caparis	Lindell Thomas
Patience Kelly	Stephanie Sevin	Mackinzie Caruthers	Ayesha Wickramasinghe	Deanna Simon
Aaron Grady	Samia Zia	Zachary Guram	Giovanna Perez	Tessa Walsh
Henry Blanton	Lauren Rendon	Mary Aiello	David Lee	Safia Menssor