Faculty

Prof. Sebastien Helie, Principal Investigator

Dr. Sebastien Helie is a Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences and the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (by courtesy) who serves as the Director of the Center for Research on Brain, Behavior, and NeuroRehabilitation (CEREBBRAL). He is a senior member of the International Neural Networks Society (INNS) and a Fellow of the Psychonomic Society. His research interests include, among others, computational modeling, cognitive neuroscience, cognitive control, task selection, and problem solving. Dr. Helie can be reached at shelie@purdue.edu.

Graduate students

Xiaoya Chen

Xiaoya Chen is enrolled in the Mathematical and Computational Psychology graduate program in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. Before joining the Laboratory for Computational Cognitive  Neuroscience, Xiaoya completed a M.S. in Cognitive Psychology from Vanderbilt University. Her research interests include computational modeling of decision-making, bounded rationality, and the measurement of cognitive complexity. Xiaoya can be reached at chen5710@purdue.edu.

Abi Sipes

Abi is enrolled in the Mathematical and Computational Psychology graduate program in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. Before joining the Laboratory for Computational Cognitive  Neuroscience, Abi triple majored in computer science, neuroscience, and psychology at Butler University. Her research interests are related to the subjective estimation of time. Abi can be reached at amsipes@purdue.edu.

Undergraduate honor student

Leila Foudil

Leila Foudil is majoring in Neurobiology & Physiology with a minor in Psychology. She is interested in cognitive neuroscience and hopes to pursue a career investigating its implications in individuals with neurological disorders. She can be reached at lfoudil@purdue.edu.

Undergraduate research assistants

Reese Hoffer

Reese Hoffer is majoring in Psychological Sciences with minors in HDFS and CIT. She is interested in clinical psychology and aging.

Alyssa Samulowitz

Alyssa Samulowitz is majoring in Brain and Behavioral Science w/ Pre-Med concentration and minor in HDFS. She is interested in cognitive neuroscience and has aspirations to be a pediatric psychiatrist.

Alumni

• Madison Adkins, Research Fellow, University of Michigan
• Maria Armenta
• Goran Calic, Associate Professor, McMaster University
• Pierson Fleischer, Graduate Student, Kent State University
• Madison Goman
  
• Li Xin Lim, Postdoctoral Researcher, Rutgers University
• Pallavi Mishra, Chief Data Scientist, NeuroRPM Inc.
• Oksana Rakovets, Lutsk Pedagogical College
• Alyssa Randez
  
• Zahra Sajedinia, Visiting Assistant Professor, Saint Mary's College of California
  
• Farzin Shamloo, Senior Biostatistician, Abbott Laboratories
• Stella Yao, Graduate Student, California University of Science and Medicine
• Qi Zhong, Postdoctoral Researcher, California State University Long Beach

Collaborators

• Greg Ashby, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Goran Calic, McMaster University
• Yu-Chin Chiu, Purdue University
• Denis Cousineau, University of Ottawa
• Lisa Goffman, Boys Town National Research Hospital
  
• Jitesh Panchal, Purdue University
• Zygmunt Pizlo, University of California, Irvine