External Fellowship & Award Recipients

NRSA Fellowships

NRSA Fellowships
NIH F99
NSF Fellowships
Other Fellowships
Dr. Zofia Zukowska Awards

NRSA Fellowships

Vivian (Jonathan) Dickens	Mapping the Neurocognitive architecture of reading
Patrick Malone	Investigating the neural mechanisms of vibrotactile speech perception
Valerie Darcey	Influence of Omega-3 Intake on the Neural Bases of Adolescent Alcohol Initiation
Amanda DiBattista	Effect of ibuprofen and Alzheimer’s risk genotype, APOE, on brain structure and function in mice
Carissa Winland	Neuroinflammatory effects on striatal Ca²⁺-permeable AMPA and kainate receptors
Mackenzie Fama	Using self-reported inner speech to guide treatment for anomia
Frank Fishburn	Neural basis of working memory and inhibitory control in ASD children using NIRS
Gustavo Rodriguez	Effects of APOE on neuronal network dynamics using multi-electrode arrays
Summer Rozzi	Mechanisms of Tat neurotoxicity: The role of mitochondria
William Hayward	Investigating subjective experience of inner speech in aphasia
Bridget Queenan	Homeostatic regulation of mossy fiber-CA3 synapses in mature hippocampal gain control
Sonya Dumanis	The Effects of APOE on Neuronal Networks
Rachel Wurzman	A role for ephrins-A2, -A3, & -A5 in excitatory synaptic development and function in the striatum
Lauren Orefice	The role of local BDNF synthesis in spine morphogenesis
Evan Gordon	Effect of COMT genotype on functional organization during working memory and rest
Elizabeth West	The role of the orbitofrontal cortex in goal-directed behavior
Monika Mellem	Brain oscillatory dynamics in lexical-semantic processing
Patrick Forcelli	Striatal sequelae of perinatal anticonvulsant drug treatment
Emily Waterhouse	The effect of SNPS in the Human BDNF 3’UTR on Energy Homeostasis
Danielle Evers	Regulation of NSF and AMPA receptor by serum inducible kinase
Sakura Minami	The role of Fyn in the pathogenic processes of Alzheimer’s disease
Jeremy Purcell	An fMRI study of the neural substrates underlying both reading and spelling
Filip Vanevski	Regulation of Local BDNF Synthesis in Dendrites
Kristen Ade	Inhibitory Control of Medium Spiny Neurons
Ericka Burgos-Ruiz	Interaction of Attention and Emotion in Childhood ADHD
Laura Cocas	Genetic Interactions at the Cortical Striatal Border
Laurie Glezer	Investigating the neural code for single-word reading
Angela Holmes	The Control of Nonhuman Primate Motor and Emotional Behavior
Elizabeth Lacey	Factors Affecting Maintenance of New Learning in Aphasia
Amber Leaver	Functional neuroanatomy of auditory object perception
Robert Naumann	Neural Encoding of Communication Sounds in the Amygdala
Casandra Cartagena	Cyp46 regulation of cholesterol efflux and ABeta
Alexis Jeannotte	Alpha- & Gamma-Synuclein Modulation of the NET After Anti- depressants
Sunbin Song	Time of Day and Aging in Implicit/Explicit Learning
Judith Lytle	Functional Characteristics of NGPCs After SCI
Jill Weisberg	fMRI Studies of the Visual System in Deaf Individuals
Samantha Crowe	Excitotoxic Injury: A Role for DNA Repair
Maureen Cruz	Vago-vagal Reflexes: Role of CNS GABAB Receptors
Stuart Washington	Hemispheric Lateralization for Audiovocal Communication
Rachel Nosheny	Gp120-Mediated Cell Death in the Basal Ganglia
Sean Rogers	Semantic Loss in Alzheimer’s and Semantic Dementia
Laurie Wellman	The amygdala’s role in socioemotional behavior
Peter Turkeltaub	fMRI Studies of Cognitive Skill Acquisition in Children
Helen Yankovich	Aging and Implicit Learning of Dynamic Systems
Laila Zai	Cell Proliferation after Contusive Spinal Cord Injury
Selamawit Negash	Predoctoral Fellowship Program
Kimberly Ballard	Interactions of Opioids and Cytokines in a Stress Model
Rachelle Toman	Sphingosine 1 Phosphate Receptor and Neurite Retraction
Brandon Zielinski	Auditory-visual integration in speech perception
John Agnew	fMRI studies of motor skills in dyslexia
Cherie Marvel	Implicit learning of covariation in schizophrenia
Karin Japikse	Predoctoral Fellowship Program
Penelope Kuhn	Predoctoral Fellowship Program

NIH F99

2019	Sikoya Ashburn	The cerebellum’s involvement in reading and math disabilities
2018	Kaela Singleton	Mismatched SOX: Differential function of SOX11 in neural development

NSF Fellowships

2019	Marisa Laws
2015	Kelly Michaelis	Investigating the neural mechanisms of temporal binding during multisensory integration
2014	Vivianne Greenwood	Novel mechanism for exosome-mediated communication between neurons and oligodendrocytes
2013	Erika Raven	Iron and Adolescents: Do peripheral and brain iron concentrations impact cognition in early adolescents?
2013	Scott Miles	The neural basis for proficiency in music performance as compared to proficiency in second language acquisition: A simultaneous fMRI/ERP study.
2012	Laura Erickson	Audiovisual Integration training and the McGurk Effect
2010	Justyna Mach	Reading and the bilingual brain: Does the age of second language acquisition affect the extent of neural substrate overlap?
2009	Sonya Dumanis	Overlap betweenthe brain and the immune system:Understanding Alpha-synuclein’s rolein Peripheral Immune Cells
2008	Clara Scholl	How seeing becomes achieving: What are the neural mechanisms underlying practice-induced changes in performance of a visual categorization task?
2003	Robin Wood
2002	Laura Gehl

Other Fellowships

2019	Shady El Damaty	Mistletoe Foundation Research Fellowship
2016	Erika Raven	Marshall Scholarship
2016	Shady El Damaty	NIJ Graduate Research Fellowship in STEM
2015	Mackenzie Fama	American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation – New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship
2015	Valerie Darcey	Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation – Commission on Dietetic Registration Diversity Scholarship
2015	Rachael Harrington	American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship – Noninvasive Stimulation of Intact Premotor Cortex Enhances Reaching Ability in Severely Impaired Patients after Stroke
2015	Scott Miles	COSMOS Fellowship – The neurocognition of learning a new musical system
2013	Frank Fishburn	Autism Speaks Weatherstone Predoctoral Fellowship – Functional Connectivity during Working Memory in Children with ASD: A NIRS Study
2013	Sonya Dumanis	COSMOS Fellowship – Glutamine- A Potential New Biomarker for Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
2012	Patricia Washington	COSMOS Fellowship – Reversing ApoE Genotype-Specific Susceptibility to Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology after Traumatic Brain Injury
2011	Patrick Forcelli	COSMOS Fellowship – Optogenetic Control of Seizures
2010	Lauren Ullrich	COSMOS Fellowship – Recognition memory in mild cognitive impairment
2009	Patricia Washington	COSMOS Fellowship – A novel autoimmune response following traumatic brain injury
2009	Patrick Forcelli	Epilepsy Society Fellowship
2008	Scott Paluszkiewicz	Canadian MRC Fellowship

Dr. Zofia Zukowska Awards: Excellence In Thesis Research (Georgetown University Medical Center)

View Dr. Zofia Zukowska Awardees’ profiles.

2018	Patrick Malone \| Zukowska Award Recipient
2017	Mackenzie Fama \| Zukowska Award Recipient
2016	Summer Rozzi \| Zukowska Award Recipient
2015	Amanda DiBattista\| Zukowska Award Recipient
2014	Laura Erickson \| Zukowska Award Recipient
2013	Evan Gordon \| Zukowska Award Recipient