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Alex Sugarman B.A.

Research Assistant, BAL Lab

Alex Sugarman graduated from Wheaton College with a B.A. in Neuroscience in May 2017. He is currently working on a study that designs web-based neurological examinations to test cognitive function in...
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Will Allen B.S.

Research Assistant, TRACTS

Will Allen graduated from Boston College in May of 2018 with a B.S. in Biology.  Will's undergraduate research centered around microbiology, specifically the characterization of multidrug-resistant...
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Sahra Kim, Psy. D

Sahra obtained her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Social Behavior from the University of California, Irvine and her master’s degree at Pepperdine University. She earned a Doctorate of...

GRECC (182 JP), VA Medical Center
Building 1, Floor 11, D-Wing
150 S. Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02130
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James Whitworth, PhD

James joined the TRACTS team as a postdoctoral research fellow in September 2018, after earning his PhD in Kinesiology from Columbia University. He is currently on a two-year research fellowship...

GRECC (182 JP), VA Medical Center
Building 1, Floor 12, C-Wing
150 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130
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Amrita Bedi, B.S.

Alumni

Amrita Bedi joined the TRACTS team in October 2018 after graduating from The City College of New York with a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering. During her undergraduate studies, Amrita was...

GRECC (182 JP), VA Medical Center
Building 1, Floor 11, C-Wing
150 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130
amrita.bedi@va.gov
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Livie Clark, BS

Livie Clark started in September and works as a Research Statistician on the UMSL IPV study in TRACTS. She studied Health Sciences at BU and will earn her MPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics this...
GRECC (182 JP), VA Medical Center
Building 1, Floor 11, D-Wing
150 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130
olcark@bu.edu
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Alyssa Currao, MPH

Research Assistant, TRACTS

Alyssa joined the TRACTS team last September as a data analyst and assists with the preparation, processing, validation, and management of TRACTS data. In addition, she carries out administrative...

GRECC (182 JP), VA Medical Center
Building 1, Floor 11, C-Wing
150 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130
alycurra@umich.edu
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p: 857-364-4360
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Samarah Cook, A.B.

Research Assistant, TRACTS

Samarah Cook graduated with departmental honors from Vassar College with an A.B. in Neuroscience & Behavior. During her undergraduate studies, she worked in a neuroendocrinology lab examining...
GRECC (182 JP), VA Medical Center
Building 1, Floor 11, D-Wing
150 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130
samarahcook@gmail.com
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857-364-6636
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Umesh Venkatesan, Ph.D.

Umi's role within TRACTS includes conducting clinical interviews with veterans and offering feedback on their study participation. He is also involved in analyzing and preparing data for publication...

GRECC (182 JP), VA Medical Center
Building 1, Floor 11, D-Wing
150 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130
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857-364-6595
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