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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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Casey Taft, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine

Principal Investigator, Behavioral Science Division, National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System

150 S Huntington Avenue
Jamaica Plain MA 02130

Michelle Thai, B.A.

Research Assistant, Bal Lab

Michelle Thai is a research assistant in the BAL Lab. She graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in Psychology and Art Theory & Practice in 2014. Michelle is currently working on a project...

GRECC (182 JP), VA Medical Center
Building 1, Floor 11, C-Wing
150 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130
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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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Jon Venne

Research Assistant

Jon Venne was a full-time research technician responsible for subject recruitment, scheduling of tests and on-site data collection.

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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Erika J. Wolf, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine

Principal Investigator, Behavioral Science Division, National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System

My reseach focuses on the use of multivariate data analytic techniques, such as confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling, latent class analysis, and item response theory, to evaluate...

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Boston MA 02118
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Thomas Wooten, B.S.

Research Assistant, BAL Lab

Thomas Wooten graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst with a BS in Psychology in May 2016. He is currently working on a research project exploring the relationship between cerebrovascular...

GRECC (182 JP), VA Medical Center
Building 1, Floor 12, D-Wing
150 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130
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