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\n BCI Directors\n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n \n Antonio Damasio, MD, PhD\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Director, Brain and Creativity Institute<\/strong><\/p>\n

University Professor, Professor of Psychology, Philosophy and Neurology, and David Dornsife Chair in Neuroscience<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n Assal Habibi, PhD\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Co-Director, Brain and Creativity Institute<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n \n \n Hanna Damasio, MD\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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University Professor, Professor of Psychology and Neurology, and Dana Dornsife Chair in Neuroscience<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n Antoine Bechara, PhD\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Professor of Psychology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Fahmy and Donna Attallah Chair in Humanistic Psychology, USC Rossier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n Lisa Aziz-Zadeh, PhD\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Associate Professor of Occupational Science, Psychology and Neurology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n Morteza Dehghani, PhD\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Associate Professor of Psychology and Computer Science<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n Justin Haldar, PhD\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, USC Viterbi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n Anand Joshi, PhD\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Research Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, USC Viterbi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n John Monterosso, PhD\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Associate Professor of Psychology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n Rael Cahn, MD, PhD\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry & the Behavioral Sciences (Clinician Educator), Keck SOM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n Jonas Kaplan, PhD\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Associate Professor of Psychology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n Xiao-Fei Yang, PhD\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Scientific Director, USC Rossier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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\n Post-Doctoral Scholars\n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n Christina Kundrak, PhD\n\n <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n Anthony Vaccaro, PhD\n\n <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n Sarah Hennessy, PhD\n\n <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n Akila Kadambi, PhD\n\n <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n Ben Miller-Mills, PhD\n\n <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n Amirhossein Ghaderi, PhD\n\n <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n Kevin Jamey, PhD\n\n <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n Roshni Lulla, PhD\n\n <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n Sofronia Ringold, PhD\n\n <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n Graduate Students\n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n Emily Gonzalez\n\n <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n Ellen Herschel\n\n <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n Colin McDaniel\n\n <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n Jed Villanueva\n\n <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n Jacques Singer\n\n <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n Ylenia D’Elia\n\n <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n Helen Wu\n\n <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n Chelsea Pan\n\n <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n Research Associate\n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n JC Zhuang\n\n <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n Research Assistants\n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n Myzelle Hughes\n\n <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n Caitlyn Noel\n\n <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n Melissa Reyes\n\n <\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n Administrative Staff\n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n Denise Nakamura\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Office Manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n Amy Cervantes\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Office Assistant 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n Jeff Ho\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Cammilleri Hall Audio Visual Tech<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n Lisa Luchetta\n\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Strategic Operations Specialist, USC CANDLE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Visiting Scholars<\/h2>\n

Marco Verweij, PhD (Jacobs University)
\nKaspar Meyer, MD (University of Zurich)
\nBruce Adolphe (Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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BCI Affiliates<\/h2>\n

Bosco Tjan*, PhD (Psychology)
\nBeatriz Ilari, PhD (Thornton School of Music)
\nAndrew Gordon, PhD (ICT)
\nRichard Leahy, PhD (Engineering)
\nJohn Allen, PhD (Anthropology)
\nAshok Panigrahy, PhD (Radiology)
\nCorianne Rogalsky, PhD (ASU)
\nLei Liew, PhD (Occupational Therapy)
\nHelena Chui, MD (Neurology)
\nMara Mather, PhD (Gerontology)
\nDavid Shattuck, PhD (UCLA)
\nZhong-Lin Lu, PhD (Ohio State University)
\nGlenn Fox, PhD (Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies)
\nJessica Wisnowski, PhD (Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles)
\nSarah Gimbel, PhD (Naval Medical Center San Diego)
\nHelder Araujo, MD, PhD
\nGil Carvalho, MD, PhD
\nKingson Man, PhD (City of Hope)<\/p>\n

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