{"id":742,"date":"2023-11-15T19:21:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T03:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cmbs\/?page_id=742"},"modified":"2026-02-06T16:36:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T00:36:47","slug":"students-trainees-staff-and-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cmbs\/students-trainees-staff-and-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Students, Trainees, Staff, Alumni and Community Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Ph.D Student, Computer Science<\/strong>
\nUSC Viterbi School of Engineering<\/em>
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\n \n \n Nils de Mol van Otterloo, MSW, DSW\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Social Worker\u00a0<\/strong>
\nUSC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work Alumni<\/em>
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\n \n \n Kyra Dhawan\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Undergraduate, Pre-medical Student in Neuroscience\u00a0<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Southern California<\/em>
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\n \n \n Ellen Herschel\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Ph.D. Student, Brain & Cognitive Science<\/strong>
\nBrain and Creativity Institute – USC Dornsife<\/em>
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\n \n \n Sarah Hennessy\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Ph.D. Candidate, Brain & Cognitive Science<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Brain and Creativity Institute – USC Dornsife<\/em>
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\n \n \n Kevin Huang\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Ph.D. Student, Electrical Engineering<\/strong>
\nUSC Viterbi School of Engineering<\/em>
\nEmail: kevinyhu@usc.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n Michelle Kardos\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Ph.D. Student, Musical Arts<\/strong>
\nUSC Thornton School of Music<\/em>
\nEmail: mkardos@usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n Colin McDaniel\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Ph.D. Student, Brain & Cognitive Science<\/strong>
\nBrain and Creativity Institute – USC Dornsife<\/em>
\nEmail: cbmcdani@usc.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n Sara Mendoza\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Undergraduate, Pre-medical Student in Neuroscience, Art History, and Global Medicine\u00a0<\/strong>
\nBrain and Creativity Institute – USC Dornsife<\/em>
\nEmail: srmendoz@usc.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n Samantha O’Connell\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Postdoctoral Scholar
\n<\/strong>Keck School of Medicine<\/em>
\nEmail: sroconne@usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n Priscilla Perez\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Research Coordinator, Music Training and Child Development
\n<\/strong>Brain and Creativity Institute – USC Dornsife<\/em>
\nEmail: perezp@usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n Nandani Sinha\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Community Partner, Executive Director and Founder
\n<\/strong>Music Heals Minds<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n Xuan Shi\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Ph.D. Student, Electrical Engineering<\/strong>
\nUSC Viterbi School of Engineering<\/em>
\n<\/span>Email: xuanshi@usc.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n Jed Villanueva\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Ph.D. Student, Brain & Cognitive Science<\/strong><\/span>
\nBrain and Creativity Institute – USC Dornsife<\/span><\/em>
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\n \n \n Daniel Yang\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Ph.D. Student, Computer Science
\n<\/strong>USC Viterbi School of Engineering<\/em>
\n<\/strong>Email: dyang165@usc.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n Melissa Reyes, M.S.\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Research & Program Coordinator
\n<\/strong>USC Center for Music, Brain, and Society<\/em>
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\n \n \n Katrina Pineda, M.A.\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Coordinator & Consultant
\n<\/strong>USC Center for Music, Brain, and Society<\/em>
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