Graduate and Postbaccalaureate Staff

Sean Monroe, MA

Graduate Student

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Education: B.S. Neuroscience and Substance Misuse & Addiction, The Ohio State University

Hometown: Vienna, WV

Research interests:  I am interested in the neural structures and pathways involved in drug addiction, with an emphasis on opioids. In particular, I am interested in how these areas play a role in chronic drug use in the face of punishment, as well as relapse.

Awards: International Behavioral Neuroscience Society Travel Award 2021

Publications: Monroe and Radke 2021, Radke et al. 2021

Fun fact: If I were not pursuing a scientific career, I would probably own a bakery.

Kiara Ream, BA

Postbaccalaureate Research Assistant

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Education: B.A. Biology, Miami University

Hometown: Lima, OH 

Research interests: I am interested in studying sex differences in behavior, with a new focus on addiction and alcohol drinking.

Fun fact: When I was a kid, my parents had all sorts of animals as pets. Some of the animals included iguanas, parakeets, and a potbellied pig.

Thomas Perry, BA

Postbaccalaureate Research Assistant

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Education: B.A. Neuroscience, Colorado College

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Research interests:  I am interested in all things neuroscience but am still finding my focus. Right now I am interested in systems in the brain that allow us to represent and understand our own feelings and the feelings of others. In the RAD Lab, I hope to investigate the role of these systems in the cycle of addiction. 

Fun fact:  I love to ferment. My favorite thing to make is fermented hot sauce but I also make my own yogurt, sourdough bread, and sauerkraut. 

Roman Zegarelli, BS

Graduate Student

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Education: B.S. Psychology, University of Dayton

Hometown: Erie, Pennsylvania

Research interests: Addiction Research, Alcohol, Sex Differences in Drinking

Fun fact: I play piano and guitar and can juggle four balls. 

Cambria Beane, Psychology and Neuroscience 2024
Doctoral-Undergraduate Scholarship recipient 2022

Harrison Carvour, Psychology 2024
Undergraduate Summer Scholar 2022

Ezra Eccles
Biology and Premedical Studies 2025

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Yaya Gao, Psychology 2024​

Victoria Ogunnowo, Biology & Neuroscience 2024

Natalie Shand, Psychology & Neuroscience 2023
Undergraduate Research Award recipient Spring 2022, Dean's Scholarship 2022-2023

D'Erick Underwood, Psychology 2024​

Graduate Students
Elizabeth Sneddon-Yepez*, 2022, DSPAN Postdoctoral Scholar at University of California - San Diego

*NIH Fellowship recipient

Undergraduate Research Assistants
Robert White, 2017
Bridget Dames, 2017, pursuing an MD at Wright State University
Colleen Foley, 2018
Austin Nader*, 2019, pursuing a PsyD at University of Indianapolis
Jack Frankel*, 2019
Josh Setters, 2019
Olivia Ramsey†*, 2019, pursuing an MD at University of Louisville
Kristen Schuh†*^, 2020, pursuing a PhD at University of Michigan
Annemarie Thomas*^, 2021
Roshika Bhattarai, 2021
Lindsay Gibb, 2021
Jenelle DeMedio*, 2021
Lindsay Rasizer*, 2021
Audrey King*, 2021, pursuing an MD at Burrell College
Marissa Muench, 2021, research technician at University of Tennessee
Brandon Arnold*^†, 2022, completing Fulbright Scholarship
Kaila Fennell^, 2022, pursuing an MD at St. Louis University
Brianna Masters*^, 2022, pursuing an MS at Midwestern University
Marissa Howard, 2022
Vasudha Sarvagya, 2022

*Undergraduate Research Award Recipient
^Undergraduate Summer Scholar
†Dean's Scholar​​
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