Meet the team
Dr. Stephen Mitroff
Principal Investigator
Steve Mitroff is the lab director. He received his B.A. from UC Berkeley in 1998 and his Ph.D. from Harvard in 2002. After a postdoc position at Yale, he spent 10 years as a faculty member at Duke. He joined the Psychology department at GW in 2015. (CV)
Principal Investigator
Steve Mitroff is the lab director. He received his B.A. from UC Berkeley in 1998 and his Ph.D. from Harvard in 2002. After a postdoc position at Yale, he spent 10 years as a faculty member at Duke. He joined the Psychology department at GW in 2015. (CV)
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Dr. Stephen Adamo
Postdoctoral Fellow Stephen received his undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona with a B.S. in Psychology and recently graduated from Duke University with a Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience. His research interests center around the spatial and temporal aspects of attention with an emphasis in visual search and the attentional blink. Under the direction of Dr. Stephen Mitroff and Dr. Sarah Shomstein, Stephen is exploring how the detection of a previously found target impacts secondary target detection. He also collaborates with The George Washington University Department of Radiology investigating how different search techniques impact visual search performance. |
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Michelle Kramer
Ph.D. Student Michelle Kramer is a first-year doctoral student in cognitive neuroscience. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May 2016 with a double major in Exercise and Sports Science and Psychology. Broadly, Michelle is interested in exploring individual differences in attention and executive functions and how they relate to visual search. |
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Laura Schubel
Lab Manager Laura Schubel graduated undergraduate from Penn State University with her Bachelor of Science in May 2016. Eventually, she hopes to attend graduate school to pursue her doctorate in cognitive neuroscience. Laura is extremely fascinated by visual perception and is excited to be working with the lab to move forward with research regarding visual search! |
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Rachel Onefater
Undergraduate RA Rachel is a Junior at GWU studying Psychology with a minor in Mind-Brain Studies. After undergrad, Rachel is interested in pursuing her education in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in trauma. |
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Morgan Wasserman
Undergraduate RA Morgan is a junior at The George Washington University majoring in psychology and minoring in creative writing and communications. Upon graduation, she plans to pursue a PsyD in Clinical Psychology. |
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Daisy Getz
Undergraduate RA Daisy is a sophomore at GWU studying Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice. Post-graduation, Daisy hopes to pursue her education in Developmental Psychology and eventually work with children with developmental disabilities (ASD in particular). |
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