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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Dr. Patrick Cox
Postdoctoral Fellow Patrick completed a B.S. in Physics with a minor in Cognitive Science from Georgetown University in 2008. He went on to receive his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the same institution in Max Riesnhuber's Lab for Computational Cognitive Neuroscience. In August of 2017, Patrick began his postdoc at GW with the aim of using "big data" approaches to study the effect of training and experience on object categorization and visual search. |
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Michelle Kramer
Ph.D. Student Michelle Kramer is a second-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. Michelle is using "big data" to investigate individual differences and the development of expertise in visual search. |
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Courtney Porfido
Lab Manager Courtney graduated undergraduate from Bates College with her Bachelor of Arts in May 2018 with a degree in psychology. Courtney is broadly interested in learning and development. |
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Rachel Onefater
Independent Undergraduate Researcher 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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Jasper Kim
Undergraduate RA Jasper is currently a sophomore student at the George Washington University, majoring in Psychology and Economics. After graduation, he is planning to further study cognitive psychology. |
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Megan Rusconi-Warner
Independent Undergraduate Researcher Meg is a senior at GWU pursuing a degree in Psychology with a concentration in Cognitive Neuroscience. After she graduates, Meg plans to continue on to graduate school to earn her PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience with an eye towards conducting her own research. |
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