A. Kimberley McAllister, Ph.D.

CNS Core Faculty hired under Director Kimberley McAllister, Ph.D. (2016–2024)

Andrew Yonelinas, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology
Cognitive neuroscience of memory and memory impairments
CNS Core Faculty: 2017–present

Jennifer Whistler, Ph.D.

Professor of Physiology and Membrane Biology
Associate Director, Center for Neuroscience
Neurobiology of addictive disorders and their comorbidities
CNS Core Faculty: 2017–present

Rishidev Chaudhuri, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior; Mathematics
Computational neuroscience and data analysis
CNS Core Faculty: 2019–present

Randall O'Reilly, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology and Computer Science
Computational cognitive neuroscience in learning, memory, attention and controlled processes
CNS Core Faculty: 2019–2024

Xiaomo Chen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior
Cognitive control and attention
CNS Core Faculty: 2021–present

Christina K. Kim, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Functional and biochemical mapping of neural circuits regulating motivation
CNS Core Faculty: 2021–2025

Martine Therrien, Ph.D,

Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Stem cell models to study neuro-immune interactions in health and disease
CNS Core Faculty: 2024–present

Carina R. Oehrn, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Non-motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease; intracranial neural recordings in humans; adaptive deep brain stimulation
CNS Core Faculty: 2024–present