People — Hermiller Lab

Molly S. Hermiller, PhD

Principal Investigator
Molly is a Cognitive Neuroscientist and Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department. She has undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Speech & Hearing Sciences from the Ohio State University, earned her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Northwestern University (PI: Joel Voss, PhD), and did a post-doc at Columbia University (PIs: Lila Davachi, PhD, & Joshua Jacobs, PhD).
Sora

Lab Mascot
Sora is our tiny but mighty blue parrotlet, known for his smarts and big personality packed into a small size! You might spot him around the lab—while he can be a little shy at first, his curious and adventurous side always shines through.
Pouneh Baniasad

PhD Student
Ellee Quattrocki, B.S.

PhD Student
Ellee was an undergraduate research assistant Fall 2023-Spring 2024. Upon graduation, she began working full-time in the Hermiller Lab as a Lab Coordinator. Ellee is also actively pursuing her PhD in Neuroscience under the guidance of Molly Hermiller.
Marissa Munroe, B.S.

Post-Bacc Lab Manager
Marissa was an undergraduate research assistant Fall 2023-Spring 2024. Following her graduation, she began working full-time in the Hermiller Lab as a Lab Coordinator, later advancing to her current role as Lab Manager. Marissa is also actively pursuing her Masters degree in BioMedical Neuroscience while working in the lab.
Jaime Garcia - Quiles

Clinical Psychology PhD Student
Co-mentored Integrated Clinical Neuroscience (ICN) Training Program

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Madeline McNally

Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP)/Undergraduate Research Assistant (Fall 2023 - )
Zaya Owen

Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP)/Undergraduate Research Assistant (Fall 2024-)
Zaya is a Behavioral Neuroscience major, graduating Spring 2026. Her current focus is her honors in the major project, where she is analyzing memory and imagination and how the two interact.
Steven Gary

Undergraduta Research Opportunity Program (UROP)/ Undergraduate Research Assistant (Fall 2024 - )
Steven is an undergraduate student at Florida State University majoring in Biology and Psychology. He began his research through FSU’s UROP program and is currently conducting research in the Hermiller Lab. His long-term goal is to work in a clinical setting, where he can apply his interests in memory, cognition, and development to help others.
Alana Portas

Undergraduate Research Assistant (Spring 2025- )
Alana is a Behavioral Neuroscience major. In the lab she is developing an interactive maze-navigation and associative memory task to investigate the memory network, with a focus on comparing iTBS and cTBS.
Cooper Garrard

Undergraduate Research Assistant (Spring 2025 - )
My name is Cooper Garrard and I am from Jax, FL. I am currently pursuing my bachelor's degree in psychology and plan to pursue a master's in sports psychology after graduating. I plan to use my research skills and knowledge about memory and TMS from this lab to guide my career into further research and clinical application!
Joana Patalano

Undergraduate Research Assistant (Spring 2025 - )
Julia Wolf

Undergraduate Research Assistant (Summer 2025 - )
Meghan Culkin, B.S.

Undergraduate Research Assistant (Spring 2025 - )
Meghan began in our lab as an RA and has graduated with her B.S in Cell and Molecular Neuroscience. Meghan is actively collecting data for her new project!
Lillian Maxwell

Undergraduate Research Assistant (Summer 2025-)
Lilly is a Behavioral Neuroscience major. Her research interests are memory, stress, and cognition, and she hopes to pursue medical school. Lilly is especially motivated by how neuroscience research can be translated into clinical practice to improve people’s lives.
Lourdes Infante

Undergraduate Research Assistant (Fall 2025-)
Lourdes is an undergraduate majoring in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. She has a strong interest in the future application of research to develop treatment regimens for conditions that cause memory loss, such as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Madison Zelner

Undergraduate Research Assistant (Fall 2025-)
Madison is a Behavioral Neuroscience major on the pre-med track who began research through UROP on academic learning in developmental disabilities. She aspires to become a physician, blending clinical expertise with research, and is also a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, AmeriCorps Alzheimer’s Project volunteer, and FSU sports fan.
Frances Alicea

Undergraduate Research Assistant (Fall 2025-)
Frances is an undergraduate student at Florida State studying Behavioral Neuroscience on the pre-med track. Her ultimate goal is to become a child-adolescent psychiatrist who integrates research with clinical care.
Isabela Parker

Undergraduate Research Assistant (Fall 2025-)
Mr. HippoCampbell

Dummy Head
Mr. HippoCampbell lets us poke, prode, and pulse him during our initial TMS training sessions.
This could be you!

Our team is growing - please visit the “Join Us” tab to view open positions and application details.

Lab Alumni

Mateo Roldan

Mateo was the very first member and lab manager of the lab in Fall 2023-Spring 2024. He is pursing a PhD in social psych/organization business.
Devon Glicken

Devon was an undergraduate research assistant during Spring 2024. She has graduated and is pursuing a career in Clinical Psychology.
Garrett Ludescher

Garrett was an undergraduate research assistant Fall 2023-Spring 2024. He has graduated and is pursuing a career in medicine.
Ashley Bishop

Ashley was an undergraduate research assistant Fall 2023-Spring 2024. She has graduated and is pursuing a career in medicine.
Oliva Keene

Oliva was an undergraduate research assistant Fall 2023-Summer 2024. She has graduated and is pursuing a career in medicine.
Jenima Fertil

Jenima was an undergraduate research assistant Summer 2023. She has graduated and is pursing a veterinary career.
Esaq Asif

Fall 2023-Fall 2024
Ishaaa Khosla

Fall 2024-Spring 2025
Lauren Talley

Fall 2024-Spring 2025
Stefani Morgan

Lab rotation (2024)
Ayla Walsworth

Fall 2024-Spring 2025
Tvisha Sarkar

Fall 2023-Spring 2025
Ellie Mordujovich

Fall 2024-Spring 2025
Jacob Yost

Jacob was an undergraduate research assistant Summer 2024 - Spring 2025. He has graduated and is pursuing a career in the Nee lab as a Lab Coordinator.
Maddy Burns

Data & Computer Science Intern (Summer 2023 - Spring 2024 )
Daniella Gutierrez

Daniella was an undergraduate research assistant in Summer 2025 after earning her B.S. Since leaving the lab, she has been pursuing a career in the clinical field.
Taylor Brown

Taylor was an undergraduate research assistant from Fall 2023 to Spring 2024. After graduation, she transitioned into a full-time role as Lab Coordinator in the Hermiller Lab. In Fall 2025, she joined the Kozel Lab full-time but continues to play an integral role in advancing projects within the Hermiller Lab. Taylor is also actively applying to MD programs for the upcoming cycle.
Emma Leger

Undergraduate Research Assistant (Summer 2025 - Fall 2025)
Christian Owens

Undergraduate Research Assistant (Spring 2025 - Fall 2025)
Daniel Dawkins

Undergraduate Research Assistant (Fall 2025)
Daniella Gutierrez

Undergraduate Research Assistant (Summer 2025)
Bronson Empsall

Volunteer/ Undergraduate Research Assistant (Summer 2025)
UROP (Fall 2024-Spring 2025)
Saumya Kapur

Women in Math, Science, & Engineering (WIMSE)/ Honors in the Major (HITM)
(Fall 2024-Fall 2025)
Evan Angress

Volunteer/Undergraduate Research Assistant (Spring 2024-Spring 2025).