• 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

  • Jaime Garcia - Quiles

    Clinical Psychology PhD Student

    Co-mentored Integrated Clinical Neuroscience (ICN) Training Program

  • 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.

  • Madeline McNally, B.S.

    Lab Coordinator

    Madeline began in the lab as a participant of the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program from Fall 2023 - Spring 2024, continuing as an undergraduate research assistant through Spring 2026. Following graduation, she began working in the Hermiller Lab full-time as a Lab Coordinator. Madeline is also applying to medical schools for the upcoming cycle.

Undergraduate Research Assistants

  • 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!

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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

    Lab Manager (Fall 2023 - Spring 2024)

  • Taylor Brown

    Undergraduate Research Assistant (Fall 2023 - Spring 2024), Lab Coordinator (Summer 2024 - Summer 2025)

  • Stefani Morgan

    Lab rotation (2024)

  • Maddy Burns

    Data & Computer Science Intern (Summer 2024 - Spring 2025)

Undergraduate Research Assistants

  • Tvisha Sarkar

    Fall 2023 - Spring 2025

  • Esaq Asif

    Fall 2023 - Fall 2024

  • Oliva Keene

    Fall 2023 - Summer 2024

  • Ashley Bishop

    Fall 2023 - Spring 2024

  • Garrett Ludescher

    Fall 2023 - Spring 2024

  • Evan Angress

    Spring 2024 - Spring 2025

  • Devon Glicken

    Spring 2024

  • Jacob Yost

    Summer 2024 - Spring 2025

  • Jenima Fertil

    Summer 2024

  • Zaya Owen

    Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program/Honors in the Major, Fall 2024 - Spring 2026

  • Saumya Kapur

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

  • Bronson Empsall

    Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, Fall 2024 - Summer 2025

  • Ishaaa Khosla

    Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, Fall 2024 - Spring 2025

  • Ellie Mordujovich

    Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, Fall 2024 - Spring 2025

  • Lauren Talley

    Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, Fall 2024 - Spring 2025

  • Ayla Walsworth

    Fall 2024 - Spring 2025

  • Joana Patalano

    Spring 2025 - Spring 2026

  • Christian Owens

    Spring 2025 - Fall 2025

  • Emma Leger

    Summer 2025 - Fall 2025

  • Daniella Gutierrez

    Summer 2025

  • Frances Alicea

    Fall 2025 - Spring 2026

  • Lillian Maxwell

    Fall 2025 - Spring 2026

  • Isabela Parker

    Fall 2025 - Spring 2026

  • Julia Wolf

    Fall 2025 - Spring 2026

  • Madison Zelner

    Fall 2025 - Spring 2026

  • Daniel Dawkins

    Fall 2025