Dr. Jessica Cohen and Dr. Ally Nowlan honored by Morehead‑Cain Scholars

March 31, 2026

 

Headshot of Dr. Jessica Cohen

Congratulations to Dr. Jessica Cohen, Associate Professor, and Dr. Ally Nowlan, Teaching Assistant Professor, for recognition by Morehead-Cain Scholars. Each year, graduating Morehead-Cain scholars nominate faculty and staff members for their mentorship and impact on their growth at UNC-Chapel Hill.

See the Psychology and Neuroscience Department’s news post for more.

Marc Rudolph Defends Dissertation!

June 14, 2022

Last week, our graduate student Marc Rudolph successfully defended his dissertation! Marc’s dissertation combined machine learning and network science to identify factors that could distinguish otherwise healthy aging individuals from those with or at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. His work also aimed to identify individuals who may be at a greater risk of converting to Alzheimer’s disease using demographic information and baseline assessments of cognition and functional brain network organization. Congratulations, Marc! We’re excited to see what your future holds.

Dr. Marc Rudolph

Mac Woodburn Receives Dissertation Award!

April 29, 2022

Our graduate student Mac Woodburn received the Earl and Barbara Baughman Dissertation Research Award! This award is given to two of the top graduate students in the Psychology and Neuroscience department to support their dissertation research. Congratulations Mac!

For more information on departmental awards, see the Psychology and Neuroscience website: https://psychology.unc.edu/departmental-awards/

Screenshot of Mac Woodburn on Zoom in front of his first PowerPoint slide

Erika Successfully Defends Honors Thesis!

April 13, 2022

Our undergraduate research assistant Erika successfully defended her honors thesis over Zoom at the beginning of this month! The title of her thesis was “Connectivity between emotion regulation brain regions in children with ADHD.” We are proud of her and excited to see what she does after graduating!Zoom screenshot of Dr. Jessica Cohen, Mackenzie Mitchell, Dr. Nicholas Fogleman, and Erika Fager

Dr. Nicholas Fogleman now an Assistant Professor!

January 26, 2022

 

Headshot of Dr. Nicholas Fogleman

Our former postdoctoral fellow Nicholas Fogleman has started as an Assistant Professor in the UNC Department of Psychiatry! As part of this new role, he is now director of the UNC ADHD program. We can’t wait to see what Dr. Fogleman does in his new position, and we’re thrilled that he will continue to work with us on the BrainMAP study!

Happy Holidays from the Cohen Lab!

December 16, 2021

Happy Holidays from the Cohen Lab! Here’s a picture from our lab holiday party this month. We enjoyed spending time together and are looking forward to more science in the new year!

Cohen Lab team photo, with lab members sitting on a porch