Sarah Shomstein, Ph.D. Lab
Director [CV] [google
scholar] [ResearchGate] Sarah Shomstein is an Associate
Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, and
Director of the Cognitive Neuroscience
Program, at the George Washington
University. Her research interests are
focused on investigating the neural
mechanisms of attentional
selection by combining both behavioral
and neuroimaging techniques in normals
as well as brain damaged
populations. In her spare time she
plays squash, skis, scuba dives,
travels, attends art exhibits, and
perfects her photography skills.
Xiaoli received a BS
in Psychology in
2013 from Tsinghua
University, China.
Later she earned her
PhD in Cognitive
Psychology in 2020
from The Ohio State
University where she
worked with Julie
Golomb. She is
interested in how we
perform dynamic
perception,
attention, and
memory functions,
especially how our
brain effectively
processes
fast-changing visual
inputs. Her research
approaches include
behavioral measures,
eye tracking, and
fMRI. In her spare
time, Xiaoli enjoys
reading novels,
cooking, and playing
with her cat Pirate.
Kelly
McEvoy Graduate
Student
Kelly
graduated from
Loyola University
New Orleans in 2022
with a BS in
Psychology and
concentration in
Neuroscience.
She is interested in
using neuroimaging
to investigate the
top-down and
bottom-up influences
on visual selective
attention and the
impact stress and
emotional faces may
have on these
influences. In her
spare time, she
likes to listen to
podcasts about
space, paint
landscapes, read
classic literature
works, and drink a
lot of cofee
Ellie Robbins Graduate Student
Ellie
graduated from Colgate University in
2018 with a BA in Psychology and a
minor in Applied Mathematics. She is
interested in researching the effects
of semantic information and long-term
memory on attentional selectivity. In
her spare time, Ellie likes to spend
time with animals, do crossword
puzzles, and is a self-proclaimed
"foodie", always exploring local
restaurants.
Kira
graduated from Rice University in
2017 with a BA in Cognitive
Science, then studied face viewing
behavior as a post bac researcher
at Baylor College of Medicine
before starting graduate school
with Mike
Beauchamp. She's interested
in attentional mechanisms in real
world multisensory contexts, such
as face conversation. Outside of
lab, she likes to try new
restaurants and recipes, paint
watercolors, and fall off walls at
the rock climbing gym.
Sanika graduated
from Case Western
University in 2019 with a
BS in Biology and
Cognitive Science. She
then worked as a postbac
researcher at the NIH
studying face perception
with Chris
Baker. In graduate
school, she is interested
in how visual working
memory influences
perception and attention,
and vice versa. in her
free time, she enjoys
exploring the city,
baking, and playing fetch
with her cat.
LAB
ALUMNI:
Post
Doctoral Fellows:
Selene
Schintu
Research
Associate, Center
for Mind/Brain
science
University of
Trento Jonathan
Doyon
Postdoc,
Harvard
Medical
School, The
Jung Lab
George
Malcolm
Associate
Professor,
University of
East Anglia,
England Stephen
Adamo
Postdoc,
University of
Central
Florida, Schmidt
Lab
Summer
Sheremata
Assistant
Professor,
Florida
Atlantic
University
Fatma
Uyar
Data
Scientist,
University of
Pittsburgh
Health Plan Junjun
Zhang
Assistant Professor,
University of Chengdu,
China
Eden Levitt Paul
Scotti
Graduate Student, Ohio State University,
Golumb
Lab and Leber
Lab
Alexander J.
Etz
Graduate
Student, University of
California, Irvine, Vandekerckhove
lab Ian
Donovan
Graduate Student, New York University, Carrasco
Lab Emily
Bilger
Medical
School Sarah
Mayer-BrownGrad
Student, Clinical Psychology,University
of Florida Alexandra
FleszarLaw School Erik
Wing
Graduate
Student, Duke University, Cabeza
Lab
Anna Byers
Grad Student, UCSD,
Serences
Lab Jacoba
JohnsonCounseling
Center, Villanova University
