Jillian Nooney

Quick Navigation Biography jnoone2@students.towson.edu Jillian graduated from Towson University in May 2022, where she earned a B.S in Psychology and Interdisciplinary Studies with a Concentration in Animal Behavior. She hopes to earn a PhD in Neuroscience and focus on consciousness research. She is interested in using a multidisciplinary approach to Read more…

Paulius Rimkevičius

Quick Navigation Biography rimkevicius@chapman.edu C.V. My research focuses on consciousness and free will. I am interested in whether we are conscious of what goes on in our own minds and whether we have free will. I am also interested in our beliefs about consciousness and free will and how these Read more…

Melissa Brillhart

Quick Navigation Biography brillhart@chapman.edu Melissa Brillhart recently graduated from Chapman University with degrees in Psychology and Vocal Performance. She started as a research assistant at the Brain Institute in 2021 and is continuing to pursue her research interests as a postbac research assistant.

Raniyah Chishti

Quick Navigation Biography chishti@chapman.edu I’m an Applied Human Physiology major and an Interdisciplinary Honors minor, planning to graduate in spring of 2025. I’ve been a research assistant with the Brain Institute since spring of 2022. My research interests involve EEG, TMS, and eye-tracking. 

Guillaume Pech

Quick Navigation Biography guillaume.pech2@ulb.be I graduated from the master in cognitive sciences at the University of Lyon Lumière 2 (France) in 2021. Then, I had the opportunity to work as a research assistant during 8 months at the Université Libre de Bruxelles with Prof. Emilie CASPAR (M&SB lab). We conducted Read more…

Tara Gruenewald

Quick Navigation Biography gruenewa@chapman.edu Tara Gruenewald is an Associate Professor and Chair of Psychology who joined the Chapman faculty in the Fall of 2017. She is a social and health psychologist with additional specialization in lifespan development, aging, and public health. Her research explores social risk (e.g., social stressors, social Read more…