{"id":6,"date":"2018-04-24T20:30:21","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T20:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/labs\/matherlab\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2025-10-23T08:37:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T08:37:29","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/labs\/matherlab\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_images_carousel images=&#8221;1236,1215,1096,981&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_no&#8221; autoplay=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Principal Investigator<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;707&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200X200&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/faculty\/mather&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Mara Mather, PhD<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Professor of Gerontology, Psychology, and Biomedical Engineering<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Together with her lab members and research collaborators, she has conducted innovative work on the critical role of the noradrenergic system in cognition and aging, how emotion and emotional arousal affect cognition, and how inducing heart rate oscillatory activity benefits emotional brain networks and the aging brain. Her current research mission is to use physiological interventions to slow brain aging.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/faculty\/mather\">Read full bio <i class=\"fa fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Research Faculty<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;625&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200X200&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;http:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/faculty\/nashiro&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Kaoru Nashiro, PhD<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Research Associate Professor<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Current Research Interests:\u00a0 My research interests include understanding the underlying mechanisms of emotional well-being, emotion regulation, cognitive control, interoception and mindfulness across the adult lifespan.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/faculty\/nashiro\">Read full bio <i class=\"fa fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Research Scientists<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;815&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200X200&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/usc.edu\/dr-alex\/&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Martin Dahl, PhD<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Affiliated Research Scientist (based at MPI for Human Development in Berlin, Germany)<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Current Research Interests: How noradrenergic neuromodulation shapes the communication in the brain. The influence of age- and disease-related changes in the locus coeruleus norepinephrine system on cognition.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.de\/citations?user=Gp3AUWoAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Scholar<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mj_dahl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3525-0539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ORCID<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1706037937932{margin-top: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;710&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200X200&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Hyun Joo Yoo, PhD<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Research Scientist<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Current Research Interests: The relationships between brain function, physiological response, and emotion regulation. Effects of arousal on memory and cognition.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Post Doctoral Scholars<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1706037749998{margin-top: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1147&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200X200&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/usc.edu\/dr-alex\/&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Martina D&#8217;Agostini, PhD<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Post Doctoral Scholar<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Current Research Interests: I am particularly interested in studying the effects of non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) on the locus coeruleus activity. Specifically, my most recent work has focused on the effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) and slow deep breathing in young adults. Currently, I aim to test and compare the effects of tVNS on the LC in young and older adults. I am also particularly interested in revealing potential demographic differences in LC integrity by looking at demographic differences in LC MRI contrast.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Martina47279454\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/martina-d-agostini-a94a041b1\/?originalSubdomain=be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Martina-Dagostini\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Research Gate<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1706037749998{margin-top: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;870&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200X200&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/usc.edu\/dr-alex\/&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Andy Kim, PhD<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Post Doctoral Scholar<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Current Research Interests: The mechanisms by which noradrenergic activity modulates age-related distractibility.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/andy-jeesu-kim\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Website<\/strong><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=28omF-gAAAAJ&amp;view_op=list_works&amp;sortby=pubdate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Google Scholar<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1706037806337{margin-top: 45px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;696&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200X200&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Jungwon Min<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Post Doctoral Scholar<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Current Research Interests: How decision making interacts with emotion and how that interaction is modulated by developmental stages, how activity in the locus coeruleus affects memory and attention, employing various research methods to better measure emotion and cognition.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Graduate Students<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;986&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200X200&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Kalekirstos Alemu<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Graduate Student<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Current Research Interests: Interventions to improve autonomic function, specifically increasing parasympathetic activity, to enhance regulatory control of brain regions involved in emotion and cognition in older adults.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1706037825832{margin-top: 45px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1212&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200X200&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Wenhui Zhao<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Graduate Student<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Current Research Interests: My research interest lies in leveraging advanced brain imaging techniques and multivariate statistical methods to explore the functions of locus coeruleus (LC) and its relationships with human cognition and Alzheimer&#8217;s disease (AD), providing insights into future applications.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=Yo9WTIUAAAAJ&amp;hl=zh-CN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Scholar<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0497-0085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ORCID<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Staff<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;121&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200X200&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Christine Cho<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Project Manager<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1706037833489{margin-top: 45px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;878&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200X200&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Paul Choi<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Project Assistant<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Current Research Interest: My research interest focuses on exploring cognitive aging and identifying risk factors that can increase the risk of Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease and Related Dementia. I am also interested in using statistical modeling to better understand how the biological factors can predict cognitive decline, emotion regulation and AD related biomarkers.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1706037833489{margin-top: 45px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1219&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200X200&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Juliana Lee<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Project Assistant<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Current Research Interest: coming soon&#8230;[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;#former-members&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Former Lab Members&#8217; Websites and Publications<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Shelby Bachman, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nResearch Scientist, OURA (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shelbybachman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn,<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=kB3eowgAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Google Scholar)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sarah Barber, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nAssociate Professor, Gerontology and Psychology, Georgia State University (<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=qBi0fVQAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Publications,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cognitionaginglab.com\/\">Lab<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Clewett, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nAssistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles (<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=dGWt_PYAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Publications<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/clewettlab.psych.ucla.edu\/pi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Webpage<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kelly Durbin, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nClinical Neuropsychology Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles (<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=ar37GwMAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Publications<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kelly-durbin-027100170\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shubir Dutt, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nAssistant Professor, UCSF Memory &amp; Aging Center (<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=r4xEY3cAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Publications<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shubir-dutt-53109559\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sara Gallant, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior UX Researcher, eBay (<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=Z50t7i8AAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Publications<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sara-gallant-phd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steven Greening, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nAssociate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Canada (<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=OburYzAAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Publications<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stevengreening.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Briana Kennedy, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Lecturer (Australian equivalent to Associate Professor), School of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia (<a href=\"https:\/\/research-repository.uwa.edu.au\/en\/persons\/briana-kennedy\">Webpage<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marisa Knight, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nAssociate Professor, Psychology Department, University of San Francisco (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usfca.edu\/faculty\/marisa-knight\">Webpage<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tae-Ho Lee, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nAssociate Professor, Psychology Department, Virginia Tech (<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=n-Sj7ScAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Publications<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andlab.psyc.vt.edu\/\">Lab<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nichole Lighthall, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nAssociate Professor, Psychology Department, University of Central Florida (<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=0ujyz-UAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\">Publications,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/psychology.cos.ucf.edu\/lighthalllab\/\">Lab<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bruna Martins-Klein, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nAssistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Southern California (<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=ngIOIOcAAAAJ&amp;view_op=list_works&amp;gmla=AJsN-F6RfXH8-nx2ufm-kQfkffVc2TwznFOlZLeBKKR55WdLGUrxdssqtwybQ3xYct-ZrF9VlWWw3BXiVFIdUCeoDjIHnJPMsbSAFY11qhPhl7j-c5Kk147GTYUVvjzElxlHDdAKnnHoFV8TBk8HvE6cLRFxbkOd-w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Publications<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrvlab.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Webpage<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Padideh Nasseri, PhD<br \/>\n<\/strong>Research Data Supervisor I, California Department of Social Services (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/padideh-nasseri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shawn Nielsen Alvarado, PhD<br \/>\n<\/strong>Field Application Scientist, Molecular Devices (<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=4qfYaIsAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\">Publications<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shawn-nielsen-alvarado-6a1b4629\">LinkedIn<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil Opitz, PhD<br \/>\n<\/strong>Research Science Leader, Amazon (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/philopitz\">LinkedIn<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Allison Ponzio, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nHonors Research in Science Program Head, Marlborough School (<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=e3xdhvkAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\">Publications<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/allison-ponzio-38baa422\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shai Porat, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Clinical Project Manager, RapidAI (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shaiporat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michiko Sakaki, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nAssistant Professor, Educational Neuroscience and Cognitive Psychology, University of T\u00fcbingen (<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=_mKkd00AAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Publications,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/affectlearningscience.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Webpage<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alex Ycaza Herrera, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nResearch Associate, EVALCORP Research &amp; 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