Staff
Teresa L. Garrett
Lab Manager
M.A. - Miami University, 2006
B.S. - Wright State University, 2001
Sau Qwan (Cavannah) Yap
Research Assistant
M.Sc. - Iowa State University, 2023
B.Sc. - Iowa State University, 2021
LAS Dean’s Summer Research Award, 2020
High Achiever's Scholarship Recipient
Dean’s List Honoree
Postdocs
PhD Students
Mohamed Mousa
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering), 2022
M.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), 2017
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), 2013
Graduate School Excellence Award for the PhD in BME program, 2023
PhD Students
PhD Students
Andrew Deutsch
PhD Student (Biomedical Engineering)
M.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), 2023
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), 2020, Magna Cum Laude
Graduate School Excellence Award for the MSc in BME program, 2023
Raider Excellence Scholarship, 2016-2020
PhD Students
Justin Estepp
PhD Student (Biomedical Engineering)
M.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), 2015
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), 2006
Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute/AFRL Student-Faculty Research Fellowship, 2006-2008
Excellence in Teaching Award Nomination, College of Engineering and Computer Science, 2006/2007
Excellence in Teaching Award Nomination, College of Engineering and Computer Science, 2007/2008
Outstanding Graduate Student, Department of Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering, 2007/2008
PhD Students
Morgan Highlander
PhD Student (Biomedical Engineering)
M.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), 2018
B.Sc. (Electrical Engineering), 2016
Graduate School Excellence Award for the MSc in BME program, 2018
First Year in Engineering PhD Assistantship Award, 2018/2019
Tau Beta Pi Fellowship, 2016/2017
Outstanding Student in Electrical Engineering, 2016
MSc Students
MSc Students
Ibrahim Abdulhalim
M.Sc. Student (Biomedical Engineering)
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), 2022
Dean’s List – Highest Honor 2018 – 2022
Raider Excellence Scholarship, 2018-2022
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, 2020
MSc Students
Kalin Gerber
M.Sc. Student (Biomedical Engineering)
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), 2022
University Honors – 2022
Dean’s List Highest Honors – 2022
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society – 2021
Valedictorian Scholarship – 2018
Honors Competitive Scholarship – 2018
MSc Students
Kalyani (Rani) Chattopadhyay
M.Sc. Student (Neuroscience and Physiology)
B.Sc. (Physiology and Neuroscience), 2023
ASK Fellowship/Scholarship, 2022-2023
MSc Students
Merve Hanzade Aslan
M.Sc. Student (Biomedical Engineering)
B.Sc. (Industrial and Systems Engineering), 2023
MSc Students
Shelby Ward
M.Sc. Student (Biomedical Engineering)
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), 2022, Summa Cum Laude
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, 2021
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 2020
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, 2019
Dean’s List Highest Honors, 2018-2022
Valedictorian Scholarship, 2018
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Students
Isabella Salinas
Undergraduate student (Neuroscience, Honors Program)
Choose Ohio First Scholarship 2021 - 2022
Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSMAP)
Undergraduate Students
Weston Gelford
Medical student (Wright State University)
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), 2021
University Academic Scholarship, 2017, 2018, 2019
Choose Ohio First Scholarship, 2017, 2018, 2019
Tau Beta Pi Honor Society, 2019
Dean's list - Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018
Alumni
Alumni
Adam Girmann
BSc Graduate (Biological Sciences)
B.Sc. (Biological Sciences), 2019
Dean’s List- Highest Honor (Fall, 2015- Spring, 2019)
President’s Ambassador Scholarship, 2018
Alumni
Aghiad Alkhiamy
Undergraduate student (Biomedical Engineering)
Global Citizen Award, 2017
Alumni
Amr Mahrous
PhD candidate/Postdoctoral fellow
Moved to: Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University
P.hD. (Biomedical Sciences), 2018
M.Sc. (Pharmacology and Toxicology), 2012
B.Sc. (Pharmaceutical Sciences), 2006
Alumni
Andrew Montgomery
MSc Graduate (Biomedical Engineering)
M.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), 2018
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), 2015
Alumni
Christiana Draper
MD/PhD Candidate (Biomedical Sciences)
Ph.D. (Biomedical Sciences), 2021
B.A. (Psychology), 2015, Summa Cum Laude
Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship, 2019
NIH Diversity Supplement Recipient PA-18-586, 2018
URM (Underrepresented in Medicine) Scholarship Recipient, 2016-2017
UCIE Scholarship Recipient, 2016
Naomi Kim Medical Mission Scholarship Recipient, 2016
Phi Betta Kappa Honor Society, 2015
United States Navy Reserve Officer's Training Scholarship Recipient, 2011-2015
Alumni
Cierra L. Ellington
Research Associate
B.S. in Biology (Applied Physiology) - Wright State University, 2020
Alumni
Edward Tokasz
Undergraduate student (Computer Engineering)
Valedictorian Scholarship, 2019
Alumni
Hasan Farid
MSc Student (Physiology and Neuroscience)
M.Sc. (Physiology & Neuroscience), 2020
B.Sc. (Biological Sciences, w/ Honors), 2017
NCBP Sherrington Award, 2018
Dean’s List, 2016-2017
Roger Anderson Bursary, 2016-2017
Alumni
Jennel Chumney
MSc Student (Physiology and Neuroscience)
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), 2018, Magna Cum Laude
College of Science and Mathematics Tuition Scholarship, 2019-2020
Mosier Scholarship, 2019-2020
Nelson Faeber Endowed Scholarship, 2018-2019
Choose Ohio First Scholarship, 2017-2018
Heinz P. Murka Scholarship, 2017-2018
William R. James Fund CECS Scholarship, 2017-2018
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, 2017
Raider Excellence Scholarship, 2014-2018
Alumni
Jennifer Petras
Undergraduate Student (Biomedical Engineering)
Dean`s List – (Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019)
Virginia Arlene Di Flora Memorial Scholarship, 2018
Valedictorian Scholarship, 2017
Alumni
John Allen
MSc Graduate (Anatomy)
Moved to: MD Student, Ohio University
M.Sc. (Anatomy), 2017
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), 2014
Graduate Student Excellence Award, 2017
Dean's Leadership Institute, 2013
Choose Ohio First Scholarship, 2012, 2013
Alumni
Jordan Yaney
BSc Graduate (Biomedical Engineering)
Moved to: Midmark Corporation
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering with honor), 2016
College of Engineering and Computer Science Dean's Excellence Award, 2016
Alumni
Joshua Harris
MSc Student (Biomedical Engineering)
M.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), 2020
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), 2018
Valedictorian/Salutatorian Scholarship, 2014
Competitive Honors Scholarship, 2014
Harry W Moore Memorial Scholarship, 2019
Alumni
Kevin E Alexander
MSc Student (Biomedical Engineering)
M.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), 2020
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), 2018
Dean’s List – Highest Honor (Spring and Fall, 2015)
Dean’s List – Highest Honor (Spring and Fall, 2016)
Alumni
Lauren Hecht
Undergraduate student (Neuroscience, minor in Public Health)
Valedictorian Scholarship, 2017, 2018, 2019
Phoenix Education Grant, 2017, 2019
Student Union Scholarship, 2018
Honors Abroad Scholarship, 2018
Callahan/Gavin Scholarship, 2017
Miracle Math Scholarship, 2017
Alumni
Lee Wintermute
MSc Student (Biomedical Engineering)
M.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), 2020
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), 2018
Dean’s Excellence Award, 2018
Tau Beta Pi Honor Society, 2016
Valedictorian scholarship, 2014
Competitive Honors scholarship, 2014
Alumni
Leila K. Jaber
Undergraduate student (Neuroscience, minor in Psychology and Business)
Dean’s List – Highest Honor (Fall 2016 through Spring 2019)
William R. James Fund for Science and Engineering (COSM) (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020)
Robert G. Chollar Scholarship (Fall 2018 and Spring 2019)
Alumni
Maggie Moran
BSc Graduate (Psychology, pre-medical track)
Moved to: EMS Supervisor, New Lebanon Fire Department and a paramedic on the trauma team for the University of Cincinnati Medical Center
B.Sc. (Psychology, pre-medical track), 2019
Dean’s List – Honor (Spring, 2017)
Alumni
Matthew Dancy
MSc Graduate (Neuroscience & Physiology)
Moved to: Clinical research coordinator - Cincinnatti Childrens Medical Center
M.Sc. (Neuroscience & Physiology), 2017
B.Sc. (Physiology and Kinesiology), 2013
Alumni
Matthew Murphy
MSc Student (Anatomy)
M.Sc. (Anatomy), 2020
B.S. Southern Illinois University, 2015
(Student-Athlete)
Alumni
Maura Curran
MSc Student (Medicine)
M.Sc. (Physiology & Neuroscience), 2022
B.S. (Neuroscience) 2015, Summa Cum Laude
Neuroscience Departmental award, 2016
Garver Award, 2014
Presidential Scholarship, 2013-2015
Alumni
Natalie Ehret
BSc Graduate (Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience concentration)
Moved to: Graduate student, University of Notre Dame
B.Sc. (Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience concentration), 2018
Dean’s List – Highest Honor (Fall, 2015)
Dean’s List – Highest Honor (Spring, Summer, and Fall, 2016)
Alpha Lambda Delta National Honors Society for First Year Students, 2016
Alumni
Nathan (Nate) Wages
Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellow – Wright State University (Motoneuron Physiology), Present
Postdoctoral Fellow – Ohio University (Aging Neurophysiology), 2021
Ph.D. – University of Oklahoma (Neuromuscular Physiology), 2017
M.S. – University of Oklahoma (Exercise Physiology), 2013
B.S. – University of Oklahoma (Human Physiology), 2010
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Riser – 2022
National Institute of Aging (NIA) Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) – 2020
United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) Young Investigator Initiative – 2018
Alumni
Omar Iskandarani
Undergraduate student (Neuroscience and minor in Psychology, pre-medical track)
Dean’s List – Highest Honor (Spring, and Fall, 2018)
Dean’s List – Highest Honor (Spring, Summer, 2019)
Alumni
Samuel Susanto
Undergraduate Student (Electrical Engineering)
Moved to: Graduate School, Wright State University
Outstanding Student Excellence Award (Chair's Choice), 2016
Dean's Leadership Institute, 2016
DAAD RISE Scholarship, 2015
WSU Honor Study Abroad Scholarship, 2015
Alumni
Shaker Dukkipati
MSc Graduate (Neuroscience & Physiology)
Moved to: MD/PhD Student, University of Nebraska
M.Sc. (Neuroscience & Physiology), 2016
B.A. (Bioethics), 2013
Graduate Student Excellence Award, 2016
Graduate Retention Scholarship, 2015