{"id":7,"date":"2019-02-28T18:08:15","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T18:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/141.106.148.27\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-10-07T00:26:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T00:26:39","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Investigators<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"mcwcard\">\n<div class=\"mcwcardpic\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/labpics\/JeffBinder.jpg\">\n <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mcwcardtext\">\n<h1>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/people\/jeffrey-binder-md\/\">Jeffrey Binder, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h1>\n<p>Semantic cognition, reading, speech perception, aphasia, presurgical mapping<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcard\">\n<div class=\"mcwcardpic\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/labpics\/LisaConant.jpg\">\n <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mcwcardtext\">\n<h1>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/people\/lisa-conant-phd\/\">Lisa Conant, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h1>\n<p>Reading, semantic cognition, speech perception, epilepsy, dyslexia, language disorders<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcard\">\n<div class=\"mcwcardpic\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/labpics\/LeonardoFernandino.jpg\">\n <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mcwcardtext\">\n<h1>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/people\/leo-fernandino-phd\/\">Leo Fernandino, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h1>\n<p>Concept representation, semantic memory, language comprehension, aphasia, sensory-motor integration, fMRI, MEG<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcard\">\n<div class=\"mcwcardpic\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/labpics\/BillGross.jpg\">\n <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mcwcardtext\">\n<h1>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/people\/bill-gross-md-phd\/\">Bill Gross, MD, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h1>\n<p>Presurgical mapping, epilepsy, fMRI, ECog, MEG<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcard\">\n<div class=\"mcwcardpic\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/labpics\/ColinHumphries.jpg\">\n <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mcwcardtext\">\n<h1>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/people\/colin-humphries-phd\/\">Colin Humphries, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h1>\n<p>Auditory processing, speech perception, semantic representation, fMRI, MEG, EEG<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcard\">\n<div class=\"mcwcardpic\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/labpics\/SaraPillay.jpg\">\n <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mcwcardtext\">\n<h1>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/people\/sara-pillay-phd\/\">Sara Pillay, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h1>\n<p>Aphasia, phonology, tDCS, language rehabilitation, intra-operative language mapping<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcard\">\n<div class=\"mcwcardpic\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/labpics\/PriyankaShahBasak.jpg\">\n <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mcwcardtext\">\n<h1>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/people\/priyanka-shah-basak-phd\/\">Priyanka Shah-Basak, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h1>\n<p>Aphasia treatment, tDCS, TMS, MEG, fMRI<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Postdoctoral Fellows<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"mcwcard\">\n<div class=\"mcwcardpic\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/labpics\/songhee.jpg\">\n <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mcwcardtext\">\n<h1>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/people\/songhee-kim-phd\/\">Songhee Kim, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h1>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcard\">\n<div class=\"mcwcardpic\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/labpics\/TonyTong.jpg\">\n <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mcwcardtext\">\n<h1>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/people\/jia-qing-tony-tong\/\">Jia-Qing (Tony) Tong, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h1>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"mcwcard\">\n<div class=\"mcwcardpic\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/labpics\/StephenMazurchuk.jpg\">\n <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mcwcardtext\">\n<h1>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/people\/stephen-mazurchuk\/\">Stephen Mazurchuk<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h1>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcard\">\n<div class=\"mcwcardpic\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/labpics\/axslice2.png\">\n <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mcwcardtext\">\n<h1>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/uzoma-wamuo\/\">Uzoma Wamuo<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h1>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"mcwcard\">\n<div class=\"mcwcardpic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/labpics\/belle.png\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcardtext\">\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/people\/isabelle-banke\/\">Isabelle Banke<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcard\">\n<div class=\"mcwcardpic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/labpics\/AnnaFreiberg.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcardtext\">\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/people\/anna-freiberg\/\">Anna Freiberg<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcard\">\n<div class=\"mcwcardpic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/labpics\/axslice2.png\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcardtext\">\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/people\/joe-heffernan-ms\/\">Joe Heffernan, MS<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcard\">\n<div class=\"mcwcardpic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/labpics\/AH_headshot.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcardtext\">\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/people\/ari-hjelmeseth\/\">Ari Hjelmeseth<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcard\">\n<div class=\"mcwcardpic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/labpics\/Koutnik.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcardtext\">\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/people\/katie-koutnik\/\">Katie Koutnik, CCC-SLP<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcard\">\n<div class=\"mcwcardpic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/labpics\/Laitinen.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcardtext\">\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/people\/shelley-laitinen\/\">Shelley Laitinen, CCC-SLP<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcard\">\n<div class=\"mcwcardpic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/labpics\/JedMathis.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcardtext\">\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/people\/jed-mathis\/\">Jed Mathis<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcard\">\n<div class=\"mcwcardpic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/labpics\/sidney.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcardtext\">\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/people\/sidney-schoenrock\/\">Sidney Schoenrock<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mcwcard\">\n<div 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MD<\/td>\n<td>Department of Neurosurgery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wade Mueller, MD<\/td>\n<td>Department of Neurosurgery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Andrew Nencka, PhD<\/td>\n<td>Department of Radiology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Manoj Raghavan, MD, PhD<\/td>\n<td>Department of Neurology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sara Swanson, PhD<\/td>\n<td>Department of Neurology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aniko Szabo, PhD<\/td>\n<td>Biostatistics, Institute for Health and Equity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vahab Youssofzadeh, PhD<\/td>\n<td>Department of Neurology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">External Collaborators<\/h2>\n\n\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Andy Anderson, PhD<\/td>\n<td>University of Rochester<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Leo Bonilha, MD, PhD<\/td>\n<td>Medical University of South Carolina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Robyn Busch, PhD<\/td>\n<td>Cleveland Clinic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rutvik Desai, PhD<\/td>\n<td>University of South Carolina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Daniel Drane, PhD<\/td>\n<td>Emory University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Will Graves, PhD<\/td>\n<td>Rutgers University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bruce Hermann, PhD<\/td>\n<td>University of Wisconsin &#8211; Madison<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sabine Heuer, PhD, CCC-SLP<\/td>\n<td>University of Wisconsin &#8211; Milwaukee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Greg Hickok, PhD<\/td>\n<td>University of California &#8211; Irvine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>John Langfitt, PhD<\/td>\n<td>University of Rochester<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>David Loring, PhD<\/td>\n<td>Emory University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Beth Meyerand, PhD<\/td>\n<td>University of Wisconsin &#8211; Madison<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vicky Morgan, PhD<\/td>\n<td>Vanderbilt University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Raj Raizada, PhD<\/td>\n<td>University of Rochester<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mark Seidenberg, PhD<\/td>\n<td>University of Wisconsin &#8211; Madison<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jerzy Szaflarski, MD, PhD<\/td>\n<td>University of Alabama<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stephen Wilson, PhD<\/td>\n<td>Vanderbilt University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Patrick Bellgowan, PhD<\/td>\n<td>National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Julie Frost-Bellgowan, MS<\/td>\n<td>National Institute of Mental Health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Annabel Chen, PhD<\/td>\n<td>Nanyang Technological University, Singapore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rutvik Desai, PhD<\/td>\n<td>University of South Carolina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gwen Frishkoff, PhD<\/td>\n<td>Georgia State University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Will Graves, PhD<\/td>\n<td>Rutgers University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alex I. Helfand, MD, PhD<\/td>\n<td>Neurology Resident, Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Julie Janecek, PhD<\/td>\n<td>Medical College of Wisconsin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Einat Liebenthal, DSc<\/td>\n<td>Harvard Medical School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kristen McKiernan, PhD<\/td>\n<td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Suzanne Pendl, PhD<\/td>\n<td>Science 37 Corporation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Merav Sabri, PhD<\/td>\n<td>National Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dave Sabsevitz, PhD<\/td>\n<td>Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chris Stewart, PhD<\/td>\n<td>Indiana University School of Medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ben Stengel, PhD<\/td>\n<td>Epic Systems, Inc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investigators Jeffrey Binder, MD Semantic cognition, reading, speech perception, aphasia, presurgical mapping Lisa Conant, PhD Reading, semantic cognition, speech perception, epilepsy, dyslexia, language disorders Leo Fernandino, PhD Concept representation, semantic memory, language comprehension, aphasia, sensory-motor integration, fMRI, MEG Bill Gross, MD, PhD Presurgical mapping, epilepsy, fMRI, ECog, MEG Colin Humphries, PhD Auditory processing, speech perception, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/people\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">People<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1042,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":121,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1144,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/1144"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neuro.mcw.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}