People
Miriam Rosenberg-Lee (Principal Investigator)
Dr. Miriam Rosenberg-Lee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Rutgers University - Newark. She is a member of the Behavioral and Neural Sciences Graduate Program at the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience. Dr. Rosenberg-Lee recieved her B.S. in Mathematics from McGill University, and her Ph.D. in Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University. She was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow and Instructor at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Graduate Students & Alumni
Current Students
Roberto Abreu-Mendoza (2nd Year)
Roberto is a doctoral student in the Department of Psychology at Rutgers University-Newark, under the supervision of Dr. Rosenberg-Lee. He received his bachelor’s degree in Psychology and his master’s in Behavioral Sciences (concentration in Neuroscience) from the University of Guadalajara (Mexico). Roberto is interested in investigating which cognitive abilities and neural correlates allow for the development of mathematical skills in the course of a person's life.
Graduate Alumni
Rogéria Viol Ferreira Toledo
Rogéria Viol is a PhD student in the Science and Mathematics teaching program at the Cruzeiro do Sul University in Brazil and is conducting part of her research at MRLab. She is an assistant professor at the Federal Institute of Minas Gerais. She received her Master's degree in mathematics and education from Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Her doctoral research aims to analyze the contributions of cognitive neuroscience to the teaching and learning of mathematics.
Staff & Alumni
Current Staff
Shannon Cahalan (Lab Manager/Research Assistant)
Shannon is a research assistant and lab manager in the Mathematics, Learning, and Reasoning Lab. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester with dual majors in Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Psychology. As an undergraduate, Shannon worked as a research assistant in both the Developmental Neuropsychology Lab and the Hayden Neuroeconomics Lab.
Staff Alumni
Linsah Coulanges (Lab Manager/Research Assistant)
Linsah is a research assistant and lab manager in the Mathematics, Learning, and Reasoning Lab. She received her bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University with a major in Psychology and a double minor in Spanish and Education. Linsah also graduated from Boston University with a Master’s degree in Psychology where she worked as a research assistant in a developmental psychology lab.
Melanie Pincus (Post Doctoral Fellow)
Dr. Melanie Pincus is a Postdoctoral Researcher for the Mathematics, Reasoning, and Learning Lab. She received her B.S. in Earth Systems from Stanford University, and her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Emory University. She is interested in the brain basis of math cognition and real-world learning, and applying that knowledge to the design of effective curriculum and instructional practices.
Nermine Ghazy (Lab Manager/Research Assistant)
Nermine was the lab manager and a research assistant in the Mathematics, Reasoning and Learning Lab. She graduated from Rutgers University with a double major in Honors Psychology and Biology and a double minor in Cognitive Neuroscience and Chemistry.
Undergraduate Students & Alumni
Current Students
Blessing Eluwa (Honors Student) Portia Shaheed
Sena Dzirasa (LSAMP) Imran Khawaja
Javan Wilson (LSAMP)
Undergraduate Alumni
Amina Bendaoud
Sara Bendaoud
Elisee Eyram Doh (LSAMP)
Jordan Luehs
Milagros Grados
Jaehyun Park
Chandani Patel
Kainaat Anwar
Andre Persaud
Eleanor Ratner (Honors Student)
Rahul Shah
Sydnee Sicherer
Kaila Trawitzki
D'Andre Williams
Jessica Amato