We Are Fully Staffed for the Semester!
Undergraduate Students
When we are recruiting (which we are not for the fall 2025 semester), undergraduates with a strong background in psychology, neuroscience, phlebotomy, and/or programming are encouraged to fill out our resaerch assistant contact form or to contact Dr. Schwarb about potential research opportunities: hschwarb2@unl.edu
Student need to be able to commit a minimum of 5 hours per week to the lab and attend our weekly lab meeting.
Graduate Students
The lab will not be recruiting for the 2025 application cycle.
Research Team
Current Undergraduate Research Assistants
Madison Becker
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Madison is a junior majoring in psychology. She is interested in learning about the various environmental and biological factors that impact memory. Outside of school, she enjoys reading, going to the gym, and watching movies.
Julia Connealy
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Coming soon...
Idaly Del Rello
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Idaly is a Psychology major (Neuroscience emphasis) on the Pre-Med track. Her interest in the brain stems from its complexity--so many neurons and pathways that lead to intricate behaviors and disease. When physicians combine patient history and information about brain structure/ function, diagnosis rate and treatment plans improve. When not at school, she enjoys serving her community through her neighborhood food pantry.
Grace Kononoff
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Grace is a Junior Psychology Major (Neuroscience emphasis) with a minor in Political Science. Grace is interested in research revolving around neuroscience and social psychology. Outside of school, she likes to workout, go on runs with friends, and watch her favorite TV shows and movies.
Julie Nelsen
Undergraduate Research Assistant
coming soon...
Hannah Resley
Undergraduate Research Assistant
coming soon...
Zarin Tasnim Rishta
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Zarin is a senior majoring in Psychology (Neuroscience track) with a minor in Biological Sciences. She is especially interested in neurological foundations of memory, emotion and behavior in humans. Outside of her studies, she enjoys photography, poetry, reading novels and learning about history.
Claire Schaunaman
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Claire is a junior majoring in psychology. She is interested in how memory is formed and organized in the brain, and how these systems are impacted under different conditions. Activities she likes doing outside of school include reading, going on runs, and hanging out with friends.
Jaidy Suarez
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Jaidy is a senior double majoring in Psychology and Biology with a minor in Biochemistry on the Pre-Medicine track. Her interest in the brain began during her freshman year when she worked as a nurse aide on a traumatic brain injury unit, and this interest has only continued to grow. Outside of work and academics, she enjoys running, reading, and baking.
Recent Undergraduate Graduates
- Kathleen Johnson
- Dima Smoqy
- Dana Tran
- Abby Habel
- James Moeller
- Maryam Naif
Lab Activities
Brainstorm 2.0 at Morrill Hall
Idaly plays memory at Brainstorm 2.0
Saying goodbye to the Skyra
Cima.X arrives! June 10, 2025
Alisha's first CNS! March 2025
Elementary outreach through Spark Summer Learning STEAM Camp