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We Are Fully Staffed for the Semester!
Undergraduate Students
When we are recruiting (which we are not this 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 2026 application cycle.
Research Team
Current Undergraduate Research Assistants
Maddie Auxier
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Maddie is a Senior Global Studies major with minors in English, Japanese, and Psychology. Maddie is interested in Cognitive, Behavioral, Social, and Forensic Psychology. In the future Maddie wants to research more on the effects of domestic abuse and human trafficking on the Southeast and East Asian community in the United States. In her free time Maddie enjoys reading, book binding, building Legos, and working out.
Chandan Clinkingbeard
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Chandan is a double major in Biology and Psychology, with a focus in Neuroscience, and a minor in Philosophy. He is particularly interested in cognitive and translational neuroscience, with a broader interest in using computational methods to better understand sensory modalities in humans and across other species. After completing his bachelor’s degree, I plan to pursue a doctorate focused on neuroscience research. Outside of academics, he enjoys going to the gym, reading, playing guitar, and making playlists.
Samantha Dyer
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Coming soon...
Maggie Froeschle
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Maggie is a junior majoring in Psychology (Pre-Occupational Therapy). She finds the brain fascinating especially when discussing it in the context of women's health and traumatic brain injuries. Outside of her job and school, she enjoys watching husker athletics, spending time outside and hanging out with friends!
Grace Kononoff
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Grace is a Senior 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.
Hannah Resley
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hannah is a senior Psychology major. She is currently working on a senior thesis investigating how patterns of eye movements during memory encoding influence the fidelity of later memory for the encoded information.
Claire Schaunaman
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Claire is a senior 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.
Recent Undergraduate Graduates
- Madison Becker
- Julie Connealy
- Idaly Del Rello
- Abby Habel
- Kathleen Johnson
- James Moeller
- Julie Nelsen
- Maryam Naif
- Dima Smoqy
- Zarin Tasnim Rishta
- Dana Tran
- Jaidy Suarez
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
RDAR award winners Alisha (People's Choice) and Idaly (Outstanding Use of Core Services)
Laelle, Alisha, and Judith at CNS 2026 in Vancouver
Grace and Julie present at Student Research Days 2026
Zarin and Jaidy present at Student Research Days 2026
Claire and Hannah present at Student Research Days 2026
Alisha and Laelle explore Vancouver during CNS 2026