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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

Hillary Schwarb, PhD

Principal Investigator

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Judith Heselton, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

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Alisha Schaffer, BA

Graduate Student

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Laelle Novotny, BS

Graduate Student

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Jordyn Oliver

Lab Coordinator

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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.                                                                                                                                 

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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.

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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!


 

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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.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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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.

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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.

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Recent Undergraduate Graduates

  • Madison Becker
  • Julie Connealy
  • Abby Habel
  • Kathleen Johnson
  • James Moeller
  • Julie Nelsen
  • Maryam Naif
  • Dima Smoqy
  • Zarin Tasnim Rishta
  • Dana Tran
  • Jaidy Suarez

Lab Activities

TCNM lab at Brainstorm 2024

Brainstorm 2.0 at Morrill Hall

Idaly at Brainstorm 2.0

Idaly plays memory at Brainstorm 2.0

Hillary, Judith, and Alisha at the Skyra

Saying goodbye to the Skyra

Arrival of the Cima.X

Cima.X arrives! June 10, 2025

Alisha speaks to a group of conference goers at CNS in Boston.

Alisha's first CNS! March 2025

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Elementary outreach through Spark Summer Learning STEAM Camp

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