Investigators
Kevin Berger
MD, University of Michigan, 1994
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Assistant Chairman
517-355-0120
bergerk2@msu.edu
Research Interests:
Cardiac research, oncology research, neurology research
On-going Imaging Projects:
PET and CT imaging for cardiovascular disease and plaque; PET, CT, and MR diffusion tensor imaging for oncology; imaging in
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
Andrea Bozoki
MD, State University of New York, 1993
Assistant Professor of Neurology
517-353-8122
andrea.bozoki@ht.msu.edu
Research Interests:
Memory deficits that occur during the transition from normal aging to Alzheimer's disease.
On-going Imaging Projects:
Visualize neural network differences between successful and unsuccessful learning attempts.
Thomas Carr
Ph.D., Cognitive Developmental Psychology, 1975
Professor of Psychology
517-355-0197
carrt@msu.edu
Research Interests:
Attention, knowledge representation, executive control, and performance under stress.
On-going Imaging Projects:
Reading silently versus aloud, learning from reading
Soo-Eun Chang
Ph.D. Speech and Hearing Science, 2005
Assistant Professor of Communicative Sciences and Disorders
517-432-1264
schang7@msu.edu
Research Interests:
Neural bases of speech perception and production, neurophysiological bases of developmental stuttering
On-going Imaging Projects:
Functional (fMRI) and structural connectivity (DTI probabilistic tractography) of auditory- motor regions for speech production in normally fluent and stuttering speakers
Kimberly Fenn
Ph.D., Psychology, 2006
Assistant Professor of Psychology
517-432-6258
kfenn@msu.edu
Research Interests:
Acquisition and consolidation of memory and skill learning, attention in learning and auditory perception, complex syntactical rule learning.
On-going Imaging Projects:
Forgetting, retention, synaptic pruning
Jodene Fine
Ph.D., Educational Psychology, 2006
Assistant Professor of Counseling
517-353-9604
finej@msu.edu
Research Interests:
Neuroimaging and dyslexia, latent factor analysis of intelligence tests, and gender differences in developmental disorders.
On-going Imaging Projects:
ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Jie Huang
Ph.D., Physics, 1994
Associate Professor of Radiology
517-355-0120 x246
jie@rad.msu.edu
Research Interests:
Visual masking, visual stress, migraine, and their prevention with precision spectral filters; language processing.
On-going Imaging Projects:
Improving white-matter fiber tracking.
John Johnson
Ph.D., Psychology, 1957
Professor of Radiology
517-449-0614
johnij4@yahoo.com
Research Interests:
Brain evolution, functional neuroanatomy of mammalian brains
On-going Imaging Projects:
Correlation of neuroanatomy as viewed in stained sections with that seen in magnetic resonance images
Taosheng Liu
Ph.D., Cognitive Psychology, 2001
Assistant Professor of Psychology
517-432-6694
tsliu@msu.edu
Research Interests:
Perception and attention, visual psychophysics, attentional control, object recognition, functional neuroimaging.
J. Devin McAuley
PhD, Indiana University, Cognitive Science and Computer Science, 1995.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Director, MSU Cognitive Science Program
517-363-9069
dmcauley@msu.edu
Research Interests:
Auditory perception, attention, and cognition, timing and rhythm, relationship between music and language processing, mathematical modeling, and neuroimaging.
On-going Imaging Projects:
Neural mechanisms of timing and temporal processing, congenital amusia.
E. James Potchen
M.D., Wayne State University, 1958
MSc (Management), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1973
JD, University of Michigan Law School, 1984
Professor of Radiology, Chairman
517-355-0120
potchen@msu.edu
Michael Potchen
M.D., Michigan State University, 1988
Associate Professor of Radiology
517.355.0120
Mike.Potchen@radiology.msu.edu
Susan Ravizza
Ph.D., Psychology, 2000
Assistant Professor of Psychology
517-432-3366
ravizzas@msu.edu
Research Interests:
fMRI, behavioral, and neuropsychological studies of cognitive control, language, and motor coordination.
On-going Imaging Projects:
Advance preparation effects in different types of task switching.
The role of the left temporal parietal region in verbal working memory.
Issidoros Sarinopoulos
Ph.D., Educational Psychology, 1999
Assistant Professor of Psychology
517-353-8807
sarinopo@msu.edu
Research Interests:
Interplay between affective and cognitive processes in the human brain and the implications of such interactions for social behavior and mental health.
On-going Imaging Projects:
Brain and behavioral mechanisms of expectancy, empathy, and decision making.
Margaret Semrud-Clikeman
Ph.D., Educational Psychology, 1990
Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry
517-432-4212
semrudcl@msu.edu
Research Interests:
Developmental disorders including autistic spectrum, learning disabilities, ADHD;
assessment, intervention, and neuroimaging
On-going Imaging Projects:
Mathematical ability, social perception; autism; risk taking and impulse control in children with ADHD.
Jill Slade
Ph.D, Exercise Physiology, 2003
Assistant Professor of Radiology and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
517-355-0120
sladeji@radiology.msu.edu
Research Interests:
Muscle function, muscle metabolism, peripheral vascular health, lifestyle effects on health and aging
On-going Imaging Projects:
Investigation of statins on skeletal muscle function and integrity, effect of Type I diabetes on bone marrow adiposity,
effect of diet and exercise on cognition in aging, gut-brain axis in appetite
regulation
Robert Smith
MD 1962; MS, Clinical Epidemiology, 1998
Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry
517-355-6516
Robert.smith@ht.msu.edu
Research Interests:
Doctor-patient relationship and patient-centered interviewing, medically unexplained
symptoms (somatization, chronic pain)
On-going Imaging Projects:
fMRI Study of the Doctor-Patient Relationship
David Zhu
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, 1999
Associate Professor of Psychology and Radiology
517-353-9432
zhuda@msu.edu
Research Interests:
MR imaging technique development, functional MRI applications, carotid plaque imaging, normal and abnormal aging, and molecular imaging.
On-going Imaging Projects:
(1) Apply resting-state fMRI and FDG-PET to understand the neural networks affected by Alzheimer's Disease, (2) Carotid plaque imaging, (3) fMRI and DTI of normal aging, and (4) Molecular imaging of atherosclerosis.