VETSA Faculty and Staff

Project Directors:

• William S. Kremen, Ph.D. (UC San Diego)
• Michael Lyons, Ph.D. (Boston University)
• Carol E. Franz, Ph.D. (UC San Diego)
• Matthew S. Panizzon, Ph.D. (UC San Diego)
• Jeremy A. Elman, Ph.D. (UC San Diego)
• Christine Fennema-Notestine, Ph.D. (UC San Diego)

Project Staff and Bios:

• Olivia K. Puckett, B.S. (MRI Testing Lead, UC San Diego)
• Madel Penaloza, B.S. (Testing Lead, UC San Diego) 
  • Madel received her B.S. in Cognitive Science with a specialization in Clinical Aspects of Cognition from the University of California, San Diego. Prior to joining VETSA, she worked on the Cognitive Aging Longitudinal Study at the Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center as a bilingual psychometrist specializing in the recruitment and testing of Hispanic participants. Currently, she is one of the coordinators/testers for VETSA where she oversees day-to-day testing, train staff and students on testing protocols and conducts neuropsychological testing.

Investigators:

• Alice Cronin-Golomb, Ph.D. (Boston University)
• Anders Dale, Ph.D. (UC San Diego)
• Lisa Eyler, Ph.D. (UC San Diego)
• Eric Granholm, Ph.D. (UC San Diego)
• Richard Hauger, M.D. (UC San Diego)
• Amy Jak, Ph.D. (UC San Diego)
• Thomas Liu, Ph.D. (UC San Diego)
• Mark Logue, Ph.D. (Boston University)
• Linda McEvoy, Ph.D. (UC San Diego)
• Michael Neale, Ph.D. (Virginia Commonwealth University)
• Brinda Rana, Ph.D. (UC San Diego)
• Robert Rissman, Ph.D. (UC San Diego)
• Wesley Thompson, Ph.D. (UC San Diego)
• Rosemary Toomey, Ph.D. (Boston University)
• Ming Tsuang, M.D., Ph.D. (UC San Diego)
• Arthur Wingfield, Ph.D. (Boston University and Brandeis University)
• Hong Xian, Ph.D. (St. Louis University)

Consultants:

• Lindon Eaves, Ph.D. (Virginia Commonwealth University)
• Bruce Fischl, Ph.D. (Harvard University/Massachusetts General Hospital)
• Kristen Jacobson, Ph.D. (University of Chicago)

Other Collaborators:

• Nicholas Smith, Ph.D. (Vietnam Era Twin Registry, University of Washington)
• Terrie Vasilopoulos, Ph.D. (University of Florida)
• Eero Vuoksimaa, Ph.D. (University of Helsinki, Finland)