Research Team
A Brief History
The CANLab was founded in 2006 when Dr. Kensinger arrived at Boston College, becoming one of the first laboratories at BC to use cognitive neuroscience methods to understand human behavior. Since then, neuroscience has blossomed at Boston College and we are thrilled to be among a number of neuroscience laboratories within the Psychology and Neuroscience department. We are also among the labs that partner within the Human Neuroscience Laboratory.
Since its inception, the CANLab has seen 7 postdoctoral fellows transition into independent research careers, graduated 11 M.A. and Ph.D. students, and had the pleasure of mentoring over 150 undergraduate students who have gone on to graduate school, medical school, and careers in literally everything from A (advertising) to Z (zoology).
Want to Join Us?
If you are interested in participating in one of our research studies, please email us at canlab@bc.edu or give us a call at 617-552-6949.
If you are interested in joining our laboratory as an undergraduate research assistant, please fill out the online application. We do not always have openings, but we will be sure to keep your application on file.
If you are potentially interested in joining the laboratory as a full-time research assistant, graduate student, or postdoctoral fellow, please contact Dr. Kensinger directly or email us.
Our Team
Lab Partners and Alumni
Collaborators
Michael Anderson, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
Andrew Budson, Veterans Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare System
Donna Rose Addis, University of Auckland
Angela Gutchess, Brandeis University
Jessica Payne, University of Notre Dame
Benton Pierce, Texas A&M Commerce
Suparna Rajaram, SUNY Stonybrook
Patricia Reuter-Lorenz, University of Michigan
Maureen Ritchey, Boston College
Daniel Schacter, Harvard University
Scott Slotnick, Boston College
Robert Stickgold, Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center and Harvard Medical School
Robert Waldinger, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital
Liane Young, Boston College
Postdoctoral Fellow Alumni
Samantha Williams (2020-2023) Consultant for Resource Systems Group
Tony Cunningham (2018-2022) Member of the Faculty of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Eric Fields (2017-2021) Asst. Professor of Psychology, Westminster College
Holly Bowen (2014-18) - Asst. Professor of Psychology, SMU
Stephanie Sherman (2016-17) - Data scientist, Murmuration
Christopher Madan (2014-17) - Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Nottingham
Eric Allard (2010-14) - Associate Professor of Psychology, Cleveland State University
Anne Krendl (2010-12) - Associate Professor of Psychology, Indiana University Bloomington
Christina Leclerc (2006-10) - Associate Lecturer, University of New England
Graduate Student Alumni
Julia Maybury - Master’s Student (2022-2023) - Ph.D. student at Cambridge University
Ryan Daley - Ph.D. student (2017 - 2022) - Assistant Professor of Psychology, Gordon College
Kelly Bennion - Ph.D. student (2011-2016) -Asst.Professor of Psychology, California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo
Sarah Kark - Ph.D. student (2013-2019) - postdoctoral fellow at UC Irvine, followed by position as Senior Digital Neuroscientist in the private sector
Laura Paige - Master's student (2012-2013) - Ph.D. student at Brandeis University
Brendan Murray - Ph.D. student (2008-2013) - scientific project manager in the private sector
Alisha Holland - Ph.D. student (2007-2012) - Lecturer at Trinity College
Jaclyn Portelli - Master's student (2009-2011) - research assistant at the Kessler Institute
Katherine Mickley Steinmetz - Ph.D. student (2006-2011) - Associate Professor of Psychology, Wofford College
Jill Waring - Ph.D. student (2006-2011) - Asst. Professor of Psychology at Saint Louis University
Jonathan Romiti - Master's student (2007-2009) - law student at BC Law School
Research Staff Alumni
Ryan Gerald Monkman - laboratory coordinator (2022-2024) - Ph.D student at University of Oregon
Brianna Lenza - laboratory coordinator (2022-2024) Head Clinical Research Coordinator at Massachussets General Hospital
Cortney Stedman - laboratory coordinator (2020-2022) - Ph.D student at Florida International University
Michelle Marchesi - research assistant (2019-2020) - medical school at New York Medical College
Sandry Garcia - laboratory coordinator (2017-2020) - Ph.D. student at Boston College
Ryan Daley - laboratory coordinator (2016-2017) - Ph.D. student at Boston College
Tala Berro - research assistant (2015-2016) - Boston University, Genetic Counseling Program
Haley DiBiase - research assistant (2014-2015) - New England College of Optometry
Sarah Scott - laboratory coordinator (2013-2015) - AthenaHealth
John Morris - research assistant (2011-2014) - medical school at Michigan State University
Halle Zucker - laboratory coordinator (2010-2013) - Ph.D. student in Psychology at UC Davis
Jenny Wong - research assistant (2010-2011) - Ph.D. student in Psychology at UT Dallas
Katherine Schmidt - research assistant (2009-2010) - nursing student at University of Pennsylvania
Ranga Atapattu - laboratory coordinator (2008-2010) - Ph.D. student in School Psychology
Keely Muscatell - laboratory coordinator (2006-2008) - Asst. Professor, UNC Chapel Hill
Undergraduate Research Assistants
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Join Us
Would you like to be considered for a position as an undergraduate research assistant in our lab? We do not always have openings, but we will keep your application on file.