Lab Members
Mary Phillips, MD, MD (Cantab)
Pittsburgh Foundation-Emmerling Endowed Chair in Psychotic Disorders, Distinguished Professor in Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science, Director of the Center for Translational and Developmental Affective Neuroscience, and Director of the Mood and Brain Laboratory
Faculty & Postdoctoral Researchers
Manan Arora, MBBS
Postdoctoral Researcher
Hobbies: swimming, reading and watching movies
Michele Bertocci, PhD
Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Hobbies: gardening, photography, yoga
Pets: 2 cats, Starwars and Chuckles
Least favorite food: okra
Henry Chase, PhD
Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Danella Hafeman, MD
Affiliated Investigator
Hobbies: playing flute and piano; yoga
Pets: a remarkably toddler-friendly cat named Hoyo
Least favorite food: papaya
Renata Rozovsky, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Hobbies: travelling, hiking, Argentinian tango, board games, puzzles
Pets: my kid’s parakeet
Least favorite food: fruit soup
Adriane Soehner, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, K awardee
Hobbies: Yoga, Training my dog to do fun tricks
Pets: Lana the Bernese mountain dog and Jack the cat
Least favorite food: Ketchup
Amelia Versace, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Hobbies: Gardening
Pets: A cat named Cleopatra
Least favorite food: I don’t think there are any. I like everything
Collaborators
Jay Fournier, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Ohio State University
Hobbies: cooking, pottery, martial arts, and occasionally juggling fire
Pets: A cat (Memphis) and a dog (Billie Holiday)
Least favorite food: Kimchi
Caroline Oppenheimer, PhD
Research Scientist RTI International
Hobbies: Exploring Pittsburgh with my 3-year-old son
Pets: Half golden retriever half labrador named Cornelius
Least favorite food: pickles
Students & Interns
Maya Schumer, BS
Graduate Student Researcher
Hobbies: Hiking, running, making art and playing piano.
Staff
Haris Aslam, BS
Database Administrator
Hobbies: Biking, Reading
Least favorite food: Okra
Genna Bebko, PhD
Research Coordinator
Hobbies: pilates
Pets: Shiba Inu rescue & cats
Least favorite food: pie
Osasumwen Benjamin, MD MA
Research Principal
Hobbies: reading, writing, cooking, listening to music, dancing and critically analyzing culturally-relevant television programs and films
Lisa Bonar, BS
Systems Analyst
Hobbies: Drinking pina coladas and getting caught in the rain
Tyler Brady, BS
Systems Analyst
bradyt7@upmc.edu
Hobbies: Cooking (mostly Thai food at the moment), fishing, shooting pool.
Pets: A small toothless cat.
Tyler Conrad, BA
Sr. Research Associate
Hobbies: Reading, playing golf, cutting fish
Least favorite food: None. I eat just about everything.
Simona Graur, MSW
Sr. Research Principal
Jon Hart
Database Manager
Hobbies: Coaching youth sports, baking, and time with family and friends.
Pets: An elderly but endearingly affectionate cat
Least favorite food: Crunchy frog
Jill E Morris-Tillman
Administrative Coordinator
Hobbies: Cooking, murder mysteries, and traveling.
Hope Reveche, BS
Research Specialist
Hobbies: dancing, writing, snowboarding, traveling, searching for Pittsburgh’s best peppermint mocha
Pets: 2 Labs, Broccoli (Roc) and Tofu
Least favorite food: peas, pickles, egg yolks (egg whites OK)
Alex Skeba, BS
Systems Analyst Intermediate
Hobbies: playing ragtime and blues on the piano. Grilling some steaks on my back porch. Getting beat at basketball by my 12 year old brother.
Pets: a cat named Poptart
Least favorite food: without a doubt undercooked potato pancakes.
Ricki Stiffler, MSW
Research Program Administrator
Hobbies: reading, golf, painting and local brewery tours.
Yiming Wang
Research Coordinator
Hobbies: running, reading, cooking, and painting blobby watercolors