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Jenkins Lab, Fall 2019.
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Lab Director
Anna Jenkins
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Adrianna (Anna) Jenkins is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining the faculty at Penn, she completed her B.A. at Dartmouth College, her Ph.D. at Harvard University, and a postdoc at UC Berkeley.
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Research Coordinator
Ham Huang |
Ham Huang (黄泓皓) is the Lab Manager of the Jenkins Lab. Ham completed B.A.s in Psychology, Applied Mathematics, and Philosophy at University of California, Berkeley prior to joining the lab.
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Postdoctoral Fellows
Vaida Rimeikyte |
Vaida Rimeikyte is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Jenkins Lab. Prior to starting at Penn, she completed her A.B. in Psychology at Harvard University and her Ph.D. at Cornell University.
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Rista Plate |
Rista Plate is currently a MindCORE Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, primarily working with Dr. Jenkins and Dr. Rebecca Waller. Rista completed her PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and B.A. in Psychology, with honors, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Kenji Kobayashi |
Kenji Kobayashi is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Joe Kable's Lab and the Jenkins Lab. He completed his PhD in Neuroscience at University of California, Berkeley, and received postdoctoral training at Columbia University before joining Penn.
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Jaime Castrellon |
Broadly, Jaime is interested in using tools from neuroscience and psychology to understand the basic neural and cognitive mechanisms that support complex social decisions. Jaime received his PhD from Duke University where his work focused on the relationship between dopamine and subjective valuation of rewards. Under the supervision of Joe Kable and Anna Jenkins, he is investigating how social information modulates brain mechanisms of learning and decision making.
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Graduate Students
Dilara Berkay |
Dilara Berkay is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to starting at Penn, she completed her B.A. at Dogus University and her M.A. at Koc University in Turkey.
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Ana Defendini |
Ana Defendini is a Ph.D. student in the Neuroscience graduate program at the University of Pennsylvania, currently completing a rotation in the Jenkins Lab. Prior to starting at Penn, she completed her B.S. in Cellular & Molecular Biology at the University of Puerto Rico.
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Ekaterina Goncharova |
Ekaterina Goncharova is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Psychology and Department of Marketing at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining the lab, she completed her B.A. at UC Berkeley with a double major in Psychology and Cognitive Science.
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Undergraduate Students
Ruth Ergete |
Ruth Ergete is an international student from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She is currently a junior(Class of 2023) majoring in Psychology and minoring in Computer and Information Science while doing an independent study in the Jenkins Lab.
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Maddie McGregor
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Maddie McGregor is from Chicago, Illinois. She is currently a senior (Class of 2023) majoring in Psychology and minoring in Healthcare Management while doing an independent study in the Jenkins Lab.
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Lab Alumni
Christina Steele (former honors thesis student, now Master student at Oxford)
Eliud Vargas (former research assistant)
Jessica Saad (former independent study student)
Jacob Wee (former research assistant)
Alice Xia (former lab manager su2020-su2021, now Ph.D. student at Brown CLPS)
Eash Aggarwal (former independent study student)
Natalie Edman (former independent study student su2021-su2022, now Ph.D. student at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, with emphasis in Clinical Psychology Health)
Eliud Vargas (former research assistant)
Jessica Saad (former independent study student)
Jacob Wee (former research assistant)
Alice Xia (former lab manager su2020-su2021, now Ph.D. student at Brown CLPS)
Eash Aggarwal (former independent study student)
Natalie Edman (former independent study student su2021-su2022, now Ph.D. student at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, with emphasis in Clinical Psychology Health)
Join Us?
Research Assistants
If you're a Penn undergraduate interested in working in the lab as a research assistant, please email us to express interest.
If you're a Penn undergraduate interested in working in the lab as a research assistant, please email us to express interest.
Ph.D. Students
Applications for admission to Penn's Psychology and Neuroscience Ph.D. programs for the 2023-2024 academic year are due on December 1st, 2022.
Information about the Psychology Ph.D. program can be found here.
Information about the Neuroscience Ph.D. program can be found here.
Applicants are encouraged to email Dr. Jenkins to express interest in advance of the deadline.
Applications for admission to Penn's Psychology and Neuroscience Ph.D. programs for the 2023-2024 academic year are due on December 1st, 2022.
Information about the Psychology Ph.D. program can be found here.
Information about the Neuroscience Ph.D. program can be found here.
Applicants are encouraged to email Dr. Jenkins to express interest in advance of the deadline.
