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Lab Director
Anna Jenkins
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Adrianna (Anna) Jenkins is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. She is also affiliated with MindCORE, the Neuroscience Graduate Group, and the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative. 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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Postdoctoral fellow
Mu-Chen Wang |
Mu-Chen Wang is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Jenkins Lab. Prior to joining the lab, she completed her Ph.D. in Neuroscience at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. She also holds an M.S. in Cognitive Neuroscience and a B.S. in Finance.
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Research Specialists
Nardos Chegen |
Nardos Chegen is a Research Specialist in the Jenkins Lab. Prior to joining the lab, she completed her undergraduate degree at Columbia University.
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Scott Kao |
Scott Kao is a Research Specialist in the Jenkins Lab. Prior to joining the lab, he completed both his M.S. in Neuroscience (with a focus on Cognitive Neuroscience) and his B.S. in Psychology in Taiwan.
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Lab Alumni
Dilara Berkay (former Ph.D. student and postdoc; Human Factors Scientist at Exponent)
Ekaterina Goncharova (former Ph.D. student; Behavioral Scientist at Vanguard)
Sunny Liu (former M.A. student)
Jaime Castrellon (former postdoc; Assistant Professor of Psychology at UCLA)
Ana Defendini (former Ph.D. student; postdoc at CRNL)
Kenji Kobayashi (former postdoc; Lecturer in Psychology at the University of York)
Madeline McGregor (former undergraduate independent study student)
Vaida Rimeikyte (former postdoc)
Ham Huang (former lab manager; Ph.D. student in Psychology at Princeton)
Ruth Ergete (former undergraduate independent study student)
Rista Plate (former MindCORE postdoc)
Sara Taylor (former postdoc)
Christina Steele (former honors thesis student; Ph.D. student in Psychology at Harvard)
Eliud Vargas (former undergraduate independent study student)
Jessica Saad (former independent study student)
Jacob Wee (former undergraduate independent study student)
Alice Xia (former lab manager; Ph.D. student in CLPS at Brown)
Eash Aggarwal (former undergraduate independent study student)
Natalie Edman (former undergraduate independent study student; Ph.D. student Clinical Psychology Health at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology)
Ekaterina Goncharova (former Ph.D. student; Behavioral Scientist at Vanguard)
Sunny Liu (former M.A. student)
Jaime Castrellon (former postdoc; Assistant Professor of Psychology at UCLA)
Ana Defendini (former Ph.D. student; postdoc at CRNL)
Kenji Kobayashi (former postdoc; Lecturer in Psychology at the University of York)
Madeline McGregor (former undergraduate independent study student)
Vaida Rimeikyte (former postdoc)
Ham Huang (former lab manager; Ph.D. student in Psychology at Princeton)
Ruth Ergete (former undergraduate independent study student)
Rista Plate (former MindCORE postdoc)
Sara Taylor (former postdoc)
Christina Steele (former honors thesis student; Ph.D. student in Psychology at Harvard)
Eliud Vargas (former undergraduate independent study student)
Jessica Saad (former independent study student)
Jacob Wee (former undergraduate independent study student)
Alice Xia (former lab manager; Ph.D. student in CLPS at Brown)
Eash Aggarwal (former undergraduate independent study student)
Natalie Edman (former undergraduate independent study student; Ph.D. student Clinical Psychology Health at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology)
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
Dr. Jenkins will be reviewing applications for new Ph.D. students in the 2026-2027 application cycle.
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.
Dr. Jenkins will be reviewing applications for new Ph.D. students in the 2026-2027 application cycle.
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.
