Aaron is a clinical psychologist and affective neuroscientist who received his BA from UC Berkeley, his PhD from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and postdoctoral training at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is interested in better understanding the temporal dynamics of emotion and how they relate to individual differences in risk for psychopathology. He uses a variety of methods including brain imaging (fMRI), psychophysiological (facial EMG, skin conductance) and mobile Health to better understand these relationships.

Prior to attending UM, Lara pursued her undergraduate studies in Behavioral Biology, Psychology and French at Johns Hopkins University, and completed a post baccalaureate fellowship in the Genetic Epidemiology Branch at the National Institutes of Health. She is interested in integrating neuroimaging and Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) to discover how changes in the brain affect real-time emotional fluctuations in individuals with mood disorders.

Bill is interested in affective dynamics, and how individual differences in the features of our emotional lives predict risk and resilience in psychopathology. A goal of Bill's research is to use computational modeling to uncover the factors that compel our emotional lives, and to identify the sources of aberrant affective experiences in clinical populations. As a member of the MANATEE Lab, Bill is involved in the preprocessing and analysis of neuroimaging data, and Ecological Momentary Analysis (EMA) programming and data analysis. In his spare time, Bill practices the trumpet and plays jazz music.

Claire graduated from the University of Miami in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Her research interests include cognitive and affective processes and their role in the development and maintenance of psychopathology. Outside of the lab, she enjoys spending time on the water, exercising, and playing with her dogs and cat.

Clara is a Neuroscience major with minors in Chemistry, Criminology, and German. She is interested in the biological aspect of psychological disorders, especially personality disorders. While she does not know specifically what she wants to do yet as a career, she will be applying to graduate school and plans to follow a career in neuroscience research. During her free time, Clara enjoys making music, writing, and practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with the UM recreational club.

Grace is a third-year biology major minoring in chemistry and psychology. Her main interests include abnormal psychology and genetics. After graduation, she plans to attend medical school and become a physician. In her free time, Grace enjoys running, reading, and yoga.

Madalyn is a psychology major with minors in microbiology and immunology and sociology. Her main interests include developmental and cognitive psychology. After graduation, she plans to attend graduate school and obtain her PhD. In her free time, Madalyn enjoys reading, yoga, and being outdoors.

Layne is a junior majoring in psychology, with minors in biology and journalism. Her main interests are neuropsychology and the biological aspects of psychological disorders. After graduation, she plans to attend graduate school to follow a career in psychological research. In her free time, Layne enjoys reading, swimming, and baking.

Cate's research focuses on characterizing the development and dynamics of the learning, memory, and decision-making processes that shape our behavior. She uses a broad array of methodological approaches to examine the cognitive, computational, and neural processes that inform our choices and actions.

Ross Otto is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at McGill University. Ross’s work relies on a combination of computational, behavioral, and psychophysiological, and (more recently) “big data” techniques to understand how people make decisions both in the laboratory and in the real world. 

Kiara's primary focus lies in researching factors that play a role in the etiology, comorbidity, and maintenance of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders. She is particularly interested in translational factors and integrative risk models, including the role of stress, self-regulatory deficits, and emotional tolerance.