Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Biography PhD, University of Arizona, Tucson Co-Core Director, Brain Imaging Core Director of MRI Physics Research, Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room T225 Madison, WI 53705 608-265-8233 aalexander@waisman.wisc.edu Quantitative Brain Imaging Technology Lab Research Statement My research is focused on the use of advanced Magnetic Resonance …
Biography PhD, University of Iowa Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room 543A Madison, WI 53705 (608) 890-2259 rebecca.alper@wisc.edu Language, Literacy, and Learning Lab Research Statement Dr. Alper’s research focuses on understanding and improving language and academic outcomes for children who are at-risk as a result of learning environment, communication disorder status, or both. …
Biography PhD, University of Southern California Contact Information 3195 Medical Sciences Center 1300 University Avenue Madison, WI 53706 608-262-0653 kausderau@wisc.edu The Ausderau Lab Waisman Contact Information 1500 Highland Ave, Room 493 Room 493 Madison, WI 53705 608-263-5149 Research Statement My research program focuses on families and child with autism spectrum disorder. I study daily occupations, …
Biography PhD, University of Cincinnati Co-Core Director, IDD Models Sub-Core Director, hPSC Services Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room 623 Madison, WI 53705 608-265-6142 bhattacharyy@waisman.wisc.edu Bhattacharyya Lab at UW-Madison Research Statement I have built my research career on a longstanding interest in developmental biology. I pursued foundational training in developmental neurobiology, growth factor …
Biography PhD, University of Pittsburgh Research Statement Dr. Lauren Bishop is an associate professor in the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work and a principal investigator at the Waisman Center. Her NIH-funded research uses epidemiological, advanced computational, and qualitative methods to characterize health, wellbeing, and aging processes in autistic adults and adults with intellectual …
Biography PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Professor, Department of Educational Psychology Contact Information UW-Madison Room 1086, Educational Sciences Building 1025 W. Johnson Street Madison, WI 53706 608-262-4938 dmbolt@wisc.edu Educational Psychology Research Statement My methodological research interests are in the theory and application of psychometric methods in the educational, social and health sciences. I am especially …
Biography MD, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul Professor, Department of Pediatrics Contact Information T503, Waisman Center 1500 Highland Ave Madison, WI 53705 608-262-2289 cengiz@pediatrics.wisc.edu Cengiz Research Group Research Statement Cengiz’s research focuses on finding a novel therapy for neonatal encephalopathy subsequent to hypoxia ischemia (HI). She uses the experimental (Vannucci-Rice) mouse model of hypoxia …
Biography PhD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Director, Waisman Center Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room T201 Madison, WI 53705 608-262-9416 qchang@waisman.wisc.edu Lab Website: Chang Lab, Stem Cell Research Program Research Statement Overview Our long-term goal is to understand the molecular mechanism underlying DNA methylation-dependent epigenetic regulation of brain functions. Our current …
Biography PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison Associate Director, IDDRC Co-Core Director, Brain Imaging Core Director of PET Physics, Waisman Brain Imaging Lab Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room T231 Madison, WI 53705 608-890-0750 bchristian@wisc.edu PET NeuroPET Imaging Lab Alzheimer’s Biomarkers Consortium — Down Syndrome (ABC-DS) Research Statement Our research focuses on developing and translating …
Biography PhD, Harvard William James & Vilas Professor of Psychology & Psychiatry Contact Information Waisman Center, Room T115 1500 Highland Avenue Madison, WI 53705 608-265-8189 rjdavids@wisc.edu Center for Healthy Minds Research Statement His research is broadly focused on the neural bases of emotion and emotional style and methods to promote human flourishing including meditation and related contemplative practices. His studies have included persons …
