Ryman Lab Research Team //
Nick Shaff
Data Analyst
Nick received his Bachelors of Science in Psychology from Pennsylvania State University. Prior to joining the Ryman lab, Nick worked for Dr. Mayer on studies of Psychotic Spectrum Disorder and pediatric mild traumatic brain injury, running subjects through neuropsychological, clinical and MRI tests and managing data. Nick's current work involves maintaining lab software packages, managing data, and programming new data analysis pipelines for fMRI imaging.
Stephanie Nitschke
Research Assistant I
Stephanie received her Bachelors of Science in Biology and her Bachelors of Science in Psychology from the University of New Mexico. In Dr. Ryman’s lab, Stephanie works as a Research Assistant where her primary responsibilities include running participant visits, administering neuropsychological testing, and assisting with the collection and analysis of data. Stephanie hopes to attend graduate school to become a genetic counselor, specializing in prenatal or geriatric genetic disorders. In her free time, Stephanie enjoys hiking local trails, playing with her family dogs, and baking homemade treats.
Kayla Julio
Research Assistant I
Kayla received her Bachelors of Arts in Neuroscience and in Spanish Linguistics from Gettysburg College. She works as a research assistant in Dr. Ryman’s lab where she collects and analyzes data, runs participant visits, and administers clinical assessments and neuropsychological testing. Her favorite part of working in the lab is performing the blood draws and presenting the research! She hopes to attend graduate school to study the neuroscience of bi/multilingualism or neuroaesthetics. When Kayla is not at work she enjoys painting, hiking, and spending time with her family and her cats.
