Lab Manager

Kendra Mehl

Kendra is a recent graduate from Mizzou with her degree in Psychology and minors in Sociology and Women and Gender Studies. She is excited to be working with the Music Cognition and Aesthetics Lab before pursuing a graduate program. Kendra loves to read, cook, and get outside in her free time and is passionate about human rights advocacy.


Graduate Research Assistant

Matthew Dew

Matthew is a recent graduate of Missouri S&T with a degree in psychology and a minor in philosophy. He is currently working on his MS in Industrial-Organizational psychology at S&T. In his free time he enjoys reading, gaming, and spending time with his dog and four cats.


Undergraduate Research Assistants

Carly Carron

Carly Carron is a Freshman at Missouri S&T majoring in Psychology with an emphasis in Cognition and Neuroscience. She plans on continuing her education by pursuing an MD. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis, reading, and spending time with friends and family.

Akira Durbin

Akira is a sophomore at Missouri S&T majoring in psychology. After graduation, she plans to attend graduate school and pursue research. In her free time, she paints and gardens.

Jessica Frame

Jessica is a senior at Missouri S&T pursuing degrees in biology with a minor in chemistry and psychology with an emphasis in cognitive neuroscience. Upon graduation she plans to pursue a PhD in cognitive neuroscience. In her free time, she loves to bake, hang out with friends, and try new things!

Julien Hanson

Julien Hanson is a sophomore at Missouri S&T majoring in Psychology with a focus in Cognition and Neuroscience. He plans on pursuing either a MD or a PhD. He enjoys writing music in his free time

Lauren Linhardt

Lauren is a junior at Missouri S&T majoring in Molecular and Cell Biology with a double minor in Chemistry and cognitive neuroscience. She plans to eventually go on to get her MD and eventually become a neurologist. In her free time she loves to powerlift and be outdoors with her friends.

Aiden Wallace Pickett

Wallace is a Freshman at Missouri S&T majoring in Computer Science, minoring in Cognitive Neuroscience, Bioinformatics, and reaching for a certification in Neuroscience. He plans on pursuing Neuroscience further in graduate school, with the intention of either working on neural networks or neuroscience research in his future. In his free time, he enjoys reading, playing music, exercising, and engaging in the act of creation, in whatever form he may find.

Colin Shannon

Colin Shannon is a sophomore at Missouri S&T pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering. He is conducting research in the lab through the S&T Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Experiences program. In his free time, he enjoys learning about music and sound, playing rugby, and being with his family.

Sarah Shyres

Sarah Shyres is a sophomore at Missouri S&T majoring in Psychology with an emphasis in Cognition and Neuroscience. She plans to attend graduate school to study epidemiology. In her free time, she enjoys knitting, crocheting, drawing, and roller skating.

Alumni

Elena Bai (2018-2023)

Elizabeth Kickbusch (2022-2023)

Henry Volkmann (2022-2023)

Helen Werner (2022)

Emily Pearson (2019 - 2022)

Whitney Davidson (2020 - 2021)

Jenna Graff (2020 - 2021)

Aaron Hardy (2020 - 2021)

Mikayla Shy (2021)

Amanda Lim (2021)

Abbigail Ely (2019 - 2021)

Maria Gugliano (2019 - 2021)

Raelynn Twohy (2018 - 2021)

Brooke Boulais (2019-2020)

Nicholas Schmidt (2019-2020)

Ava (Peterson) Stroud (2018-2020)

Kaelyn Kacirek (2018 - 2020)

Claire Neill (2018 - 2020)