Who are we?
Jim Thompson is Associate Professor of Psychology, and Scientific Director of the GMU 3T MRI Center, at George Mason University. He is interested in social and affective processing in children and adults, using multimodal neuroimaging (EEG/ERPs, fMRI), neurostimulation (rTMS), and computational models of behavior.
Bill Kennedy is an Associate Professor (term) in the Department of Computational and Data Sciences in the College of Science. He is interested in integrating cognitive science and cognitive modeling of individual into computational social science up to the societal level.
Lindsay S. Shaffer is a 4th year PhD student in the CSNG and a NSF NRT Fellow. Lindsay’s research focuses on computational modeling, brain imaging modalities (e.g., EEG, fMRI), reward processing, reinforcement learning, and psychosis.
Eslam Hassan a PhD student in the Department of Psychology currently evaluating the effects of social isolation and loneliness during the pandemic. Future interests are in learning and memory in college students.
Isabella Lalena is a doctoral student in the CSNG lab. She graduated from George Mason University in 2019 with a B.S. in Psychology and Neuroscience. Her current research interests include neuroimaging, brain stimulation, and brain-computer interfaces.