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Meet the Team!

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Principal Investigator: Dr. Stefania Ashby

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Dr. Stefania Ashby is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Brigham Young University. She completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at Brigham Young University. After completing her degree she worked for several years as a Research Associate at the UC Davis Imaging Research Center conducting translational neuroscience research with individuals experiencing psychosis. She went on to earn her Masters and Doctoral degrees in Psychology specializing in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Oregon.

Her research interests include examining how the brain processes misinformation, understanding why misinformation continues to influence our behavior even when we know the information we have learned is incorrect, and exploring ways we can better reduce the continued influence misinformation can have on our decision-making. She is also passionate about open science communication and public outreach to make scientific findings more accessible to the general public.

Undergraduate Research Assistants

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Hayden Traina

Hayden Traina

I'm Hayden Traina and I am a Senior studying psychology. I am from San Diego, California and in the future I hope to get a MPA and focus in Organizational Behavior. I love to run and boat and hike and ski and play soccer and basically do anything outside!
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Lucas Petersen

Lucas Petersen

I'm a sophomore and a Neuroscience major at BYU. After my undergrad I will be going to Med School to become an orthopedic surgeon. I love rock climbing and watching StarWars. Give me some Panda Express, sour patch watermelons, and a StarWars movie after a good climb and I'm a happy camper!
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Jeremy Boyd

Jeremy Boyd

I am a senior studying Neuroscience with plans on taking the MCAT this spring and attending medical school in Fall 2024! This is my first semester in this lab, but I’ve done work previously with neuromuscular and autoimmune disorders. I’m from Washington, and when I’m not studying for the MCAT, I can be found teaching boxing to Parkinson’s patients, playing Spikeball, singing with the BYU Men’s Chorus, or swing dancing with my beautiful wife Sarah!
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Ema Olenslager

Ema Olenslager

I'm Ema and I'm in the Psychology program! I want to go to grad school to study school psychology and eventually work in elementary education as a psychologist or teacher. I love to sing, play the piano, run, and spend time with my family and friends.
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Savannah Evans

I'm Savannah! I'm majoring in neuroscience and minoring in psychology at BYU. I think it would be awesome to attend graduate school and go into a research field, but I also find the medical field very interesting. I love learning about how people think! I grew up in South Korea and Saudi Arabia and I hope to see more of the world in the future. I love God and love studying Him through religion and science.
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Alumni

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Grace Tegerdine

Grace Tegerdine

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Lucas Doney

Lucas Doney

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Scout Siebert

Scout Siebert

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Vanessa Ruiz

Vanessa Ruiz

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