CNS Faculty

All CNS faculty are accepting students for the upcoming graduate admission cycle. Applications are due December 1, 2022.

We encourage interested students to read more about the program in our 1-page overview or within our comprehsive Information Guide, which includes details about the program, outlines the strengths of our program, provides context and details about faculty research, and specifics about how to apply to the UofSC CNS concentration.

Faculty Member	Group	Focus Area	Website & social media	Accepting RAs?
Almor, Amit	Cognitive Science & Cognitive Neuroscience	Psycholinguistics; Language, Memory, Attention and Space; Discourse Reference Processing	https://people.cas.sc.edu/almor/
Booze, Rosemarie M.	Neural Science	Long-term effects of viruses in the human and non-human primate brain; Plant-based neurocognitive therapeutics; Drug dependence and abuse		Starting Spring 2023
Desai, Rutvik Harshad	Cognitive Neuroscience	Neural representation of concepts; Neural basis of language	https://go.sc.edu/delab	Starting Fall 2023
Fu, Xiaoxue (Jessie)	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	Attention; Social Cognition; Socioemotional Development; Eye Tracking; Neuroimaging	Twitter: @jessie_x_fu	Yes
Green, Jessica	Cognitive Neuroscience	Attention; Multisensory Perception; Human Electrophysiology (EEG)
Hudac, Caitlin	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	Social attention; social cognition; Neurodevelopmental (e.g., autism) and genetic disorders; Lifespan development	https://www.b-radlab.com Twitter: @greatcait	Yes
Mactutus, Charles F.	Neural Science	Long-term effects of drugs, toxins, and viruses on cognitive processes in the non-human and human brain; The microbiome and gut-brain axis for neurotherapeutics; Drug dependence and choice behavior
Richards, John	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	Infant attention; Developmental neuroimaging; Psychophysiology	https://infantlab.sc.edu/ https://jerlab.sc.edu/
Rorden, Chris	Cognitive Neuroscience	Investigations of language, attention and perception using neuropsychology, brain imaging and brain stimulation
Shinkareva, Svetlana	Cognitive Neuroscience	MVPA methods; Representation of affect; Representation of semantic meaning
Vendemia, Jennifer M. C.	Cognitive Neuroscience	Neurocognition of pain; Sensory motor integration; Stress and cognition
Vento, Peter	Neural Science	Animal models of addiction-like behavior; cost-benefit decision-making; compulsivity; neural circuits of avoidance; optogenetics	https://www.theventolab.com/ Twitter: @peter_vento
Wedell, Douglas H.	Cognition & Cognitive Neuroscience	Judgment and decision making; Context effects; Neural representation of affect

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CNS Faculty

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