People
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Whether you are a fellow researcher, a prospective student, or simply interested in our work, we invite you to get to know our team, past and present. As a dedicated group of researchers, we share a common passion for advancing knowledge, exploring groundbreaking ideas, and collaborating on cutting-edge projects.

2015
Amy Early
French
Amy worked for Dr. Thom for several years, including two summers as part of Wheaton's summer fellowship. She spent most of her time working on a meta-analysis that evaluated the effects of eating on endothelial function as measured by flow-mediated dilation. She presented our work at EB, where she was invited to present at the microvasculature society. She is currently pursing an OTD at UIC.

2015
Amanda Azadian
AHS + International Relations
Amanda was part of the earliest team of undergraduate students to work for Dr. Thom. She and a host of other research assistants helped launch the Grey Matters Group and also helped run a collaborative study that evaluated the effects of head-cooling on aerobic performance. Amanda is a Senior Business Analyst for Walgreens.

2015
Kelly Ross
AHS + Spanish
Kelly worked for Dr. Thom on several projects including an analysis of a data-set that evaluated neural correlates of emotion processing using high-density EEG. She presented our work at the national SfN conference in 2015. Kelly resides in Wheaton and works at Lawndale Christian Health Center. "Aunt Kelly" lived with me and my wife and our boys for a summer, so she is like family to me.

2015
Kai Libby
AHS
Kai was also part of the earliest team of undergraduate students to work for Dr. Thom. He and a host of other research assistants helped launch the Grey Matters Group and also helped run a collaborative study that evaluated the effects of head-cooling on aerobic performance. Kai is an operations manager at INAPC.
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Airel Estralla
2017
Bates College
Lindsey Williams
2019-20
Cornell
Naraen Palanikumar
2020
UIUC
Todd Vankerkhoff
2014
Loyola School of Medicine