Research
Research Faculty and Staff
David G. Amaral, Ph.D.
Beneto Foundation Professor and Director of Research, M.I.N.D. Institute
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Center for Neuroscience
Core Investigator, California National Primate Research Center
Thomas F. Anders, M.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine
Paul Ashwood, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine
Robert F. Berman, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine
Blythe Corbett, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine
Beth Goodlin-Jones, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine
Claudia M. Greco, M.D.
Associate Physician, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine
Jeffrey Gregg, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine
Director Molecular Pathology Shared Resource, UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute and M.I.N.D. Institute's Genomics Facility.
Paul Hagerman, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine
Randi Hagerman, M.D.
Medical Director, M.I.N.D. Institute, Professor, Endowed Chair in Fragile X Research, School of Medicine
Bruce Hammock, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Entomology and Cancer Research Center, Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Robin L. Hansen, M.D.
Director of Clinical Programs, M.I.N.D. Institute; Professor and Chief of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine
Robert Hendren, D.O.
Executive Director, M.I.N.D. Institute
Professor and Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine
Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine
David Hessl, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine
Lee-Way Jin, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Brain and Tissue Bank, Associate Professor, Department of Medical Pathology, School of Medicine
Jinoh Kim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine
Penny Knapp, M.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Medicine
Ann Mastergeorge, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Education Psychologist, Department of Human and Community Development, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Peter Mundy, Ph.D.
Director of Education, M.I.N.D. Institute
Stephen Noctor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine
Sally Ozonoff, Ph.D.
Endowed Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine
Isaac Pessah, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine; Director, UC Davis Children's Center for Environmental Health and Disease Prevention
Susan M. Rivera, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, School of Medicine
Sally Rogers, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine
Julie Schweitzer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine
Frank Sharp, M.D.
Professor, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine
Tony Simon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine
Marjorie Solomon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine
Flora Tassone, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Biochemist, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine
Judy Van de Water, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology/Allergy and Clinical Immunology, School of Medicine
Cynthia Zierhut, Ph.D.
Psychologist II, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine
Research Staff
Suzanne Edgington, Research Clinic Manager
Phone: (916) 703-0236
E-mail: suzanne.edgington@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Laura Lacy, Ph.D., Research Administrator
Phone: (916) 703-0254
E-mail: laura.lacy@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Brenda Shelton, Community Health Program Representative
Phone: (916) 703-0336
Taylor Rios, Clinical Research Projects Coordinator
Phone: (916) 703-0320
(Contact Taylor for clinical research study information)
Mandy Pietrykowski, Community Outreach Coordinator
Phone: (916) 703-0391
Email: mandy.pietrykowski@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Veronica Lopez-Villaseñor, Clinical Research Coordinator
Phone: (916) 703-0343
Email: veronica.lopez-villasenor@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
(Se Habla Español)
Lou Ann Barnett, Ph.D., Project Manager Autism Phenome Project
Phone: (916) 703-0441
Email: louann.barnett@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu