Research
Research Faculty and Staff
David G. Amaral, Ph.D.
Beneto Foundation Professor and Director of Research, UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute; Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Center for Neuroscience, School of Medicine; Core Investigator, California National Primate Research Center.
Thomas F. Anders, M.D.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Emeritus Executive Associate Dean, School of Medicine.
Paul Ashwood, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine.
Melissa Bauman, Ph.D.
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
Robert F. Berman, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Research, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine.
Simeon Boyadjiev Boyd, M.D.
Children’s Miracle Network Endowed Chair, Associate Professor and Chief of the Section of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine.
Blythe A. Corbett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine.
Beth L. Goodlin-Jones, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine; UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute.
Jeffrey P. Gregg, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine; Director Molecular Pathology Shared Resource, UC Davis Cancer Center and UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute Genomics Facility.
Paul J. Hagerman, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine; Director, NeuroTherapeutics Research Institute (NTRI).
Randi J. Hagerman, M.D.
Medical Director, UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute; Endowed Chair in Fragile X Research, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine.
Robin L. Hansen, M.D.
Director of Clinical Programs, UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute; Professor and Chief of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine; Director, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.
Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine; Deputy Director, UC Davis Children's Center for Environmental Health; Chief, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health.
David Hessl, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine.
Lee-Way Jin, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine.
Janine M. LaSalle, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology and Rowe Program in Human Genetics, School of Medicine.
Ann M. Mastergeorge, Ph.D.
Assistant Adjunct Professor/Researcher, Department of Human and Community Development, Division of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
A. Kimberley McAllister, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, Division of Biological Sciences, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, and Center for Neuroscience.
Peter C. Mundy, Ph.D.
Lisa Capps Chair for Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Education, and Director of Educational Research, UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute, School of Education and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
Stephen C. Noctor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine.
Sally Ozonoff, Ph.D.
Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine.
Isaac N. Pessah, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, 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.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Letters and Science.
Sally J. Rogers, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine.
Clifford D. Saron, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Scientist, Center for Mind and Brain and UC Davis M.I.N.D.Institute.
Julie B. Schweitzer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine.
Tony J. Simon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine.
Marjorie Solomon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine.
Flora Tassone, Ph.D.
Research Biochemist, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine; Investigator, UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute, University of California, Davis.
Judy Van de Water, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, 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: lrlacy@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