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We are an interdisciplinary team of scientists working together to understand the causes of depression and ways to prevent first onsets of the disorder.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

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DR. ERIN C. DUNN

Professor of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
Purdue University (West Lafayette & Indianapolis Campuses)

Curriculum Vitae

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Dr. Erin C. Dunn is a social and psychiatric epidemiologist with expertise in genetics and epigenetics. Her research laboratory uses interdisciplinary approaches to better understand the social and biological factors that influence the etiology of depression among women, children, and adolescents.

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LEADERSHIP

Heather Brockway

Heather Brockway

Program Director

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Administrative Leadership

Melissa Hay

Gina Castiblanco- Rubio

Sr. Research Scholar-Tooth

RESEARCH FELLOWS & Scholars

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BROOKE McKENNA

Anem Iftikhar

Caroline Znachko

Marina Martínez de Pinillos González

STUDENTS

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ABIGAIL HIGGINS

Graduate Student

STAFF

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SAMMY STOLL

Senior Data Analyst

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INDU

Research Associate and Tooth Research Coordinator

Katie Clare

Data Analyst

LAB ALUMNI

  • Madison Bigler

    MADISON BIGLER

    Clinical Research Coordinator

  • Molly Boll

    MOLLY BOLL

    Co-Op Student

  • Tope Abagalogun

    TOPE ABAGALOGUN

    Student

  • Grace Burke

    GRACE BURKE

    Co-Op Student

  • Daniel Busso

    DANIEL BUSSO

    Doctoral Student

  • Krista Caasi

    KRISTA CAASI

    Undergraduate Student

  • Janine Cerutti

    JANINE CERUTTI

    Clinical Research Coordinator

  • Ruijia Chen

    RUIJIA CHEN

    Doctoral Student

  • Theresa Cheng

    THERESA CHENG

    Post Doctoral Fellow

  • Karmel Choi

    KARMEL CHOI

    Post Doctoral Fellow

  • Nina Chung

    NINA CHUNG

    Undergraduate Intern

  • Katherine Crawford

    KATHERINE CRAWFORD

    Clinical Research Coordinator

  • Yael Dai

    YAEL DAI

    Clinical Research Coordinator

  • Brigette Davis

    BRIGETTE DAVIS

    Doctoral Student

  • Katie Davis

    KATIE DAVIS

    Clinical Research Coordinator

  • Virginia Durcan

    VIRGINIA DURCAN

    Undergraduate Student

  • Mohamed Elebiary

    MOHAMED ELEBIARY

    Dental Technician

  • Sam Ernst

    SAM ERNST

    Research Assistant

  • Virginia Fisher

    VIRGINIA FISHER

    Data Analyst and PhD Candidate

  • Celia Friedman

    CELIA FRIEDMAN

    Intern

  • Hallie Friedman

    HALLIE FRIEDMAN

    Undergraduate Student

  • Emma Glickman

    EMMA GLICKMAN

    Clinical Research Coordinator

  • Stephanie Gomez

    STEPHANIE GOMEZ

    Research Assistant

  • Daniella Gomez-Ochoa

    DANIELLA GOMEZ-OCHOA

    Undergraduate Student

  • Patricia Hong

    PATRICIA HONG

    Program Manager

  • Kristina Jacobsson

    KRISTINA JACOBSSON

    Undergraduate Student

  • Simran Kaur

    SIMRAN KAUR

    Graduate Student

  • Jenna Kiely

    JENNA KIELY

    Research Assistant

  • Zheng Kuang

    ZHENG KUANG

    Master’s Student

  • Elizabeth LeBlanc

    ELIZABETH LEBLANC

    Research Assistant

  • Sandy Li

    SANDY LI

    Research Assistant

  • Jiaxuan (Jessie) Liu

    JIAXUAN (JESSIE) LU

    Graduate Student

  • Alexandre Lussier

    ALEXANDRE LUSSIER

    Post Doctoral Research Fellow

  • Liana Maggid

    LIANA MAGGID

    Communications Co-Op Student

  • Samantha Mahoney

    SAMANTHA MAHONEY

    Co-Op Student

  • Sandro Marini

    SANDRO MARINI

    Post Doctoral Research Fellow

  • Jennie Marinucci

    JENNIE MARINUCCI

    Dental Student

  • Caitlin Martin-Welp

    CAITLIN MARTIN-WELP

    Undergraduate Student

  • Rebecca Mountain

    REBECCA MOUNTAIN

    Post Doctoral Research Fellow

  • Emily Moya

    EMILY MOYA

    Research Assistant

  • Nikita Murli

    NIKITA MURLI

    Co-Op Student

  • Kristen Nishimi

    KRISTEN NISHIMI

    Graduate Student

  • Clara Parsons

    CLARA PARSONS

    Undergraduate Student

  • Olivia Pickett

    OLIVIA PICKETT

    Clinical Research Coordinator

  • Miriam Raffeld

    MIRIAM RAFFELD

    Research Technician

  • Juan Ramirez-Tapia

    JUAN RAMIREZ-TAPIA

    Bioinformatics Intern

  • Alice Renaud

    ALICE RENAUD

    Research Assistant

  • Deborah Rose

    DEBORAH ROSE

    Student

  • Natalie Rosendahl

    NATALIE ROSENDAHL

    Staff Assistant

  • Kenzie Rzonca

    KENZIE RZONCA

    Children’s Book Development Consultant

  • Joel Salinas

    JOEL SALINAS

    Medical Student

  • Isabel Schuurmans

    ISABEL SCHUURMANS

    Fulbright Research Fellow

  • Nitasha Siddique

    NITASHA SIDDIQUE

    Clinical Research Coordinator

  • Emily Smail

    EMILY SMAIL

    Student

  • Brooke Smith

    BROOKE SMITH

    Data Analyst

  • Kathryn Smith

    KATHRYN SMITH

    Senior Program Manager

  • Tom Soare

    TOM SOARE

    Senior Data Analyst

  • David Steefel-Moore

    DAVID STEEFEL-MOORE

    Master’s Student

  • Liv Sterns

    LIV STERNS

    Research Assistant

  • Jenny Tse

    JENNY TSE

    Master’s Student

  • Meg Min-Jung Wang

    MEG MIN-JUNG WANG

    Doctoral Student

  • Yan Wang

    YAN WANG

    Master’s Student

  • Natasha Wood

    NATASHA WOOD

    Fulbright Research Fellow

  • Yiwen Zhu

    YIWEN ZHU

    Data Analyst

  • Khalil Zlaoui

    KHALIL ZLAOUI

    Data Analyst

  • Kunal Rustagi

    Kunal Rustagi

    Data Analyst

  • Anushka Shah

    Anushka Shah

    Data Analyst

  • SHERIEF ELDEEB

    Clinical Research Coordinator

  • Katie Thompson

    Post-Doc

  • Emya Upshaw

    Student

  • Anna Grossbach

    Graduate Student

  • Caitlyn Arnold

    Undergraduate Student