People
People in the RADD lab
Faculty and Graduate Students
Sarah N. Douglas, Associate Professor and RADD Lab Director
Fun fact: Sarah won a crawling contest as an infant!
Sarah Dunkel-Jackson, Research Faculty and POWR Project Manager
Fun fact: Sarah loves coaching and playing sports. She played for the State Championship Bath Bees softball team, played lacrosse in college, and now coaches baseball, softball, and basketball for youth with and without disabilities.
Tiantian Sun, PhD Candidate in Child Development and Research Assistant on the POWR Project
Fun fact: Tiantian loves broccoli but hates carrots.
Atikah Bagawan, PhD Candidate in Child Development, Research Assistant on the POWR Project, and Co-Lab Manager
Fun fact: Atikah loves extreme sports!
Emily Jensen, Doctoral Student in Child Development and Co-Lab Manager
Fun fact: Emily fosters kittens! So her home is always full of furry friends.
Prince Owusu, Doctoral Student in Child Development
Fun fact: Prince loves board games!
Chandani Bhandari, Doctoral Student in Child Development
Fun fact: Chandani's name means "moonlight" in Hindi!
Dr. Patricia West, College of Nursing
Fun fact: Patty's favorite candy is Swedish fish!
Sarah Khan, Medical Student
Fun fact: Sarah can solve a rubric's cube!
Alanna Desibour, Biology Graduate
Fun Fact: My favorite hobby is hiking, especially with my dog Finley!
Elizabeth Liffley, Doctoral Student in Special Education
Fun fact: Elizabeth is getting married in November 2022!
Undergraduate Students
Justin Strong, Junior, pre-dental track
Fun fact: Justin has played the trumpet for 10 years and is currently in the Spartan Marching Band
Katie Bullock, Senior, Neuroscience
Fun fact: Katie loves music and her favorite band is the Beatles!
Carolyn Lignell, Senior, HDFS
Fun fact: Carolyn loves to sail!
Madeline Leppek, Senior, HDFS
Fun fact: Madeline's favorite thing about MSU is the school spirit and the fall colors!
Saishreya Kankanalapalli, Sophomore, Human Biology
Fun fact: Shreya has been dancing since she was six years old!
Ava Ballagh, Junior, Social Work
Fun fact: Ava's favorite hobby is theater, and she loves doing shows at MSU.
Kasey Boegner, Junior, Psychology
Fun fact: Kasey's favorite thing about MSU is living in a sorority house with her best friends!
Brennan Haugen, Junior, Psychology and Pre-Medical
Fun fact: Brennan loves golf, and has been golfing since he was 8 years old!
Natalie Magid, Junior, Human Biology
Fun fact: Natalie used to be a figure skater!
Anna Fisher, Senior, Neuroscience and Psychology
Fun fact: Anna's favorite hobbies are working out, drawing, and painting.
Annie Henseler, Senior, Elementary Education
Fun fact: Annie's favorite hobby is backpacking!
Ashleigh Strong, Sophomore, Neuroscience
Fun fact: Ashleigh loves to read and will stay up all night to finish a book!
Amy Keyorkgy, Senior, Neuroscience and Spanish
Fun fact: Amy has played the violin since she was 4 years old!
Aaditi Nambiar, Junior, Neuroscience and Psychology
Fun fact: Aaditi loves visiting beautiful and historical places, as well as being outdoors.
Abby Sherwood, Junior, Communications
Fun fact: Abby lived in London, England as a child!
Autumn David, Senior, HDFS and Pre-med
Fun fact: Autumn lives on a farm!
Evan Hughes, Junior, Physiology
Fun fact: Evan was an all-state swimmer in high school!
Grace Hetke, Junior, Communication Science and Disorders
Fun fact: Harry Styles blew Grace a kiss at a concert when she was 13!
Samantha Tanner, Senior, Neuroscience
Fun fact: Samantha loves to teach her dog Finn new tricks.
Louise Cioban, Senior, Neuroscience and Psychology
Fun fact: Louise used to play the saxophone!
Joseph Kesto, Sophomore, Neuroscience and Public Health
Fun fact: Joseph is obsessed with concerts and touched Lil Nas X at his most recent show!
Bella Staley, Sophomore, Human Development and Family Studies
Fun fact: Bella was able to travel out of the country this summer!
Dre'Ana O'Neal, Freshman, Psychology
Fun fact: Dre'Ana's favorite activities include playing piano, drawing, and reading.
