Cognitive Neuroscience Program
General Information | Faculty | Curriculum

Cognitive Neuroscience Interdepartmental Faculty
Name & Background Contact Information Research and Professional Interests

Mike Adams, Ph.D., Biology

Postdoctoral Training

  • Rockefeller University

Ph.D.

  • Duke University

Office: Media 225 (map)

Phone: (860) 465-5305

Email: adams@EasternCT.edu

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Areas of Interest:

  • Genetics
  • Cell Biology

Anthony Y. Aidoo, Ph.D., Mathematics

Ph.D.

  • University of Vermont

Office: Webb 322

Phone: (860) 465-0115
Email: AidooA@easternct.edu

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Areas of Interest:

  • Biomathematical modeling
  • Wavelets
  • Statistical Data Analysis

 

Franklin Brown, Ph.D. Psychology

Cognitive Neuroscience Coordinator

Postdoctoral Training

  • Dartmouth Medical School
  • Neuropsychology/Neuroimaging

Ph.D.

  • Louisiana Tech University

Office: Webb 138
Phone: (860) 465-5364
Email: brownf@easternct.edu

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Areas of Interest:

  • Visual memory for location
  • Variables affecting Memory
  • Memory in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
  • Sleep Difficulties and Cognition

Professional Activities:

Licensed Psychologist - Clinical Neuropsychologist

Luis Cordón, Ph.D., Psychology


Ph.D.

  • University of Notre Dame

Office: Webb 125
Phone: (860) 465-5289
Email: cordonl@easternct.edu


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Areas of Interest:

  • Cognitive reading strategies
  • Cognitive testing
  • Parent-child interaction
  • Cognitive Development

Elizabeth Cowles, Ph.D., Biology

Postdoctoral Training

  • UConn - Orthopaedics
  • University of California
  • Entomology

Ph.D.

  • Michigan State University

Office: Goddard 220

Phone:860-465-4385

Email:cowlese@easternct.edu.

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Areas of Interest: 

  • Biochemistry
 

Passent M. El-Kafraway, Ph.D.

Computer Science  

Office: Eastern Hall 29

Phone: 860-465-5009

Email: elkafrawyp@easternct.edu

Areas of Interest: 

  • Spatial Reasoning
  • Fuzzy and Neural Networks

Margaret Letterman, Ph.D., Psychology


Ph.D.

  • Oklahoma State University,
Office: Webb 133
Phone: (860) 465-4542
Email: lettermanm@easternct.edu

Areas of Interest: 

  • Malleability of adult memory
  • Psychophysiological & behavioral measures of infant memory
  • Multicultural issues in education & acculturation.

Danielle Polage, Ph.D., Psychology


Ph.D.

  • University of Washington
Office: Eastern 14
Phone: (860) 465-0675
Email: polaged@easternct.edu

Areas of Interest: 

  • Memory distortion
  • Lying
  • Psychology and Law

C. Gary Rommel, Ph.D.,

Computer Science

Ph.D.

  • University of Massachusetts

M.S. - Electrical Engineering

  • University of Virginia

Office: Webb Hall 335

Phone: 465-4587

Email: rommel@easternct.edu

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Areas of Interest: 

  • Parallel Processing
  • Simulation
  • Video games
  • Performance Evaluation
  • Cognitive Test Development
    • Visual Basic
 

Joel Rosiene, Ph.D., Computer Science

Ph.D.

 

Office: Webb Hall 342

Phone 465-0091

Email: RosieneJ@easternct.edu

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Areas of Interest: 

  • Robotics
  • Biomedical Imaging and Infomatics
  • Data Compression