Staff Team

Jessica is the Director of the Western Centre for Brain and Mind (and the CBM Steering Committee) where she provides strategic leadership and operational management. The Centre is a visible presence for cognitive neuroscience at Western University, promoting research and facilitating the training of highly qualified personnel. With assistance from her committee and staff members, she monitors the overall performance ensuring it is an environment for collaborative work using the shared cutting-edge resources to tackle important questions in cognitive neuroscience.  

WIRB 3176
htyang@uwo.ca
x. 82736

Haitao manages the design, deployment and support of the technological infrastructure for the CBM ensuring all systems are in line with Western's requirements. His portfolio includes maintenance of servers and storage, assisting with data processing, and ensuring the specialized associated enterprise applications are up to date.

WIRB 3178
dquinla4@uwo.ca
x. 87988

Derek is the first point of contact to be able to access the shared resources available in the research facility. As the Research Facility Manager, he provides consistent maintenance of all equipment and offers proper training for newcomers. Derek works in collaboration with researchers from across various fields to provide technical and development support.

Kevin offers expertise to develop, test, analyze, and maintain software tools for the collection and analysis of fNIRS neuroimaging data obtained in human participants for the fNIRS community. Kevin supports fNIRS analytic pipelines, and the interface with fMRI, TMS and/or EEG data. These data collection approaches may need to be interfaced with other existing equipment such as eye movement recording, virtual reality displays or touchscreens.

WIRB 3180
agibbing@uwo.ca

Aaron is the contact for the Sleep Labs, EEG and fNIRS systems. He actively maintains and repairs the equipment used in these labs and assists with scheduling studies. Aaron procures additional equipment and supplies as needed and ensures the overall smooth operation in each laboratory.

Denise has been CBM's first point of contact since 2011; a key resource in connecting researchers and guests to the appropriate support and/or team members. Her diverse academic portfolio and office experiences have provided a solid foundation for delivering administrative support for the day-to-day operations of a research facility. She also offers assistance to the Psychology members of CBM with their finances and reimbursements.