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CAROLINA HAASS-KOFFLER, PHARMD, PHDDR. CAROLINA HAASS-KOFFLER
Head & Principal Investigator
Associate Professor
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Carney Institute Brain Science, Brown University
Email: carolina_haass-koffler@brown.edu
Twitter: @carolinja2  CV: https://vivo.brown.edu/display/chaassko

ZOE BROWN, BS, MPH Candidate Class 2024zoe Brown
Position: Project Coordinator
Email: zoe_brown@brown.edu
Academic goal: Brown University MPH candidate, Class 2024
Overview: I am the project coordinator of the Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory. I am currently working on four active clinical trial s addressing alcohol, opioid use disorder and PTSD. I am responsible of the logistics of the clinical protocols and for the regulatory documentation for the IRB, FDA and NIH.

 

CARLINE FLEIG, MSN, ANP-C
Position: CADRE Research Nurse Practitioner
Email: Carline_fleig@brown.edu
Overview: I am the CADRE/COBRE Research Nurse Practitioner providing clinical support to randomized controlled trials. I have extensive career experience in critical care, cardiology, diabetes management and women’s health in acute care and primary care. My interests are bringing research into practice and practice into research, improving health literacy and health disparities.

BRIAN GULLY, MA
Position: Research Assistant
Email: brian_gully@brown.edu
Overview: I am a research assistant with a background in both clinical and research domains of psychology. My career has led me to work with various populations, from individuals with developmental disabilities, insecure housing, and those seeking treatment for substance use disorders. I am responsible for logistics of the clinical protocols and documentation in the lab.

 

RIVKAH HORNBACHER, BS, PhD Student Class 2028
Position: Neuroscience Graduate Student
email: rivkah_hornbacher@brown.edu
Overview:  I am interested in exploring the relationship between the noradrenergic and opioid system as possible target to develop new therapies for addictive disorders.

 

 

RYAN RHEW, ScB Candidate Class 2024
Position: Neuroscience undergraduate student
Email: hoon_hee_rhew@brown.edu
Overview: I am a senior concentrating in neuroscience and my interest is in the long term effects of addiction disorders on neurological functions and cognitive capabilities. Currently, I am looking at the effect of alcohol tolerance vs sensitization and phenotypic difference in patients with alcohol use disorder.


PAUL SOLIMAN, ScB Candidate Class 2024
Position: Neuroscience undergraduate student
Email: paul_soliman@brown.edu 
Overview: I am a senior concentrating in neuroscience and my interest is in the long term effects of addiction disorders on neurological functions and cognitive capabilities.

 


MEGAN XU, ScM Candidate Class 2025
Position: Neuroscience undergraduate student
Email: megan_xu@brown.edu
Overview: I am a senior concentrating in neuroscience and my interest is in the long term effects of addiction disorders on neurological functions and cognitive capabilities.


IFENNA AMAEFUNA, ScB Candidate Class 2024
Position: Neuroscience senior undergraduate student
Email: ifenna_amaefuna@brown.edu 
Overview: I am a junior concentrating in neuroscience.



ALUMNI

  • Peter Sage, ScB, expected (2024)
  • Talia Vasaturo-Kolodner, ScB, (2023), Oxford University, UK, PhD in Neuroscience
  • Dallece Elena Curley, PhD, (2023), Eli Lilly, Cambridge MA, Neuroscience
  • Jeffrey Rasmussen, BA, ScM, (2022), Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA
  • Arianna Ferretti, BSc (2020-2021), Research Assistant, Rohde Island Hospital, RI
  • Woo-Young Jung, MD, PhD (2020-2021), Assistant Professor, Psychiatry Pusan National University  Busan City, Korea
  • Bianca Persaud, AB (2018-2020), PLME Student, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI
  • Victoria Long, MSc (2016-2019), Research Associate, Institutional Research Springfield College
  • Paul Wallace, MD (2016-2019), Resident in Psychiatry, University California, San Francisco
  • Rachel Souza, MSc (2016-2018), Medical Student, Pennsylvania
  • Sarah Eltinge ScB/AB (2016-2017), Data Engineer, Rhode Island Quality Institute
  • Harrison Tran, ScB (2016-2017), UCSF School of Medicine
  • Danielle Giovenco, ScM (2015-2016), PhD Candidate, Epidemiology Gillings School of Global Public Health, University North Carolina
  • Elie Aoun, MD (2013-2016), Assistant Professor, NYU New York