Madison joined the lab as a full-time research technician to assist with research and community engagement activities for Summer 2025. She is currently completing a master's degree in psychology at James Madison University and plans to pursue doctoral studies in clinical neuropsychology.
Beniam served as the first research coordinator for the CHILL Lab from the opening of the lab in Fall 2024 until Summer 2025. He is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Arba Minch University and a Master of Science in Mental Health from Jimma University in Ethiopia. In addition, he is an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco, a program focused on enhancing care for people with dementia globally.
Durre is a fourth-year undergraduate student at the Ohio State University who is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, with minors in Public Health Epidemiology and Neuroscience. She is a graduate of the Second-year Transformational Experience Program (STEP) at Ohio State and plans to pursue a career in public health/epidemiology.