Dr. Tregellas is a Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, where he is Director of the Anschutz Medical Campus Brain Imaging Center. He is also a VA Research Career Scientist at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center. Dr. Tregellas’ research career has focused on understanding the neurobiology of disorders such as schizophrenia, and on processes related to food intake behaviors and obesity. He is an NIH- and VA-funded investigator, with over 20 years of experience with functional and structural brain imaging, and over 100 scientific publications. Dr. Tregellas is Co-Director of the Colorado Neuroscience of Behavioral Health and Wellness Research Group.

Dr. Legget is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, where she Co-Directs the Colorado Neuroscience of Behavioral Health and Wellness Research Group. She also holds an appointment at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center. Dr. Legget's NIH- and VA-funded research utilizes neuroimaging approaches to understand in vivo neuronal circuits and mechanisms that contribute to human obesity. A goal of this work is to understand how different weight loss techniques, such as diet and exercise, affect obesity neurobiology, and how sex and gonadal hormones may influence these effects. She is also interested in the potential for exercise and diet interventions to affect the underlying neurobiology of psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders.

Dr. McHugo is an instructor in the Colorado Neuroscience of Behavioral Health and

Wellness Research Group at the University of Colorado School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. She holds a PhD in neuroscience from Vanderbilt University and completed post-doctoral training in the Vanderbilt Psychotic Disorders Program. Dr. McHugo’s research focus is on understanding structural and functional brain changes in the early stage of psychosis with an emphasis on how hippocampal dysfunction contributes to the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. She assists with analysis of neuroimaging data across multiple studies in the lab.

Eugene Kronberg graduated with Master of Science in Physics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (78') and completed training equivalent to PhD in Physics at A.F. Ioffer Institute of Physics and Technology Academy of Science of the USSR (85'). Eugene Kronberg is certified UNIX System Administrator and Network Administrator (NYU, 95'). For more than 25 years, Dr. Kronberg has been involved in neuroscience research with the main emphasis on the acquisition and analysis of the neuroimaging data (MEG, structural and functional MRI).

Dr. Korey Wylie is an Instructor in the lab, where he specializes in network analyses and bioinformatics. He received his BS in Genetics and Neurobiology from the University of Wisconsin and his MD from the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

His training and research experience focuses on developing translation neuroimaging methods that are equally efficacious in animal models, human subjects, and patients with psychiatric disease. This work builds upon the potential of complex networks to act as a common shared language of translational neuroscience, allowing insights from animal models to be tested in human populations, and insights from psychology to illuminate the neurobiology of models of psychiatric diseases.

Dr. Anika Guha is a postdoctoral fellow in the Developmental Psychobiology Research Group T32 Training Program. She received her B.A. in neuroscience from Wellesley College and her Ph.D. in clinical and quantitative psychology from UCLA. Her research aims to characterize neurocognitive mechanisms that contribute to the development and maintenance of psychopathology and specific clinical symptoms. Her doctoral dissertation investigated large-scale neural network dysfunction and associated impairments in salience and inhibitory processing in patients with schizophrenia using multimodal data fusion (resting-state fMRI and EEG, task-based EEG/ERP). Utilizing a variety of psychophysiological methods, she is interested in developing biomarkers that can inform targeted interventions and prevention efforts. In addition to her research activities, Dr. Guha also conducts diagnostic and psychosis risk evaluations and provides individual and family therapy through the CU Anschutz Psychiatry Program for Early Assessment, Care, & Study (PEACS) clinic under the supervision of Dr. Michelle West.

Dr. Kelly T. Cosgrove is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Developmental Psychobiology Research Group T32 Training Program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Tulsa and Laureate Institute for Brain Research in Tulsa, OK. Her research focuses on utilizing neuroimaging approaches to examine potential treatment targets for neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) and other psychiatric conditions. Dr. Cosgrove is particularly interested in the neurobiological overlap between mood, interoception, and systemic inflammation in NDDs. Outside of the lab, Dr. Cosgrove enjoys traveling, reading, and spending time outdoors with her family and two dogs.

 Keith Dodd is an MD-PhD student at the University of Colorado. He graduated with an MS and BS in Biomedical Engineering with a focus in medical image analysis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. At UW, Keith worked in MR image analysis studying chronic motor recovery in stroke and modeled neuroinflammatory changes in rodents through diffusion MR imaging. Keith aims to use functional MRI to examine the neurobiology underlying weight gain in schizophrenia. Outside of research, Keith enjoys playing competitive volleyball, board game nights, and weekly trivia.

 

 

Christina B. Erpelding is a Senior Professional Research Assistant within the group. She received a bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver in Biology and a master's degree in Clinical Mental Health. Christina has guided many research participants through various pharmacological and behavioral interventions since 2017 and now supports the group as the lab manager.

Allison Hild is a Senior Professional Research Assistant from Denver, Colorado. She received a bachelor’s degree in Health and Exercise Science from Colorado State University. In the fall of 2012, she began working at the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center as a Health Fitness Specialist and then transitioned to working as a Professional Research Assistant at the Center for Dr. Marc Cornier in early 2014. Soon after, she also began working with Drs. Kristina Legget and Jason Tregellas. She has primarily assisted Drs. Cornier, Legget and Tregellas with data collection of the group’s obesity-related research studies by guiding participants through behavioral interventions, primarily related to exercise and appetite. Her favorite part of research is being able to meet and work closely with the participants in an effort to improve current and future health outcomes.

 Lauren Sarabia is a Professional Research Assistant originally from San Antonio, Texas. Lauren graduated from Colorado State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and concentration in Mind, Brain, and Behavior. Before her current position, Lauren worked in multiple research labs investigating cognitive dysfunction associated with neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and motor processing in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and childhood onset schizophrenia. Her primary research interests are in neuroimaging—Specifically, how it might explain the relationship between early life experiences, cognition, and neuropsychiatric outcomes. 

 

 

Polly McGonigle is a Professional Research Assistant. She received her bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Neuroscience from the University of San Diego in 2021. Prior to her role as a research assistant, she worked as a Behavioral Health Technician at Denver Health’s ACUTE Center for Severe Eating Disorders and Malnutrition. Outside of research, she enjoys skiing, running, reading, and travelling when she can.  

 

 

Hattie Owen-Schwarz is a Professional Research Assistant from Denver. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2022. Prior to her role as a research assistant, she was a case support intern at Blue Sky Bridge, a Child Advocacy Center, helping with forensic interviews used in criminal cases. Outside of research, she enjoys ceramics, reading, and traveling.

 

Haley Pyscher is a Professional Research Assistant from Seattle, Washington. She received her bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Neuroscience from Western Washington University in 2021. Prior to her role as a research assistant, she worked as a Mental Health Counselor at Thirdway Center’s psychiatric residential treatment center. Outside of research, she enjoys climbing, skiing, and caring for her bonsai trees.

Nathalie Gullo is a Professional Research Assistant. She received her B.S. in psychology and B.A. in Chinese from Union College in 2021. Prior to her role in this lab, she worked within the CU Anschutz Department of Psychiatry on a cancer caregiver stress study. Her previous research projects have related to various topics within the field of digital health. Aside from research, she enjoys reading, HIIT, and dog-sitting.