University of Wisconsin–Madison

People Type: Students

Dorsey, Grace

Biography Grace graduated from St. Olaf College in May of 2024 with a BA in Psychology. She is now in the CS&D capstone program here at UW-Madison. Her experience with in-home disability respite work has informed her interest in speech-language pathology and her curiosity about recovering language functions in those with speech and language production …

Fleischer, Adam

Biography Adam is an undergraduate senior at Lawrence University pursuing a bachelor’s degrees in neuroscience and biochemistry. He is interested in neuropharmacology, particularly the neurological mechanisms underlying how psychotropic substances can ameliorate or exacerbate mental illness. Previously, Adam worked in Dr. Elizabeth Becker’s lab at Lawrence University, researching early-life anesthesia-induced neuroinflammation and depression in mouse …

Imbert, Anthony

Biography Anthony is an undergraduate student studying Neurobiology with aspirations for graduate school. Previously, Anthony was a part of the Undergraduate Research Scholars (URS), in his first year. Anthony has recently joined Dr. Haley as a Letters and Science of Excellence in Research (LASER) intern. Anthony is working on the Biomarkers of Language Plasticity project. …

Manimaran, Hadeel

Biography Hadeel is an undergraduate student majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics. She joined NeuroLAND in Fall 2023 as part of the Undergraduate Research Scholars (URS) cohort for the 2023-2024 academic year. In this role, she is working on the Natural Language Processing (NLP) project that utilizes Python and LLMs (like ChatGPT) …

McCreary, Eleanor (Ellie)

Biography Ellie is a Graduate Student Clinician in the M.S. Speech-Language Pathology program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ellie earned her B.A. in Philosophy and Psychology from Creighton University in 2021. She has worked in Dr. Haley Dresang’s lab since 2022 and has worked on a variety of projects, including ones examining the effect of …

Olson, Hayley

Biography Hayley is a doctoral student in the Communication Sciences and Disorders department, studying under the mentorship of Dr. Haley Dresang. Hayley earned her B.S. in neuroscience with a minor in linguistics from the University of Kansas in 2020. Following graduation, she worked as a research coordinator at Northwestern University in the Mesulam Center for …

Pittman, Emma

Biography Emma is a Graduate Student Clinician in the M.S. Speech-Language Pathology program. Emma earned her B.A. in Communication Sciences and Disorders and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin- Madison in 2023, where she completed a thesis with the Binaural Hearing and Speech Lab. Currently, Emma is interested in a gesture’s role in improving communication …

Strauss , Isabella

Biography Isabella Strauss is an undergraduate student working on completing a B.A. in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a certificate in Disability Rights and Services. After graduating, Isabella wants to pursue a master’s in speech-language pathology. While in Dr. Haley Dresang’s lab, she has been scoring data on research into the use of transcranial magnetic …

Vallecha, Sanshray

Biography Sanshray is an undergraduate student studying Neurobiology and Nutritional Sciences to become a practicing physician. Sanshray has been involved in research with Dr. Haley Dresang since his freshman year, working on the TMS CILT scoring project in collaboration with Penn and many other schools across the country. His research utilizes IPA and a linguistic …