Lab director
Caitlin R. Bowman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Cait is a cognitive neuroscientist interested in how the brain forms memories and uses memories to make decisions. Her research also focuses on how our ability to form and use memories changes with age. She uses fMRI to measure brain signals while individuals complete cognitive tasks, tracking which brain regions support various cognitive functions.
Cait earned her PhD from Penn State in 2015 and returned to her home state of Oregon to complete a Post-doc in the Brain and Memory Lab with Dasa Zeithamova. She joined the Psychology Department at UWM as an Assistant Professor in 2021.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Cait is a cognitive neuroscientist interested in how the brain forms memories and uses memories to make decisions. Her research also focuses on how our ability to form and use memories changes with age. She uses fMRI to measure brain signals while individuals complete cognitive tasks, tracking which brain regions support various cognitive functions.
Cait earned her PhD from Penn State in 2015 and returned to her home state of Oregon to complete a Post-doc in the Brain and Memory Lab with Dasa Zeithamova. She joined the Psychology Department at UWM as an Assistant Professor in 2021.
Graduate students
Cara Charles
Cara is a PhD student in Psychology on the Neuroscience track. She earned her Associates degree from Glendale Community College in 2018 and went on to complete her Bachelor's degree in Psychology at Arizona State University in 2020. Cara started in the CABI lab in 2021.
Cara Charles
Cara is a PhD student in Psychology on the Neuroscience track. She earned her Associates degree from Glendale Community College in 2018 and went on to complete her Bachelor's degree in Psychology at Arizona State University in 2020. Cara started in the CABI lab in 2021.
Lab manager
Maddie Valdez
Maddie earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Neuroscience with a focus on cognition from Claremont McKenna College in 2021. She started as the lab manager for CABI lab in 2021.
Undergraduate research assistants
Dina Abdeljawad
Dina is an undergraduate student at UWM pursuing a double degree in Neuroscience and Psychology. She also in the Pre-Physician Assistant program and aims to become a Physician Assistant in the future. She started at UWM in the Fall of 2021 and started in the CABI lab in the Summer of 2022.
Saisha Birr
Saisha is an undergraduate student at UWM majoring in psychology. She began classes at UWM in the Fall of 2019 and started in the CABI lab in the Fall of 2021.
Adam Bristol
Adam is an undergraduate student at UWM majoring in psychology. He began classes in the Fall of 2020 and started in the CABI lab in the Spring of 2022. Upon graduation, he will commission as an Officer in the United States Marine Corps.
Jessica Kania
Jessica is currently an undergraduate student at UWM majoring in Psychology. She started classes at UWM in the Spring of 2021 as a transfer student. She started in the CABI lab in the Summer of 2022.
Maxwell Komisar
Maxwell is currently an undergraduate student at UW-Madison studying psychology and education. He started at UW-Madison in the Fall of 2021 and joined the CABI lab in the Summer of 2022.
Jacqueline Rizzo
Jacqueline is an undergraduate student at UWM majoring in psychology. She began classes at UWM in the Fall of 2020 as a transfer student and started in the CABI lab in the Summer of 2022.
Jacqueline Rizzo
Jacqueline is an undergraduate student at UWM majoring in psychology. She began classes at UWM in the Fall of 2020 as a transfer student and started in the CABI lab in the Summer of 2022.
Jennifer Santiago
Jennifer is an undergraduate student at UWM studying Pre-Med and Biology. She started at UWM in the Fall of 2019 and started in the CABI lab in the Spring of 2021.
UR@UWM students
UR@UWM is a 4-week, research-intensive summer program for incoming UWM students. Students participate in faculty research projects and learn about the culture of university research all while becoming acclimated to the UWM campus.
Yasmine Garcia Ramirez
Yasmine is planning to be a Criminal Justice major with a potential double major in Psychology.
Emilee Swanson
Emilee is currently undecided but is learning toward majoring in a medical field or in psychology. She is excited to learn more about the human brain and its functions.
Are you a UWM student interested in working in the CABI lab? Fill out the application form under the 'Contact' tab.