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
Shawn Obarski
Shawn is currently an undergraduate student at UWM pursuing a degree in psychology and women’s and gender studies. He started his college career in the Fall of 2018 and joined the CABI lab in the Spring of 2021. In the future, he hopes to attend graduate school and earn a Ph.D. in psychology.
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.
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.
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