TEACHING
Courses Taught
University of Texas at San Antonio - Department of Psychology
Lecturer, “Cognitive Psychology” for undergraduate students. Spring 2020 – present.
Lecturer, "Advanced Topics: Applied Cognitive Psychology" for graduate students. Fall 2022.
Lecturer, "“Advanced Topics: The Effects of Sleep on Memory and Learning” for undergraduate students. Fall 2024 – present.
Lecturer, “Human Cognition” for graduate students. Spring 2026.
Rutgers University – CMBN
Lecturer, "Foundations in Neuroscience” for graduate students, Newark, NJ, USA; 2018.
Guest Lecturer, “Critical Thinking” for graduate students, Newark, NJ, USA; 2016.
Lecturer, “Learning and Memory” for graduate students, Newark, NJ, USA; 2013.
Hebrew University - ELSC
Lecturer, “Cognitive Psychology” for graduate students. Jerusalem, IL; 2009 – 2012.
Hebrew University - Cognition Department
Teaching assistant (oral lectures), “Computation and Cognition” for undergraduate students. Jerusalem, IL, 2005 – 2009.
Lecturer, “Introduction to Matlab” for undergraduate students. Jerusalem, IL; 2005.
Hebrew University - ICNC
Teaching assistant, "Theory of Neural Networks 2” for graduate students. Jerusalem, IL, 2004 – 2006.
Lecturer, “Cognitive Psychology” for undergraduate students. Spring 2020 – present.
Lecturer, "Advanced Topics: Applied Cognitive Psychology" for graduate students. Fall 2022.
Lecturer, "“Advanced Topics: The Effects of Sleep on Memory and Learning” for undergraduate students. Fall 2024 – present.
Lecturer, “Human Cognition” for graduate students. Spring 2026.
Rutgers University – CMBN
Lecturer, "Foundations in Neuroscience” for graduate students, Newark, NJ, USA; 2018.
Guest Lecturer, “Critical Thinking” for graduate students, Newark, NJ, USA; 2016.
Lecturer, “Learning and Memory” for graduate students, Newark, NJ, USA; 2013.
Hebrew University - ELSC
Lecturer, “Cognitive Psychology” for graduate students. Jerusalem, IL; 2009 – 2012.
Hebrew University - Cognition Department
Teaching assistant (oral lectures), “Computation and Cognition” for undergraduate students. Jerusalem, IL, 2005 – 2009.
Lecturer, “Introduction to Matlab” for undergraduate students. Jerusalem, IL; 2005.
Hebrew University - ICNC
Teaching assistant, "Theory of Neural Networks 2” for graduate students. Jerusalem, IL, 2004 – 2006.
Mentoring
Graduate
Aayushma Kunwar (2025 – present)
PhD Thesis: To be determined
Justique Woolridge (2025 – present)
MA Thesis: To be Determined
Miranda Gonzales (2024 – present)
PhD Thesis: To be determined
Emerson Larios (2020 – present )
PhD Thesis: To be determined
MA Thesis: Pre-Existing Sleeping Patterns and Their Effect on Stress Development
Oscar Menchaca (2024 – present)
MA Thesis: Baseline Sleep as a Predictor of State-Trait Anxiety, Acculturative Stress, and General Stress
Beverly Vickrey (2021 – 2023)
MA Thesis: The Effect of Stochastic Resonance via Pink Noise on Slow-Wave Sleep and Regularity Extraction
James Westphal (2021 – 2023)
MA Thesis: The Effect of Slow-Wave Sleep on Explicit and Implicit Recall Memory Performance
Sarah Hamm (2020 – 2022)
MA Thesis: The effects of slow-wave-sleep on pattern recognition and the formation of false composite memories
Lee Anne Cannella (2013 – 2014)
MA Thesis: Individual trait-like differences in long-term sleep patterns modulate emotional and cognitive processing
Post-Baccalaureate
Raghav Patel (2020 – 2023)
Hannah Velez-Barjak (2022 – 2024)
Anosha Khawaja (2017 – 2018)
Shira M. Lupkin (2014 – 2017)
Undergraduate
Emily Lopez (2026 – present)
Davan Greenwell (2025 – present)
Harish Dharshan (2025 – present)
Kaya Salas (2025 – present)
Sanayah Murphy (2025 – present)
Adella Harb (2025 – present)
Laiba Farooqi (2025 – present)
Briana Keaster (2025 – present)
Christina Manalo (2025 – present)
Catherine Sheeran (2025)
Anvitha Koppada (2024 – present)
Mandy Chen (2024 – present)
Imanol Gonzales (2024 – present)
Alexandra Lerma (2023 – present)
Melanie palacio (2024 – 2025)
Lillianna Granados (2024 – 2025)
Julianna Saldivar (2024 – 2025)
Justique Woolridge (2023 – 2025)
Oscar Menchaca (2023 – 2025)
Vina Manoucheri (2023 – 2025)
Joann Phelps (2023 – 2025)
Alexa Pena (2023 – 2025)
Stephen Zajac (2023 – 2025)
Kendell Lyssy (2022 – 2024)
Carolina Muniz (2021 – 2024)
Sabrina Sanchez (2021 – 2025)
Emily Wood (2020 – 2023)
Alx McCabe (2022 – 2023)
Israa Ajroudi (2021 – 2023)
Cindy Onyenze (2021 – 2022)
Brian lepe (2021 – 2022)
Adeel Ahmed (2021 – 2022)
Alexis Gutz (2021 – 2022)
Raymond Nwobodo (2021 – 2022)
Ijeoma Okoko (2020 – 2022)
Saharsh Patel (2019)
Tony Kerbaj (2016 – 2019)
Alan Tsai (2015 – 2019)
Donald Ohioma (2013 –2014)
Aayushma Kunwar (2025 – present)
PhD Thesis: To be determined
Justique Woolridge (2025 – present)
MA Thesis: To be Determined
Miranda Gonzales (2024 – present)
PhD Thesis: To be determined
Emerson Larios (2020 – present )
PhD Thesis: To be determined
MA Thesis: Pre-Existing Sleeping Patterns and Their Effect on Stress Development
Oscar Menchaca (2024 – present)
MA Thesis: Baseline Sleep as a Predictor of State-Trait Anxiety, Acculturative Stress, and General Stress
Beverly Vickrey (2021 – 2023)
MA Thesis: The Effect of Stochastic Resonance via Pink Noise on Slow-Wave Sleep and Regularity Extraction
James Westphal (2021 – 2023)
MA Thesis: The Effect of Slow-Wave Sleep on Explicit and Implicit Recall Memory Performance
Sarah Hamm (2020 – 2022)
MA Thesis: The effects of slow-wave-sleep on pattern recognition and the formation of false composite memories
Lee Anne Cannella (2013 – 2014)
MA Thesis: Individual trait-like differences in long-term sleep patterns modulate emotional and cognitive processing
Post-Baccalaureate
Raghav Patel (2020 – 2023)
Hannah Velez-Barjak (2022 – 2024)
Anosha Khawaja (2017 – 2018)
Shira M. Lupkin (2014 – 2017)
Undergraduate
Emily Lopez (2026 – present)
Davan Greenwell (2025 – present)
Harish Dharshan (2025 – present)
Kaya Salas (2025 – present)
Sanayah Murphy (2025 – present)
Adella Harb (2025 – present)
Laiba Farooqi (2025 – present)
Briana Keaster (2025 – present)
Christina Manalo (2025 – present)
Catherine Sheeran (2025)
Anvitha Koppada (2024 – present)
Mandy Chen (2024 – present)
Imanol Gonzales (2024 – present)
Alexandra Lerma (2023 – present)
Melanie palacio (2024 – 2025)
Lillianna Granados (2024 – 2025)
Julianna Saldivar (2024 – 2025)
Justique Woolridge (2023 – 2025)
Oscar Menchaca (2023 – 2025)
Vina Manoucheri (2023 – 2025)
Joann Phelps (2023 – 2025)
Alexa Pena (2023 – 2025)
Stephen Zajac (2023 – 2025)
Kendell Lyssy (2022 – 2024)
Carolina Muniz (2021 – 2024)
Sabrina Sanchez (2021 – 2025)
Emily Wood (2020 – 2023)
Alx McCabe (2022 – 2023)
Israa Ajroudi (2021 – 2023)
Cindy Onyenze (2021 – 2022)
Brian lepe (2021 – 2022)
Adeel Ahmed (2021 – 2022)
Alexis Gutz (2021 – 2022)
Raymond Nwobodo (2021 – 2022)
Ijeoma Okoko (2020 – 2022)
Saharsh Patel (2019)
Tony Kerbaj (2016 – 2019)
Alan Tsai (2015 – 2019)
Donald Ohioma (2013 –2014)