Health and Human Performance Lab

Berke Yasar

Carnegie Mellon University
B.S. in Neuroscience, Concentration in Cognitive Neuroscience, 2025

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Research Interests: I am interested in analyzing and learning about the significance of one's psychological, genetic, and environmental factors contributing to stress altering and affecting individuals. Also, I want to find approachable coping techniques.
Fun Fact: My family is from Turkey and I spend most of my off-semester time there if I am able to.

Clara Lee

Carnegie Mellon University
B.S. in Cognitive Science, 2028

Hometown: Tenafly, NJ
Fun Fact: I am a fraternal twin!

Dheemant Jallepalli

Carnegie Mellon University
M.S. in Biomedical Engineering (Research), May 2026

Hometown: Delhi, India
Research Interests: Brain Computer Interfaces, Brain Machine Interfaces, Functional connectomics, Motor Control, Biomechanics, Sensorimotor interaction, fMRI Data-Analysis and everything involving the integration of Machine and Neuroscience.
Fun fact: Just another beach football person!!

Eric Feng

Carnegie Mellon University
B.S. in Biological Sciences and Psychology, 2027

Hometown: Fairfax, VA
Research Interests: Stress, Health psychology
Fun Fact: I have kept a pet rock for seven years.

Jordan Hsieh

Carnegie Mellon University
B.S. in Biological Sciences and Psychology, 2025

Hometown: Houston, TX
Research Interests: Health psychology, child development
Fun Fact: I'm named after Michael Jordan!

Patrick O'Connell

Hometown: Lyme, CT
Research Interests: Meditation, research methods, ayurveda
Fun Fact: I am a certified yoga teacher and ayurveda health practitioner