Funding & Awards
Funded Projects
“Biological mechanisms and efficacy of cerebellar tDCS in ASD”
Site PI: Catherine Stoodley
PI: Peter Tsai, UT Southwestern
Funding body: Department of Defense
Period: 8/1/2019-7/31/2024
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“Cognitive and neural predictors of comorbidity between reading and attention problems"
Site PI: Catherine Stoodley
PI: Lauren McGrath, University of Denver
Funding body: National Institute of Mental Health
Period: 9/22/2016-9/21/2020
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“The vulnerable preterm cerebellum: Elucidating mechanisms and consequences of injury”
PI: Catherine Limperopoulos, Children's National Medical Center
Funding body: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Period: 10/1/2016-9/30/2021
“Effects of age and lesion location on motor and cognitive outcomes in pediatric posterior fossa tumors”
PI: Catherine Stoodley
Funding body: National Cancer Institute
Period: 8/1/2022-7/31/2025
“Cerebellum and autism: Regional modulation of social and executive functions"
PI: Catherine Stoodley
Funding body: National Institute of Mental Health
Period: 1/1/2022-12/31/2024
“Cerebellum and Autism: Neural mechanisms and modulation of predictive processing”
PI: Catherine Stoodley
Funding body: National Institute of Mental Health
Period: 4/1/2015-3/31/2020
Awards
Best Oral Presentation by a Graduate Student in the Natural Sciences, Joe Dust, Robyn Mathias Student Research Conference, American University, 2024.
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Best Poster Presentation by a Graduate Student in the Natural Sciences, Rebecca Tegiacchi, Robyn Mathias Student Research Conference, American University, 2024.
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NASA/STEM and CAS Undergraduate Summer Research Award, Alexandra Kauffman, 2023.
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American University Summer Scholars Award, Emily Barnes, 2023.
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Outstanding Scholarship at the Graduate Level, Laura Rice, American University, 2022.
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NASA/STEM and CAS Undergraduate Summer Research Award, Emily Barnes, 2022.
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Best Workshop Presentation by a Graduate Student in the Natural Sciences, Marissa Marko, Robyn Mathias Student Research Conference, American University, 2022.
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NASA/STEM and CAS Undergraduate Summer Research Award, Sarisha Jagasia, 2021.
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Provost's Award for Outstanding Faculty Mentorship in Undergraduate Research, Catherine Stoodley, 2020.
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NASA/STEM and CAS Undergraduate Summer Research Award, Nicole Loy, 2020.
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American University Summer Scholars award, Hayli Spence, 2019.
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Best Paper Presentation by a Graduate student in the Life Sciences, Laura Blevins, Robyn Mathias Student Research Conference, American University, 2019.
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Best Poster Presentation by an Undergraduate student in the Life Sciences, Rachel Weger, Robyn Mathias Student Research Conference, American University, 2019.
Fellow, Association for Psychological Science, Catherine Stoodley, 2018.
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Morton Bender Prize for outstanding scholarship by an Associate Professor, Catherine Stoodley, American University, 2018.
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Best Poster Presentation by a Graduate student in the Life Sciences, Laura Blevins, Robyn Mathias Student Research Conference, American University, 2018.
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University Award for Outstanding Scholarship at the Graduate Level, Anila D'Mello, American University, 2017.
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Best Oral Presentation by an Undergraduate in the Life Sciences, Caitlin Barrett, Robyn Mathias Student Research Conference, American University, 2017.
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Dean’s Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship, Brianne Drury, College of Arts and Sciences, American University, 2016.
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Best Poster Presentation by an Undergraduate in the Life Sciences, Caitlin Barrett, Robyn Mathias Student Research Conference, American University, 2016.
Doctoral Dissertation Award, Anila D'Mello, American University, 2016.
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Dean’s Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship, Sophie Kotik, College of Arts and Sciences, American University, 2015.
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Best Poster Presentation by a Graduate Student in the Life Sciences, Anila D’Mello, Robyn Mathias Student Research Conference, American University, 2014.