Lab Personnel
Lab Director
Hannah J. Block, Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health - Program in Neuroscience, College of Arts and Sciences Indiana University, Bloomington IU website In 2013 Dr. Block completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Human Brain Physiology and Stimulation Lab under Dr. Pablo Celnik at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She received her Ph.D. in Neuroscience in 2009 at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Block did her thesis work in the Motion Analysis Lab under Dr. Amy Bastian. She graduated from the University of British Columbia (Canada) in 2002 with a B.Sc. in Biology. |
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Graduate and Postdoctoral Trainees
Kess Folco, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Kinesiology
Kess began her postdoctoral position after receiving her PhD in the Department of Psychology at IU in May 2023.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Kinesiology
Kess began her postdoctoral position after receiving her PhD in the Department of Psychology at IU in May 2023.
Reshma Babu
PhD candidate
Department of Kinesiology, Program in Neuroscience
Reshma started a dual Kinesiology and Program in Neuroscience PhD program in fall 2019. She is interested in multi-sensory integration of perception and motor skill learning. Reshma also enjoys various art projects, doing puzzles, reading and traveling.
PhD candidate
Department of Kinesiology, Program in Neuroscience
Reshma started a dual Kinesiology and Program in Neuroscience PhD program in fall 2019. She is interested in multi-sensory integration of perception and motor skill learning. Reshma also enjoys various art projects, doing puzzles, reading and traveling.
Manasi Wali
PhD candidate
Department of Kinesiology, Program in Neuroscience
Manasi began a dual Kinesiology and Program in Neuroscience PhD program in fall 2019.
PhD candidate
Department of Kinesiology, Program in Neuroscience
Manasi began a dual Kinesiology and Program in Neuroscience PhD program in fall 2019.
Lab coordinator
Anna Hsiao
A 2023 graduate of IU Bloomington, Anna double majored in Neuroscience and Psychology whilst earning a LAMP Honors Certificate. She hopes to pursue a research career in the healthcare field. Anna loves going on hikes, reading a good book with a good cup of tea, and broadening her music tastes.
A 2023 graduate of IU Bloomington, Anna double majored in Neuroscience and Psychology whilst earning a LAMP Honors Certificate. She hopes to pursue a research career in the healthcare field. Anna loves going on hikes, reading a good book with a good cup of tea, and broadening her music tastes.
Undergraduate research assistants
Roma Matharu
Senior in Neuroscience and Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Roma is majoring in Biology and Neuroscience and minoring in psychology while on the pre-medical track. She hopes to pursue a career in medicine while exploring different areas of research. Roma loves to take walks around Bloomington with her family, read, and play table tennis in her free time.
Senior in Neuroscience and Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Roma is majoring in Biology and Neuroscience and minoring in psychology while on the pre-medical track. She hopes to pursue a career in medicine while exploring different areas of research. Roma loves to take walks around Bloomington with her family, read, and play table tennis in her free time.
Nidhee Patel
Senior in Neuroscience, College of Arts and Sciences
Senior in Neuroscience, College of Arts and Sciences
Joey Roytan
Senior in Exercise Science, School of Public Health
Joey is an SPH honors student majoring in Exercise Science and minoring in Psychology. He hopes to pursue a career in physical or occupational therapy. Joey loves to explore different national parks, watch sports, and stay active by running and going to the gym.
Senior in Exercise Science, School of Public Health
Joey is an SPH honors student majoring in Exercise Science and minoring in Psychology. He hopes to pursue a career in physical or occupational therapy. Joey loves to explore different national parks, watch sports, and stay active by running and going to the gym.
Harsh Duvvuru
Senior in Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
Harsh is from Avon, Indiana. He is studying a BS in Psychology on a Pre-Med track. His experience as a research assistant with several labs and internships has energized his passion for the intersections between science, technology, and business. Harsh is also a part of IUJUR, Minority Associations of Pre-Medical Students, Blockchain@IU, and Tennis club. In his free time, Harsh enjoys working out and playing sports.
Senior in Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
Harsh is from Avon, Indiana. He is studying a BS in Psychology on a Pre-Med track. His experience as a research assistant with several labs and internships has energized his passion for the intersections between science, technology, and business. Harsh is also a part of IUJUR, Minority Associations of Pre-Medical Students, Blockchain@IU, and Tennis club. In his free time, Harsh enjoys working out and playing sports.
Chelsea Lo
Junior in Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Chelsea is majoring in biology and minoring in psychology. She hopes to pursue a career in either the medical or dental fields. She loves going to amusement parks, playing the piano, and baking!
Junior in Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Chelsea is majoring in biology and minoring in psychology. She hopes to pursue a career in either the medical or dental fields. She loves going to amusement parks, playing the piano, and baking!
Ricardy Elie
Junior in Human Biology and Psychology & Medical Sciences (minors) (Pre-Med)
Junior in Human Biology and Psychology & Medical Sciences (minors) (Pre-Med)
Gavin Hale
Junior in Neuroscience and Biology (Pre-Med)
Junior in Neuroscience and Biology (Pre-Med)
Faculty collaborators
Department of Kinesiology, IU Bloomington
- Dr. David Koceja
- Dr. Georgia Frey
- Dr. Bill Hetrick
- Dr. Hu Cheng
- Dr. Kate Bonnen
- Dr. David Ostry, McGill University
- Dr. Jurgen Konczak, University of Minnesota
- Dr. Sharlene Newman, University of Alabama
Graduate and Postdoctoral Alumni
Najmeh Hoseini, PT, PhD, 2013-2015
Ph.D. in Motor Control/Learning, 2015. Department of Kinesiology.
Najmeh began her PhD at Indiana University in 2009 and started working with Dr. Block in the Sensorimotor Neurophysiology lab in 2013. Her thesis addressed the effect of peripheral and central stimulation of hand muscles on manual dexterity and motor cortex physiology. She defended June 9, 2015 and now holds a faculty position at Westcoast University.
Ph.D. in Motor Control/Learning, 2015. Department of Kinesiology.
Najmeh began her PhD at Indiana University in 2009 and started working with Dr. Block in the Sensorimotor Neurophysiology lab in 2013. Her thesis addressed the effect of peripheral and central stimulation of hand muscles on manual dexterity and motor cortex physiology. She defended June 9, 2015 and now holds a faculty position at Westcoast University.
Felipe Munoz, PhD, 2014-2016
Programs in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, Department of Statistics
Felipe completed a PhD under Dr. Karin James with a double major in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, as well as a Master's degree in Statistics. Felipe accepted an Assistant Professor position at Austral University of Chile in fall 2017.
Programs in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, Department of Statistics
Felipe completed a PhD under Dr. Karin James with a double major in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, as well as a Master's degree in Statistics. Felipe accepted an Assistant Professor position at Austral University of Chile in fall 2017.
Jasmine Mirdamadi, PhD, 2015-2020
Department of Kinesiology, Program in Neuroscience
Jasmine began her PhD in the Kinesiology Department in fall 2015. She earned her BS at the University of Michigan, with a double major in kinesiology and neuroscience. Her dissertation focused on somatosensory factors in motor skill learning. Jasmine graduated in February 2020 and went on to a postdoctoral position at Emory University.
Department of Kinesiology, Program in Neuroscience
Jasmine began her PhD in the Kinesiology Department in fall 2015. She earned her BS at the University of Michigan, with a double major in kinesiology and neuroscience. Her dissertation focused on somatosensory factors in motor skill learning. Jasmine graduated in February 2020 and went on to a postdoctoral position at Emory University.
Yang Liu, PhD, 2014-2020
Department of Kinesiology, Program in Neuroscience
Yang entered the Kinesiology Department's PhD program in 2014 after completing her MS at Springfield College, MA. Her PhD dissertation focused on the influence of sequence learning on sensorimotor adaptation. Yang graduated in the spring of 2020 and went on to a software developer position at Pinterest.
Department of Kinesiology, Program in Neuroscience
Yang entered the Kinesiology Department's PhD program in 2014 after completing her MS at Springfield College, MA. Her PhD dissertation focused on the influence of sequence learning on sensorimotor adaptation. Yang graduated in the spring of 2020 and went on to a software developer position at Pinterest.
Trevor Lee-Miller, PhD, 2021-2022
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Kinesiology
Trevor completed his Ph.D. in Kinesiology, with concentration in Motor learning and control, at Columbia University in the City of New York under the supervision of Prof. Andrew Gordon in the Sensorimotor Neuroscience Lab. His thesis work examined the sensorimotor control of hand-object interactions. This work further reinforced the need to understand multisensory integration and its neurological foundations, which is one of the reasons that lead him to Dr. Block’s lab for a postdoctoral fellowship.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Kinesiology
Trevor completed his Ph.D. in Kinesiology, with concentration in Motor learning and control, at Columbia University in the City of New York under the supervision of Prof. Andrew Gordon in the Sensorimotor Neuroscience Lab. His thesis work examined the sensorimotor control of hand-object interactions. This work further reinforced the need to understand multisensory integration and its neurological foundations, which is one of the reasons that lead him to Dr. Block’s lab for a postdoctoral fellowship.
