30 faculty and 0 courses in Neuroscience at Brigham Young University.
- Dawson Hedges, Professor h-index 75
- Michael J. Larson, Professor h-index 59
The aims of my Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology (CCNN) lab and research program center on these cognitive control functions and are four-fold. First, we (myself, students, and collaborators) test hypotheses about behavior
- Shawn Gale, Professor h-index 33
My research interests are largely centered in the field of neuropsychology, which is the study of brain-behavior relationships. I utilize clinical and research techniques, including neurocognitive assessment and neuroimaging through our new
- Perry Ridge, Associate Professor h-index 29
Include: studying the relationship of the mitochondrial genome to Alzheimer’s disease, performing family-based studies to identify rare genetic risk factors for disease, determining the functional effects of synonymous mutations in known Al
- Jeffrey Edwards, Professor h-index 27
By combining electrophysiology with pharmacology, molecular biology (qPCR), optogenetics, behavioral studies, and immunohistochemistry, Dr. Edwards lab investigates synaptic plasticity—the cellular mechanism that enables our brains to learn
- Steven Luke, Associate Professor h-index 26
- Jared Nielsen, Assistant Professor h-index 24
The Nielsen Brain and Behavior Lab, we are interested in answering questions about the organization of the brain and how neurological and psychiatric illnesses disrupt its organization. To answer these questions, we use a variety of anal
- Tricia Merkley, Assistant Professor h-index 24
Es on neuroimage analysis and neuropsychological assessment to investigate brain changes following traumatic brain injury and how they relate to neurobehavioral functioning during recovery. These studies consider effects of TBI in both pedi
- Derin Cobia, Assistant Professor h-index 23
Dr. Cobia's laboratory is focused on the implementation of computational anatomy tools to study neuropsychiatric diseases, particularly schizophrenia. His interests are in the clinical and biological heterogeneity that exists in schizophren
- Seth Taylor, Assistant Professor h-index 21
Confocal Microscopy, Single-cell RNA Sequencing, and Cellular Neuroscience.
- Dixon Woodbury, Professor h-index 21
Cellular and molecular physiology, particularly vesicle membrane fusion in neuronal cells and its block by botulinum toxin. Education PhD, Physiology and Biophysics , University of California, Irvine (1986) BA, Chemistry , University of Uta
- Kaylie Carbine, Assistant Professor h-index 20
- Michael R. Stark, Professor h-index 18
Es on early nervous system development in vertebrates. He has been primarily interested in how cells make fate decisions to become a certain cell type in the nervous system. Some of his research has addressed questions related to patterning
- Sterling Sudweeks, Associate Professor h-index 14
Characterization of ligand-gated ion channels in neurotransmission. Ligand-gated ion channels are involved in normal synaptic communication and also in pathological conditions (e.g., epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, motor
- Arminda Suli, Assistant Professor h-index 13
Es in understanding the development and formation of neurocircuits at the genetic and molecular level. There are two main projects in the lab: 1. Understanding the formation of synapses in mechanosensory hair cells, the specialized sensory
- Garrett Cardon, Assistant Professor h-index 11
- Rebecca Lundwall, Associate Professor h-index 10
Es on tracking developmental changes in cognitive abilities, such as attention, and investigating how these changes impact behavior, including academic success, the development of social problem-solving, and other functional skills. She has
- Eric Melonakos, Assistant Professor h-index 10
- Preston Manwaring, Associate Professor h-index 7
Ed on human disease monitoring and diagnostics for hydrocephalus, breast cancer, and traumatic brain injury. He left academia to pursue work in the MedTech industry for thirteen years. His work included a startup in advanced surgical energy
- Stefania Ashby, Assistant Professor h-index 7
- Michael D. Brown, Professor h-index 5
- Daniel Kay, Assistant Professor
Es on uncovering the pathophysiology of insomnia using sleep neuroimaging methods. His goal is to understand the mechanisms linking insomnia to psychiatric disorders. Research Interests Somnoimaging, Insomnia, Sleep Valuation, Local Sleep D
- Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Professor
Es on the individual and population health effects, biological mechanisms, and effective strategies to mitigate risk and promote protection associated with social connection. Her research has been seminal in the recognition of social isolat
- Keoni Kauwe, Faculty
Dr. Kauwe's research leverages novel phenotypes and approaches to characterize the genetic architecture of Alzheimer’s disease with the ultimate goal of finding a cure. Research in the lab also includes studies on prevention, diagnosis, and
- Maci Jacobson, Adjunct Faculty
- Nathan Anderson, Assistant Professor
- Paul Larsen, Adjunct Faculty
- Rebekka Matheson, Associate Teaching Professor
Cognitive and behavioral neuroscience; addiction; pedagogy of science. Dr. Matheson does not currently operate a research lab. Teaching Interests Dr. Matheson particularly enjoys the Neuroscience core classes: Neurobiology, Neuroanatomy, an
- Ryley Parrish, Assistant Professor
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- Trace Stay, Assistant Professor
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-01.