Stephanie Chu

Stephanie Chu is a 2nd year neuroscience PhD student mentored by Drs. Reza Tadayon-Nejad and Andrew Leuchter. She is interested in using brain stimulation, functional neuroimaging, as well as electrophysiology to study brain dynamics within psychiatric disorders. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalography (EEG), she examines the effects of brain stimulation on network dynamics, clinical outcomes, and decision-making measures within OCD and depression patients. In collaboration with the O’Doherty lab at Caltech, she also explores the intrinsic brain networks involved in decision-making by analyzing resting state fMRI data within healthy participants and psychiatric patients. Previously, Stephanie has worked as a research assistant in the Dementia Imaging Genetics lab at UCSF under the mentorship of Dr. Suzee Lee.