Meet our Center Team
The CCBBI is directed by Dr. Ruchika Prakash, Distinguished Professor in the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio State. Administrative staff at the center includes:
- Dr. Xiangrui Li, Assistant Director
- Dr. Adam Gorka, Research Assistant Professor
- Dr. Harrah Newman, Postdoctoral Scholar
- Elizabeth Sponseller, MRI Technologist
- Dr. Uyen Tram, Center Manager
- Nevyana Todorova, Graduate Research Assistant
- Dr. Claudiu Schirda, MR Physicist Consultant
The governing structure encompasses the CCBBI Director and the following committees: Steering Committee; Outreach Committee; Scientific Programming Committee; and Training and Mentorship Committee. The Director and all committee members are OSU faculty, staff, and students who contribute part of their effort to the Center.
Steering Committee
This committee is charged with setting and monitoring policy, including the guidelines for day-to-day operation. The committee is also charged with evaluating the quality and feasibility of proposed studies and allocating scanner time. The committee meets once a month. The committee aims to reach decisions via unanimous consensus. When no consensus can be reached, the decision will be made by a simple majority.
- Dr. Ruchika Prakash (Chair), CCBBI Director, College of Arts & Sciences
- Dr. Xiangrui Li, Assistant Director, College of Arts & Sciences
- Dr. Julie Golomb, Professor, College of Arts & Sciences
- Dr. Dylan Wagner, Associate Professor, College of Arts & Sciences
- Dr. Michelle Failla, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing
- Dr. Kristen Lindquist, Professor, College of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Kristen Hoskinson, Associate Professor, College of Medicine
Outreach Committee
This committee takes the lead on CCBBI's public-facing programs, including the COSI Big Science Celebration and our outreach activities with Columbus City Schools. Its mission is to champion the center's engagement with the broader community and drive our outreach efforts forward.
- Co-Chairs: Dr. Kristen Lindquist, Dept. of Psychology, and Dr. Kristen Hoskinson, Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Dr. Hsin-Hung Li
- Dr. Li Yang
- Caitlin Cunningham
- Yuritza Escalante
- Isaac Liao
- Quinn Meyerson
- Uyen Tram
Scientific Programming Committee
This committee takes the lead on organizing our CCBBI fMRI Talk Series, Research Day, and Gibson Research Award, and will help shape the center’s intellectual programming more broadly. Its role is to shape and enrich the scientific life of the center through thoughtful programming and collaboration.
- Chair: Dr. Julie Golomb, Dept. of Psychology
- Dr. Scott Hayes
- Dr. Xiangrui Li
- Dr. Xuan Yang
- Dr. Zeynep Saygin
- Keara Ginell
- Jillian Graham
- Derrek Montalvo
Training and Mentorship Committee
This committee guides our ADNIR and CODE initiatives as well as oversee the operations of the CCBBI Student Organization. It is dedicated to advancing the center's training mission by fostering mentorship and student engagement.
Co-Chairs: Dr. Dylan Wagner, Dept. of Psychology, and Dr. Michelle Failla, College of Nursing
- Dr. Adam Gorka
- Dr. Harrah Newman
- Dr. David Osher
- Kendra Mehl
- Nevyana Todorova