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Marissa Cortright
Neuroscience and Criminal Justice
Research Topic: Patient and Public Perceptions of the Invasiveness of Psychiatric Electroceutical Interventions
Graduation Year: 2022
Marissa's Peer Advising Hours
Thursday, October 28, 7:00pm-8:00pm (virtual)
Thursday, November 4, 6:00pm-7:00pm (virtual)
Thursday, November 18, 6:00pm-8:00pm (virtual)
Thursday, December 2, 6:00pm-8:00pm (virtual)
Research Experience
Current
- Perceptions of beliefs of the use of electric and magnetic stimulation in the treatment of depression (and various ethical issues)
- The sex differences in stress and immunological responses and the action of mast cells
Previous
- Data entry on juvenile risk assessments at the Ingham County courthouse including a study about mental illness in court-involved youth
- Study on victim-offender relationship and demographics concerting transgender/gender non-conforming individuals in the U.S.
- Using transcranial magnetic stimulation to treat opioid use disorder with a combined EEG-TMS approach
- Impact of trauma on reward function in the cingulate cortex
Experiences
- Statistical analysis using SPSS
- Working with human subjects, including conducting interviews and using Brain Vision analyzer
- Literature review and writing research papers
- Contributing to study design
- Conducting experiments with an animal model, including immunocytochemistry (ICC) protocols
- Lab maintenance
- Creating surveys and coding qualitative data
Campus Involvement
President, Neuroscience Club, 2021-present
Membership Director, Women in STEM, 2021-present
Member, Slam Poetry Club, 2020-present
Player, IM Soccer/Volleyball/Indoor Soccer/Futsal, 2019-present
Post-Graduation Plans
Gap year/internship
Career
