Lab Director
Jiahui Guo, PhD
Dr. Jiahui Guo is an assistant professor of psychology in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences and an external fellow at the Center for Vital Longevity at UT Dallas. Before joining UTD, Jiahui completed her PhD in cognitive neuroscience at Dartmouth College with Dr. Bradley C. Duchaine, and did her postdoctoral training also at Dartmouth with Dr. James V. Haxby and M. Ida Gobbini. She received her BS in psychology at Beijing Normal University with the advice of Dr. Jia Liu. Jiahui’s research focuses on human high-level perception and cognition (e.g, face recognition, social perception) in typical and neuropsychological populations, combining research techniques such as naturalistic stimuli, neuroimaging, behavioral measurements, computational modeling, and artificial neural networks. When she is not in the lab, Jiahui enjoys doing illustrations, playing musical instruments, playing ping-pong, and doing outdoor activities.
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Email: jiahui.guo@utdallas.edu
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Lab Manager
Ginni Strehle, MS
Ginni graduated from The University of Texas at Dallas with an MS in applied cognition and neuroscience (2023) and a BS in psychology (2022). Her primary research interest focuses on the intersection between human and machine visual perception. So far, she has studied face representations in humans and deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs). In the future, she would like to use DCNNs as a tool to elucidate the mechanisms behind face and object representations in human visual processing. In her free time, Ginni likes to bake, rock climb, and spend time with her friends, cat (Momo), and family.
Email: ginni.strehle@utdallas.edu
Research Assistant
Neha Gannapaneni
Neha Gannapaneni is a sophomore neuroscience major at UT Dallas on the pre-med track. She has an avid interest in learning the role neural cognizance plays in facial perception and joined the Co-Co Neuro lab to further her knowledge and expertise in the field. Outside of research, she works as a medical assistant and volunteers in hospice care. Her hobbies involve solving jigsaw puzzles, shopping, and trying new foods! She hopes to attend medical school in the future.
Jilly Garris
Jilly is currently a sophomore neuroscience major and cognitive science minor at UTD on the pre-med track. She decided to join the lab because of her interest in the application of neuroscience into computational and clinical research. Outside of the lab, Jilly works as a SI Leader on campus. Her hobbies include cooking, napping, and playing with her cat Hana.
Email: jilly.garris@utdallas.edu
Nicholas Guerrero
Nicholas Guerrero was born in Lexington, South Carolina, and moved to Allen, Texas in 2012. He is Currently an undergraduate at UT Dallas pursuing a major in healthcare studies with a minor in Spanish. He is on the Pre-med track and aspires to become a Clinician as either a PA or MD. He is a member of AED, a pre-health organization at UT Dallas, and a Certified Pharmacy Technician. He enjoys spending time with his friends and family. He also takes in an interest in playing the guitar and playing video games when time permits.
Henry Nguyen
Henry is currently a sophomore at UT Dallas majoring in neuroscience on the pre-med track. He is interested in combining artificial intelligence techniques with research in neuroscience. Outside of research, his hobbies include cooking new dishes, exercising in the gym, and playing different sports.
Email: henry.nguyen2@utdallas.edu
Master’s Student
Hibah Shamsi
Hibah Shamsi born in Abu-Dhabi, U.A.E., immigrated to The United States in ‘96 from Pakistan at age 10 grounding her foundation at UTD where she completed her BS in biology. Now, pursuing her master of science in applied cognition & neuroscience, as an alumnus of UT Dallas. She’s a Board-Certified Surgical Neurophysiologist with an established 13-year career in the field of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring. After a life-altering work injury causing a chronic neurologic autoimmune disease called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), uprooting her entire life, she decided to shift her career from clinical neurosurgery and pursue research in cognitive neuroscience with an emphasis on neuropsychology. Her research interest is decoding the neural basis of complex cognition. Unraveling the neural mechanisms of facial perceptions has led her to join Dr. Jiahui’s lab to become proficient in high-level perception & cognition. She devotes her little free time to her loved ones. Her kids have paws, as she adores her 4 cats: Pele, Princess, Hunter, & Flash. She loves to read, go on walks, and express her creativity in all forms of art.
Email: hibah.shamsi@utdallas.edu