Faculty & Staff

Faculty


A photo of Ariel Agmon.
Ariel Agmon, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-0602
A photo of Charles Anderson.
Charles Anderson, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-6290
A photo of Albert Berrebi.
Albert S Berrebi, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Vice President for Research, Research & Graduate Education
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
Phone
304-293-2357
A photo of Julie Brefczynski-Lewis.
Julie Brefczynski-Lewis, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Research Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-4820
A photo of Michelle Bridi.
Michelle CD Bridi, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
A photo of Morgan Bridi.
Morgan Bridi, BS, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
A photo of Candice Brown.
Candice M. Brown, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-0589
A photo of Aminata Coulibaly.
Aminata Coulibaly, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-0590
A photo of Martin Hruska.
Martin Hruska, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-2457
A photo of Moriah Katt.
Moriah Katt, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
A photo of James Lewis.
James W. Lewis, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-1517
A photo of Shahrzad Latifikhereshky.
Shahrzad Latifikhereshky
West Virginia University
Position
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
A photo of Randy Nelson.
Randy Nelson, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Professor & Chair, Department of Neuroscience
Hazel Ruby McQuain Chair for Neurological Research; Director, Basic Science Research, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
Phone
304-293-1723
A photo of Bernard Schreurs.
Bernard G Schreurs, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Professor; Director, West Virginia Alzheimer's Disease Registry, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Director, West Virginia Alzheimer's Disease Registry, Physiology, Pharmacology & Toxicology
Phone
304-293-0497
A photo of Vincent Setola.
Vincent S. Setola, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
PI/Director - Laboratory of Neuroscience and Genetics of Substance Abuse, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-1512
A photo of James Simpkins.
James W. Simpkins, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Physiology, Pharmacology & Toxicology
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-7430
A photo of James Walton.
James Walton, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Research Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-3490
A photo of Kate Weil.
Kate Karelina Weil, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Research Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-1485
A photo of Zachary Weil.
Zachary Weil, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-7674
A photo of Gina Wilson.
Gina Wilson, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Teaching Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)

Joint Faculty

A photo of Karen Anderson.
Karen Anderson, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-2001
A photo of Michael Ang-Rabanes.
Michael Ang-Rabanes, MD
West Virginia University
Positions
Department of Neuroscience
Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry, Eastern Division
Phone
304-596-5780
A photo of Sonikpreet Aulakh.
Sonikpreet Aulakh, MBBS, MD
West Virginia University
Positions
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Section of Hematology / Oncology
Phone
304-598-4500
A photo of Sadie Bergeron.
Sadie Bergeron, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-5223
A photo of James Berry.
James H. Berry, DO
West Virginia University
Position
Professor and Chair, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Phone
304-293-5323
A photo of Melissa Blank.
Melissa Blank, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology; Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Faculty Researcher, WV Prevention Research Center
A photo of SoHyun Boo.
SoHyun Boo, MD
West Virginia University
Positions
Associate Professor, Neuroradiology
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Residency Program Director, and Vice Chair of Education, Radiology, Radiology
Phone
304-293-5574
A photo of Nicholas Brandmeir.
Nicholas Brandmeir, MD, MS
West Virginia University
Positions
Associate Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-598-6127
A photo of Jeffrey Carpenter.
Jeffrey S. Carpenter, MD
West Virginia University
Positions
Neuroradiology
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Radiology
Phone
304-293-5574
A photo of Paul Chantler.
Paul D Chantler, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Associate Professor, Human Performance - Exercise Physiology
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-0646
A photo of Mariya Cherkasova.
Mariya Cherkasova, PhD
West Virginia University
Position
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-4223
A photo of Christopher Cifarelli.
Christopher P. Cifarelli, MD, PhD, MMM, FAANS, FACS
West Virginia University
Positions
Director Gamma Knife; Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology
Phone
304-598-6127
A photo of Andrew Dacks.
Andrew M. Dacks, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-3205
A photo of Kevin Daly.
Kevin Daly, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-5201
A photo of Courtney DeVries.
Courtney DeVries, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Professor, Medicine
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Vice President for Faculty Mentoring, Research & Graduate Education
Deputy Director, WVU Cancer Institute Administration
Phone
304-293-5843
A photo of Judith Feinberg.
Judith Feinberg, MD
West Virginia University
Positions
Vice Chair, Research & Professor, Infectious Diseases, Medicine
Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-5255
A photo of Werner Geldenhuys.
Werner Geldenhuys, PhD, MS
West Virginia University
Positions
Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-581-1683
A photo of Robert Goodman.
Robert L Goodman, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Professor, Physiology, Pharmacology & Toxicology
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-1496
A photo of Valeriya Gritsenko.
Valeriya Gritsenko, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Associate Professor, Human Performance - Physical Therapy
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-7719
A photo of Marc Haut.
Marc W. Haut, PhD, ABPP-CN
West Virginia University
Positions
Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Director, Memory Health Clinic, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-6276
A photo of Stanley Hileman.
Stanley M Hileman, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Professor, Physiology, Pharmacology & Toxicology
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-1502
A photo of Jeffery Hogg.
Jeffery P. Hogg, MD
West Virginia University
Position
Emeritus Professor, Neuroradiology, Radiology
Phone
304-293-3091
A photo of Eric Horstick.
Eric Horstick, PhD
West Virginia University
Position
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-6670
A photo of Cierra Keith.
Cierra Keith, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
A photo of Gregory Konat.
Gregory W. Konat, PhD, MS, LM
West Virginia University
Positions
Professor Emeritus, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Professor Emeritus, Department of Neuroscience
Professor Emeritus, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
A photo of Lothar Krinke.
Lothar Krinke, PhD
West Virginia University
Position
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
A photo of Laura Lander.
Laura R. Lander, MSW, LICSW
West Virginia University
Positions
Addiction Therapist, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-5323
A photo of Joonhee Lee.
Joonhee Lee, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-4920
A photo of Justin Legleiter.
Justin Legleiter, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-0175
A photo of Paul Lockman.
Paul Lockman, PhD, BSN
West Virginia University
Positions
Professor, Benedum Fellow and the Mylan Endowed Chair, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Senior Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives, School of Pharmacy, Office of the Dean
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
Phone
304-293-0944
A photo of James Mahoney.
James J. Mahoney, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Associate Professor/Clinical Neuropsychologist, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-598-4740
A photo of Gary Marsat.
Gary Marsat, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-2126
A photo of Patrick Marshalek.
Patrick J. Marshalek, MD
West Virginia University
Position
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-5323
A photo of Peter Mathers.
Peter Mathers, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-0271
A photo of Gordon Meares.
Gordon P. Meares, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-6260
A photo of Rashi Mehta.
Rashi Mehta, MD
West Virginia University
Positions
Associate Professor, Neuroradiology
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-5574
A photo of Liv Miller.
Liv E Miller, PsyD, ABPP-CN
West Virginia University
Positions
Associate Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-5323
A photo of Mark Miller.
Mark Miller, MD
West Virginia University
Positions
Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Dana Farnsworth Chair of Education in Psychiatry, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-5323
A photo of Kathleen Morrison.
Kathleen Morrison, PhD
West Virginia University
Position
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-1685
A photo of Edward Nemergut.
Edward Nemergut, MD
West Virginia University
Positions
Professor, Chair of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
A photo of J. Odom.
J. Vernon Odom, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-598-6959
A photo of Kristina Penikis.
Kristina Penikis, PhD
West Virginia University
Position
Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
A photo of Ansaar Rai.
Ansaar T. Rai, MD
West Virginia University
Positions
Chair, Neuroradiology
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-5574
A photo of Ali Rezai.
Ali Rezai, MD, FAANS
West Virginia University
Positions
Executive Chair, Vice President of Neuroscience, Associate Dean, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
John D. Rockefeller IV tenured professor in neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience
Executive Chair, Vice President of Neuroscience, Associate Dean, Neurosurgery
Phone
304-293-3368
A photo of David Scarisbrick.
David Scarisbrick, PhD, ABPP-CN
West Virginia University
Positions
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
A photo of David Smith.
David M Smith, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-9521
A photo of Maxim Sokolov.
Maxim Sokolov, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-1123
A photo of Richard Vaglienti.
Richard Vaglienti, MD, MBA, FASA
West Virginia University
Positions
Associate Professor, Medical Director Center for Integrative Pain Management, Anesthesiology
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-598-6216
A photo of Edwin Wan.
Edwin Wan, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-6293
A photo of David Watson.
David Watson, MD, FAAN
West Virginia University
Positions
Chairman and Professor, Neurology
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-3527
A photo of Erin Winstanley.
Erin Winstanley, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Associate Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
A photo of Sergiy Yakovenko.
Sergiy Yakovenko, PhD
West Virginia University
Positions
Associate Professor, Human Performance - Exercise Physiology
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Phone
304-293-7316
A photo of Wanhong Zheng.
Wanhong Zheng, MD, MSc, MA, MS
West Virginia University
Positions
Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-5323
 
Staff
 
A photo of Cassandra George.
Cassandra D George
West Virginia University
Position
Business Operations Specialist, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-4771
A photo of Rebecca Rohn.
Rebecca Rohn
West Virginia University
Position
Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-3515
A photo of Matthew Scott.
Matthew Scott
West Virginia University
Positions
Financial Operations Specialist, Department of Neuroscience
Financial Operations Specialist, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)
Financial Operations Spec., Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
Phone
304-293-2930
A photo of Erica Stewart.
Erica Stewart, MBA
West Virginia University
Position
Senior Business Operations Specialist, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-6289