Principal Investigator

Yuan Yang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Bioengineering, Neuroscience, and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.
Associate Professor in Clinical Imaging, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL.
Associate Professor in Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Email: yuany@illinois.edu
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Clinical Researchers
Carly Skadden, MPH, CCRP
Clinical Research Manager
Carle Foundation Hospital
Email: Carly.Skadden@carle.com
Emily Willard, PT, DPT
Physical Therapist, Clinical Researcher
Carle Foundation Hospital
As a physical therapist, Emily supports clinical assessments and functional outcome evaluation in research participants. She also provides clinical insight into rehabilitation-related measures and helps connect research protocols with patient-centered functional outcomes.

Luka Bryant, BS, BA
Clinical Research Coordinator
Carle Foundation Hospital
Research Interests: Molecular Neuroscience, Neuropharmacology, Recovery of Function, Learning and Memory.
Email: luka.bryant@carle.com
Academic Researchers

Beni Endharto Mulyana, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Office: 2237 Everitt Lab
Email: bmulyana@illinois.edu
Research Interest: Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Multi-Modal Brain Imaging, fMRI for Brain Modulation.

Joohwan Sung, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Office: 0258 Everitt Lab
Email: jhsung@illinois.edu
Research Interest: Neuroscience, Rehabilitation Engineering, Biomedical Signal Processing, Motion Analysis, Biomedical Engineering.

Jordan Williamson, M.S.
Academic Researcher
Email: jordan36@illinois.edu
Research Interest: Neuroscience, Rehabilitation Engineering, Sex-Specific Interventions for Neurodegeneration and Neuroplasticity.
PhD Students

Rita Huan-Ting Peng, M.S.
Office: 0258 Everitt Lab
Email: htpeng2@illinois.edu
Research Interest: Deep Learning in Medical Imaging, Multi-Model Brain Imaging, Computational Bioengineering, Neurorehabilitation.

Mahmood Rajabtabar, M.S.
Office: 0258 Everitt Lab
Email: mr81@illinois.edu
Research Interest: Biomechanics, Sensorimotor Control, Neurorehabilitation, Computational Neuroscience.

Xiaoxi Chen, M.D.
Office: 2237 Everitt Lab
Email: xiaoxic3@illinois.edu
Research Interest: Diagnostic Radiology, Translational Medicine, Medical Imaging, Image Processing, Data Analysis.

Leonard Liu, M.S.
Office: 0246 Everitt Lab
Email: liu329@illinois.edu
Research Interest: Multi-objective Optimization for HD-tES, Heart-Brain Coupling, Statistical Neuroscience