RESEARCH TEAM
TONY BUCHANAN, PHD
Principal Investigator
Dr. Buchanan is recruiting new graduate students for the fall semester of 2026. Please email tony.buchanan@health.slu.edu for details.
Dr. Buchanan's research focuses on the intersection between stress and behavior. Dr. Buchanan's work has focused on the role that stress plays in memory, language, and decision making.
Dr. Buchanan's work has been funded by the Templeton Foundation, the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Center for Responsible Gaming, and the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression.
He received his Ph.D. in Biological Psychology from the University of Oklahoma and went on to a postdoctoral fellowship in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Iowa. He is currently Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the Neuroscience Program at Saint Louis University.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Lani Miller, BA
Graduate Student
Rockhurst University, BA '24
Lani is a second-year student in the cognitive neuroscience program. Her research interests revolve around integrating developmental psychology and cognitive neuroscience to study the effects of adverse childhood experiences in middle childhood. She is also interested in emotion processing systems and emotional outcomes.
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Lani earned her bachelor's in Psychology from Rockhurst University where she studied the parent-child relationship and its effects on emotional intelligence.
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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS
Alexandria Butler
Research Assistant
Neuroscience, '25
Nicky Laden
Research Assistant
Neuroscience and Psychology, '27
Damara Stevens
Research Assistant
Neuroscience, '26
Charles Mauvais-Jarvis
Research Assistant
Neuroscience, '26
Zain Bari
Research Assistant
Neuroscience and Psychology, '27