Lab direction

Dr. Roberto Cofresí

Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor | he/him
Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri
PhD Neuroscience, University of Texas at Austin
B.S Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin
Contact at: CofresiR at missouri.edu
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    • Dr. Sandie Keerstock

    Research Specialist Lead | she/her
    Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri
    PhD Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin, USA
    M.A. Phonetics & Phonology, Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris France
    M.A. Language Sciences, Stendhal Univ., Grenoble France
    B.A. English Studies, UPPA, Pau France
     Contact at: SKeerstock at missouri.edu
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    • Graduate students

    Julián Aponte Zabala, B.A.

    Graduate student| he/him
    Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri
    B.A. Psychology, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
     Contact at: jaqth at missouri dot edu

    Full-time research coordinator

    Kayla Drifka, B.S.

    Research Coordinator| she/her
    Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri
    B.S. for Biopsychology, Cognition, & Neuroscience (minor in Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences), University of Michigan
     Contact at: kd92d at missouri dot edu

    Postbac research staff

    Mason Chartrand, B.A.

    Research Technician | he/him
    B.A. in Psychology, University of Missouri
    B.A. in Sociology, University of Missouri
    Joined the lab: Spring 2025

    Tiger Hutton, B.A.

    Research Technician | he/him
    B.A. in Psychology, University of Missouri
    Joined the lab: Spring 2026</p>

    Undergraduate research staff

    Camila Gutierrez

    Undergraduate Research Assistant | she/her

    Double major: Psychology and Biology with emphasis in Human Biology and Medical Science.
    Joined the lab: Summer 2023

    River Stone

    Undergraduate Research Assistant | he/him

    Major: Psychology
    Joined the lab: Summer 2025

    Noah Schnarre

    Undergraduate Research Assistant | he/him

    Major: Psychology, Pre-Med track
    Joined the lab: Summer 2025

    Delaney Foster

    Undergraduate Research Assistant | she/her

    Major: Biochemistry
    Joined the lab: Spring 2026

    Sahara Kaiser

    Undergraduate Research Assistant | she/her

    Joined the lab: Spring 2026

    Zach Wright

    Undergraduate Research Assistant | he/him

    Major: Biochemistry
    Joined the lab: Spring 2026

    Juliana Bellini

    Undergraduate Research Assistant | she/her

    MU-ARTSS 2026 Intern
    Joined the lab: Summer 2026