PAANDA Lab Alumni
Lab Alumni (in no particular order) from Dr. Yarger's time at the University of Maryland (UMD) and now at James Madison University (JMU).
Samantha Wellman
Sam graduated from JMU where she was a research assistant for one semester in the PAANDA lab. She graduated in December 2025 with a degree in Psychology.
Rachel Resnick
Rachel is a senior at UMD. One of the original students to work in the PAANDA Lab, she helped start the study at UMD, recruit families, and process ECG files!
Davina Gyimah
Davina graduated from UMD in 2025. She was one of the first to work with Dr. Yarger, helping with processing ECG files!
Maaike Van Der Veer
Maaike is a Masters student at UMD.
Cheyenne "Shey" Herrell
Shey is a Masters student at UMD.
Holden Axel
Holden is currently an undergraduate at UMD.
Alejandro M. Vargas Rosario
Alejandro worked in the PAANDA Lab as part of the UMD Summer Research Initiative in Summer 2024. He is currently a student at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez.
Janae McDowell
Janae worked with Dr. Yarger in the Summer of 2023 as part of the UMD Summer Research Initiative. She graduated from Morgan State University.
Giselle Mouton
Giselle was a psychology major interested in psychological testing methods and their application in autism and anxiety research.
Yamha Raza
Yamha graduated from UMD in 2025.
Julia Zawatsky
Julia graduated from UMD in 2025.
