Group Members

Principal Investigator

David C. Glahn, PhD

Dr. David Glahn joined the Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center, Institute of Living, and the Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine in October of 2008.  He received his doctorate in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 2000 and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). From 2002 until 2008, Glahn was part of the Department of Psychiatry and the Research Imaging Center, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. Glahn’s research focuses on elucidating the neurobiological roots of major mental illnesses through the integration of cognitive neuropsychological, functional and structural neuroimaging, and behavioral and molecular genetic approaches.  The ultimate goals of this research is the identification of genes involved in affective and psychotic illnesses as well as genes that influence non-pathological brain structure and function.  Localization of genes involved in mental illness should significantly contribute to an understanding of the underlying biology of these complex diseases, which in turn should improve future treatments and create the potential for prevention strategies.

Postdoctoral Fellows

Anderson M. Winkler, MSc, MD

Anderson graduated in Medicine at the Universidade Federal do Paraná in 2005, and shortly after he started a post-graduation course (Master's) in Biomedical Engineering at the Imaging and Electronic Instrumentation Laboratory, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, under the mentorship of Prof. Humberto Gamba. He successfully finished his thesis on voxel-level inference for fMRI in 2007. Despite his background in Medicine, Anderson worked heavily during his Master's with signal and image processing, linear algebra and statistics, and their application for neuroimaging methods, in particular for fMRI. Before entering the Medical School, he also studied Electronics for two years. In 2007 he joined Dr. Glahn's Group, then at the Research Imaging Center at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, where he worked applying and developing methods for neuroimaging, using both structural (voxel and surface-based analyses) and functional MRI (model-based and model-free analyses), both using parametric and non-parametric methods, and their interpretation on the grounds of genetic variability.

Research Associates

Mary Diltz Woolsey, MS

Mary graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001 with an honors degree in Psychology. While at UT Austin, Mary completed an undergraduate thesis under the direction of Dr. William Swann, Jr., in the area of Social Psychology. Mary moved to San Antonio, Texas, to pursue a Master of Science degree in Clinical Psychology at St. Mary’s University, which she completed in August of 2003. Her thesis, under the direction of Dr. Jennifer Zwahr-Castro, examined the correlation of the Drug Attitude Inventory to medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia. During her graduate work, Mary completed practicums at the Clinical Research Unit of the San Antonio State Hospital and at the Psychological Services Division of the San Antonio Police Department.  Mary started working at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) in the Department of Psychiatry, Schizophrenia Division, in August of 2002 and spent the next six years working on psychosocial studies and coordinating pharmaceutical trials with Dr. Dawn Velligan and Dr. Alexander Miller. Aside from lead coordinator duties, Mary also conducted symptom and diagnostic assessments, was trained in phlebotomy and spent time as a therapist administering Cognitive Adaptation Training (CAT) to patients with schizophrenia. Mary was adjunct faculty for nine semesters at Northwest Vista Community College where she taught Introductory Psychology and Lifespan Development. Mary joined Dr. David Glahn’s group in August of 2008 at UTHSCSA. She now works on the Genetics of Brain Structure and Function projects at the Research Imaging Center, a study conducted in collaboration with the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research. Mary’s interests include etiology of psychiatric illnesses, neuropsychology and research related to the treatment and etiology of schizophrenia.

Jennifer Barrett

Jennifer received her B.A. degree in Psychology in 2001, graduating with honors from Benedictine University. She began working with Dr. Glahn and the Glahn Group in February of 2003. Her interests include the etiology and treatment of psychosis as well as psychoeducation. 

Olga Chaves

Olga was born in Bogotá, Colombia. She received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Los Andes at Bogotá, and her M.A. in Counseling at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Olga has worked in several different research fields, such as consumer and social psychology, focused on Latino populations. In 2007, Olga joined the Glahn Group looking to broaden her knowledge of the neuropsychology and psychiatry fields, especially as they relate to bilingual and culturally diverse populations. She has been instrumental in the assessment of Spanish speaking subjects and study coordination.

David Martinez

David graduated from Baylor University in 2008 with his B.A. degree in Psychology. While at Baylor, David was a research assistant for two years in the Mind-Body Research Laboratory of Dr. Gary Elkins, formerly of the Scott and White Healthcare System before he became a Baylor faculty member. While working with Dr. Elkins, David assisted in research concerning a new comprehensive distress scale called the Elkins Distress Scale, in addition to other projects. David was also a member of the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core for the duration of his undergraduate education, which is part of the Baylor Honors College.  David has also worked in the Bipolar and Depression Healthcare Research Clinic of the University of Texas Health Science Center of San Antonio (UTHSCSA), Department of Psychiatry. In June of 2008 David joined Dr. David Glahn’s group and is currently a Social Science Research Associate for the Genetics of Brain Structure and Function Study in the Research Imaging Center of UTHSCSA David plans to continue his education and receive his Ph. D. in psychology.

Patrick Rice

Patrick graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio in Spring 2007 where he received his B.A. in Psychology. He is currently attending the Counseling program there in order to receive a Master’s degree in Community Counseling. Patrick is in currently in his first year and will be doing an internship at the Rape Crisis Center of San Antonio in Spring 2010. He began working at the Health Science Center in October of 2007 when he first joined the Glahn Group. His interests in research and counseling include the study of crisis intervention techniques and working with individuals suffering from psychotic disorders.

Crystal G. Franklin

Crystal received her B.S. in Biology from Southwest Texas State University, now known as Texas State University at San Marcos, in 2000. Following graduation, she began working at the Research Imaging Center at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Crystal plays a major role in the analysis of fMRI, PET, and clinical data using inhouse software and analysis programs such as FSL and Mango. She enjoys learning new techniques and software used for processing and interpreting data.

Miranda Null

Miranda started her academic journey at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas.  After graduating with her B.S. in Psychology she decided to pursue graduate school in Psychology as well. Attending the University of Texas at San Antonio and gaining her M.S. in Psychology helped to point her down the path of research. She started at the Research Imaging Center shortly after earning her second degree and plans to pursue a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience. The Research Imaging Center has given her incredible tools to use in image analysis and she enjoys the opportunity to learn even more.

Lauren E. Lombardo

Lauren graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in May 2008. She received her B.A. in Spanish and the Biological Foundations of Behavior, with a concentration in Animal Behavior. For her undergraduate independent project, she researched the healthy migrant effect in a population of pregnant women. She then attended Boston University and obtained her M.A. in Psychology in May 2009. There, she participated in research exploring the factors that contribute to the health outcomes of ethnic minority women with and at risk for HIV infection. She ultimately plans to obtain her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology.

Sarah Galvin

Sarah received her B.A. in Psychology from Central Connecticut State University in May 2006. During this time she assisted with research in biofeeback at the university and worked as a vocational and residential counselor at the Mental Health Association of Connecticut. She also received her M.A. in Psychology from Central Connecticut State University in May 2009. During this time she worked as a graduate assistant for the Department of Psychology. Her Master’s Thesis examined the possible contribution of a person’s degree of sense of coherence and their level of familiarity with mental illness on their likelihood to discriminate against an individual with mental illness. She has also been taking courses to work toward obtaining an American Sign Language interpreting license. Sarah ultimately plans to obtain her Ph.D. in Clinical Neuropsychology.