Current Members of the Stroman Lab
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Shreya Prakash, PhD student Research Topic: Investigating altered descending pain regulation in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) |
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Shima Hassanpour, PhD student Research Topic: Investigating altered descending pain regulation in Fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) and the link to altered autonomic regulation |
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Jessica Merletti, MSc student Research Topic: Investigating peripheral sensitivity in healthy humans using fMRI |
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Brieana Keast, MSc student Research Topic: Investigating conditioned pain modulation on descending pain regulation on the brainstem and spinal cord |
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Christopher D'Souza, MSc student Research Topic: Using Machine Learning to Identify Altered Anatomical Brainstem and Spinal Cord features in Fibromyalgia |
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Julia Baldassare, MSc student Research Topic: TBD, starting September 2025 |
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Julia Deuville, MSc student Research Topic: TBD, starting September 2025 |
Recent Graduates the Stroman Lab
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Hannan Algitami, PhD Research Topic: The emotional influence on pain regulation MSc completed December 2024 |
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Gabriela Ioachim, PhD Research Topic: Coordinated functional networks across the CNS in fibromyalgia syndrome PhD completed January 2022 |
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Jocelyn Powers, Ph.D. Research Topic: The role of the amygdala on descending pain regulation via the brainstem PhD completed July 2022 |
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Howie Warren, M.Sc. Research Topic: Altered pain processing in Fibromyalgia Syndrome M.Sc. completed in 2021 |
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Kaitlin McNeil, M.Sc. Royal Military College of Canada, co-supervised by Dr. Sarah Creber Research Topic: Development of advanced fMRI analysis methods for pain research M.Sc. completed in 2021 (and I am giving up on asking students for pictures for the web site) |
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Elena Koning, M.Sc. Research Topic: Investigation of the continuous component of pain regulation in fibromyalgia syndrome M.Sc. completed in 2021 (no picture from her either) |








