Director
Rutvik H. Desai, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Desai Lab / University of South Carolina
The people behind the questions.
Researchers, students, and alumni connected by a shared interest in concepts, language, and the brain.
Current members
Current team
Postdoctoral Fellow
Sophie Arheix-Parras
Graduate Student
Fereshteh Kavandi
Graduate Student
Sepideh Damirchi
Graduate Student
Taj Singh
Lab Manager
Sophia Moore
Graduate Student · Computer Science
Nayeem Mohammad
Graduate Student · Computer Science
Yong Yang
Graduate Student · Computer Science
Xiang Guan
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Cateyann Bernard
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Krishiv Naik
Alumni
Extended community
Graduate Research Assistant
Xuan Yang
Graduate Student · Linguistics
Cheng Xiao
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Rachel Gulczinski
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Sidney Crouse
Graduate Student · Computer Science
Deepa Tilwani
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Abbie Broadhea
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Katia Boyet
Postdoctoral Fellow · C-STAR
Nicholas Riccardi
Postdoctoral Fellow · 2019–2020
Karim Johari
Postdoctoral Scholar · 2017–2018
Megan Reilly, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar · 2012–2018
Wessel van Dam, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar · 2013–2016
Vicky T. Lai, Ph.D.
Research Assistant · 2013–2014
Caroline Young
Research Assistant · 2012–2014
Carl Brzorad
Visiting Student · Fall 2014
Laura Speed
Postdoctoral Scholar · 2010–2012
Leonardo Fernandino, Ph.D.
Graduate Student & Research Associate · 2010–2013
Usha Tadimeti
Visiting Student · 2016–2017
Weiqi Zheng
Research Assistant · 2019–2020
Jeremy LaPointe
Graduate Student · 2014–2016
Chris Hackett
Research Assistant · 2015–2016
Olivia Howerton
Research Assistant
Jessica Desai
Undergraduate Research Assistant