MEET THE TEAM

Brandon Boring is a graduate student in Dr. Mathur’s lab and enrolled in  the Social and Personality Psychology training program. He is interested in pain, empathy, and self-control.

Kaitlyn Walsh is a graduate student in the Social and Personality Psychology program. Her research interests include psychosocial and environmental factors that contribute to pain disparities among racial/ethnic and socioeconomic minorities, biological mechanisms linking social stressors and pain outcomes, provider decision making, and patient-provider interaction. Kaitlyn joined the Mathur lab to aid in their mission to improve scientific understanding on pain disparities among underserved populations and to help reduce these disparities through research. In her free time, Kaitlyn likes to play tennis with her friends and family, do artsy things (paint or draw), and binge watch the latest series on Netflix.

Hanan is a graduate student in the Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience doctoral program. His research interests include exploring psychosocial and cognitive factors that contribute to pain disparities in racial and ethnic minorities from a neurological perspective. Hanan received his B.A. in Psychology from University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2017 and began working at Nationwide Children’s Hospital as a Research Assistant. He has experience with neuropsychological and cognitive assessment, fMRI data analysis, and research study management. Outside of the lab, Hanan enjoys several different outdoor activities including climbing, skating, and hiking.