Erin M. Buckley, PhD, Associate Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University, Department of Pediatrics at Emory University Email Dr. Buckley received her PhD in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania in 2011 under the supervision of Dr. Arjun Yodh. She then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Neurology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia with Dr. Daniel Licht, followed by a second post-doc at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Department of Radiology with Maria Angela Franceschini, funded by the MGH Fund for Medical Discovery. Her research has focused on the use of two complementary, non-invasive optical techniques, namely diffuse correlation spectroscopy and near-infrared spectroscopy, for quantification of cerebral blood flow, oxygenation, blood volume, and oxygen metabolism. In addition to developing and validating these techniques, her main goal has been to investigate unique clinical applications in pediatric cohorts using both clinical subjects as well as animal models.
	Rowan Brothers, BS, Graduate Research Assistant Rowan received his Bachelor’s of Science in Chemistry at Georgia State University in May 2017. He is an NSF Graduate Research Fellow awardee.
	Tara Urner, BA, Graduate Research Assistant Tara received her Bachelor’s of Arts degree from Earlham College in 2016 with major concentrations in Physics and Philosophy and a minor concentration in Computer Science. She is a founding member and president of the Biomedical Photonics Society (BiPS https://bipsgatech.github.io/), an OSA chapter within the BME department at Georgia Tech and Emory. She is also an NSF Graduate Research Fellow awardee. Her research is currently funded through a Georgia CTSA TL-1 training award for predoctoral fellows.
	Vidisha Goyal, MS, Graduate Research Assistant Vidisha, received her Bachelor’s of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering at the Delhi Technology University in May 2019. She recently graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Master’s of Science in Bioengineering.
	Yueh-Chi Wu, BS, Graduate Research Assistant Yueh-Chi, earned her medical degree from National Taiwan University (NTU) in June 2018. She worked as a resident physician at NTU Hospital for 2 years. She also graduated from NTU with a Master’s of Science in Bioinformatics and Biomedical Electronics in July 2023.
	Tisha (Tish) Boodooram, BS, Graduate Research Assistant Tish graduated from Florida International University with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering in December 2020. She is currently a first-year PhD student, conducting research on utilizing DCS and FD-NIRS to monitor the cerebral blood flow response in subarachnoid hemorrhage patients with subsequent vasospasm after intrathecal administration of nicardipine.
	Giovani Martins, PhD, Post Doctoral Researcher Giovani received his Bachelor's in Physics at the University of Campinas in 2016. At the same university, he obtained his Master's degree in Physics (2019) and his PhD in Science in the field of Applied Physics (2024) at the Biomedical Optics Laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Rickson Coelho Mesquita. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Buckey Lab.
	Sydney Triplett, BS, Research Specialist Sydney received her Bachelors of Science degree in Physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology in May 2022.
	Jada Oriahi, BS, Clinical Research Specialist Jada received her Bachelors of Science degree in Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology and her Bachelors of Arts degree in Philosophy from Emory University in May 2024. In the Buckley Lab, she works as a clinical research specialist focusing on studies related to sickle cell disease and cerebral blood flow monitoring.
	LaBeausha (Beau) Holt Harris, MS, Clinical Research Specialist Beau received her Master’s in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on neural engineering at Drexel University in December 2022. In the Buckley Lab, she works as a clinical research specialist assisting with studies related to sickle cell disease, subacute hemorrhage, and cerebral blood flow monitoring. Her goal is to obtain PhD-MD in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on neural engineering to become a Physician Scientist that assists in spearheading non-invasive methods to treat stoke and other traumatic brain injuries. She loves to spend time with her family, dress her dog up for photoshoots, rest in peaceful solitude, learn about anything and everything, and to break out in random song while she completes her daily tasks.
	Paul (Seung Yup) Lee, PhD, Adjunct Faculty Dr. Lee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Kennesaw University. He obtained his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2015. Then, he completed his postdoctoral fellowship under Dr. Buckley’s supervision in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Emory and Georgia Tech, funded by American Heart Association. His current research interest is to develop a low-cost, miniaturized optical sensing technology probing living biological tissues.

Previous Lab Members:

Hongting Zhao, PhD, 2018-2024, Graduate Research Assistant

Michael Derah Arrington, BS, 2021-2024, Research Specialist

Kristin Wubbena, BS, 2023-2024, Research Specialist

Mariam Muneera Akbar, 2022-2023, Research Specialist

Kyle Cowdrick, 2016-2023, Graduate Research Assistant, BME, GT/Emory

Eashani Sathialingam, 2016-2022, Graduate Research Assistant, BME, GT/Emory

Lilly Rohrer , MS, 2021 – 2022, Research Specialist

Ayesha Quadri, 2021 – 2022, Research Specialist

Katherine Turrentine, 2021 – 2022, Research Specialist

Christy Daniel, 2020 – 2022, Undergraduate, Neuroscience, Georgia Tech

Aneet Nadella, 2021 – 2022, Undergraduate, Neuroscience, Georgia Tech

Hannah Hagenau, 2021, Undergraduate, Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech

Zhou Fang, 2020-2021, Biomedical Engineering & Physics, Georgia Tech

Junho Yoo, 2018 – 2019, BS, Graduate Student

Nikita Khan, 2020 – 2021, Undergraduate, Neuroscience, Emory University

Melina Maleknia, 2020, Undergraduate, Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech

Abinaya Selvakumar MBID, 2019, Quality Engineer at Cirtec Medical

Divya Nandakumar MBID, 2019, MBID Graduate

Amanda Liew, 2017 – 2019, Research Specialist

Tarab Ajjan, Spring 2017 – Spring 2019, Undergraduate, Chemistry, Georgia Tech

Parth Patel, Spring 2019 – Fall 2019, Undergraduate, Computer Science, Georgia Tech

Wesley Matingou, Summer 2018 – Fall 2019, Undergraduate, Department of  Biomedical Engineering, Morehouse College

Amy Patel, Summer – Fall 2018 Undergraduate, Neuroscience, Georgia Tech

Bharat Sanders, Summer 2016 – Summer 2018, Post-Baccalaureate, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Michelle Lin, Summer 2017 – Summer 2018, Undergraduate, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech

Corey Zheng, Spring 2017 – Summer 2018, Undergraduate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech

Arielle Margulies, Summer 2017 – Spring 2018, Undergraduate, Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech

Peter Lee, Fall 2015 – Summer 2017, High School Intern, Druid Hills High School

Patrick Ledwig, Fall 2016 – Spring 2017, BS, Graduate Student

Monali Shah, Summer 2016 – Spring 2017, Undergraduate, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech

Wendy Rodriguez, Fall 2014 – Summer 2016, Undergraduate, Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Emory University

Simrill Smith, Summer 2016 – Fall 2016, Druid Hills High School

Sachin Shah, Spring 2014 – Spring 2016, Post-Baccalaureate, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech

Pranaya Chilukuri, Summer 2015, Undergraduate, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech

Yeonghoon (Rob) Joung, Spring/Summer 2015, Undergraduate, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech

Noah Floyd, Summer 2015/Spring 2016, High School Intern, Druid Hills High School