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_includes/themes/lab/member.html

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 			</div>
 
 			<!-- Show projects, then papers, then presentations, then posters -->
-			{% for project in site.categories.project %}
+			{% for project in site.categories.projects %}
 				{% if project.contributors contains member.handle %}
 					{% assign projectsq = true %}
 				{% endif %}
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
 			<!-- Projects -->
 			{% if projectsq == true %}
 				<div class="bigspacer"></div>
-				<div class="head">Projects</div>
+				<div class="head">Research</div>
 				<div class="spacer"></div>
 				{% for project in site.categories.projects %}
 					{% if project.contributors contains member.handle %}

misc/_posts/2015-04-18-about.md

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 # About the site
 
-The code for this site was forked from Dr. Allan Drummond's lab website, which in turn took a great deal of inspiration from Dr. Travis Bedford's [lab website][1]. The code was openly shared on [GitHub][2] under the MIT license, so please feel free to adapt it for your own purposes. However, if you do use any of the code, please remember to cite attribute the code to Dr. Drummond and to link back to his [site][3].
+The [code for this site][0] was forked from Dr. Allan Drummond's lab website, which in turn took a great deal of inspiration from Dr. Travis Bedford's [lab website][1]. The code was openly shared on [GitHub][2] under the MIT license, so please feel free to adapt it for your own purposes. However, if you do use any of the code, please remember to cite attribute the code to Dr. Drummond and to link back to his [site][3].
 
+[0]: https://github.com/NBCLab/NBCLab.github.io
 [1]: http://bedford.io
 [2]: https://github.com/drummondlab/drummondlab.github.io
 [3]: http://drummondlab.org/about.html

misc/_posts/2015-04-18-contact.md

@@ -11,19 +11,38 @@ tags: []
 <a name="contact"></a>
 
 # Contact Us
-Phone: (305) 348-0464<br/>
-Email: neurolab@fiu.edu
+Phone: (305) 348-0464  
+Email: [neurolab@fiu.edu](mailto:neurolab@fiu.edu)
 
 ## Mailing Address
-Academic Health Center 4 Room 380<br/>
+Academic Health Center 4 Room 380  
 Miami, Florida 33174
 
 On the [map], Academic Health Center (AHC) 4 is the rectangular building under the marker. Our lab is on the third floor, in the western side of the building.
 
 [map]: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Academic+Health+Center+4,+Miami,+FL+33174/@25.7593031,-80.3744721,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88d9bf2e7705ee3f:0x3581f2208ba26078!8m2!3d25.7592828!4d-80.3723193
 
-
-
 <a name="join"></a>
 
 # Join Us
+
+The Neuroinformatics and Brain Connectivity Laboratory is always looking for exceptional students and personnel to join the team. **We are currently looking for graduate students for the 2018-2019 academic year and we are still accepting applications from undergraduate students to work on various projects.** More information on these training opportunities can be found below.
+
+## Graduate Students
+Located in Miami, FIU is Florida’s fastest growing public research university, the fourth largest university in the nation, and one of nation’s largest Hispanic-Serving Institutions. The Cognitive Neuroscience Program is part of a campus-wide initiative to further develop brain research and brain education through interdisciplinary collaborations.
+
+At FIU, the Neuroinformatics and Brain Connectivity (NBC) Laboratory, directed by Dr. Angela Laird (Department of Physics) and co-directed by Dr. Matthew Sutherland (Department of Psychology), provides students with a truly interdisciplinary training environment. The NBC Laboratory focuses on understanding activity within and interactions between brain regions in healthy individuals and those diagnosed with psychiatric disorders and diseases. Research in the NBC Laboratory is centered around magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with emphasis on the development of neuroimaging data analysis tools, the impact of drug abuse on human brain function, and the brain mechanisms associated with student learning during STEM training. Funded through grants from the NIH and NSF, the NBC Laboratory is seeking motivated and energetic individuals to join the group.
+
+We are currently looking for graduate students in either physics or psychology. Applications to FIU's Cognitive Neuroscience doctoral program in Psychology for the 2018-2019 academic year are due in December, 2017. More information about the Cognitive Neuroscience doctoral program and admission for the upcoming academic year is available at [http://cn.fiu.edu](). Applicants to the Physics graduate program may learn more at [https://physics.fiu.edu/graduate-program/]().
+
+## Undergraduate Students
+Undergraduate students working in the NBC Lab may contribute to one of several ongoing projects. These research activities may include assisting with literature searches and/or the collection, processing, and analysis of neuroimaging (fMRI) data. As this typically necessitates extensive training, a commitment of at least three semesters is needed to take full advantage of these research opportunities.
+
+The NBC Lab focuses on understanding activity within and interactions between brain regions in healthy individuals and those diagnosed with psychiatric disorders and diseases. Research in the Lab focuses on the development of neuroimaging data analysis tools, the impact of drugs abuse on brain function, and the brain mechanisms associated with student learning during STEM training. The NBC Lab, directed by Dr. Angela Laird (Department of Physics) and Dr. Matthew Sutherland (Department of Psychology) provides students with a truly interdisciplinary training environment. Such training is geared to those students who wish to pursue graduate training in the field of cognitive neuroscience.
+
+Interested students should download and complete the following application: [NBC Lab RA Application](/assets/files/applications/RA_application_NBC_lab.doc). Please send completed applications by email to [neurolab@fiu.edu](mailto:neurolab@fiu.edu?subject=NBC Lab undergraduate research application). Your application materials should be attached to an email with the following subject line: “NBC Lab undergraduate research application.”
+
+<a name="participate"></a>
+
+# Participate in a Study
+We are conducting a number of studies at any given time, each with different participation criteria. If you are interested in participating in a specific study, please see the project page, which will have a "Participation" section if we are recruiting participants. Otherwise, please feel free to contact us via email or on the phone.

news/_posts/2015-04-14-lab-teaching.md

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+---
+layout: news
+title: Lab members teach brain science
+author: kbottenhorn
+category: news
+tags: [teaching]
+
+excerpt: Lab researchers celebrate Brain Awareness Week at the Miami Museum of Science.
+---
+
+This week, researchers from the Neuroinformatics and Brain Connectivity Laboratory (NBC) took part in Miami’s “Brain Awareness Week,” organized by the Patricia and Phillip Frost Miami Museum of Science. At the Museum’s “Science Up Close” and “Brain Arcade” events, Dr. Angela Laird (Director), Dr. Matthew Sutherland (Co-Director), and Jessica Bartley (graduate student) moderated a set of public discussions on neuroimaging, and neurobiology behind optical illusions. Jessica was joined by Julio A. Yanes (Coordinator of Research) during the Museum’s day-long Brain Fair, where they educated children and families about ongoing research using active demonstrations with games and a “brain helmet,” equipped with LED lights representing neural networks. A great time was had by all!
+
+Would you like to know more about Brain Awareness Week? Click here for more from [FIU News](https://news.fiu.edu/2015/03/fiu-scientists-light-up-the-brain-at-science-museum/86523) and the [Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science](http://www.frostscience.org/blog/brain-day-2015/).

news/_posts/2015-04-14-sutherland-forum.md

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+---
+layout: news
+title: Dr. Sutherland leads forum
+author: kbottenhorn
+category: news
+tags: []
+
+excerpt: Dr. Matthew Sutherland Asked to lead public forum on neuroimaging and addiction.
+---
+
+This week, Dr. Matthew Sutherland (Co-Director) was asked to lead a public forum on neuroimaging, as part of Miami’s Brain Awareness Week, hosted by the Patricia and Phillip Frost Miami Museum of Science. The “Brain and Addiction” event, which Dr. Sutherland moderated, was centered around public discussions on medical applications in neuroimaging, addictions and the brain. Dr. Sutherland was joined by South Miami Hospital Addiction Treatment & Recovery Center’s Medical Director, Dr. John Eustace, and Assistant Vice President, David Vittoria. Conversations included altered reward processing, drugs of abuse, and treatments. Way to go, Dr. Sutherland!
+
+Would you like to know more about Brain Awareness Week? Click here for more from [FIU News](https://news.fiu.edu/2015/03/fiu-scientists-light-up-the-brain-at-science-museum/86523) and the [Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science](http://www.frostscience.org/blog/brain-day-2015/).

news/_posts/2015-04-22-bartley-competition.md

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+---
+layout: news
+title: Congratulations to Jessica Bartley!
+author: kbottenhorn
+category: news
+tags: [awards]
+
+excerpt: Jessica Bartley wins first prize in Physics Graduate Student Research Competition!
+---
+
+Good news! Jessica Bartley, a third year Ph.D. student in the Neuroinformatics and Brain Connectivity (NBC) Laboratory, has been awarded first place in a department-wide competition of graduate research! This year’s competition of oral presentations welcomed nine FIU Physics Ph.D. students to present their dissertation research to an audience of faculty and peers. A faculty panel awarded Jessica first prize, which included a cash prize of $500, for her presentation entitled “Physics Learning Facilitates Enhanced Resting-State Brain Connectivity in Problem Solving Network”. Jessica’s work is funded by the National Science Foundation’s REAL DRL-1420627 grant.
+
+[Would you like to know more about NSF REAL DRL-1420627?](https://nbclab.github.io/projects/physics-learning)

news/_posts/2015-04-29-sutherland-top-scholar.md

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+---
+layout: news
+title: Dr. Sutherland top scholar
+author: kbottenhorn
+category: news
+tags: [award]
+
+excerpt: Dr. Matthew Sutherland has been named an FIU Top Scholar!
+---
+
+The FIU Top Scholars Award celebrates faculty for outstanding success in their fields. Distinguished members of the academic community were honored for their dedication to excellence and for their accomplishments in research and scholarship. Honorees are nominated by their respective deans through the Office of the Provost. Dr. Sutherland was recognized for his significant funding from the National Institutes of Health, to explore the impact of HIV and cannabis on brain function. Congratulations, Dr. Sutherland!
+
+[Would you like to know more about the 2015 Top Scholars Award ceremonies?](https://sish.fiu.edu/news/2015/sish-faculty-recognized-as-top-scholars/)

news/_posts/2015-05-07-neuroimage-paper.md

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+---
+layout: news
+title: New paper in NeuroImage
+author: kbottenhorn
+category: news
+tags: [paper]
+
+excerpt: Dr. Michael Cody Riedel's paper accepted for publication in NeuroImage!
+---
+
+Good news! Dr. Michael Riedel’s recent paper, entitled “Meta-analytic connectivity and behavioral parcellation of the human cerebellum,” has been accepted for publication in the journal NeuroImage!
+
+In the paper, Dr. Riedel used meta-analytic methods to derive correspondence in cerebellar organization according to task-independent connectivity and behavioral specialization. In addition, this work highlights the heterogeneous function of the cerebellum as a component of both motor and cognitive processes. Congratulations, Dr. Riedel! His paper is set to publish in 2015.
+
+[Would you like to know more?](https://nbclab.github.io/papers/)

news/_posts/2015-05-15-graduation.md

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+---
+layout: news
+title: Lab members graduate
+author: kbottenhorn
+category: news
+tags: []
+
+excerpt: Dr. Kimberly Ray and Dr. Michael Cody Riedel graduate!
+---
+
+Both Drs. Kimberly Ray (Postdoc, UC Davis) and Michael Cody Riedel participated in the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio commencement ceremonies earlier this month. Dr. Angela Laird, their graduate mentor, was also there. Congratulations to them both!
+
+Dr. Kimberly Ray successfully defended her dissertation, titled “Graph Theoretical Analysis of Human Intrinsic Connectivity”, last summer. Currently, she’s a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of California, Davis’s Imaging Research Center (Sacramento, California). Would you like to know more about Dr. Ray’s work?
+
+Dr. Michael Cody Riedel defended his dissertation, entitled “Hierarchical Perspectives in Intrinsic Brain Organization,” earlier this spring. Currently, he’s a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Florida International University’s Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging Center (Miami, Florida). Would you like to know more about Dr. Riedel’s work?

news/_posts/2015-05-27-teaching.md

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+layout: news
+title: Lab members teach students
+author: kbottenhorn
+category: news
+tags: [teaching]
+
+excerpt: Lab members teach South Florida's students about brain science.
+---
+
+Students from Key Point Academy at First Presbyterian Church in Miami (Brickell, Florida) took a field-trip to Florida International University’s Modesto Maidique Campus. During their visit, the students toured the Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum outdoor exhibits. Afterward, Dr. Angela Laird (Director) led the kindergarteners and first-graders through a “brain science” presentation, which highlighted “being a scientist,” brain health, and others. After the presentation, lab members facilitated a “brain hats” activity, designed to help students learn the major lobes of the brain, their general function, and more.

news/_posts/2015-06-02-neuroimage-paper.md

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+layout: news
+title: New paper in NeuroImage
+author: kbottenhorn
+category: news
+tags: [paper]
+
+excerpt: Dr. Angela Laird's paper has been accepted for publication in NeuroImage!
+---
+
+Good news! A recent paper, authored by Dr. Angela Laird (Director), has been accepted for publication in the journal NeuroImage! Dr. Sutherland (Co-Director), Dr. Riedel (Postdoc), and Dr. Ray (lab alumnus) are co-authors.
+
+The paper, entitled “Neural architecture underlying classification of face perception paradigms,” examines the neural architecture of face perception studies archived in the BrainMap database. Overall, findings from the paper demonstrate that large-scale data mining approaches can inform the evolution of theoretical cognitive models. NeuroImage plans to publish the paper in 2015. Congratulations, everyone!
+
+[Would you like to know more about this, and other publications?](https://nbclab.github.io/papers/)

news/_posts/2015-08-03-sutherland-lrp.md

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+---
+layout: news
+title: Dr. Sutherland receives award!
+author: kbottenhorn
+category: news
+tags: [award]
+
+excerpt: Dr. Matthew Sutherland receives NIH LRP award!
+---
+
+Great news! Dr. Matthew Sutherland (Co-director) has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The overall objective of the NIH LRP is the recruitment and retention of highly qualified health professionals to scientific careers in clinical, pediatric, health disparities, or contraception and infertility research. Dr. Sutherland received a clinical LRP award for his research characterizing the impact of drug abuse and HIV infection on the human brain.
+
+[Would you like to know more about the NIH LRP?](https://www.lrp.nih.gov/index)

news/_posts/2015-10-05-fiu-abcd.md

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+---
+layout: news
+title: FIU funded for ABCD
+author: kbottenhorn
+category: news
+tags: [projects]
+
+excerpt: FIU researchers awarded $12.7 million to study substance use in adolescents.
+---
+
+Exciting news! A team of 14 FIU scientists has been awarded $12.7 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA/NIH) to study the impact of substance use on adolescent brain development. NIDA’s nationwide, multisite project termed the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study will follow approximately 10,000 children beginning at ages 9 to 10, before they initiate drug use, through the period of highest risk for substance use and other mental health disorders. Scientists will track exposure to substances (e.g., nicotine, marijuana, alcohol), academic achievement, cognitive skills, mental health, and brain structure and function. Drs. Laird, Sutherland, and Dick represent the neuroimaging core of ABCD-FIU, of which Dr. Gonzalez is the Principal Investigator.
+
+[For a complete list of FIU scientists involved click here!](https://news.fiu.edu/2015/09/fiu-to-examine-substance-use-in-youths-as-part-of-national-landmark-study-on-brain-development/92605)
+
+[Would you like to learn more about NIDA's ABCD study?](https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/news-releases/2015/09/nih-launches-landmark-study-substance-use-adolescent-brain-development)
+
+[See what the Miami Herald has to say on the matter](http://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article36828798.html)

news/index.html

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 {% for post in site.categories.news limit: 10 %}
 
-	{% for member in site.categories.team %}
-		{% if member.handle == post.author %}
-			{% assign author = member %}
-		{% endif %}
-	{% endfor %}
-
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 	<div class="row">
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 			<div class="smallnote">
 				{{ post.date | date_to_string }}
-				{% if author %}
-				by <a class="off" href="{{ author.url }}">{{ author.nickname }}</a>
-				{% endif %}
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projects/_posts/2014-08-15-physics-learning.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ layout: project
 title: Exploring the Neural Mechanisms of Physics Learning
 handle: physics-learning
 image: /assets/images/projects/physics_learning/physics_learning_logo.png
-contributors: [alaird, jbartley, eboeving]
+contributors: [alaird, jbartley, eboeving, agonzalez, jforeman, calvarez]
 grant: NSF-1420627
 grant_url: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1420627
 category: projects
@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@ tagline: How does learning physics affect brains?
 ---
 {% include JB/setup %}
 
-# Abstract
+## Abstract
 
 This project, to be conducted by researchers at Florida International University, will extend the research base and theory behind Modeling Instruction (MI), a curriculum intervention for college-level physics. The project is based on the idea that different teaching approaches in physics (MI versus traditional lectures) will lead to different student knowledge, which leads to observable differences in brain structures associated with physics reasoning. The project will also examine gender differences in physics learning. This project will advance the work of the REAL (Research on Education and Learning) program in studying the neural and cognitive basis of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning.
 
 The project will use fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) to study brain activity, focusing on brain regions including the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, bilateral parahippocampal gyrus, left fusiform gyrus (all associated with fact retrieval), medial and lateral prefrontal cortices and medial and right posterior parietal cortices (all associated with reasoning). Additional neural measures will assess functional brain connectivity, as a measure of neural efficiency of reasoning. The project will also employ behavioral and educational measures of intelligence, anxiety, and physics knowledge, including the FCI (Force Concept Inventory).
+
+## Participate
+
+Data collection for this study is complete.