2025- Present Assistant Professor -UAB Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology,
2022-2024 Research Fellow -National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
2018-2022 Post-doctoral Fellow -National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
2015-2018 Dr. rer. nat. in Psychology -TU Dresden, Germany
2009-2014 Diplom in Psychology -Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany
Hometown: Changzhou, China
Email: ruizhang@uabmc.edu
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2AChEZwAAAAJ&hl=en
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rui-Zhang-55
BA -University of Alabama at Birmingham
Email: amoyana@uabmc.edu
BA in Biology- University of Georgia
Email: crturne2@uab.edu
I graduated from the University of Georgia Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Biology, and minors in Applied Biotechnology, Biomedical Physiology, and Business. In my undergraduate years, I participated in radiation oncology research as well as in clinical neuroscience research focussed on the effects of vaping addictions on craving habits. In the coming year, I will be pursuing clinical neuroscience research in the Sleep, Circadian rhythm & Neuroimaging (SCN) Lab at UAB. I will also be earning my MBA from UAB. In the future, I wish to attend medical school, continue research, and make more time to do the things I love such as fishing, cooking, and golfing.
BA in Psychology -University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
MA in Psychology -University of Kansas
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Elise Goubet earned her M.A. in Psychology from the University of Kansas, where she was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. Her graduate research in cognitive neuroscience focused on individual differences in emotion regulation, examining both the flexible implementation of emotion regulation strategies and the effects of neuromodulation of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on emotion regulation. Outside of her academic work, Elise has dedicated several years to community health initiatives, including suicide prevention and sexual and domestic violence prevention. She has collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to support data coordination efforts, program evaluation, and the translation of public health and research data into engaging reports. Elise is excited to join the SCN Lab and contribute to the important research on sleep and circadian disruptions as mechanisms and treatment targets in psychiatric and substance use disorders.