Tanya Evans (nee Gerner), B.S.

Tanya graduated with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University in 2003. She subsequently spent time as a research assistant in both industry (Akzo Nobel Inc.) and academic (University of Delaware) settings. As a tutor, she developed and implemented customized academic enrichment programs in mathematics and science at middle school to graduate school levels. Tanya entered the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience at Georgetown University in 2007, and is currently working under the mentorship of Dr. Eden on thesis research exploring the developmental trajectory of neural substrates responsible for numerical representation. . Thesis research exploring: (1) the developmental trajectory of the neural correlates of reading and calculation and (2) the effects of language and sensory experience on visuospatial processing.

Abstracts:

1. Gerner TM, Wall AE, Napoliello EM, Flowers LD, Eden GF. (2008) The anatomical profile of dyslexic females: a voxel-based morphometry study. Society for Neuroscience. Abstract.
2. Gerner TM, Brar J, Kalbfleisch ML, Vanmeter JW. (2009) Classification of Subtypes in a Pediatric Sample with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Organization for Human Brain Mapping. Abstract.
3. Evans TM, Flowers DL, Napoliello EM, Einbinder E, Eden GF. (2011). Developmental changes underlying calculation: an fMRI Study. Society for Neuroscience. Abstract.
4. Evans TM, Ingala E, Flowers DL, Eden GF. (2012). Common neural substrates of reading and arithmetic. Organization for Human Brain Mapping. Abstract.
5. Evans TM, Olulade OA, Koo DS, Eden GF. (2012). Effects of sensory and signed language experience on the neural basis of visual motion processing. Society for Neuroscience. Abstract.