John Emmanuel Kiat

John completed his Ph.D. in psychology with a focus on behavioral neuroscience at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in July 2018. An UNL Othmer, Fling and Dean Fellowship recipient, John has published lead author manuscripts in Neuroimage, Social Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience, Social Neuroscience, Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience, the International Journal of Psychophysiology, the Journal of Neurophysiology and the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory. His research interests involve utilizing high-density EEG to investigate issues related to specific areas of false memory and social cognition. He is also a recipient of UNL's 2018 Outstanding Graduate Research & Creative Activities award after receiving an honorable mention in 2017. Click the following links to view his CV or personal webpage for more information.

When not draining the lab's midnight oil reserves, John spends most of his  free time drinking coffee, reading, rock climbing, biking, boxing, messing around with his 6" maksutov cassegrain scope, mucking around his website, experimenting with new recipes and modifying his overly customized PC rig. 


Dianna Long

Dianna Long completed a M.A. in Psychology at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln under the supervision of Dr. Robert Belli. She grew up in Kankakee, IL but is more recently from St. Louis, MO where she lived and worked following graduation from Truman State University. 

Dianna's interests outside of her graduate program are quite broad and include singing and writing songs, hiking, biking, camping, reading (material other than scientific literature), and playing with her pet rat, Jasper.

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