![Alexa Escapita Alexa Escapita](https://medicine.uams.edu/neuroscience/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2022/09/EscapitaAlexa-C.jpg)
Alexa Escapita
Previous degrees: (1) B.S. in Biological Sciences with a biomedical concentration & (2) B.S. in Psychology, Univ. of Texas at El Paso
Mentor: Dr. Tara Johnson
Thesis title: “The Neurodevelopment of Children with Congenital Heart Disease”
E-mail: ACEscapita@uams.edu
Mentor: Dr. Tara Johnson
Thesis title: “The Neurodevelopment of Children with Congenital Heart Disease”
E-mail: ACEscapita@uams.edu
![Ashley Herdman Photograph of A. Herdman](https://medicine.uams.edu/neuroscience/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2024/10/AH.background-321x327.png)
Ashley Herdman
Previous degree: B.S. in Biology, Truman State University
Mentor: Dr. Angela Odle
Thesis title: “The Effects of Leptin Signaling on Gonadotrope Coordination and Function”
E-mail: AKHerdman@uams.edu
![Namarta Kapil Namarta Kapil](https://medicine.uams.edu/neuroscience/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2022/09/KapilNamarta.jpg)
Namarta Kapil
Previous degrees: Bachelor of Pharmacy from University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, India, and Masters of Pharmaceutical Technology from University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, India
Mentor: Dr. Tara Johnson
Thesis title: “Early clinical markers of cerebral palsy in NICU infants.”
E-mail: NKapil@uams.edu
Mentor: Dr. Tara Johnson
Thesis title: “Early clinical markers of cerebral palsy in NICU infants.”
E-mail: NKapil@uams.edu
![Carol A Morris Carol Morris](https://medicine.uams.edu/neuroscience/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2022/09/MorrisCarol.jpg)
Carol A Morris
Previous degree: B.S. in Biology from University of Arkansas at Little RockMentor: Dr. Kimberly Stephens
Thesis title: “Neutralizing CD47 in retinopathies and stroke models with anti-CD47 increases efficacy of efferocytosis and provides neuroprotection.”
E-mail: CAMorris@uams.edu
Thesis title: “Neutralizing CD47 in retinopathies and stroke models with anti-CD47 increases efficacy of efferocytosis and provides neuroprotection.”
E-mail: CAMorris@uams.edu
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Kayleigh Rodriguez
Previous degree: B.S. in Biotechnology from Arkansas State University
Mentor: Dr. Kimberly Stephens
Thesis title: “Impact of early-life stress on epigenetic mechanisms that alter interindividual pain susceptibility and development”
E-mail: KARodriguez@uams.edu
Mentor: Dr. Kimberly Stephens
Thesis title: “Impact of early-life stress on epigenetic mechanisms that alter interindividual pain susceptibility and development”
E-mail: KARodriguez@uams.edu