About

I am a fourth-year Neuroscience PhD candidate at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. My research combines computational models of decision-making and invasive electrophysiology in humans to understand how the computations underlying flexible human intelligence are formalized within biologically plausible architectures. My research is co-supervised by Dr. Angela Radulescu and Dr. Ignacio Saez.

Beyond the laboratory, I am passionate about science communication and education. I completed a teaching fellowship with Mount Sinai's Center for Excellence in Youth Education. I also served as Co-President of Mentoring in Neuroscience Discovery, Mount Sinai’s largest student-run outreach organization.

Training

• MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, supervised by Professor Tali Sharot
• BS in Psychology (Concentration: Behavioral Neuroscience and Health Studies), Fairfield University, supervised by Dr. Margaret McClure and Dr. Patrick Kelley

Contact

I am happy to meet with students interested in applying to graduate school or potential collaborators. Please email me at christina.maher@icahn.mssm.edu. You can also find me on GitHub, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google Scholar.