The Coffin Lab includes graduate students, research technicians, undergraduate students, and high school interns. Everyone works together to advance our understanding of the cellular basis of hearing and to develop protective therapies.

Dr. Allison Coffin

Allison Coffin, PhD

Associate Professor of Neuroscience

allison.coffin [at] wsu.edu

 

Tamasen Hayward

 

 

Tamasen Hayward, MS Biology

Lab Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coty Jasper

 

Coty Jasper, MS

PhD student, Neuroscience

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rikeem Sholes

 

Rikeem Sholes, MS

PhD student, School of Biological Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

 

Isabella Moreno-Stedman

 

Isabella Moreno-Stedman

Undergraduate Researcher, Neuroscience

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Olivia Molano

 

Olivia Molano, BS Neuroscience 2022

Research Technician

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teyline McLean

Teyline McLean, BS Neuroscience 2022

Research Technician

Fish Facility Manager

Emily Dale

 

Emily Dale

Undergraduate Researcher, Neuroscience

Emily is a senior undergraduate student at WSU-V. She will graduate with a BS in Neuroscience in December 2022. In the lab, she studies the effects of oxidative stress on cochlear hair cell longevity. Following graduation, she plans to attend graduate school to continue studying neuroscience, with a particular interest in Autism research. In her spare time, she likes to bake and create art.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alex Pederson

Alex Pederson, BS Neuroscience 2022

Research Technician

Alex graduated from WSUV in July of 2022 with a bachelor’s in Neuroscience. She is currently working on the Chinook Salmon and oxidative stress projects in the lab. Her future academic goals include going to grad school to study sleep, specifically at the cellular level. Alex enjoys reading, playing video games, cooking, and hula hooping in her free time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lena Duplechin Seymour

Lena Duplechin Seymour

Post-bac Researcher, Neuroscience

Lena is a post-bac neuroscience student at WSUV. They graduate spring 2023. In the lab, Lena works on the ototoxicity project. Their research interests for grad school are in cognitive ethology and the biological basis of behavior. In their spare time Lena enjoys citizen science projects, old world skills like basket weaving or archery, video games, and reading.

Noel Smith

Noel Smith

Undergraduate Researcher, Neuroscience

Leila Farbod

Leila Farbod

Undergraduate Researcher, Neuroscience