Our Team

Patrick Ledwidge, Ph.D.

Dr. Ledwidge is currently Assistant Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at Baldwin Wallace University and Director of the Cognitive Neuropsychology Lab. He received his Bachelors of Arts from DePauw University and both his Masters and Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska. His research investigates "cognitive intersectionality"- the ways in which cognitive systems facilitate v. compete for mental processing resources. His clinical research focus is in the use of neuroimaging and behavioral methods to examine cognitive, neural, and psychosocial functioning in concussion and other sports-related injuries. He teaches courses in behavioral statistics, research methods, psychophysiology, cognitive neuroscience, and neurocognitive disorders. His hobbies include running, cycling, and traveling with his black Labrador, Cash.

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Student Researchers

Elizabeth Castro

Lab Manager and Project Coordinator

Majors: Neuroscience and Psychology

Minor: Forensic Science

Graduation Year: 2022

Research Interests: Brain networks, mTBI, brain imaging methods

Kailee Thadeus

Graduate Research Assistant

Program: Speech Language Pathology Graduate Program

Research Interests: Autism Spectrum Disorder, neuropsychology, and pediatric communication and swallowing disorders

David Peita, B.A. '21

Post-Bac Research Associate

Major: Music Therapy

Minor: Neuroscience

Research Interest: Cognitive neuroscience, music cognition

McKenzie Burke

Research Assistant

Major: Psychology

Graduation Year: 2021

Research Interest: Anything involving physiological psychology

Callae Moody

Research Assistant

Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders

Minor: Psychology

Graduation Year: 2023

Research Interest: Learning about how different events can impact the brain

Zach Milko

Research Assistant

Major: Sociology

Minors: Data analytics and psychology

Graduation year: 2022

Research Interest: Psychological and social overlap areas especially social psychology

Bailey Hall

Research Assistant

Major: Neuroscience

Minors: Psychology and Sociology

Graduation Year: 2024

Research interests: psychological and social impacts of brain injuries on athletes

Mattie Flynn

Research Assistant

Major: Neuroscience

Minor: Psychology

Graduation Year: 2024

Research interests: Neuropsychology and the connection between the physical brain and thought/behavioral patterns, neurodivergence's (specifically ADHD) and how/why they present differently