Chris C. Heffner, Ph.D.

Chris is the Assistant Professor in charge of the CSPAN Lab. He earned his B.A. in Linguistics and B.S. in Psychology from Michigan State University in 2012, and his PhD in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2017. After a stint as a postdoc at the University of Connecticut, he started his job at UB in Fall 2020, a wonderful time to be moving to a new city where he knew no one. You can read more about his interests at his personal website. No stranger to cold, snowy places, Chris grew up in Minnesota. In his spare time, he enjoys board games, trivia, taking public transportation and baking cookies.

ccheffne@buffalo.edu

Tatianna Beutel

Tatianna joined the CSPAN Lab in Spring 2022. She is a second-year student and intends to major in Nursing. She hopes to become a Neonatal Nurse when she graduates, and eventually go back to school to get her Master’s Degree to be a Nurse Practitioner. She is excited to gain experience in research and learn more about the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences (as someone outside of the field). Tatianna is originally from New Jersey, and enjoys reading, going on runs, and listening to new music.