Get to Know Our Staff
The staff within the Advanced Ocular Imaging Program are critical to our success. Program staff provide important support for all imaging-related research, including assisting with obtaining project funding, data processing and analysis, grants management, and research study coordination.
Jenna A. Cava, MS
Research Associate
As a general researcher I have taken on many tasks in the AOIP, including: human and animal imaging with adaptive optics, protocol documentation, mentoring and training new students, and recently I have begun assisting with project and data management.
Erin Curran
Research Technologist
My roles in the AOIP include data organization and Institutional Review Board (IRB) administration.
Hannah Follett
Research Technologist
My role in the AOIP is to assist in data analysis and imaging of human and animal subjects.
Mina Gaffney
Engineer
My role in the AOIP is to aid in image acquisition and processing, to assist in managing the AOIP retinal-imaging database, and to provide general engineering and software support. Additional responsibilities include assisting in maintenance and alignment of AOSLO and anomaloscope devices.
Brian Higgins
Lab Coordinator
My main role within the AOIP is the collection, organization and storage of all of our subject data. I work with the bulk of our image processing as well as assist the research staff and students on numerous projects. I am continually working on ways to improve the functionality and accessibility of our research data.
Rebecca R. Mastey
Lab Technician
My current project is working with color deficient individuals to test commercially marketed glasses using the Colour Assessment and Diagnosis (CAD).
Chris M. Skumatz
Animal & Laboratory Research Program Manager
I provide support to all aspects of the AOIP; human subject research, animal adaptive optics, data processing and day-to-day operations.