·  Ka Nap Tse, Ph.D. in Mathematics (co-advised with Bard Ermentrout), July 2025 

“Neuronal Clustering and Phase Relationships in Basal Ganglia Circuits: A Time-to-Spike Function Approach” 

·  Baram Sosis, Ph.D. in Mathematics, December 2024 

   “A mathematical analysis of effective learning and decision-making in neuronal circuits” 

·  Sushmita John, Ph.D. in Mathematics, August 2023 

   “Dynamical systems analysis of patterning and robustness of bursts in neuronal models” 

·  Xiaoyu Duan, Ph.D. in Mathematics (co-advised with David Swigon), May 2022 

   “Parameter identification and estimation of dynamical systems from a single trajectory” 

·  Marcello Codianni, Ph.D. in Mathematics, December 2021 

   “Case Studies in Forcing Small Motor Neural Circuits” 

·  Timothy Whalen, Ph.D. in Neural Computation, March, 2021      

“Delta oscillations:  Prevalence, propagation, and relation to motor dysfunction in mouse models of Parkinson’s disease” 

·  Ivan Ramirez-Zuniga, Ph.D. in Mathematics, August, 2020 

      "Mathematical modeling of energy consumption in the acute inflammatory response during sepsis” 

·  Benjamin Letson, Ph.D. in Mathematics, December, 2019 

"Local Orthogonal Rectification:  A New Tool for Geometric Phase Space Analysis" 

·  Pamela Fiordilino, M.S. in Mathematics, December, 2017 

"Coordination and Frequency Control in Reduced Models of Locomotion Pattern Generating Circuits" 

·  Abigail Snyder, Ph.D. in Mathematics, August, 2016, 

“Computational Analysis of Pattern Generation in Reduced Vertebrate Motor Circuit Models” 

·  Glenn Young, Ph.D. in Mathematics, (co-advised with Bard Ermentrout), August, 2016, 

“Pathogen Dynamics: Modeling and Analysis of Competition, Organization, and Vaccination” 

·  Shelby Stanhope, Ph.D. in Mathematics, (co-advised with David Swigon), August, 2016, 

“Parameter Estimation for Dynamical Systems” 

·  David Burstein, Ph.D. in Mathematics, August, 2016, 

“Challenges in Random Graph Models with Degree Heterogeneity: Existence, Enumeration and Asymptotics of the Spectral Radius” 

·  Yangyang Wang, Ph.D. in Mathematics, August, 2016, 

“Analysis of complex bursting pattens in multiple time scale respiratory neuron models” 

·  Daniel Smith, Ph.D. in Mathematics, (co-advised with David Swigon), December, 2012 

“Mathematical Models of Branching Actin Networks: Results and Methods” 

·  Lucy Spardy, Ph.D. in Mathematics, August, 2012 

“Investigating the Effects of Network Structure and Afferent Feedback in Models of Rhythmic Movement” 

·  Justin Dunmyre, Ph.D. in Mathematics, August, 2011 

“A Study of Synchronous Bursting in the Pre-Bötzinger Complex” 

·  Pamela Reitsma, M.S. in Mathematics (co-advised with Brent Doiron), August, 2010 

“Correlation Transfer from Basal Ganglia to Thalamus in Parkinson’s Disease” 

·  Evandro Manica, Ph.D. in Mathematics, December, 2008 

“Effects of Couping and Heterogeneity in the Pre-Bötzinger Complex Cells Using First Return Maps” 

·  Judy Day, Ph.D. in Mathematics, August 2007 

“Mathematical Approaches to Modeling, Understanding, and Controlling the Acute Inflammatory Response to Pathogen and Endotoxin” 

·  Gerardina Hernandez, Ph.D. in Intelligent Systems (co-advised with Paul Munro, School of Information Sciences), December, 2001 

“Spike Timing-Dependent Plasticity under Temporal Correlation Mechanisms,” 

 Danny Yeung (Shanghai, Applied Mechanics, winter 2024-fall 2025); Darius Colangelo (Notre Dame, Mathematics, summer 2024); Mia DeCataldo (Pitt, Mathematics, winter-spring 2023); Bosi Hou (Pitt, Statistics, 2022-23 academic year); Madeline McCrea (Pitt, Mathematics, summer 2021-spring 2022); Stephen Arndt (Pitt, Mathematics, winter 2020-2021, winter-spring 2022, summer 2022); Megan Burkhalter (TECBio, summer 2020, 2020-21 AY); Casey Weiner (PNC, summer 2020); Isaiah Glymour and Charlene Houchins (Pitt, Mathematics, 2019-20 AY, summer 2020, 2020-21 AY); Joseph Nelson (Pitt, Mathematics, summer 2019); Kendra Noneman (Program in Neural Computation – PNC, summer 2019); Muhammad Abdalla (U. Florida, summer 2019); Isaac Dobes (Pitt, Mathematics, fall 2018); Naina Balempur (Pitt TECBio REU, summer 2018); Nina Edwards (Carnegie Mellon University, Mathematics, Jan.-May 2018); Ryan Hughes (mathematics, summer 2017-May 2018); Alexandra Savage (PNC, 2016); Samuel Wittman (PNC, 2015-2016); Prerna Ranganathan and Leah Vaughan (Pitt and Washington and Jefferson Mathematical Biology students, respectively, 2015-2016); Timothy Whalen (PNC, 2014); Carsen Stringer (PNC, 2012-2013); Anna LoPresti (MBI REU, summer 2012); Jeffrey Moulton, Jonathan J. Rubin (mathematics, 2011-2012); Kaska Adoteye, Kelli Lafferty (mathematics, 2010-2011); Anastas Stoyanovsky (PNC 2010-2011); Helen Parks, Abigail Snyder (mathematics, 2009-2010); Hannah Vogel (Carnegie-Mellon University mathematics, summer, 2009); Vikram Raghu, Justin Ritter, and Christian Woods (mathematics, 2008-2009); Willie Costello (mathematics, summer 2007); Marcus Burrell (neuroscience, winter 2006 – spring 2007); Seun Adebiye (mathematics, honors thesis committee member, spring 2006); Nitin Agarwal (mathematics, summer 2005); Brian Aunkst and Melissa Loveranes (neuroscience, spring 2005); Hayley Bagwell (neuroscience, fall 2004); Pedram Roushan (mathematics, summer 2003); Maureen Ritchey (CNUP, summer 2003); Irina Egoudina (general science, spring 2003).