Meet Our Team

Dr. Leanne Chukoskie is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Science in the Bouvé College of Health, and the Games Program in the College of Arts, Media, and Design at Northeastern University. Her researcher focuses on sensory-motor behavior, especially eye movement behavior and its neural correlates across both typical and atypical development.

Ara has merged her background in psychology and love for games to pursue her Masters for Game Science and Design at CAMD with a focus on user experience (UX). She continues to be an active member of the Games Research and User Experience Group to further integrate UX principles into the lab’s projects.

Anna received her Ph.D from the Graduate Center, CUNY in developmental psychology in 2018 and her MS in Speech-Language Pathology from Northeastern University in 2023. Her research embraces a strengths-based perspective on autism research, with hopes to find new insights by drawing together elements from her academic background, from archaeology, to clinical experiences working with autistic clients, to her research on language acquisition and the neural correlates of metaphor.

Patrick’s foundation lies in a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, specializing in Game Development. He has cultivated expertise in programming languages such as C# and C++ through several professional experiences. Proficient in Unity3D, 2D development, and UI/UX design, Patrick plays a pivotal role in supporting the project development. His passion extends beyond the workplace, as he dedicates time to crafting game demos and prototypes.

Minxin Cheng finished her BA in television editing and journalism and earned her MA in digital media design. She joined the PTHMRS program and the ReGame-XR Lab in 2019. Her work focuses on individual factors and contextual factors that impact children’s motor learning in virtual environments, with the ultimate goal of creating transferrable knowledge on using immersive virtual reality to improve children’s motor function rehabilitation.

Sundar’s primary research focuses on understanding the theoretical framework of Active Inference under multi-sensory conflict in individuals with Autism through the use of sensor technologies. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from, a Master’s degree in Immunology from Tokyo Medical and Dental University and another Master’s degree in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University. He started his Ph.D at UC San Diego with Dr. Chukoskie in the UCSD/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program in Language and Communicative Disorders before joining.

Trent’s research interests involve the creation of novel virtual reality interventions for use in various non-neurotypical disorder treatments. He is focused on using his time as a student to hone his skills for this kind of work, and plan to take his talents into the private sector with the goal of helping as many people as possible.

Yijun comes from a Human-Computer Interaction Graduate Student at Drexel University before joining the Human Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences program at Northeastern to further their knowledge in medical research.

Shravan’s main interest lies in the intersection of image processing, machine learning and computer vision.

Lara’s interest lies in gaming as a vehicle for storytelling and communication, and what interaction brings to the narrative experience. She joined the ReGame lab as an intern in 2022, and seeks to use her Narrative Design experience to create immersive and memorable research projects. She begins her work as a GSND graduate student in Autumn 2023.

Nitika’s interest revolves around machine learning and natural language processing and how they can be used to bring innovative solutions to the table.

Concentration in Artificial Intelligence looking to integrate with other disciplines

Interest in innovating ways to promote health for marginalized populations through virtual reality immersion

Interest in extended reality applications and developing serious games for patient research

Naren is focusing on the predictive analytics and classical modeling techniques for statistical inference on finger tracking and eye movement behavior to learn and apply data science and visualization techniques in the healthcare domain in order to bring out the key insights and explain the story behind the data.

Daijin Yang is focusing on modeling in-game player behaviors with eye-tracking technology. He is also interested in using artificial intelligence (AI) to design interesting and fun player experiences and explore creative human-AI interactions.

Yichi is interested in using visual or environmental design as a tool for interdisciplinary research

Abhinav is focused on creating narrative-centered games that can emotionally connect with the players

Viraji is interested in the role of Software Engineer, specifically focusing on Gameplay Programming and Computer Graphics.

Interest in research pertaining to developing devices and systems to assist those on the autism spectrum with limited motor or verbal abilities

Interest in research and virtual reality

Interest in game development & data

Interest in cognitive psychology, focused on the biological psychology behind memory and learning

Interest in taking a deep-dive into XR for Dignity and Autonomy.

Interest in Communication Devices for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Interest in researching inequities and how the social determinants impact individuals on the autism spectrum

Interest in researching how different populations within the autistic community receive treatment

Olga is a Ph.D neurosociologist who focuses on social capital impact of VR in various contexts, including biofeedback for cognitive development by physical activity in elderly adults. Her research interests are quality of life and social aspects of digital inclusion of people with motor and cognitive disabilities into VR rehabilitation technologies, including individual and collaborative VR video games for cognitive and communicative skills development in people with autism.