About Us
The WSU CoNNECT is a collaborative resource at Wright State that maintains involvement from diverse experts. Here, we highlight the key individuals responsible for the daily operations as well as the safety and training protocols that have been implemented to help the center be successful.
Dr. Matthew Sherwood - Director of CoNNECT, MR Scientist and MR Safety Officer
Matthew Sherwood delivers over 10 years of defense- and clinical-related MRI research experience to the WSU CoNNECT. Dr. Sherwood originally joined Wright State in 2012 as a research engineer for the Wright State Research Institute (WSRI). There, he performed work for many Department of Defense (DoD) grants. In 2017, he moved from WSRI to the Biomedical, Industrial & Human Factors Engineering department. He left WSU in 2020 for other opportunities but rejoined Wright State in 2022 as Director of the CoNNECT and Research Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology & Physiology. Dr. Sherwood received his doctoral degree in Engineering from Wright State University in 2017, where he also received a Master's Degree (Engineering, 2013) and Bachelor's Degree (Biomedical Engineering, 2011).
Matthew S. Sherwood, PhD
Research Associate Professor
Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology & Physiology
Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration 133, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH 45435-0001
937-503-7178
matt.sherwood@wright.edu
Ms. Kelsie Pyle - Lab Manager
Kelsie Pyle joined the WSU CoNNECT in 2022 as laboratory manager and research assistance. She brings a wealth of customer-focused industry experience as well as expertise in anatomy and neuroscience. She received her Bachelor's of Science in Neuroscience in 2022 and is on track to receive a Master's Degree in Neuroscience and Physiology at the end of the Fall 2023 semester.
Dr. Elizabeth Ey - MR Medical Director
Elizabeth Ey brings over 30 years of radiological experience to the WSU CoNNECT. She is chief, division of pediatric radiology at Dayton Children's Hospital and an Associate Clinical Professor at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. She is board certified in Diagnostic Radiology and has a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Pediatric Radiology from the American Board of Radiology. She joined the professional staff of Dayton Children’s in 1988. Dr. Ey received her medical degree from Tulane University Medical School where she also completed her radiology residency and an internship in pediatrics. Additional training as a fellow of pediatric radiology was completed at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Elizabeth H. Ey, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Clinical Assistant Professor, Radiological Sciences
elizabeth.ey@wright.edu
Dr. Robert Lober - Chief Medical Consultant
Robert Lober is a board-certified neurosurgeon and director of the Living Biobank at Dayton Children's Hospital. Through Dayton Children’s affiliation with the Wright State University & Premier Health Neuroscience Institute, Dr. Lober is researching brain tumors in children, using advanced imaging and molecular techniques in search of a cure. This initiative is bridging the gap between pediatric neurosurgeons, pediatric oncologists, physicists, mathematicians, radiologists, pathologists, biochemists and many others within Dayton Children’s and the Neuroscience Institute. Dr. Lober completed a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery and pediatric neuro-oncology at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, California, a rare combination for a pediatric surgeon. He served his residency at Stanford Hospitals and Clinics in Stanford, California. He earned his medical degree and a PhD in Biomedical science at Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Georgia.
Dr. Lober is a member of the Scientific Committee for The Children's Brain Tumor Network, a collaborative, multi-institutional research program dedicated to the study and treatment of childhood brain tumors. CBTN includes some of the finest pediatric institutions in the world, and provides free and open access data to find a cure for pediatric brain cancer. Dayton Children's is one of 21 member institutions across five countries. He is on the board of directors for the Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation (CBTF), a national organization dedicated to improving the treatment, quality of life, and long-term outlook for children and families affected by a brain or spinal cord tumor.
Current Graduate Students
Aaron Madaris
Doctoral Student, Engineering
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration 137, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH 45435-0001
madaris.2@wright.edu
Crystal Gulotta
Doctoral Student, Engineering
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration 137, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH 45435-0001
gulotta.2@wright.edu
Cody Clark
Master's Student, Engineering
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration 132, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH 45435-0001
clark.596@wright.edu
Sudeep Pandey
Master's Student, Engineering
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration 132, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH 45435-0001
pandey.50@wright.edu
Lohith Suresh
Master's Student, Engineering
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration 132, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH 45435-0001
suresh.20@wright.edu
Past Graduate Students
Josesh Williamitis
MS, Anatomy (2021)
Biomedical Engineer, Naval Medical Research Unit - Dayton
Mohammad Awad
MS, Anatomy (2019)
Doctoral Student, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
Chirag Limbachia
MS, Engineering (2017)
Faculty Assistant, University of Maryland
