Manessa Riser
Biography
Manessa Riser is a second-year doctoral student in the Translational Neuroscience Program working with Dr. Tanja Jovanovic and the Detroit Trauma Project. Manessa has a B.S in Psychology and Neuroscience from Wayne State University. Manessa is interested in the neurobiology of trauma. Her graduate work investigates the effects of childhood trauma exposure on inhibitory control and the role of caregiver behaviors in buffering against negative mental health outcomes during adolescence.