Morgan Fogarty, PhD

Imaging Science & Computational Neuroscience

PhD in Imaging Science

Washington University in St. Louis

Hello!

I’m a Postdoctoral Research Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis studying functional brain mapping using high-density diffuse optical tomography and naturalistic stimuli. My primary research interests are in developing new imaging techniques and analysis methods for semantic mapping and decoding to develop non-invasive, language-based brain-computer interfaces. Long term, I aim to develop wearable neuroimaging devices for everyday brain monitoring, facilitating early diagnosis of neurological disorders.

Outside of research, you can find me doing science outreach, learning to play ice hockey, or spending time with my dog, Ada (named after mathematician Ada Lovelace).

Career Highlights:

  • Awarded American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship

  • Successfully defended my thesis on February 14, 2025, and earned the Imaging Science Outstanding Dissertation Award

  • Awarded the 2025 SPIE Franz Hillenkamp Postdoctoral Fellowship

  • Awarded Society for Functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy Student Fellow award

  • Awarded an NIH-T32 graduate fellowship for Imaging Science