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Academic Credentials
  • Ph.D., Neuroscience, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 2024
  • B.A., Biology, West Virginia University, 2018
Professional Honors
  • UCLA Brain Research Institute/Semel Institute Graduate Travel Award (2023)
  • Jessamine Hilliard Neurobiology Graduate Student Grant (2023)
  • Science Communication Training Award, UCLA Brain Research Institute (2021)
  • Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (2021)
  • Fulbright Austrian-Marshall Plan Foundation Award in Science and Technology (2018)
Professional Affiliations
  • Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
  • Society for Neuroscience

Dr. Dobler has expertise in sensory processing and perception, specializing in how the brain adapts to ever-changing environments. She applies her expertise to address and analyze human factors contributions to automobile accidents, trips, slips and falls, and warning and safety issues.

Dr. Dobler earned her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Neuroscience Interdepartmental Program. Her doctoral research focused on the population dynamics and circuit mechanisms underlying sensory processing. Using techniques such as in vivo imaging and optogenetics, she characterized sensory adaptation in brain areas important for processing tactile stimuli. Before beginning her doctoral studies, she completed a Fulbright scholarship investigating the genetic mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders.