Marissa Lee, Ph.D. Staff Scientist I

Marissa Lee, Ph.D., joined the Developing Brain Institute (DBI) at Children’s National Hospital as a Staff Scientist I in August 2025. Dr. Lee specializes in non-invasive neuromodulatory techniques (e.g., transcranial direct current stimulation) and neuroimaging, often using them concurrently. With these methods, she is interested in investigating how the cerebellum is involved in both typical and disordered cognition, and how to implement non-invasive neuromodulation as a therapeutic tool. Prior to joining DBI, Dr. Lee received a BA in Psychology from Elizabethtown College, in Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from American University under the guidance of Catherine J. Stoodley, BS, MS, DPhil. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Tufts University’s Center for Applied Brain and Cognitive