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Current Graduate Students

Yemalin Jeff Dickson Houmbie
Yemalin Jeff Dickson Houmbie
Ph.D. Student
Email yhoumbie [at] CougarNet.UH.EDU

First Semester: Spring 2026

Graduating Semester: Fall 2031

Advisor: Dr. Joe Francis

Degrees:

  • Energy Management and Production Engineering, B.S. from Ohio Valley University
  • Computer Science, M.S. from the University of Texas Permian Basin

"I study how reward size affects rat movement and brain activity. Rats pull a lever for water while we record their movement and neural signals to understand how reward expectation shapes motor behavior."