Staff

Bonny Donzella, Senior Research Fellow

Bonny Donzella is a senior research fellow in the Gunnar Lab. She earned her master's degree from SUNY Albany, and was trained in psychophysiology at UW Madison. Since 1995, Bonny has worked with Dr. Megan Gunnar researching the physiology of stress regulation. Her expertise includes cortisol collection, database construction, and project/lab management. Email Bonny at donzella@umn.edu or bonny.donzella@gmail.com with questions related to Gunnar Lab current or past research projects as well as protocol, biological sample, and data collection consultations. View her full bibliography.

Shanna Mliner, Senior Research Manager

Shanna Mliner is a senior research manager and has been a part of the Gunnar Lab since 1997. She earned a master’s degree in early childhood education/early childhood special education and a bachelor's degree in child psychology from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Shanna also holds dual state teaching licenses in both early childhood and early childhood special education, bringing together a knowledge base in child development with extensive experience in research protocol design, lab management, supervision, and study oversight in a variety of laboratory, classroom, community, and clinical contexts. Contact Shanna at newma039@umn.edu with questions related to Gunnar Lab current or past research projects as well as protocol, biological sample and data collection consultations.