Education
UCLA. Neuroscience Ph.D. (in pursuit)
Bowdoin College. B.A. Neuroscience, English minor, summa cum laude (2014)
Prior Experience
Student researcher & Fulbright fellow, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Sept. 2014 – May 2016)
Student researcher & peer mentor, Bowdoin College (May 2013 – May 2014)
MEG lab intern, NYU Langone Medical Center (May 2012 – Aug. 2012)
Research Support
Pilot and Feasibility Grant, Sex Differences in Metabolic Syndrome SCORE, Iris Cantor – UCLA Women’s Health Center, $50,000, June 2019 (Co-PI)
NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Science UCLA CTSI Grant (UL1TR001881), $10,000, June 2018 (Co-PI)
Teaching Certifications
Graduate Certificate in Writing Pedagogy, 2021
Scientific Teaching Fellow, 2020
Fellowships and Awards
Collegium of University Teaching Fellows, 2021
AAC&U K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award, 2021
NSF GRFP, 2018
Fulbright Study/Research Award – Germany, awarded for the academic year 2014-2015
Munno Neuroscience Prize, Bowdoin College, 2014
Established by David W. Munno ’99, this prize is awarded for excellence in research by a student majoring in neuroscience
Honors in Neuroscience, Bowdoin College, 2014
Conducted independent undergraduate research that culminated in a written Honors thesis and defense
Phi Beta Kappa, PBK Maine Chapter, Bowdoin College, 2013
Bowdoin Book Award Winner, Bowdoin College, 2011
Awarded to students who achieve a GPA of 4.0 for the preceding academic year while maintaining a full course load.
Achieved for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholar, Bowdoin College
Awarded to Bowdoin students in the top 20% of their class.
Achieved for the 2010-2011, 2011-2012, and 2012-2013 academic years.
Scientific Societies
Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (2019 – Present)
Society for Behavioral Endocrinology (May 2017 – Present)
