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)
Scientific Societies
Society for Behavioral Endocrinology (May 2017 – Present)
Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (2019 – Present)
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)
Fellowships and Awards
NSF GRFP, April 2018
Fulbright Study/Research Award – Germany, awarded for the academic year 2014-2015
Munno Neuroscience Prize, Bowdoin College, May 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, May 2014
Conducted independent undergraduate research that culminated in a written Honors thesis and defense
Phi Beta Kappa, PBK Maine Chapter, Bowdoin College, Sept. 2013
Bowdoin Book Award Winner, Bowdoin College, Oct. 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.
