I recently graduated from SLU with a Bachelor's in Neuroscience. I started this project during my senior year, and it is incredibly important to my future research interests. I am dedicated to understanding how hormones interact with neural processes and impact mental health outcomes, especially in gender diverse people. Transgender health and neuroscience is a severely understudied sector of research and, as a trans woman, this research is incredibly important to me. This project serves to contribute a new foundation to transgender mental health. 

Outside of research, I enjoy playing Dungeons & Dragons, playing video games, making coffee, and working out.

I am a fourth-year graduate student studying Cognitive Neuroscience. My research focuses on how hormones, the brain, and emotions interact to shape mental health outcomes, with a particular focus on women’s mental health. Throughout my graduate training, I have had the opportunity to conduct large-scale research examining the effect of hormonal changes across the menstrual cycle, collaborate with organizations focused on supporting immigrant women, and organize events advocating for women in academia.

Women’s mental health remains an emerging and historically understudied and underfunded area of research. I am passionate about helping expand our understanding of women’s mental health and, importantly, making sure that this growing field represents the experiences of women from all walks of life. I am excited to bring that commitment to the EMERGE study.

Outside of academics, I love spending time with my family and friends, traveling, and baking.