Graduate Student
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Education
B.A. Biochemistry and Spanish, St. Catherine University, 2023
Research Interests
- Behavioral and Statistical Genetics
- Neuroimaging / fMRI
- Endocrinology
- Depression and Affective Neuroscience
- Developmental Neuroscience
- Hormonal Contraception and Women’s Health
Research Description
My research investigates how hormonal contraceptive use during adolescence may influence depression risk and brain development. Using longitudinal data from the ABCD Study, I combine genetically informed MR-DoC2 statistical modeling with fMRI analyses to examine how hormonal contraception relates to changes in mood and the developing brain while accounting for genetic and environmental influences.
Mentor/Lab
Awards
2026 Tillman Scholar
Selected Publications
None available
