Rebecca is a PhD Candidate at the University of Pennsylvania. She currently studies the effects of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury on circuit functions of the hypothalamus. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 2016 with a B.A in the Biological Basis of Behavior and with minors in Theater and Urban Education. Outside of the lab, she loves board games and video games, crochet, dogs, and hanging out with friends.