Laurel is a postdoctoral scholar in the Crowley Lab. She received a PhD in Molecular Cellular and Integrative Biosciences (MCIBS) from Penn State University in 2022 and a BS in Biology from Susquehanna University in 2017. She is interested in the mechanisms underlying adolescent alcohol use and its long-term consequences. In her free time, Laurel enjoys rock climbing and being outside.