Dr. Smith received her Ph.D. from Boston College, working in the lab of Dr. Alexa Veenema, in 2017. She then completed her postdoctoral fellowship in the lab of Dr. Staci Bilbo at the Lurie Center for Autism at Harvard Medical School and, subsequently, at Duke University.

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Maura received her B.S. in Neuroscience from Georgia State University before joining the Smith Lab in January, 2023 and, subsequently, starting the PhD Program in September, 2023.

Anna received her B.A. in Neuroscience and English from Wheaton College (MA). She joined the Smith Lab in June 2024.

Dr. Taylor received his PhD in neuroscience from the University of Southern California, Children's Hospital Los Angeles. He worked in Dr. Brian Dias' lab studying the impact of stress hormones on cognition and neurobiology. He joined the Smith lab as a Postdoctoral Researcher in 2025.

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Matt recieved his B.A. in Biology from Bowdoin College before joining the Smith Lab in June 2025. 

Odette is a junior at Boston College conducting research in the Smith Lab.

Alejandro is a junior at Boston College conducting research in the Smith Lab.

Yudam is a junior at BC conducting research in the Smith Lab.

Anthony received his B.A. in Biology from Boston College. He then received his PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience from Boston College, working in the lab of Dr. John Christianson, in 2024. He now researches oncology at AstraZeneca.

Elise received her B.A. in Neuroscience and Religion from Bowdoin College before joining the Smith Lab as a Research Technician. She is now pursuing a PhD in Neuroscience at Vanderbilt University.

Joy recieved her B.A. in Neuroscience from Boston College in 2025 and conducted research in the Smith lab as a McNair scholar. She is now pursuing a Masters of Science at Boston University. 

Jason recieved his B.A. in Neuroscience from Boston College in 2025 and conducted research in the Smith lab.

Matt recieved his B.A. in Neuroscience from Boston College in 2025 and conducted research in the Smith lab. He is now pursuing a PhD at the University of Michigan.

Niki recieved her B.A. in Neuroscience from Boston College in 2025 and conducted research in the Smith lab. She is currently a PhD student at the University of Pittsburgh.

Madeline recieved her B.A. in Neuroscience from Boston College in 2025 and conducted research in the Smith lab. She is now working for Holobiome. 

Sarvin conducted research in the Smith Lab at Boston college during his freshman year. He currently an undergraduate student at Cornell University.