PhD Candidate, Neuroscience
Rebecca received her B.A. in Psychology from Princeton University in 2005, an M.Phil in Psychiatry from Cambridge University in 2006 and is now a fifth year graduate student in the Neuroscience program. She studies how peers influence adolescent behavior by using a novel social interaction paradigm in children, adolescents and adults. Using fMRI and behavioral measures, Rebecca hopes to understand why adolescents compared to children and adults make riskier decisions in the presence of their peers.