Alanna graduated from University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 2016, earning a Bachelor’s of science in Biology and Psychology, with a concentration in Neuroscience. After graduation, she spent a year as a Synthesis Technician at New England Peptide to better explore the biotechnology field before deciding to that a career in Neuroscience would be a better fit. She joined the Stevens lab in the fall of 2017, as a research technician, providing technical support to multiple different ongoing projects. She looks forward to gaining a thorough understanding of neural-immune interactions, and developing her technical skills to later pursue graduate studies in the field.