Hi, I'm Rebecca
I was born and raised in the Bay Area of California. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in Psychology from UC Santa Cruz, I moved to Spain to travel, research ADHD, and learn Spanish. I returned to New England (RI) in 2015, and started my career in addiction and HIV research at Brown University School of Public Health. I continuted conducting research at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies while completing my Master of Science in Behavioral and Social Health Sciences.
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, I started working at the Yale School of Medicine in the Emergency Department at Yale New Haven Hospital where I conducted a clinical for hyperkalemia management. I also built and carried out studies related to recovery after undergoing cardiac surgery. I am now pursuing my PhD in Prevention Science, a field that combines public health and developmental psychology from an ecological systems perspective. When not doing science, I enjoy photography, cooking, travel, and art (web-based and physical).
rebeccag@uorgeon.edu