Alexandra (Alex) Cowand received her B.A. in Mathematics with a minor in Neuroscience from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May 2018 and joined the section shortly after graduation. She is currently working on the CHRNA5 protocol where her duties include recruiting and screening participants, running experimental sessions, and administering psychological evaluations. Her research interests include the intersection of mathematics with neuroscience and neuroimaging. Alex plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Neuroscience or Quantitative Psychology.