Jillian Battista joined CPN in July 2018. She graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science in Biobehavioral Health and minors in Neuroscience and Psychology. Her undergraduate research focused on examining the effects of aging on cognitive abilities in adults through neuroimaging studies. Her primary roles at CPN include providing support with recruitment and screening efforts, as well as support with human laboratory studies testing the role of the gut-liver-brain axis in alcohol-seeking behaviors. Jillian is primarily interested in researching how stress and cortisol impact alcohol-seeking behaviors and their effect on the liver.