Past Fellows 2019-20
Student Fellows 2019-20
Rachel Akers
Rachel is a junior neuroscience major and public health minor from Oakton, Virginia. Rachel’s research focuses on understanding brain asymmetry and how food neophobia moderates brain responses. She has been involved with Professor Forestell’s lab since her freshman year. Her future aspirations include pursuing a dual M.D./Ph.D. and performing clinical research on neurodegenerative diseases. Outside of her undergraduate research, Rachel is the social chair of Global Medical Brigades, an active member of William & Mary Hillel, a chemistry lab TA, and a medical scribe at RRMC.
KC David
KC is a junior neuroscience major and CAMS (computational and applied mathematics and statistics) minor from Chicago, Illinois. KC’s research this past summer focused on the development and clinical assessment of food neophobia, mainly studying the relationship between approach/avoidance tendencies and neophobia. KC has been a member of a few neuroscience and psychology labs on campus since her freshman year, assisting Professor Raposa, Professor Del Negro, and Professor Forestell. Outside of research, KC enjoys art, music, and hiking. Her future aspirations include pursuing a Ph.D. and exploring careers in research and industry, potentially integrating and applying her interests in computation and neuroscience to artificial intelligence.
Titouan Duston
Titouan is a junior chemistry/physics double major from Lynchburg Virginia. His research is focused on developing and quantifying the photoluminescence of inorganic chemical substrates. Development of such an analytical technique for detection of organic molecules could have important applications in pharmacology and criminology where rapid detection and identification of certain molecules is critical. Career wise, he intends to get his PhD in Chemistry, then continue to do research professionally. Outside the lab, Titouan enjoys exploring the outdoors and cooking for his friends.
William Lain
William is a sophomore chemistry major and mathematics minor from Lexington, Kentucky. His research focuses on the application of contamination detection technology to water-based systems. Pollution of water bodies with organic compounds is a problem that occurs all over the world. Therefore, this project addresses a serious environmental concern in hopes of aiding global conservation efforts. Outside of research, William enjoys playing sports with his friends, astrophysics, and reading crime novels. He is interested in pursuing a career in medicine.
