Bio
Taryn graduated from Boston University in May 2026 with a Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience and Psychology. As an undergraduate, she gained clinical experience in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), working directly with children with high support needs and autism spectrum disorder at the New England Center for Children. During her senior year, she volunteered at the BU Alzheimer’s Disease and CTE Research Centers, supporting the Health Outreach Program for the Elderly (HOPE) study. Following graduation, Taryn joined the HOPE study full-time as a Clinical Research Assistant. Her research interests include sports-related brain injury, traumatic brain injury, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and neurodegenerative disease.