Tori Keefauver

Tori is a 2024 BU graduate from the College of Arts and Sciences and Kilachand Honors College with degrees in Neuroscience & Philosophy, and Psychology. They are currently a Neuroscience PhD student at the University of Pittsburgh where they work in the department of Psychiatry using animal models and human postmortem brain tissue to study cellular and molecular pathologies of psychiatric disorders along with the resulting behavioral outcomes. At BU, they were involved in research, teaching, and BU Bands.

Program of Study

• Majors: Neuroscience, Philosophy, Psychology

BU Involvement

• BU Bands (Marching Band, Pep Band, Concert Band, Winter Guard, Symphonic Chorus)
• Tau Beta Sigma Band Service Sorority
• BU Dance Marathon (raising funds for Boston Children’s Hospital)
• Student Government Mental Health Committee
• Mind and Brain Society
• Neuroscience Learning Assistant Program
• TWID (Tutoring Writing in the Disciplines) for Neuroscience
• Gobrogge Teaching Lab
• Biobehavioral and Social Emotional (BASE) Lab

Awards and Honors

Undergrad:

• CAS College Prize for Excellence in Neuroscience
• Dean Elsbeth Melville Scholar Award for outstanding character and achievement
• Peter A. Bertocci Award for Philosophical Excellence