# Samarah Cook, A.B. Research Assistant, TRACTS ![Samarah Cook, A.B.](/sites/g/files/omnuum4516/files/styles/hwp_4_5__480x600/public/heartbrain/files/img_2481.jpg?itok=z29ktNXK) location\_on GRECC (182 JP), VA Medical Center Building 1, Floor 11, D-Wing 150 South Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02130 smartphone [857-364-6636](tel:857-364-6636) email Samarah Cook graduated with departmental honors from Vassar College with an A.B. in Neuroscience & Behavior. During her undergraduate studies, she worked in a neuroendocrinology lab examining estrogenic effects on TBI in zebra finches. She also completed a senior honors thesis using social network analysis to examine how one's personality, friendships, and context influence problematic drinking behavior among first-year students. She joined the TRACTS lab in August 2018 and hopes to pursue a PhD in clinical psychology. - ## People [Alumni](/people/alumni)