Allison Brown completed her Master of Arts degree in applied social psychology and evaluation at Claremont Graduate University. The focus of her graduate research was observing adolescents’ use of healthy habits. Allison is currently the Research Coordinator for the MBA research study, which is being conducted by the Cognitive-Affective Neuroscience and Development (CAN-D) Lab, a division of UPMC-Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. The MBA research study looks at how mood symptoms change over time in teenagers and how teens react to positive and rewarding information.