Sylas is Lab Manager/Project Coordinator in the Social and Affective Neuroscience Lab. With a particular interest in self-regulation and behavior modification, they have the great opportunity to work on and support a variety of projects under the supervision of Dr. Elliot Berkman. Currently, their main focus is coordinating the Altering Smoking Habits (ASH) study, a novel behavioral intervention for smoking cessation. Prior to joining the SAN Lab, Sylas worked as a Project Manager in the Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab at Loyola University Chicago as well as the Student Life Assistant at Loyola’s Vietnam Center. Sylas earned their B.S. in Psychology from Loyola Chicago in 2017.