Catherine Ryan is a junior at Wake Forest University from Nashville, Tennessee. She is a Health and Exercise Science major with minors in Chemistry and Art History. Cather joined the Behavioral Medicine lab to get first hand experience in every aspect of the research process and to dig deeper into topics that were of interest to her. She is interested in looking at how different biological factors such as sleep, cravings, mood, exercise, etc. can help individuals live a healthier lifestyle. After finishing her undergraduate degree at Wake Forest, Catherine hopes to attend medical school.