Olivia Ball

Olivia is originally from the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Growing up on the Chesapeake Bay shaped her professional and academic trajectory towards animal sciences. She graduated with a B.S. in Animal and Poultry Sciences from Virginia Tech May of 2024. While an undergraduate student Olivia completed her capstone while working under Dr. Timothy Jarome. During this time her appreciation for research and interest in neurobiology was piqued. This drove her to pursue a Non-Thesis master’s degree in Animal and Poultry sciences in the Jarome lab. She is currently studying obesity and the effect it has on memory. Her aspirations are to go to veterinary school and study mixed animal medicine.