Kelsea McClurkin, B.S.

Kelsea is a research assistant for the Sibwatch project in the Woynaroski Lab. She was born in Wailuku, Hawaii and was raised in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. She received her Bachelor of Science in Child Development and Neuroscience from Vanderbilt University in the Spring of 2026. Her interests include identifying underlying neural links to differences in early sensory responsiveness and later language outcomes, and outreach to underrepresented populations to increase diversity and representation in research. When she’s not in the lab, she enjoys going to the gym, hiking, buying last minute concert tickets, and exploring the newest coffee shops in town!