Lea spent three years as an undergraduate mentee at the Majzner Lab before joining as a full time member. She is from Oregon, and she graduated from Stanford with a Bachelor’s degree in Human Biology, concentrating in the Socio-Anatomical Determinants of Health. Lea is interested in pediatric and emergency medicine, especially adoption medicine and public health. In her free time, Lea enjoys social dance, long-distance running, the ocean, and volunteering at a local cat shelter.