Maddy is from Minnesota and graduated from Winona State University in 2020 with her BA in Psychology and a minor in Spanish. 

Maddy's love for research began when she was an undergraduate research assistant for 2 years in college where she researched fetal alcohol syndrome presented in mice. 

In her free time, Maddy likes to travel (she's been to 13 countries!!), spend time outdoors, play violin and read. Maddy is currently working on her PhD at UIowa for School Psychology.