Brenna M. Boyd

Brenna is a board-certified research genetic counselor currently working in Dr. Wendy Chung’s lab at Columbia University in New York City as program manager of the GUARDIAN study. She has a Masters in Genetic Counseling from the University of Washington and a Masters in Social Psychology from Arizona State University and previously worked at the University of Washington with the RAB (Research on Autism and the Brain) Lab and the Undiagnosed Diseases Network. Brenna has a broad background in research with experience in population health, newborn screening, rare/undiagnosed diseases, autism spectrum disorder, and psychology. She interacts with participants and families daily to prioritize a family-first experience while facilitating meaningful, worthwhile research and advancing science. Brenna greatly values opportunities to share research findings and lessons learned with broader audiences both within and beyond her professional fields.