Ariana Caruso

Ariana Caruso

Title: Clinical Research Associate II
Lab: COBBRA (Cognition, Brain Imaging, Behavior Research, and Allelic Variation Lab)
Contact: Ariana.Caruso2@hhchealth.org

Ariana graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2019 with a B.A. in Psychology and minor in Physiology and Neurobiology. During her undergraduate career, she worked on the ALTOS study at the Connecticut Autism and Language Lab (CALL) at UConn, investigating early developmental markers of long-term outcomes in individuals with a history of early language and social delays. Since Ariana’s start at the Olin Center in 2022, she has worked as an RA on various studies, including studies probing an investigational medication as a potential treatment for alcohol use disorders and biotyping individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  In her current role, Ariana acts as a coordinator across all COBBRA Lab studies, assisting with protocol development, study startup implementation, IRB applications and submissions, and RA training as well as working with participants. She hopes to further a career in research administration and is aiming for a lab manager role in the future. Outside of work, Ariana enjoys hiking, crocheting, cooking, plant collecting, and spending time with her two cats.