Brittany Howell

Brittany Howell is an assistant professor in both the Department of Human Development and Family Science and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.

Howell blends biological and behavioral analysis to capture a wide range of factors implicated in healthy human brain development. Her laboratory analyzes and compares breast milk composition, feeding habits, stress levels, fecal microbiology, social behavior, and brain imaging data. She studies gut-brain-behavior axis development, and the biological pathways of early experience and maternal influence on infant neurodevelopment.

Accepting new grad students: Yes
In need of students for research team: Yes
Name of research team: Maternal Influence on Neurodevelopment (MIND) Lab