Ursula Tooley is a postdoctoral research scholar at Washington University in St. Louis and joined the WUNDER lab in November 2022. Her research examines brain network development in neonates and toddlers, with a focus on the pace of brain maturation and how neuroplasticity changes across development. She received her Ph.D. in Neuroscience in 2022 from the University of Pennsylvania, under the direction of Dr. Allyson Mackey and Dr. Dani Bassett, where she studied functional brain network development in children and adolescents. She received her B.S. in Neuroscience from the University of Arizona, where she conducted research on sleep disruption in children with Down syndrome. Her many hobbies include traveling, being outside (hiking, biking, camping, gardening), reading, and dancing.