Meet the Cast
Who We Are
Morgan (She/Her)
Dungeon Master
Morgan is a neuroscience Ph.D. student in real life and DM for PhDnD.
Favorite color: green or purple
Comfort food: Panda Express
Favorite movie: tie between Pirates of the Caribbean and The Mummy
Fun fact: "I'm constantly getting compared to Amy from the Big Bang Theory but I'm pretty sure it's just because I'm a woman in neuroscience and no one knows any other women."
Rain (She/Her)
Ansel Asher (she/her)
Rain is currently getting her Ph.D. in epidemiology. She plays Ansel Asher, a wizard and mathematics Ph.D. student.
Favorite color: green
Comfort food: vegetarian chili
Favorite TV show: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Fun fact: "My cat, Barclay, is named after the Big Foot character in fellow DnD/tabletop podcast 'The Adventure Zone' - from their Monster of the Week campaign 'Amnesty'. My cat has extra toes, thus biiig paws, and is very much a cryptid."
Kendyll (She/Her)
Elena Synaptica (she/her)
Kendyll is currently getting her Ph.D. in molecular neuroscience. She plays Elena Synaptica, a rogue and neuroscience Ph.D. student.
Favorite color: purple
Comfort food: baked goods!
Favorite TV show: Schitt's Creek
Fun fact: "I have a standard poodle named Soma (a neural cell body) and I read 249 books (mostly fantasy and romance) in 2023!"
Jackie (She/Her)
Beaker (they/she)
Jackie is currently getting her Ph.D. in chemistry. She plays Beaker, a barbarian and chemistry Ph.D. student.
Favorite color: Green and Black
Comfort food: Veal Parmesan
Favorite TV show: Bojack Horseman
Fun fact: "I'm a huge concert goer and I love metal, metalcore, hardcore, pop punk; anything that has a good moshpit"
Liam (He/They)
Jacob Riley (he/him)
Liam is currently getting his Ph.D. in physics education. They play Jacob Riley, a warlock and physics Ph.D. student.
Beth (They/She)
River Ceilidh (she/they)
Beth is currently getting their Ph.D. in neuroscience. They play River Ceilidh (pronounced Kailey), a cleric and medicine Ph.D. student.
Brittany (She/Her)
Elara Robinsong (she/her)
Brittany is currently getting her Ph.D. in Wildlife Biology. She plays Elara Robinsong, a druid and ecology Ph.D. student.