My objective is to help students to develop skills, knowledge frameworks, and quantitative and scientific literacy that will be useful in their future careers. These abilities will enable students to address complex issues effectively and to develop abilities to ask meaningful questions that help solve important scientific problems.
What is the difference between merely knowing (or remembering, or memorizing) and understanding? … A thing or idea seems meaningful only when we have several different ways to represent it–different perspectives and different associations. Then we can turn it around in our minds…1
Ph.D in Psychology, 2006
Bowling Green State University
B.S. in Psychology, 1999
The Ohio State University
Harvard Medical School, 2008 - 2014
Wayne State Medical School, 2006 - 2008
I am a Lecturer for the following University of Florida courses:
Open science improves reliability, trust and understanding of scientific research.
Transitions between states of awareness highlight interactions of different sensory processes and sub-systems.
Comparative neurophysiology of analogous brain anatomy and functions leverages overlapping neurodevelopmental and genetic schemes in humans and animals.