NeuroscienceOutreach
BillGriesar,Ph.D.Instructor,Psychology,PortlandStateUniversityAffiliateGraduateFaculty,BehavioralNeuroscience,OHSUNeuroscienceCoordinator,nwnoggin.org
CollaboraDonandConnecDon
• Improveteachingskills,confidence,crea6vity,employability…• Workwithdiversepopula6onsofundergraduates,graduates,and
academicpriorityK-12students:OHSU,PSU,PNCA,WSUV,PPS,VPS…• Learntoexplainconceptsinneurosciencetothebroadercommunity• Buildpublicsupportfortaxpayerbackedresearchefforts• Exciteanewgenera6onofscien6sts!
UpcomingOpportuniDes• Schoolvisits!
– La6noNetworkcollabora6on;Chile..?– NogginCalendarofEvents(nwnoggin.org)
• NogginFestOctober11th– AlbertaRoseTheater
• Homelessness&theBrainOctober19th– p:ear&policymakers&homelessyouth
• #brains2DC– SchoolvisitsduringSfN(11/13&11/14)– “BriefingwithBrains”inCongress(11/15)
• SpiritMountain(2018)– Na6vestorytellingandthebrain– LincolnCounty,Winter/spring2018
Brains,Bicycles&Beer• VeloCult
• Collaboratewithcrea6vear6stsandartstudents
• Presentinaunique,fun,interac6vepublicsecng
• Buildpublicsupportforandunderstandingofbrainresearch