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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

UndergraduateTeaching

BEHN650:TeachingPracDcumWinterterm@PSUEmail:bgriesar@pdx.edu

Brains,Bicycles&Beer•  VeloCult

•  Collaboratewithcrea6vear6stsandartstudents

•  Presentinaunique,fun,interac6vepublicsecng

•  Buildpublicsupportforandunderstandingofbrainresearch