I’m a neuroscientist, educator, and writer, currently working as an Associate Teaching Professor at UC San Diego. I care deeply about how we teach and learn about the brain and ultimately, ourselves.
A few other things:
Native East Coaster, adopted Californian.
Queer and happily married to this amazing person.
Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and very poor harmonica player.
Lover of mountains and oceans, particularly together.
Consumer of small-batch coffee, craft beer, and open world video games.
Proud caretaker of a very fluffy, friendly dog (and previously a rather sassy, floppy-eared intellectual).
You can hear more about my background and career trajectory any of the following places:
- Talk for Burke Neurological Institute (for postdocs, June 2022)
- Biology Chat with Keefe Reuther (for undergraduates, February 2022)
- Growing up in Science Talk (February 2021; related stories here)
- Stories of WiN interview (February 2019)
- WHYY interview (about doing animal research, June 2018)
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