Wednesday, February 28 @ 11:00 am ET
Elaine Reynolds is a Professor of Biology and Neuroscience at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where she was instrumental in creating both the neuroscience major and the aging studies program, and in developing interdisciplinary connections across campus. She did her undergraduate work at Penn State, her PhD at Carnegie Mellon University and did postdoctoral work at Stanford, University at Buffalo, and UC Berkeley.
She has taught undergraduate students for over 25 years, including courses that discuss consciousness and the intersection of art and neuroscience. Elaine has also worked with collaborators at the boundary of art, science, and education, developing art installations that question the relationship between food and society. She maintains an active research program with her students in neurobiology and aging. She is an editorial-in-chief of the Journal for Undergraduate Neuroscience Education (JUNE) and an active member and past president of the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN), an international organization devoted to neuroscience education. Elaine was awarded the Carol Anne Paul Educator of the Year from FUN and several teaching awards from Lafayette College.
She is a mom, a political activist, and an avid cyclist.
