PEN Distinguished Lecture Series
The PEN Distinguished Lecture Series in Educational Neuroscience was created in association with the Foundations Proseminar course for graduate students in the Ph.D. in Educational Neuroscience (PEN) program. Since its inception, the series has grown!
The lecture series focuses on the intersection of the Science of Learning (learning across the lifespan) and Educational Neuroscience (learning across early life). Scientists and researchers who are pioneers in the fields of Cognitive-Educational Neuroscience, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, and Child Development come to Gallaudet University's campus to talk about their research.
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All lectures are open to the public and are video recorded for online distribution.
PEN DLS brochure for 2024-2025
Environmental Influences on Brain Plasticity
Dr. Allyson Mackey
Associate Professor in Psychology, University of Pennsylvania
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Dr. Mackey is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Mackey holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Stanford University. She completed her postdoctoral training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Dr. Mackey is a CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar, a Jacobs Foundation Scholer, and serves on the Scientific Advisory Council of the National Center on the Developing Adolescent. She is the recipient of the Rising Star Award from the Association of Psychological Sciences and the Early Career Award from the International Mind Brain and Education Society.
Dr. Mackey is the founder and director of the Changing Brain Lab. She studies individual differences in brain plasticity and development with an eye toward personalizing the type and timing of educational interventions. Her research is supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, CIFAR, the Jacobs Foundation, and the LEGO Foundation.
The PEN Distinguished Lecture Series in Educational Neuroscience honors researchers who have changed the landscape of science. We invite them to share their discoveries as we forge new links across research communities within Gallaudet University, Washington D.C., and the world.
To view this year's and all previous presentations, please visit VL2's PEN Distinguished Lectures webpage.