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2023 Virtual Career Fair

Hosted by Dana Foundation Career Network in Neuroscience & Society and co-sponsored with Simply Neuroscience, the first Virtual Career Fair was held across four days:

Monday, September 11th – Thursday, September 14th
4–6 pm Pacific / 5-7 pm Mountain / 6-8 pm Central / 7-9 pm Eastern

The first hour of this event featured presentations from leading experts across many neuroscience and society fields, and the second hour featured networking opportunities for attendees. Experts from academia, medicine, research, and NeuroX industries were in attendance. The event was virtual and free.

Watch recordings of each day of the Virtual Career Fair on our YouTube channel!

Career Fair Lineup, alphabetical by last name

Chinmayi Balusu

Neuroethics

INS Student/Postdoc Committee Member; MPH student, Columbia University; & Founder and CEO of Simply Neuroscience

Meredith Banasiak, M.Arch, EDAC

Neuroarchitecture

Senior Associate & Director of Research, Boulder Associates Architects & Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture Board Member

Amy Belfi, PhD

Neuroasthetics

Asst. Professor, Psychological Science, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Colleen Berryessa

Neurocriminology

Asst. Professor, School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University

Patrick Bloniasz

Neurophilosophy

PhD Student, Computational Neuroscience, Graduate Program for Neuroscience, Boston University

Diego Borbón

Neuroethics

INS Student/Postdoc Committee Member; Coordinator & Researcher, NeuroRights Research Group of the Latin American Observatory of Human Rights and Enterprises, Externado University of Colombia

Adrian Carter, PhD

Neuroethics

INS Board Member; Assoc. professor, Monash University; Research Fellow, National Health & Medical Research Council; & Director, Community Engagement & Neuroethics, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health

Chelsey Carter, PhD, MPH

Neuroanthropology

Asst. Professor, Public Health, Dept. of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, & Dept. of Anthropology, Yale

Octavio Choi, MD, PhD

Neurolaw

Clinical Assoc. Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University

Patricia Churchland, PhD

Neurophilosophy

Professor Emeritus, Philosophy, UCSD & Adjunct Professor, Salk Institute

Deborah Denno

Neurolaw

Arthur A. McGivney Professor of Law & Founding Director, Neuroscience and Law Center, Fordham Law School

Marcia Díaz Claudio, MS, MRe

Neuromarketing

Research & Insights Analyst, Whitney Museum of American Art

Greg Downey, PhD

Neuroanthropology

Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Macquarie University

Angeline Dukes, PhD

Neuroscience & public policy

Asst. Professor, Neuroscience, University of Minnesota

Martha Farah, PhD

Neuroethics

Walter H. Annenberg Professor in Natural Sciences & Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania

Sara Goering

Neuroethics

Professor, Philosophy; Core Faculty, Program on Ethics & Disability Studies Program; & Adjunct Professor, Department of Bioethics & Humanities, University of Washington

Jessica Grahn, PhD

Neuromusic

Professor, Brain & Mind Institute, Dept. of Psychology, University of Western Ontario

Clare Grall, PhD

Neuroscience & Storytelling

Behavioral Researcher, StoryFit

Nathan Higgins

Neuroethics

INS Engagement & Outreach Committee Member; PhD Candidate, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University; Research Associate, Monash-Wellcome Bioethics Horizon Scanning Project; & Member, IEEE Neuroethics subcommittee

Patrick Hopkins, PhD

Neurophilosophy

Director, Neurophilosophy Major & Jennie Carlisle Golding Chair in Philosophy, Millsaps College

Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD

Educational Neuroscience

Fahmy & Donna Attallah Chair, Humanistic Psychology; Director, Center Affective Neuroscience, Development, Learning & Education; & Professor, Depts. of Education, Psychology & Neuroscience, USC

Michael Kaplen, JD

Neurolaw

Senior partner, New York personal injury law firm, De Caro & Kaplen, LL

Uma Karmarkar, PhD

Neuromarketing & Neuroeconomics

Assoc. Professor, Rady School of Management & School for Global Policy & Strategy, UCSD

Gabe Lazazro-Munoz, JD, PhD

Neuroethics

Asst. Professor, Center for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School & Dept. of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital

Lisa Levinson, PhD

Educational Neuroscience

Lecturer/Researcher, Neuroscience & Education Program, Teachers College, Columbia University

Kelly Mahaffy

Neuroscience & Literary Studies

Graduate Student, Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut

Olivia Matshabane, PhD

Neuroethics

Post-doctoral fellow, NIH

Craig McFarland

Neuroscience & Public Policy; Neuroethics

Research Assistant, Shen Neurolaw Lab; Undergraduate Senior, Harvard University

Read Montague, PhD

Neuroeconomics

Virginia Tech Carilion Vernon Mountcastle Research Professor & Director, Center for Human Neuroscience Research, Virginia Tech

Andrew Newberg

Neurotheology

Professor, Dept. of Integrative Medicine & Nutritional Sciences & Dept. of Radiology & Research Director, Marcus Institute of Integrative Health, Thomas Jefferson University

Natalie M. Phillips, PhD

Neuroliterature

Asst. Professor, English, Michigan State University

Davin Phoenix, PhD

Neuropolitics

Assoc. Professor, Political Science, UCI & Co-Director, First Generation First Quarter Challenge

Oliver Rollins, PhD

Neurosociology

Asst. Professor, American Ethnic Studies, University of Washington

Ithika Senthilnathan

Creating Your Own NeuroX Major

Undergraduate student, Duke University studying self-designed major Applied Neurotechnology & Neuroethics

Sally Bernardina Seraphin, PhD, MSc

Neuroscience & Society

Asst. Professor, Neuroscience, Trinity College

Francis X. Shen

Neuroscience & Society

Founding Director, Dana Foundation Career Network in Neuroscience & Society; Professor of Law, University of Minnesota

Firat Soylu, PhD

Educational Neuroscience

Asst. Professor, Educational Psychology & Neuroscience, College of Education, University of Alabama & Director, Embodied Learning Design and Educational Neuroscience Lab

Margaret Tarampi, PhD

Neuroarchitecture

Director, University Interdisciplinary Studies & Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Psychology, University of Hartford

John Noel M. Viaña, PhD

Neuroethics

INS Engagement & Outreach Committee Member; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science

Anna Wexler, PhD

Neuroethics

INS Board Member; Asst. Professor, Dept. of Medical Ethics & Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; & Principal Investigator, Wexler Lab