LAURIE CUTTING: Educational Neuroscience

Описание: Applying what is known about the neurobiological underpinnings of learning and behavioral development is becoming increasingly important for the field of education. This new field of study, Educational Neuroscience, combines knowledge from the fields of neuroscience and education to yield important insights into how to best teach children and prevent educational failure. Vanderbilt is at the forefront of the field, establishing the first Educational Neuroscience Ph.D. program in 2013 through collaborations across Peabody College, the Vanderbilt Brain Sciences Institute, and the Vanderbilt Institute for Imaging Sciences. This talk will cover several examples of the application of Educational Neuroscience, including basic characterization of the neural architecture of brain development and how that relates to education; what a child's brain is doing while reading; and how utilization of cutting-edge neuroimaging techniques can predict who will respond to specialized educational interventions.

Laurie E. Cutting, associate professor of education and human development, radiology, and pediatrics, has published more than 50 peer-reviewed papers in the field of educational neuroscience. Her research focuses on examining brain-behavior relationships in reading development, oral language, and executive function. She has been the recipient of numerous NIH grant awards and other honors. Prior to joining the Vanderbilt University faculty, she was on the faculty at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine for 12 years. Her training included receiving a M.S. and Ph.D. from Northwestern University, a postdoctoral fellowship in Developmental Cognitive Neurology/Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and a post-doctoral fellowship in Science Policy at the National Institutes of Health.

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