Resume

• 2006

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Neuroscience

  University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

• 2000

  Bachelor's degree

  Neuroscience

  Pomona College

• Molecular Biology

  Immunohistochemistry

  Animal Models

  Microscopy

  Western Blotting

  Neuroscience

  Ecke

  Laurel

  Ecke

  University of Pennsylvania

  The Franklin Institute

  Swarthmore College

  Co-taught a seminar course entitled \"Special Topics in Social

  Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience\" that guided non-science graduate students through reading and analysis of journal articles.

  University of Pennsylvania

  Adjunct Instructor

  Biological Basis of Behavior Program

  Taught an undergraduate seminar course entitled \"Neurobiological Basis of Autism\" that involved syllabus creation

  lecture

  discussion

  and grading.

  University of Pennsylvania

  Biology Laboratory Instructor

  • Co-taught and coordinated logistics of weekly labs and field trips in Neurobiology

  Cellular and Molecular Biology

  Animal Behavior

  Organismal and Population Biology

  and Marine Biology. \n• Guest lecturer in Neurobiology

  Marine Biology

  and Animal Behavior. \n• Met with students regarding laboratory material and graded lab and class assignments.\n• Participated in weekly department meetings regarding topics including Swarthmore's biology major

  hiring decisions

  and pedagogy.

  Swarthmore College

  STEM Scholars Instructor

  Designed curriculum for and taught a neuroscience course for STEM Scholars

  an outreach program that teaches science to underserved high school students.

  The Franklin Institute

  Wednesdays at the Franklin Mini-Course Instructor

  Designed curriculum for and taught a neuroscience mini-course for 9th graders from Science Leadership Academy

  a public high school in Philadelphia.

  The Franklin Institute

  Writing Workshop Instructor

  Teach a writing workshop for the post-baccalaureate research education program PennPREP that helps students write and submit grant proposals and graduate essays.

  University of Pennsylvania

  Doctoral student in Neuroscience

  • Designed and executed a dissertation project that examined the role of both astrocytes and stress in the synaptic plasticity that occurs in reward-related brain regions following cocaine exposure. This research was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse Training Grant and the Systems and Integrative Biology Training Grant and resulted in primary and joint authorship peer-reviewed publications.\n• Served as a scientific mentor to multiple undergraduates in the lab. \n• Served twice as a teaching assistant for the undergraduate course \"Introduction to Brain and Behavior\".\n• Taught as an instructor for Upward Bound

  a program that prepares high school students from low income families for college entrance.

  University of Pennsylvania

  Curriculum Developer

  Worked with the Center for Neuroscience and Society and the Franklin Institute to create a\nsuite of programs designed to incorporate neuroscience into K-12 education. This project is funded by the NIH grant \"Neuroscience in Your World\".

  Center for Neuroscience and Society

  University of Pennsylvania