2015-16 Educational Neuroscience Distinguished Lecture Series

September 18, 2015 – The Ph.D. Program in Educational Neuroscience (PEN) at Gallaudet University has announced the creation of its 2015-2016 Educational Neuroscience (PEN) Distinguished Lecture Series. This year’s theme is “Educational Neuroscience Pioneers: Revolutionizing the Study and Science of Learning in the Young Child.” 

All lectures will be held in the Merrill Learning Center Room B111 on the Gallaudet Campus and will be live-streamed and archived at http://webcast.gallaudet.edu .

The lecture schedule is as follows:

Sept. 28, 2015 / 5-6:30 pm 
Dr. Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek, Temple University, and Dr. Roberta Golinkoff , University of Delaware
Living in Pasteur’s Quadrant: Navigating the Uncharted Waters Between Basic and Applied Research

Dec. 2, 2015 / 4-5:30 pm
Dr. Karen E. Adolph , New York University
Learning to Move and Moving to Learn

February 18, 2016 / 4-5:30 pm
Dr. Nora Newcombe , Temple University
Using Spatial Learning to Increase STEM Achievement

Date and time TBA
Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl , University of Washington
Learning language in monolingual and bilingual children (Exact Title TBA)

April 14, 2016 time TBA
Dr. Usha Goswami , University of Cambridge
Dyslexia, Phonology and the Brain