Lisa Gabel | Photo by Adam Atkinson
What is the focus of your research?
My research focuses on uncovering the neurobiological mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders, translating findings from animal models to humans, and developing tools to support children with learning disabilities and individuals with motor impairments.There are currently four main projects running in my laboratory: translational research in dyslexia (human and animal models); animal model of autism; animal model of cortical dysplasia and seizure disorder; and brain-computer interface.
What will you be teaching this fall?
Although I’m not teaching regular courses this semester due to my role as dean of natural sciences, I teach students enrolled in individualized instruction, such as Independent Study, Advanced Research, and Honors Thesis, and have the pleasure of mentoring EXCEL/Bergh Scholars, student volunteers, and students working in the Neur/ECE Brain Computer Interface Lab.
What does receiving an endowed chair mean to you, and how does this endowed position further your teaching and/or research?
I greatly value individualized instruction and its benefits for our students’ growth and development. The endowed chair allows me to sustain the number of research projects we explore and the number of students working in my lab. Although it is a large lab, students collaborate in smaller teams on projects, providing them the opportunity to learn valuable technical and leadership skills. These skills are more challenging to teach in a classroom setting and offer students with unique opportunities that distinguish them from others applying for postgraduate education or employment.
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