I was the founding Director of the Community Engagement and Education (CEEd) Hub at the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain (MIDB), an institute at the University of Minnesota. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. I am a first-generation, underrepresented minority and neuroscientist whose research focuses on the intersection of addiction and mental health disorders.
Recently, I have been working on my clinical work specializing in co-occurring disorders. As a neuroscientist whose community efforts synergize my educational impacts, I have prioritized mentoring and engagement for over 15 years. I have extensive experience supporting and enhancing undergraduate and graduate education through community engagement, mentoring, research, academic advising, and curriculum development.
I have conducted engagement projects throughout the US and Africa in Ghana, Tanzania, and South Africa. I previously served as director of the Youth Engaged in Science (YES!) Initiative and I am the founder of Building Everyday Alliances by Delivering Support (BEADS), which aims to make STEM more accessible to underrepresented minorities in villages, hospitals, and orphanages around the world. I have served on several boards, including the Harambee Centre, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, Bybee Lakes Hope Center, and Don't Shoot PDX. I credit my growth in this space to my grandmother, who has worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Georgia Congressman John Lewis, and many other notable civil rights leaders.
Administrative Assistant
(for academic support only)
Shelley Slominski
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