about
[画像:eric chudler photo] Eric Chudler, Ph.D. is a
neuroscientist (Research Associate Professor) and Executive Director of
the Center for
Neurotechnology in Seattle, Washington.
He is a "basic researcher" performing experiments related to how
the nervous system works and how Parkinson's disease affects the
brain.
Dr. Chudler attended elementary, junior and senior high school in a few
places including:
- Los Angeles, California (K-4 grade); (7 grade); (11-12 grade)
- The International School of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia (5-6 grade)
- The Canadian Academy in Kobe, Japan (8-10 grade)
He graduated from Grant High School
in 1976 (Los Angeles, California) and from UCLA in 1980 with a B.S. degree in
Psychobiology. For graduate school, he attended the University of Washington and received an
M.S. degree (1983) and Ph.D. degree (1985) from the Department of Psychology.
Then it was off to the National Institutes
of Health in the Washington, D.C. area for post-doctoral training
(1986-1989). In 1989, he headed up the east coast for a position
(Instructor) in the Department of
Neurosurgery at
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA. In 1991, it was back
to Seattle and the University of Washington where Dr. Chudler did some
teaching in the Department of Psychology before taking a research
position in the Department of Anesthesiology. Since 2011, Dr. Chudler
has been the Executive Director of the Center for Neurotechnology.[画像:brain lab for kids book]
Dr. Chudler is the author of several books, including:
- Chudler, E.H., Inside Your Brain, New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2007,
pp. 128.
- Chudler, E.H., The Little Book of Neuroscience Haiku, New York: W.W.
Norton & Company, 2013, pp. 231.
- Chudler, E.H. and Johnson, L.A., Brain Bytes: Quick Answers to Quirky
Questions About the Brain, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2017, pp.
311.
- Chudler, E.H.,
Brain Lab for Kids, Beverly (MA): Quarto Publishing Group, 2018, pp. 144.
- Johnson, L.A. and Chudler, E.H. Worried?: An Evidence-Based
Investigation of Some of Life's Common Concerns, New York: W.W. Norton &
Company, 2019, pp. 312.
- Chudler, E.H. Neuropedia, Princeton (NJ): Princeton University
Press, 2022, pp. 176.
Ellen Kuwana, M.S. -- Staff Writer/Research Consultant
Ellen Kuwana worked with Neuroscience for Kids until 2005. She
composed articles for the Neuroscience for Kids
"In the News" section which focuses on
recent innovations in science that have been spotlighted in the media.
Kuwana also wrote articles explaining mental and neurological diseases
and disorders. Kuwana received her Bachelor of Science from the
University of Kansas (where her father is an emeritus professor), then
worked for several years as a staff research associate at the University
of California San Francisco (UCSF). Kuwana had also been active in the
Science Education Partnership, working with the public school system to
bring hands-on science into the classroom. As part of the Triad project,
she teamed with another scientist and two teachers to create an
afterschool science club for girls. Neuroscience for Kids is the perfect
combination of neuroscience, education, science outreach, and writing
and editing-all rolled into a collaborative and creative atmosphere.
When not at work, Kuwana enjoys spending time with her pediatrician
husband, two daughters and hyper dog.
Melissa Phillips -- Research Consultant
Melissa Phillips was a research consultant for Neuroscience for Kids
from 2002 until 2004. She wrote about new neuroscience research for the
In the News section of the site. Phillips
grew up in Ottumwa, Iowa, and graduated from Ottumwa High School in
1996. She then moved to St. Louis for four years of college, graduating
from Washington University in 2000 with a bachleor's degree in
Psychology and PNP (Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology). After spending
a few months studying photography in Paris, Phillips came to Seattle and
started work as a research technician in a neurobiology lab at the
University of Washington. Researchers in this lab study the development
and regeneration of the retina. Phillips began writing for Neuroscience
for Kids in March of 2002. In the fall of 2002, she enrolled in classes
in the science writing pathway in the department of Technical
Communication at the UW. She has developed her science writing by
completing stories for class, and editing the papers of scientists in the lab.
Marge Murray, Ph.D. -- Staff Writer/Research Consultant
Marge Murray was involved with the development of curriculum
materials for Neuroscience for Kids from 1999 to 2001. She completed several
units of experiments on the senses: touch, smell, taste, vision, and
hearing. In these units, Dr. Murray included a Teacher Resource with
background information on each topic, a Teacher Guide to the experiment,
and a Student Guide to help students organize and interpret their work.
Crucial parts of these units are the "How Can You Design a Good
Experiment?" and "Try Your Own Experiment" sections, which encourage
teachers and students to think critically when designing and executing
experiments. Murray received her Ph.D. from Case Western University in
Cleveland, where she studied what happens in a muscle when the nerve to
the muscle is cut. At the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, she
tracked the growth of sensory nerves in the wings of developing fruit
flies. After polishing skills in technical writing and editing with
courses from the UW Department of Technical Communication, Murray worked
with a middle school outreach group in the Department of Molecular
Biotechnology at the UW.
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