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David Eagleman
Adjunct Professor, Psych/Public Mental Health & Population Sciences
Bio David Eagleman is a neuroscientist, bestselling author, and Guggenheim Fellow. Dr. Eagleman’s areas of research include sensory substitution, time perception, vision, and synesthesia. He also studies the intersection of neuroscience with the legal system, and in that capacity he directs the non-profit Center for Science and Law. Eagleman is the writer and presenter of The Brain, an Emmy-nominated television series on PBS and BBC. He is the author of many books, including The Runaway Species, The Brain, Incognito, and Wednesday is Indigo Blue. He is also the author of a widely adopted textbook on cognitive neuroscience, Brain and Behavior. He has also written a bestselling book of literary fiction, Sum, which has been translated into 32 languages, turned into two operas, and named a Best Book of the Year by Barnes and Noble. Dr. Eagleman has been a TED speaker, a guest on the Colbert Report, and profiled in the New Yorker magazine. He has launched several neuroscience companies from his research, including BrainCheck and NeoSensory.
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Sumayah Nuhaily Eddington
Lab Manager / Clinical Research Coordinator, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Bio Sumayah Nuhaily Eddington is a public health practitioner specializing in behavioral sciences research with a particular interest in working with underrepresented populations. Prior to joining the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences as lab manager and clinical research coordinator of The Fung Lab, she received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from San Diego State University and subsequently a Master of Public Health degree from Emory University.