Dr. ​Belgrave ​Says

Dr Belgrave Says... “Strategically channeling PROFOUND ​academic nosiness since 2003 is a win!”

Educator - Neuroscientist - Mentor -

Career Coach - Author - Keynote Speaker

I am an avid and forever learner, mentor, science educator, ​mentor, author and scientist driven by curiosity and a long-​standing desire to make science accessible to those interested ​in learning and engaging with it. Leveraging more than a decade ​of research in behavioral neuroscience, teaching, development ​and implementation of scientific research access programming ​for a range of different audiences, I confidently explore ​opportunities to build a concrete foundation in STEM ​engagement and advocacy as well as actively fan the flames of ​curiosity and passion for science in a wide range of audiences.

Currently, I am the program director for the Gray STEM Scholars ​Program at Macaulay Honors College -CUNY and an adjunct ​assistant professor in the biology department at Hunter College

Dr Belgrave Says... “ I’m a mosaic of ​skills and interests...a fluid mosaic ​that is!”

My Approach

Dr. Belgrave Says... “ ...I call it a ​career adventure because you get ​to curate your career and it doesnt ​have to be linear”

I embrace opportunities to support ​students in feeling empowered to curate ​the STEM career paths that they envision ​for themselves through teaching, guided ​reflection, supporting development of ​self-advocacy, experiential education and ​strategic planning of next steps students ​take along their career adventure.

My Teaching

Dr. Belgrave Says... “We are doing science ​every second of the day - You are the biology ​that we are studying!”

I’ve taught within the City University of New York ​system since 2009 at Hunter College, Medgar Evers ​College and Bronx Community College.

Currently, I have been happily teaching waving the ​flames of curiosity for Hunter College students in ​my Forensic Biology course and Human Biology ​laboratory courses I teach.

My Advocacy ​Work

Dr. Belgrave Says... “We are doing science ​every minute, every second of the day - ​You are the biology that we are studying!”

I deeply enjoy participating in giving key note speeches, participating on panels, ​being an expert judge at science fairs, exhibitions, career days and symposiums. ​My goals in seeking out these kinds of events?

• Helping students build an individualized STEM identity
  
• Sharing my own VERY non-linear, adventurous career story with others
• Embodying a living example of what diversity in STEM looks like
• Being a kind, supportive, encouraging influence to all students I encounter
  

Dr Belgrave Says...

“Science is not only for scientists”

My Science

Dr. Belgrave Says... “

I have experience in behavioral neuroscience ​laboratories working primarily in spinal cord ​regeneration and investigated the genetics ​associated with Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, ​Schizoaffective Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive ​Disorder. My doctoral research focused on the ​impacts of maternal hormones on the spacial and ​long-term memory of female rats who had ​experienced multiple occurrences of pregnancy and ​raising offspring.

My Perspective: ​Nurturing the ​Spark

Dr. Belgrave Says... “

We are doing biology every second of our lives! We ​use the scientific method consistently. Do you cook ​or bake? That’s chemistry! Do you play pool? That’s ​physics and geometry! STEM permeates our lives.

I help people from all walks of life see the beauty in ​science and how it relates to their lives as well as ​nurture that spark of curiosity for it by engaging ​them in a fun way, leveraging their curiosity and ​aiming to elicit wonder.

My ​Publications

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