2 week Summer Training Program June 15-26, 2020: Focus on Sports Neuroscience

The NSU College of Psychology, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is excited to offer a 2-week discovery-based NSU Behavioral Neuroscience half-day training program high school students. We will host a luncheon for parents where students will present work from their research projects on June 26th.

Students will participate in workshops with NSU faculty-experts with demonstrations.

Examples include:

Brain Dissections, with Dr. James Munoz
Nutrition, Supplements, and the Brain, with Dr. Jose Antonio
Exercise and the Brain, with Dr. Jaime Tartar
Nervous System Activity, with Dr. Tobin Silver
Sports and Cognition, with Dr. Jonathan Banks
Neuropsychological Testing with Traumatic Brain Injury, with Dr. Mercedes Fernandez
The Winning Brain, with Dr. Allie Holschbach

Students will:

Receive a certificate upon completion
Work with esteemed professors- making the transition from high school to college more familiar, less stressful
Advance their skills in research, problem‐solving, and critical thinking
Present their own findings at a poster session and receive feedback from professors and peers
Become better prepared to enter competitive undergraduate physical and social science programs

Who Can Attend?

The NSU 2020 Behavioral Neuroscience Program is intended for high-school students who will be entering their junior or senior year in fall, 2020. The number of participants will be kept small (maximum 18) due to lab space limitations and to allow for individualized attention and optimal use of equipment.

Tuition and Fees

The Behavioral Neuroscience program fee $250 (includes a $50 registration/processing fee). This covers tuition, supervision, program materials & equipment, daily mid-morning snack, and poster session luncheon.

How to Apply

Students who wish to apply must submit the following items no later than April 30, 2020. Registration will occur on a “rolling admissions” basis until we reach maximum capacity (18 students).

A completed application form
A $50 registration/processing fee (non-refundable unless student is not accepted into the program)
$200 tuition payment
A completed waiver form

Final payment of $200 is due by May 15, 2020. Failure to make final payment will result in student being withdrawn from the program.