Professional engagement
Academic and professional service
Service activities support scientific publishing, interdisciplinary research, faculty governance, student development, conference leadership, and public engagement in physics and neuroscience.
Editorial and peer-review service
- Editorial service for interdisciplinary neuroscience and brain-science journals.
- Reviewer for scientific journals, federal funding programs, and university research competitions.
- Member of the GSU Internal Grants Peer Review/Panel Board since 2018.
- Reviewer and panel participant for Brains & Behavior seed-grant activities.
Departmental service
- Executive Committee member, Department of Physics and Astronomy (2019–2025).
- Curriculum and Assessment Committee member (2013–present).
- Graduate, Colloquium, Computing, faculty-search, bylaws, and website committees.
- Publicity Committee Chair (2013–2023), including preparation of the department newsletter.
College and university service
- Pre-Medical Faculty Advisory Committee member (2017–present).
- University Senate Committee member (2023–2025).
- Institutional Review Board member for the GSU–Georgia Tech Center for Advanced Brain Imaging.
- Brains & Behavior Interdisciplinary Committee member and interim chair.
- Participation in interdisciplinary faculty searches and neuroscience initiatives.
Scientific leadership
- Scientific Advisory Board member and Biophysics Division Chair for ANPA conferences.
- Organizer and chair of BrainModes 2015 and BrainModes 2019.
- Co-organizer and chair of the 2019 APS Focus Session, “Physics of the Brain: Structure and Dynamics.”
- Organizer of the NeuroPhysics and Systems Neuroscience Symposium 2022 and Atlanta Functional Neuroimaging Workshop.
Public outreach
- Georgia Science Olympiad Regional Tournament physics-event service across numerous years from 2008 through 2025.
- Physics Fun Camp for high-school students in Georgia.
- Hosting visiting scientists and interdisciplinary speakers from institutions in the United States and abroad.
Mentoring and community building
- Mentorship of undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral researchers across physics, neuroscience, mathematics, and biomedical imaging.
- Development of interdisciplinary courses, workshops, seminars, and research opportunities connecting GSU, Georgia Tech, Emory, and international collaborators.
