Dr. Linden receives the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) Sara Ann Paul Educator of the Year Award

On October 20, Dr. Monica Linden, Franklin resident and School Committee member, was awarded the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) Sara Ann Paul Educator of the Year Award, at the Society for Neuroscience's Annual Conference held in Chicago, IL. This award is "given annually to a regular member or fellow of FUN in recognition of notable efforts related to promoting effective teaching of neuroscience at the undergraduate level."

Dr. Linden is a Senior Lecturer at Brown University where she has taught in the neuroscience department for over 8 years. She was nominated for the award by 8 current and former students. They praised her contributions to increasing inclusivity and honoring diversity throughout her work teaching and advising students, as well as through her service to Brown and the broader academic community. They pointed to her inclusion of social justice topics in her neuroscience courses, her safe and comfortable learning environments, and her diversity and inclusion syllabus statement which has been shared broadly and incorporated into syllabi from across the country.

The Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience is an academic society committed to enhancing undergraduate neuroscience education. Their mission includes increasing undergraduate participation in research, disseminating innovations in undergraduate neuroscience education, and developing networks for faculty development.

For more about Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience visit their web page
https://www.funfaculty.org/drupal/

Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience web page