Loretta Flanagan-Cato

Associate Professor

BA, Psychology, Rutgers University

Ph.D., Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh

M.S. Ed., Education Policy, University of Pennsylvania

Office Location:

Room 363, Levin building, 425 S. University Ave.

Email:

flanagan@psych.upenn.edu

Phone:

215-898-4085

Website:

https://web.sas.upenn.edu/flanagan

Research Interests:

Community engagement and education outcomes

Specific Research Areas:

Neuroscience outreach; social connection and achievement

Professor Loretta Flanagan-Cato will be considering new graduate students for admission for Fall 2025.

Selected Publications:

Purvis, E.M., R. Gordon IV, L. Lozzi Jr., and L.M. Flanagan-Cato. A university and public-school partnership for personalized, accelerated science learning. J. Community Engagement and Scholarship 16: 1-5, 2024.

Flanagan-Cato, L.M., R.C. Plate, C. Steele and A.C. Jenkins. Effects of community-engaged neuroscience course on mood and intergroup anxiety. Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education 21: A159-A165, 2023.

Flanagan-Cato, L.M. Everyday Neuroscience: A community engagement course. Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education 18: A44-A50, 2019.

Courses Taught:

NRSC 1160 Everyday Neuroscience (ABCS)

NRSC 2260 Neuroendocrinology

NRSC 4460 Neuroendocrinology

PSYC 4460 Everyday Psychology (ABCS)

NGG 5990 Biomedical Research in the Urban Curriculum (ABCS)

NEUR 2250 Hormones and Behavior (online)