Amanda Hernan is a Senior Research Scientist and Head of the Dynamics in Epilepsy and Cognitive Development Lab at Nemours Children’s Health and an Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Delaware. She serves as the co-director of the Neuroscience Research Center at Nemours. Her research interests include pediatric epilepsy and understanding the mechanisms of cognitive impairment in this population.

My CV.

Interests
  • Epilepsy
  • Neural dynamics
  • Neuron-astrocyte communication
Education

  • Postdoctoral Associate in Neurological Sciences

    The University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine

  • PhD in Experimental and Molecular Medicine (Neuroscience)

    Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies at Dartmouth

  • BS in Biology

    Case Western Reserve University

  • BA in Psychology