Erin Purvis was named the predoctoral recipient of the 2023 Next Generation Award by the Society for Neuroscience. She received the award on November 14 at the Society for Neuroscience (SfN)’s annual international meeting.

The Next Generation Award recognizes SfN chapter members who have made outstanding contributions to public communication, outreach, and education about neuroscience through activities such as classroom engagement, social media campaigns, etc., typically at the high school level or below.

Ms. Purvis is a doctoral candidate in the neuroscience graduate group, specifically in the Cullen Neural Engineering and Neurotrauma Lab in the Perelman School of Medicine. She is also a 2022-2024 Provost’s Graduate Academic Engagement Fellow (PGAEF) at the Netter Center for Community Partnerships.

Through PGAEF, Ms. Purvis has worked with Loretta Flanagan-Cato to launch a graduate certificate in community-engaged STEM and also developed an academically based community service course for graduate students called biomedical science in the urban curriculum.