Scott is principal advisor, head of private sector at the The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) North America. Prior to this role, he was senior vice president of BVA Nudge Unit and earlier spent 20+ years leading perception research services at PRS IN VIVO, a global shopper insights agency. He holds a BA from Duke University and an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.
We invite you to join us for a Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Programs virtual information session where Director Jackie McLaughlin will provide an overview of these preparatory programs, the application process, and the Pre-Health Core Studies and Specialized Studies experience. Get your questions answered and learn how Penn’s Pre-Health Programs provide the education you need to succeed in the medical, dental, and veterinary professions.
Fundamentals of Sustainability, a course offered through the Master of Science in Organizational Dynamics program, provides students with a broad and deep introduction to sustainability concepts and challenges through the lens of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs).
Penn’s Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences (MBDS) welcomes its newest industry affiliate: The Center for Behavior and the Environment at Rare, an organization dedicated to safeguarding and restoring natural resources through social change.
The College of Liberal and Professional Studies is delighted to welcome Dr. Luis Artavia-Mora and Dr. Tina Morgan Ross to Penn.
Fels dual degree student Ayo Aladesanmi says, “My ultimate career goal is to be able to harness the influence of public institutions at any scale—local, national, or international—in order to advance the interests of the collective public and move our world toward a more just and equitable persuasion.”
Aladesanmi is pursuing a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree through the Fels Institute of Government and a Master in Law (ML) degree from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.
“Neuroscience is undergoing a huge renaissance,” says Joe Stucynski, a PhD student in Penn’s Neuroscience Graduate Group. “There has just been a huge explosion in terms of technological ability to examine biological systems, and there are incredible tools we can use to answer questions that would not have been addressable 20 years ago. So I’m learning new techniques literally every day.”
Dan Treglia, a social policy researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, Practice Associate Professor in Fox Leadership International, and instructor in LPS’ International Master of Public Administration, co-authored a report published in The New York Times titled “Hidden Pain,” which estimates that more than 70 percent of the bereaved children who have lost parents due to COVID-19 are 13 or younger.
With fewer opportunities to build in-person connections and more and more interactions happening through screens, we are finding that we need new strategies to thrive as organizations, grow individually, and make sense of new contextual experiences.
College of Liberal and Professional Studies instructors and alumni recently led a panel called “Professional, Personal, Virtual: Fostering Human Connections” that explored how to create and nurture professional relationships that happen mostly—or completely—online.
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