Bringing the neuroscience laboratory to your stage.
NeuraLight™ keynotes and Grand Rounds are not slide decks. They include live biometric demonstration — EEG, HRV, and GSR displayed in real time — so audiences experience the science firsthand.
KEYNOTE TOPICS
What hair cortisol reveals that no survey ever will.
Why your biology has been keeping a stress record for months — and what it reveals about leadership under sustained pressure that 360 feedback simply cannot capture.
Imposter syndrome isn't a mindset problem. It's a biological signature. A five-domain neural profile reveals a remarkably consistent pattern — and explains why "just believe in yourself" is neurologically insufficient advice.
Neural drag: the hidden cost of high performance. The leaders most celebrated for resilience are often the ones whose biology is quietly keeping a very different score. What biometrics reveal that no performance review ever will.
The self-report gap: why your leadership data is lying to you. Subjective wellbeing and self-assessed stress often don't map onto neural truths. What psychophysiology captures that surveys, 360s, and self-assessments cannot.
SPEAKING FORMATS Keynote — 45–60 minutes · Live biometric demo included · Corporate & conference Executive Briefing —
60 minutes · C-suite audiences · Bespoke to your organizational context Speaking fees vary by format and context. Corporate and conference engagements are available at professional rates. Community and nonprofit engagements are considered on a case-by-case basis.
SELECTED KEYNOTE & ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS
Unleashing Neuroplasticity — Keynote, NEPA 2025 Crafting Your Narrative and Storytelling — Global Psi Chi Webinar, 2025
The Psychology of Prejudice — Webinar with Rudel, Bart & O'Brien, 2025
Hair Cortisol and Chronic Social Discrimination — Emerson College, 2021 STEM Initiatives and #MeToo / Times Up —
National Women in Leadership Conference, 2018 Implicit Racial Bias in Arab/White Interactions — Harvard Kennedy School, 2010
Discrimination and Biomarkers of Stress — SPSP, 2014 Health Disparities and Chronic Stress — Summit on Health Disparities, Washington DC, 2013 Resilience to Social Stress — UMass Boston, 2016 Stress and Cognition —
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2017
COMMUNITY & PRO BONO TALKS
The Neuroscience of Longevity · The Mind of an Imposter · The Power of Neuroplasticity · NeuroCognitive Bootcamp · Healthy Brain Aging · Mental Health and Illness · Biochemistry of Love · Neuroscience of People Pleasing · Neuroscience of Prejudice · Neuroscience of Emotion · Mind of a Woman · Sleep, Dreams, and Consciousness · SAD: Winter Blues in the Brain · Age-less Eats · Brain Stars of Learning · and more