Ellen Herschel
Ph.D. Student, Brain & Cognitive Science
Brain and Creativity Institute – USC Dornsife
Email: herschel@usc.edu
Ellen graduated from Muhlenberg College with a BA in Neuroscience and a BS in Theatre Performance. She spent several years as an arts educator and performer before working at Northwestern University as a clinical research coordinator studying Parkinson’s Disease. She joined the Brain and Creativity Institute in 2020 where she is thrilled to have the ability to research the intersection of her two passions of neuroscience and the arts. Ellen is interested in creative improvisation, rhythm, synchrony, and music as they relate to neuroplasticity and cognition during development, older adults, and disease populations. In her free time Ellen enjoys backpacking, singing, eating delicious food, and exploring new places. She also serves on the graduate student government and several committees in the greater USC community.
