WHAT: NW Noggin visit with high schoolers at Oregon City High School

We did it!

◦ What are lucid dreams?
◦ How to help ppl with PTSD (aside therapy)?
◦ What kind of therapy for phobias/PTSD/anxiety?
◦ How does intergenerational trauma develop?

◦ What is forensic psychology?
◦ What part of the brain is involved with addiction?
◦ How long did it take to get your PhD in behavioral neuroscience?
◦ What is the most interesting thing you have learned through your career?
◦ What made you want to be in this field of work?
◦ Why did you decide to go into neuroscience and psychology?

◦ How have your studies changed the way you see life?
◦ What is the most interesting part of your job?
◦ How does children’s psychology and adult psychology differ from each other?
◦ I want to be a Nurse Practitioner in children’s psychology and I was wondering what pointers or advice for someone wanting to enter the field of psych?
◦ How does AI do you think has helped with the research of new things?
◦ How did you decide you wanted to go into this field, and what schooling did you do?
◦ How does having a serious injury affect the mind of a person?

WHERE: Oregon City High School, 19761 S Beavercreek Rd, Oregon City, OR 97045

WHEN: Friday, January 16, 2026, 8:15am – 1:00pm (THERE WILL BE COFFEE 🙂

Contact: Kelsey Scully, Science Teacher, Oregon City High School

We’ll join high school students studying science and anatomy in multiple classes at Oregon City High School to talk brain research, make art, and consider questions!

Come join us! Please contact Bill Griesar (griesar@pdx.edu) and Jeff Leake (jleake@pdx.com) to get involved.

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Becky Callos, PSU
4. Berlyn Bankhardt, PSU
5. Gabe Guarin, PSU
6. Danica Helms, PSU
7. Zulyed Guerra, PSU
8. Yehielis Medina Perez, PSU
9. Jasmine Loeung, PSU
10. Nyah Hawley, PSU
11. Bee Conn, PSU
12. Cece Austin, PSU
13. Alicia Bridges, PSU
14. Daisy Graham, Skidmore College

LEARN MORE: NW Noggin visiting CAP Classes

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