THE MENTALLY MINDED TEAM

University of Arizona, USA

University of Victoria, Canada

Northwestern University, USA


University of Victoria, Canada

Northwestern University, USA

TEODORA STOICA, PHD
Greetings! My name is Teodora Stoica (she/her/hers). For the past decade, I have immersed myself in the study of the brain, and more specifically, the fascinating process by which the 3 lb pink slab of tissue inside our skulls creates both harmony and discord in our emotional lives. I received my PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Louisville in Kentucky in May 2021, where I investigated the neural processes underlying emotional intelligence. I currently reside in Tucson, where I am a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Arizona, studying why our aging brain gives rise to a more positive outlook on life. Throughout my graduate training, I have been passionate about science communication and outreach, and hope Mentally Minded serves as a place of respite that comes from science-backed knowledge about mental health. If I am not looking at brain data, you can find me eating, cooking, running, hiking, playing cello or trying very hard to grow tomatoes in a desert climate.
Land acknowledgment: I reside on the indigenous lands of the unseated Yaqui and O'odham tribes who lived here for many generations.