Danielle Steinbach
Founder & President
Danielle is a student at the Harker school and founded the NeuroBeacon FoundationĀ Ā to expand access to cognitive science and mental health educationā€”particularly for students from underserved communities. Through outreach, curriculum development, awareness-building and public engagement, we work to destigmatize cognitive and learning differences while empowering students to explore the brain and mind with curiosity, empathy, and purpose. Our goal is to build a more inclusive future in cognitive fields by making knowledge accessible and community-driven.
Danielle has been the Co-president of the Harker Neuroscience club for over 3 years. She is currently a student researcher in a medicinal chemistry lab and an intern in the Columbia University Department of Neurology ACComPLISHED program. Danielle was a national finalist in the 3M Young Scientist Challenge in 2021 for a project using machine learning to understand neural EEG signals.
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Linda Isaac, PhD, ABPP
Board Member
Linda Isaac, PhD, ABPP
Dr. Isaac is a Board-Certified Clinical Psychologist who specializes in acute psychiatry. She has extensive experience evaluating, managing and triaging high risk patients. She currently works in a hospital system as a clinical supervisor and is highly dedicated to teaching and training next generation child-adolescent clinicians in managing acute patients. Dr. Isaac is also involved in advancing the science of psychiatric disorders with her most recent research dedicated to understanding emergency department psychiatric admissions.Ā Dr. Isaac was a lecturer at UC Berkeley, Cognitive Science Department where she developed and taught courses including Clinical Neuroscience, Genetic Factors in Psychiatric Disorders and Introduction to Cognitive Science.Ā
