Zoe Owrutsky

Zoe earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of Pittsburgh in 2014 and her Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in 2023. As a neuroscience researcher, she studied the pathophysiology of depression and schizophrenia, and worked toward developing translational biomarkers for spatial hearing ability. She is passionate about mental health advocacy and science communication.

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