Community Outreach

Virtual Teacher/Lecturer and Skills-Based Volunteer, Nepris, Inc., Frisco, TX, USA

Connecting every classroom to the real world to engage and inspire students in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM), Nepris’​ cloud-based platform makes it possible for teachers and students to connect with the right industry experts and learn from them without spending much time planning or leaving the classroom. Through this platform, Dr. Gamble-George has lead virtual sessions with students across the U.S. to provide career exposure and bring real-world relevance to classroom learning. She has also designed presentations that are developmentally appropriate and provide insight into her industry and day-to-day responsibilities.

Business Mentor to Women Professionals, Everwise, New York, NY, USA

Everwise was created based on the knowledge that people learn best from people. It connects employees with the people, resources, and feedback they need to be more successful at every stage of their career. As an Everwise mentor, Dr. Gamble-George helps guide high-potential professionals to make the most of their leadership capabilities.

Mentor to Hispanic/Latinx Minority Undergraduate Student from University of Florida, MARC GatorSTAR Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

The MARC GatorSTAR program supports undergraduate students who are from an under-represented group and want to pursue a Ph.D. degree in biomedical or behavioral science-related disciplines. It is a grant-funded training program sponsored by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health (NIGMS/NIH). The MARC GatorSTAR program is designed to enhance the academic preparation and research skills training of underrepresented minority students at UF, place them in mentored research environments with dynamic, experienced faculty preceptors, support the students through to their graduation with a BS degree in a biomedical or behavioral science-related discipline, and promote their continuation to a successful career as a research scientist.

Co-Leader of Small Group Literature Discussions for 1st Year IGP PhD Students, Course: FOCUS (Facilitating Open Communication to Understand Science), Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (IGP), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA

FOCUS sessions cover research papers that complement the didactic portion of the fall semester of Bioregulation. They serve as a teaching tool to understand how science is done, the basics behind key experimental methods, authorship issues, publication practices, and Responsible Conduct in Research. One of the key objectives in the first-year graduate program is for IGP students to become proficient in reading and critically analyzing the primary scientific literature. As a method for instruction in developing these skills, students in the Bioregulation course are divided into small groups each with a faculty, postdoc, and graduate student leader to facilitate discussion of seminal papers in the field of biomedical sciences. Discussions are centered around identifying the central hypothesis being tested, various experimental methods and technologies used, key experimental controls, analyzing the authors’ interpretations of the data, and using this discussion as a springboard to identify future directions.

Mentor to Minority Undergraduate Student from Agnes Scott College, BP-ENDURE (Blueprint Program for Enhancing Neuroscience Diversity through Undergraduate Research Education Experiences), Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy/Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA

The BP-ENDURE connects research-intensive institutions to institutions that have substantial enrollments of neuroscience majors from traditionally underrepresented groups. The current programs that interface with Vanderbilt include consortiums from New York (Hunter College and NYU), Georgia (Agnes Scott College, Spelman College, Emory University and Georgia State University), and Texas (University of Texas Health Science Center). The program supports a range of activities to increase undergraduate student’s interest in the neurosciences, including research experiences, curriculum development, seminars, and journal clubs.

Teacher for Incoming PhD and MD/PhD Students (Subject Area: Cell and Molecular Biology of the Neuron), 2nd Annual Neuroscience Bootcamp, Neuroscience Graduate Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA

The annual Neuroscience Bootcamp is a one-week immersive lecture, discussion, and laboratory course for new graduate students in the Neuroscience Graduate Program. The program provides a common knowledge base of neuroscience fundamentals, hands-on experience with techniques commonly used to explore cellular/molecular, circuits, systems, and cognitive neuroscience, and an introduction to a wide variety of Vanderbilt University faculty and graduate students and available resources to ensure a successful graduate career.

Instructor for Great American Teach-In at Wiregrass Ranch High School, Wesley Chapel, FL, USA

Mentor to Teen Mothers, Woman-to-Woman Program, Gulf Coast Community Care, Tampa, FL, USA

The Woman-to-Woman Program is an evidence-based prevention program for teen mothers and pregnant girls from Hillsborough County who are at high risk for academic failure and repeat pregnancies.  The program provides one-on-one mentoring from trained volunteers, weekend retreats, workshops, parent seminars, and linkage with educational and vocational services.

Tutor, Ivy Reading AKAdemy at West Tampa Elementary School, Tampa, FL, USA

The Ivy Reading AKAdemy focused on early learning and mastery of basic reading skills. The nationwide afterschool demonstration project targeted K-3 students in low-performing, economically deprived, inner-city schools in 16 sites within the continental U.S. and was funded by a $1.5 million U.S. Department of Education grant.