Karen Alexander
Karen Alexander, MPA is Director of Outreach and Education for the International Arts + Mind Lab Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Karen leads IAM Lab’s Intentional Spaces initiative, a global project to expand the foundation for collaboration between scientific researchers, technologists, social scientists, and design practitioners.
Karen Alexander, MPA is Director of Outreach and Education for the International Arts + Mind Lab (IAM Lab) Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics in the Pedersen Brain Science Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. This neuroaesthetics research-to-practice initiative is focused on accelerating translational approaches in the field of neuroarts.
As part of her work, Karen leads IAM Lab’s Intentional Spaces initiative, a global project to expand the foundation for collaboration between scientific researchers, technologists, social scientists, and design practitioners. The network is co-developing a shared framework that advances the field by amplifying the impact of design on the human experience within the built environment.
Prior to joining the IAM Lab, Karen served as program director for BrainFutures, a national nonprofit formed to assess and advance the practical application of neuroscience research to improve human outcomes. She has also worked in program management, research, and communications across a wide range of arts and education policy issues at local, state and federal levels. Karen holds an M.P.A. (Master of Public Administration) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an Honors A.B. from Brown University.