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Name of Business or Instituion:: University of Texas Health Science Center Houston - School of Health Information Science

Short Biography:: Dr. Cynthia Phelps is an assistant professor in the School of Health Information Sciences where she leads the Learning & Technology graduate program focus. Her graduate training is in the basic health sciences with a focus on cellular neuroscience, and her post-doctoral training is on the basic cellular mechanisms of learning & memory, and also the application of the learning sciences to create technology-based learning environments. Her current research is focused on using electronic games to teach both science and health to kids. Her work using technology to teach kids about their brains has been funded by the National Institute for Drug Abuse, and her efforts to teach teens about mental health research has been funded by the National Institute for Mental Health. Her most recent work is in partnership with Archimage creating games to teach kids nutrition.