Elizabeth Toomarian

Liz Toomarian, PhD, is the Director of the Brainwave Learning Center at Synapse School. Liz has always loved being in school environments, both as a learner and an instructor, and is thrilled to be a part of the Educational Neuroscience Initiative. As an educational neuroscientist, she strives to bring together neuroscience researchers with educational practitioners to better understand and improve the learning process.

Liz earned a B.S. in Cognitive Science/Neuroscience from University of California San Diego and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she taught the undergraduate course “Mind, Brain and Education.” Her doctoral research focused on numerical understanding, spatial thinking, and how the brain develops associations between numbers and space.

Since moving from Wisconsin, Liz has been enjoying the beautiful California weather. She enjoys exploring state and national parks and trying out new recipes.