Jaya Viswanathan, PhD

Jaya Viswanathan, PhD, is a neuroscientist, engineer, author, and artist born and raised in India. She earned a master’s in neuroscience and a doctorate in cognitive neuroscience before working as a postdoctoral fellow. She is currently a KGS contractor program analyst in the division of neuroscience at the National Institute on Aging. She also authored and illustrated a neuroscience and neuroart book for children, Baby Senses: A Sensory Neuroscience Primer for All Ages (https://babysensesbook.com/) which won the Literary Titan Gold Award and is a finalist of the 2023 American Writing Awards.