Meet the Team


  • President

    Eli is the Project Manager at Boston University’s Child Cognition Lab and the founder of Frames of Mind. He studied English and cognitive science at UC Davis, where he served as the Editor-in-chief for the school literary magazine, taught creative writing workshops for children and juvenile detainees, and piloted an introductory neuroscience curriculum for high schoolers, among other projects.


  • Vice President

    Tracy Pan is a researcher based in Cape Town, South Africa, where she studies infant brain development under the Wellcome Leap 1kD project. She recently graduated from Brown University with a B.S. and Honors in Neuroscience, while also working as a Chef de Partie on the side. She is pursuing a career as a humanitarian physician and chef, particularly in areas of the world facing refugee crises and poverty.


  • Lead Advisor

    Raissa Miller, Ph.D., LPC is an Associate Professor of Counseling at Boise State University. Dr. Miller's teaching and research interests center around the integration of neuroscience into counselor education and clinical practice. She is the co-author of the The Neuroeducation Toolbox: Practical Translations of Neuroscience in Counseling and Psychotherapy and she presents widely on the topic of neuroeducation. Dr. Miller is the Associate Co-Editor for the Neuroscience-Informed Counseling section of the Journal of Mental Health Counseling, she produces neuroscience-focused episodes for the Thoughtful Counselor Podcast, and she is the 2020 American Mental Health Counseling Association Researcher of the Year.