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Our Mission
SynapticPub is a consulting and publishing firm specializing in digital and traditional print media. The firm is composed of educators and scientists forged in the liberal arts tradition and who value the connected nature of learning, which is so often ignored in the digital marketplace.
We appreciate that the educational experience is and should remain a social endeavor, and so in a world that is ever more superficial and isolated, we seek to reconnect learners at all stages using media and publications of the highest value and integrity.
Our team
Dr. Chris Ciarleglio
Co-Founder, Managing Member
Dr. Ciarleglio is the managing member and a co-founder of SynapticPub. He is a developmental neuroscientist, educator, and terrible golfer. He has won numerous awards for his work in education, media, and design. He is the former Assistant Director of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute, where he served as the Director of Outreach and Education in one of the world's largest neuroscience consortia. This work, along with his responsibilities as the Brain Matters Program Director for the Silvio O. Conte Center for Neuroscience Research, won the Neuroscience Graduate Program at Vanderbilt University Program of the Year honors from the Society for Neuroscience in 2012. Dr. Ciarleglio has published a number of peer-reviewed manuscripts in highly regarded journals and recently published a chapter in Essentials of Modern Neuroscience (McGraw-Hill). He is the recipient of numerous federal grants and has also published many illustrations and scientific animations. He is the founder of Vanderbilt Reviews Neuroscience, and a co-founder of Postdocs in Brain Science at Brown University. He was a finalist for the coveted Donald B. Lindsley Prize in Behavioral Neuroscience (2010) and for the White House Fellows Program (2014). Recently, he was the recipient of a University of Chicago Outstanding Educator Award (2020).
Dr. Ciarleglio currently serves as the Director of the Science Academy at Holy Cross High School in Waterbury, Connecticut. He is also a Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, where he teaches physiology and neuroscience.
At SynapticPub, Dr. Ciar directs the development and integration of quality cross-platform solutions for all the client's educational needs...
Education:
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Postdoctoral Fellow | Brown University, Providence, RI
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Postdoctoral Fellow | Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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Ph.D. in Neuroscience | Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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B.A. in Biology (Ancient History) | Swarthmore College, PA
Brandon Carver
Co-Founder, Executive Member
Director of Market Intelligence
Mr. Carver is a co-founder, executive member, and Director of Market Intelligence at SynapticPub. An expert on education at all levels, Mr. Carver combines his passionate pedagogy with an innate business curiosity to inspire change in the world and—he hopes—the modern educational landscape.
SynapticPub's commitment to evidence-based decision-making empowers our clients to innovate, move quickly, and free themselves from the constraints of how things have been done before—imperative as they define their “New Normal.” Mr. Carver helps SynapticPub keep pace in a topsy-turvy market by blending empathy research, design thinking, and dash of ENFJ intuition to generate actionable insights that guide product development.
Education:
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MBA in Data Science & Marketing Management | Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, Baltimore, MD
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Ms.E. in School, Family, Community Collaborations for School Success | Johns Hopkins School of Education, Baltimore, MD
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B.A. in Sociology and Anthropology and Education (Black Studies) | Swarthmore College, PA
Certifications:
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Administration
Frank Fitzgibbon
Member
Director of Teaching & Learning
Since 2001, Mr. Fitzgibbon has taught several levels of biology, including AP Biology and environmental science, as well as undergraduate biology labs at Washington College and Loyola University. Frank was the 2012 recipient of the Outstanding Teacher, Teacher as Leader Award from Maryland’s Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Learning. Mr. Fitzgibbon has been a teacher at Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland since 2012 where he has earned the Class of 1947 Meritorious Teaching Prize and the Broadus-Hubbard Travel Prize for exemplary contributions to the school community both in and out of the classroom.
As one of SynapticPub’s instructional design leads, Mr. Fitzgibbon provides learning communities with clarity and leadership in the integration of instructional technologies for online, hybrid, and classroom programs.
Education:
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B.Sc. in Physiology | University College Cork, Ireland
Certifications:
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
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National Board Teaching Certificate
University College Cork, Ireland
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Business and Financial Information Systems (Masters Equivalent)
Sarah Roy
Member
Director of Copy and Content Oversight
Mrs. Roy has been a teacher at Holy Cross High School in Waterbury, CT since 2013. In the 2018-2019 academic year, she was named Educator of the Year at Holy Cross for her efforts in the classroom as well as her extensive work with the Technology and Innovation Committee. Sarah has taught AP Biology, AP Psychology, all levels of freshman biology, and environmental science. She helped pioneer integration of online education in the school, leading them into a seamless transition when COVID-19 shut down in-person, synchronous learning across the country.
Mrs. Roy uses her editorial eye to finely comb the content created by SynapticPub and ensure a well-written, mistake-free customer product leading to happy clients.
Education:
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MSEd in Secondary Education | University of Bridgeport, CT
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B.A. Psychology | Trinity College, Hartford, CT
Certifications:
Advanced Placement Summer Institute | College Board
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Psychology Certificate
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Biology Certificate
Lena Mak
Director of Digital Media
Ms. Mak is a recent graduate of the University of Vermont where she studied the effect of Runx-1 inhibition on HIF-1𝜶 expression in the MCF10A breast cancer cell line. Along with her research experience, Lena has been an Instructor for the Johns Hopkins University Summer Pre-College Program since 2017. There, Lena has prepared and delivered in-person and virtual life science lectures and directed laboratory exercises for domestic and international pre-college students.
Lena was crucial in establishing the social and digital media aspects of SynapticPub's unique portfolio where she leverages her subject matter expertise and her content management prowess to deliver customer delight.
Education:
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B.S. in Biological Sciences (Chemistry) | University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Abraham Trabulsy
Finance Associate
Mr. Trabulsy is a recent graduate from the Grossman School of Business at the University of Vermont. During his four years at UVM, Abraham was a member of the Student Affairs Advisory Board, acting as a representative of the greater student body. As a managing and founding member of the Green Mountain Investment Fund, he helped to successfully manage a small percentage of the UVM endowment.
At SynapticPub, Abe is an innovator and a staunch end-user advocate.
Education:
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B.S. in Business Administration (Sociology) | University of Vermont, Burlington, VT