I am trained in Neurobiology behavior, physiology) My doctoral dissertation studied neuroanatomical substrates of drug Methamphetamine) reward Hippocampus) My postdoctoral training examined cellular mechanisms underlying pre)synaptic inhibition on central synapse dynamics. Understanding how neurons encode and compute information is fundamental to the study of the brain, but opportunities for hands-on experiences with such techniques on live neurons are rare in science education. For the past decade, I have used my formal training to explore low-cost and hands-on approaches using invertebrates) in neuroscience to explore behavioral and physiological questions learning and memory, locomotor activity, drug-seeking, drug reward) with undergraduates. Broadening access in Neuroscience to historical underserved populations via low cost approaches has been the vision of my past and current interests.