Dr. Duncan has a long history of K-12 outreach involvement and is dedicated to improving STEM education and increasing access to research opportunities for high school students. Beginning as an undergraduate student (and ongoing), she has been giving talks to high school students and teachers at workshops in conjunction with conferences, such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) American Control Conference and the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. Since joining the faculty at USC, she has established strong and active partnerships with Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School, Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences, La Quinta High School, Smidt Technology High School, Palos Verdes High School, and Marlborough High School and continues to give talks in a range of areas, including mathematics, neuroscience, and engineering, and encouraging students to study STEM and become involved in research at a young age.
Upcoming outreach events:
Past outreach events:
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
New research sheds light on COVID-19 vaccine inequities in California
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
January 2022 COVID Research Webinar: Lightning Talks + Q&A
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Bravo Summer Bridge 2021 – USC INI Presentation Webinar
Thursday, July 29, 2021
USC INI Presentation Webinar: Flyer
COVID-ARC Introduction to Research Webinar for High School Students
Friday, May 28, 2021
COVID-19 Research Lightning Round: Flyer
Dr. Duncan gave a talk on “A System and Feedback View of Reopening after COVID-19” at the American Control Conference (ACC) 2021 Middle-High School STEM Student Workshop in New Orleans, LA (virtual). May 26, 2021
COVID-ARC Webinar for Los Angeles and San Diego High School Students and Teachers
Friday, January 22, 2021
COVID-19 Research Lightning Round: Flyer
COVID-ARC Webinar for Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School Students and Teachers
Friday, November 13, 2020
COVID-19 Research Lightning Round: Flyer
COVID-19 Research Lightning Round: Webinar and Q&A
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
COVID-19 Research Lightning Round: Video Recording
Duncan Lab + LONI Collaborators judged the 2019 Science & Engineering Fair at Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School. March 4, 2019.
Steven Lovera, a high school student, joined the Duncan Lab for the 2018-2019 academic year through USC’s Science, Technology and Research/Engineering for Health Academy (STAR/EHA) program. At the end of the year, he presented at LONI to freshmen and teachers from his school, Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School, on how rodent data can be optimized and standardized for translational biomarker identification. After presenting to 3 different classes, he gave each group of students and teachers a tour of the laboratory.
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Dominique gave a talk on Multidisciplinary Research and Neurological Applications to the Biology Club at La Quinta High school in Westminster, CA. December 5, 2018.
Dominique and Rachael presented on The Human Brain and Neurological Disorders for K-12 students (as young as 3 years old!) and teachers at the Lincoln Heights Tutorial Program in Los Angeles, CA. July 17, 2017.
Publications
Duncan D, Garner R, Bennett A, Sinclair M, Ramirez-De La Cruz G, Pasik-Duncan B. Inter-disciplinary K-12 Control Education in Biomedical and Public Health Applications. Proceedings: 13th Symposium on Advances in Control Education. 2022.