Prof. Mansi Shah is an Associate Professor (Instructional) in CLA's Psychology and Neuroscience Program (CLA) at Temple University. Prof. Shah completed her undergraduate degree in Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh, and then continued at the University of Pittsburgh for her PhD in Neurobiology. Her graduate work was on the cellular mechanisms underlying peripheral pain, and she studied G-protein coupled receptors and protein folding/transport as part of her thesis project. Prof. Shah received her PhD in 2016 and has been at Temple University since, teaching course at the 1000-, 2000-, 3000-, 4000- and graduate level. 

Dr. Shah is also passionate about STEM-based community outreach at the K-12 level in the Philadelphia-area.

Teaching Philosophy

My philosophy as an educator is to ensure students understand the "whys" of what they are learning, and do not simply memorize. To that end, I incorporate multiple approaches in my classes to keep material engaging , such as watching media, reading popular science books (in lieu of an assigned textbook), and in-class group activities. My goal for each class is for students to ask questions, seek as much help as needed, and hopefully leave the course having appreciated and understood why each "fact" we learned occurs the way it does.