Lupita Valencia

Lupita Valencia is an experienced professional in neuroscience education and health communications. Currently serving as the Spanish Website Manager and Contributing Editor at Knowing Neurons since May 2021, the role focuses on public education in brain science. Previously, Lupita worked as a Research Analyst for the County of Riverside from January 2024 to April 2025, contributing to health communications and co-hosting the EquiTEA podcast. Other roles include being a PREP Scholar at Tufts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, where independent research on energy balance was conducted, and participating in research programs at UCLA and Wassum Lab. An educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Neuroscience and Chicano and Chicana Studies from UCLA, with ongoing studies at University College Dublin.