Speaker Profile

Nistha Dube, MS Candidate

Neuroscience & Education MS Candidate from Columbia University; Co-host, Learning & The Brain Podcast, Research Intern at Harvard Human Flourishing Program, Educational Consultant, whose mission is to empower individuals to cultivate intentionality and purpose in their everyday lives; Featured on Business Insider; TEDx and Keynote Speaker, whose long-term vision is to bring self-discovery techniques to schools so that youth are better equipped with techniques for developing self-awareness and making intentional decisions for their future; Author, Beyond the Skin (2021), "Test-focused Education Detrimental to Student Mental Health" (2017, CollegiateTimes)

NisthaDube, MS Candidate

Upcoming Talks

Teaching Motivated Minds
Applying Brain Science to Boost Mastery, Motivation, Mindsets, Metacognition, and Learning
Hilton Austin, Austin, TX
November 12-14, 2026

Past Talks

Teaching Executive Skills
Applying Brain Science to Boost Memory, Attention, and Emotion Regulation for Learning
Sheraton NY Times Square Hotel, New York, NY
April 16-18, 2026
Teaching Stronger Brains
Promoting Student Strengths, Character, Compassion, Hope, and Autonomy in a Deficit-Focused Age
Fairmont San Francisco or Virtually via Zoom
February 20-22, 2025