Ben Porter

Ben Porter

Associate Professor of Instruction

Ben.Porter@utdallas.edu
Phone: 972-883-7328
Office: ECSN 2.226

800 West Campbell Rd.
Mailstop: BSB11
Richardson, TX 75080-3021

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Education

BA, Psychology, Oklahoma State University

BA, Sociology, Oklahoma State University

MS, Cognition and Applied Neuroscience,
The University of Texas at Dallas

PhD, Cognitive Neuroscience, The University of Texas at Dallas

Overview

Dr. Ben Porter joined UT Dallas in 2013 as a communications manager before joining the Department of Bioengineering as an assistant professor of instruction in 2018. Before joining UT Dallas, Porter was a postdoctoral research fellow at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders where he conducted stroke research and behavioral training techniques for small animals undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging or fMRI. Porter currently teaches Introduction to Bioengineering, Introduction to Medical Devices Development, and Six Sigma Yellow Belt for Bioengineering. Porter also focuses on student academic and professional success.