Phil Ko

Dr. Ko is an Associate Director of Research Development on Vanderbilt’s RDS team. He brings 16 years of research experience in neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience conducted at Yale, Harvard, and Vanderbilt. He has held faculty positions at Vanderbilt and Austin Peay State University, a rural-serving institution in Clarksville TN. Following his scientific and academic career, he pivoted to science policy and research administration, serving the NSF as a Science and Technology Policy Fellow with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). At NSF, he managed communications and analytics with the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), specifically for the Science and Engineering Indicators team, in cooperation with the National Science Board Office. He also served as Science Officer for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs within the Department of Defense