Research Mentors
Click on a faculty member's name to learn more about their research.
| Department and Faculty | Area of Study |
|---|---|
| Behavioral Science | |
| Dr. Joshua Lile | human laboratory models of substance use disorders |
| Dr. Craig Rush | behavioral and pharmacological interventions for the management of stimulant dependence. |
| Dr. William Stoops | novel treatments of alcohol and stimulant use disorders |
| Dr. Michael Wesley | neuroimaging, noninvasive brain stimulation, clinical pharmacology |
| Biology | |
| Dr. Vincent Cassone | chronobiology |
| Dr. Robin Cooper | invertebrate models of neurophysiology |
| Dr. Elizabeth Debski | retinal development |
| Dr. Bruce O'Hara | circadian rhythms/genetics |
| Dr. Julie Pendergast | circadian rhythms |
| Dr. Jessica Santollo | neuroendocrinology, sex differences, homeostasis, ingestive behaviors |
| Dr. Eve Schneider | mechanobiology, sensory ecology, ion channels |
| Chemistry | |
| Dr. D. Allan Butterfield | free radical chemistry/Alzheimer's disease |
| Dr. Mark Lovell | biochemistry of Alzheimer's disease |
| Dr. Chris Richards | nanotechnology in neuroscience, nicotine |
| Entomology | |
| Dr. Clare Rittschof | Behavioral plasticity of insects |
| Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry | |
| Dr. Matthew Gentry | biochemistry of neurodegenerative diseases |
| Dr. Louis Hersh | biochemistry of neurodegenerative diseases |
| Dr. Harry LeVine | biochemistry of neurodegenerative diseases |
| Dr. M. Paul Murphy | biochemistry of neurodegenerative diseases |
| Neuroscience | |
| Dr. Warren Alilain | spinal cord injury and respiratory dysfunction |
| Dr. Adam Bachstetter | traumatic brain injury, neuroinflammation |
| Dr. Guoying Bing | Parkinson's disease |
| Dr. Gregory Bix | stroke |
| Dr. Luke Bradley | biotherapeutics in neuroscience |
| Dr. Wayne Cass | stimulant abuse |
| Dr. Salvatore Cherra | synaptic transmission and c. elegans |
| Dr. Marilyn Duncan | age-related changes in circadian rhythms |
| Dr. Don Gash | neuroscience/aging/plasticity/regeneration |
| Dr. James Geddes | traumatic brain injury |
| Dr. Greg Gerhardt | Parkinson's disease |
| Dr. Brian Gold | aging and Alzheimer's disease |
| Dr. Richard Grondin | Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases |
| Dr. Ed Hall | neurotrama |
| Dr. Pavel I. Ortinski | neurophysiology of drug use |
| Dr. Bret Smith | synaptic connectivity and neuroplasticity |
| Dr. Joe Springer | mitochondrial function, microRNAs, cell death, traumatic brain injury |
| Dr. Patrick Sullivan | CNS injury/mitochondria |
| Dr. Linda Van Eldik | Alzheimer's disease |
| Dr. S. Randal Voss | axolotl, tissue regeneration, spinal cord, genetics, genomics, epigenetic |
| Dr. Zhiming Zhang | neuroimaging/Parkinson's disease |
| Neurosurgery | |
| Dr. Brandon Miller | neurotrauma, pediatric neurosurgery |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Dr. Björn Bauer | blood-brain-barrier/epilepsy |
| Dr. Linda Dwoskin | nicotine receptors and dependence |
| Dr. James Pauly | nicotine and brain development |
| Dr. Jill Turner | nicotine addiction |
| Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences | |
| Dr. Eric Blalock | stress/sleep/aging |
| Dr. Gang Chen | alcohol neurotoxicity |
| Dr. Kuey Chu Chen | genetics/aging/stress |
| Dr. Anika Hartz | blood-brain barrier/Alzheimer's disease |
| Dr. Philip Landfield | brain aging |
| Dr. Ai-Ling Lin | neuroimaging/aging |
| Dr. Jia Luo | fetal alcohol effects |
| Dr. Chris Norris | brain aging, calcium regulation |
| Dr. Nada Porter | brain aging, calcium regulation |
| Dr. Olivier Thibault | brain aging, calcium regulation |
| Physiology | |
| Dr. Brian Delisle | epilepsy and cardiac function |
| Dr. Steve Estus | genetics/Alzheimer's disease |
| Dr. Gregory Frolenkov | cellular function and hearing |
| Dr. John Gensel | traumatic brain injury |
| Dr. Lance Johnson | brain metabolism aging, Alzheimer's Disease |
| Dr. Tim McClintock | genomics and olfaction |
| Dr. Alexander Rabchevsky | treatment of spinal cord injury |
| Dr. Kathy Saatman | treatment of traumatic brain injury |
| Dr. Donna Wilcock | dementia |
| Dr. Melinda Wilson | estrogen and brain function |
| Psychology | |
| Dr. Chana Akins | avian models of drug abuse |
| Dr. Susan Barron | alcohol abuse/fetal alcohol syndrome |
| Dr. Josh Beckmann | drug abuse/learning |
| Dr. Mike Bardo | drug abuse/conditioning |
| Dr. Mark Fillmore | abused substances and cognitive function in human subjects |
| Dr. Mark Prendergast | alcohol abuse/neurodegeneration |
| Dr. Jessica Weafer | alcohol and drug addiction, sex differences, sex hormones |
- Other mentors not found on this list may supervise independent research activities for BIO 394/ANA394/PSY393 with the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Dr. Robin Cooper. The student must provide Dr. Cooper with a one-page description of the proposed research activities.
- Independent research activities supervised by mentors not on this list may be eligible for BIO 394/ANA394/PSY393 (Research in Neuroscience) credit if they provide a significant neuroscience experience. To enable this determination, please write a summary of the proposed research activities (no more than one page) that clearly describes the neuroscience aspects of the project, the hypothesis to be tested, the methods used and your role in the project. Submit this summary to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Dr. Robin Cooper.
