With Pitzer Since: 2004
Field Group: Psychology/Neuroscience
Campus Address: Broad Hall 104
Phone: 909.607.3808
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays at 3pm-4:30pm
Educational Background
MSc, PhD, University of Saskatchewan
BA, University of Winnipeg
Research Interests
Neuropharmacology, behavioral sensitization, neurobiology of learning and memory
Recent Courses
Foundations of Neuroscience (NEUR95)
Brain and Behavior (PSYC101)
Physiological Psychology (PSYC111)
Neuropharmacology and Behavior (PSYC148)
Selected Publications
“Estrogen, Cholinergic System and Cognition,” in Michael S. Ritsner, and Abraham Weizman,eds., Neuroactive Steroids in Brain Function, Behavior and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Novel Strategies for Research and Treatment. New York: Springer Science and Business Media, 2008.
“Central monoamine Activity in Genetically Distinct Strains of Mice Following a Psychogenic Stressor: Effects of Predator Exposure,” Brain Research, vol. 292 (2001). With S. Hayley, Z. Merali, and H. Anisman.
“Psychogenic, Neurogenic and Systemic Stressor Effects on Plasma Corticosterone and Behaviors: Mouse Strain-Dependent Outcomes,” Behavioral Neuroscience, vol. 115 (2001). With H. Anisman, S. Hayley, O. Kelly, and Z. Merali.
