Expertise

Our lab studies the impact of drugs and environmental stressors on the physiological and behavioral expression of stress responses in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) model. 

We are particularly interested in investigating the impact of environmental pollutants, such as pharmaceutical and personal care products, on the expression of stress responses. Future work from our lab will contribute to a better understanding of how pollutant exposure during different stages of development influences the long-term expression of stress responses in both males and females.

Keywords

  • animal behavior or ethology animal husbandry brain stress anxiety disorders behavioral pharmacology neuroendocrinology stress response zebrafish

Skills and Expertise

  • Serotonin
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Neurobiology and Brain Physiology
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Behavioral Pharmacology
  • CNS Pharmacology
  • Neuropharmacology
  • Neurobiology
Affiliations

Associate Professor and Department Chair, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Northwest

Communities
Psychology
Degrees
PhD, Loyola University, Neuroscience, 2011
BS, Indiana University Northwest, Chemistry, 2005
BS, Indiana University Northwest, Psychology, 2005
Keywords
animal behavior or ethology animal husbandry brain stress anxiety disorders behavioral pharmacology neuroendocrinology stress response zebrafish
Honors

Founders' Day Teaching Award, Indiana University Northwest, 2022

IU Board of Trustees Teaching Award 2016, 2019, 2022, Indiana University

Faculty Mentor of the Year, IN LSAMP, 2022

CISTL Scholarship for Teaching and Learning Award, 2020, Indiana University Northwest

Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching (FACET), Class of 2020, Indiana University Northwest

Associations
Association for Psychological Science, 2015 – present
Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience, 2015 – present
Society for the Teaching of Psychology, 2015 – present
Zebrafish Husbandry Association, 2015 – present
Psi Chi, the International Honors Society in Psychology, 2005 – present