Expertise

For example, we compare different genetic mouse models to assess age-specific sensitivity to alcohol's behavioral actions and determine how alcohol exposure during prenatal and early postnatal development influences that of adulthood. Moreover, we employ state-of-the-art techniques to study the relationships between brain and behavioral sensitivity to alcohol and THC in mice, including site-specific microinjection into discrete brain regions and ELISA analysis of protein expression across brain structures to determine which neurotransmitter systems and brain structures are important modulators of alcohol-related behavior.

His research group is interested in adolescent drug and alcohol intake and its impact on brain and behavior. Their research breaks down into five major topics:

  • the neurobiology of compulsive alcohol consumption,
  • the environmental determinants of drug use behavior,
  • the brain and behavioral effects of adolescent edible cannabis,
  • the brain and behavioral effects of high-fat diet consumption,
  • and experimental treatments for toxoplasmosis
Past Affiliations

Affiliate Faculty, Indiana University Network Science Institute, Office of the Vice President for Research, Academic and Research Units, Indiana University Bloomington

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Assistant Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychology, Division of Science and Mathematics, Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, State University of New York at Binghamton (past)

Assistant Professor, Integrative Neuroscience Program, Division of Science and Mathematics, Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, State University of New York at Binghamton (past)

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Division of Science and Mathematics, Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, State University of New York at Binghamton (past)

Communities
Neuroscience, Neuroscience, Psychology
Degrees
BA, University of Northern Colorado, Psychology, 2004
PhD, Oregon Health & Science University, Behavioral Neuroscience, 2002
Keywords
neuroscience alcohol abuse thc