Areas of Study:
- Mechanisms of Behavior
- Neuroscience
Research Interests:
- Stress effects on dendritic plasticity in prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, and amygdala
- Stress effects on neurochemistry and physiology of prefrontal cortex
- Sex differences in effects of stress on prefrontal cortex
My research focuses on the neurobiology of stress, a critical variable in the development and expression of many psychological disorders.
My lab is examining the sex-dependent effects of chronic stress and stress hormones on behaviors mediated by prefrontal cortex, as well as the changes in neural pharmacology, physiology, and morphology that underlie these effects.
Subject Area
- Psychological and Brain Sciences
