Neuroscience Graduate Program

Faculty

Name, Web Page, Appointment	Area of Expertise	Availability (as of Sept. 2019)
Althoff, Robert, MD/PhD Associate Professor, Psychiatry, College of Medicine	Genetic and environmental basis of behavior disorders	Committees
Ballif, Bryan, PhD Professor, Biology, College of Arts & Sciences	Signal transduction pathways regulating mammalian brain development	Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training
Barry, Jeremy, PhD Assistant Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Systems level physiological basis of learning and memory	Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training
Berger, Christopher, PhD Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, College of Medicine	Molecular motors in axonal transport; tau and neural function	Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training
Bongard, Josh, PhD Associate Professor, Computer Science, College of Engineering & Mathematical Sciences	Evolutionary robotics, evolutionary computation, physical simulation
Bouton, Mark, PhD Professor, Psychological Science, College of Arts & Sciences	Mechanisms of learning, memory, and emotion in classical conditioning	Committees and Rotations
Brewer, Matthias, PhD Professor, Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences	Organic chemistry, synthetic methods, total synthesis, natural products
Cannizzaro, Michael, PhD Associate Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorders, College of Nursing & Health Sciences	Interrelationship of language and cognition in normal and brain injured adults
Cipolla, Marilyn, PhD Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Stroke, hypertension, vascular function and cerebral circulation	Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training
Coderre, Emily, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorders, College of Nursing & Health Sciences	Language, Autism, Electroencephalography (EEG), Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)	Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training
Coutinho-Budd, Jaeda, PhD Assistant Professor, Biology, College of Arts & Sciences	Cell signaling, glial biology, neural development	Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training
Dostmann, Wolfgang, PhD Professor, Pharmacology, College of Medicine	Regulation of cerebral vascular function by cyclic gmp-dependent kinase
Dumas, Julie, PhD Associate Professor, Psychiatry/Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit, College of Medicine	Neurobiology, endocrinology, and transmitter systems in age related cognitive aging	Committees
Ebert, Alicia, PhD Associate Professor, Biology, College of Arts & Sciences	Genetic and molecular basis of development of the eye in zebrafish	Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training
Erdos, Benedek, MD/PhD Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, College of Medicine	How stress, obesity and aging affect neuroendocrine regulation of blood pressure
Falls, William, PhD Dean, College of Arts & Sciences/Professor, Psychological Science, College of Arts & Sciences	Neurobiology of fear, anxiety and resilience
Forehand, Cynthia, PhD Dean, Graduate College/Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Molecular and cellular mechanisms of axonal pathfinding during development	Committees
Francklyn, Christopher, PhD Professor, Biochemistry, College of Medicine	Molecular basis of neurodegeneration in genetically transmitted disease	Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training
Freeman, Kalev, MD/PhD Assistant Professor, Surgery, College of Medicine	Traumatic brain injury; effects on vasculature; cognitive therapy for tbi	Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training
Garavan, Hugh, PhD Professor, Psychiatry, College of Medicine	Cognitive neuroscience; behaviors and circuits underlying addiction; functional imaging	Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training
Green, John, PhD Chair, Psychological Science/Professor, Psychological Science, College of Arts & Sciences	Neurobiology of learning and memory; impact of exercise; neural mechanisms and circuits	Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training
Hammack, Sayamwong (Jom), PhD Professor, Psychological Science, College of Arts & Sciences	Neurobiological mechanisms of stress, emotion and resilience	Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training
Hernan, Amanda, PhD Assistant Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Pediatric epilepsy, cognition, neuropeptides, electrophysiology	Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training
Higgins, Stephen, PhD Professor, Psychological Science, College of Arts & Sciences
Holmes, Gregory, MD Chair, Neurological Sciences/Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Pediatric epilepsy and learning disorders
Howe, Alan, PhD Associate Professor, Pharmacology, College of Medicine	Molecular mechanisms underlying axonal pathfinding and cell migration
Hudziak, James, MD Professor, Psychiatry, College of Medicine	Genomic and neuroimaging studies of developmental psychopathology and wellness
Jaworski, Diane, PhD Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Extracellular matrix proteolysis in normal and diseased nervous system; glioma
Krementsov, Dimitry, PhD Assistant Professor, Biomedical and Health Sciences	Autoimmunity, sex differences, neuroimmunology, multiple sclerosis, gene-by-environment interactions, microbiome	Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training
Li, Dawei, PhD Assistant Professor, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics/NBH, College of Medicine	Identification of genes with mental disorders using genome-wide association study and deep sequencing	Rotations and Dissertation Training
Lounsbury, Karen, PhD Professor, Pharmacology, College of Medicine	Signal transduction pathways underlying cancer
Mackey, Scott, PhD Research Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, College of Medicine		Committees
Mahoney, (John) Matthew, PhD Assistant Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine
Mawe, Gary, PhD Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Neural regulation of gut functions; inflammation-induced neuroplasticity, serotonin signaling in the gut; therapeutic targets for treatment of gi disorders	Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training”
May, Victor, PhD Professor, Neurological Sciences College of Medicine	Molecular mechanisms and neurochemistry of stress and anxiety
Mohapatra, Sambit, PT, PhD Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation and Movement Science, College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Development of screening tools in mild Traumatic Brain Injury, non-invasive brain stimulation and mechanisms of motor recovery post-stroke	Committees and Rotations
Morielli, Anthony, PhD Associate Professor, Pharmacology, College of Medicine	Ion channel regulation in the brain; the role of potassium channel trafficking in synaptic plasticity
Nelson, Mark, PhD Chair, Pharmacology/Professor, Pharmacology, College of Medicine	Neurovascular coupling; ion channels vascular smooth muscle and endothelial cell function	Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training
Peters, Denise, PhD Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation and Movement Science, College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Neural correlates of motor impairment and recovery, with an emphasis on walking function, after neurologic injury such as stroke and spinal cord injury.	Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training
Potter, Alexandra, PhD Associate Professor, Psychiatry/Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit, College of Medicine	Nicotinic receptor systems in cognition and disorders of impulse control	Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training
Prelock, Patricia, PhD Dean, College of Nursing & Health Sciences/Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorders, College of Nursing & Health Sciences	Nature and treatment of autism, specifically social cognition and social communication	Committees and Rotations
Quenet, Delphine, PhD Assistant Professor, Biochemistry, College of Medicine	Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation in Glioblastoma	Committees
Schermerhorn, Alice, PhD Assistant Professor, Psychological Science, College of Arts & Sciences	Neural processes underlying stress adjustment problems in children	Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training
Scott, Rod, MD/PhD Professor/Vice-Chair for Research, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Neural substrates of epilepsy and learning disabilities
Sibold, Jeremy, ATC, EdD Associate Dean, College of Nursing & Health Sciences/Associate Professor, Rehabilitation and Movement Science, College of Nursing & Health Sciences	Effects of exercise on mental health and well being
Spees, Jeffrey, PhD Professor, Medicine, College of Medicine	Role of neural stem cells in repair of CNS after stroke	Committees
Stafford, James, PhD Assistant Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine		Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training
Teuscher, Cory, PhD Professor, Medicine, College of Medicine	Non-classical immune response genes in demyelinating disease; genetics of sexual behavior	Committees
Toufexis, Donna, PhD Associate Professor, Psychological Science, College of Arts & Sciences	Sex hormone effects on emotional learning and anxiety behaviors	Committees and Rotations
Vizzard, Margaret, PhD Professor/Vice-Chair for Education, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Neural control of urinary bladder and response to injury and disease	Committees and Rotations
Wellman, George, PhD Professor, Pharmacology, College of Medicine	Neurovascular control of cerebral blood flow; changes following subarachnoid hemorrhage
Weston, Matthew, PhD Assistant Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine		Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training
Whitaker, Emmett, MD Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, College of Medicine		Committees, Rotations and Dissertation Training
White, Sheryl, PhD Assistant Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Director of the COBRE Neuroscience Molecular Cellular Core Facility	Committees

	Emeriti NGP Faculty
Brayden, Joseph, PhD	Professor, Pharmacology, College of Medicine	Emeritus
Cornbrooks, Carson, PhD	Associate Professor, Neurological Science, College of Medicine	Emeritus
Delay, Eugene, PhD	Associate Professor, Biology, College of Arts & Sciences	Emeritus
Delay, Rona, PhD	Associate Professor, Biology, College of Arts & Sciences	Emerita
Eppstein, Maggie, PhD	Professor, Chair, Computer Science, College ofEngineering & Mathematical Sciences	Emerita
Ezerman, Elizabeth, PhD	Assistant Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Emerita
Fiekers, Jerry, PhD	Associate Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology, College of Medicine	Emeritus
Hammill, Robert, MD	Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Emeritus
Henry, Sharon, PhD, PT, ATC	Professor Emerita, Rehabilitation & Movement Science, College of Nursing & Health Sciences	Emerita
Naylor, Magdalena, MD/PhD	Professor, Psychiatry, College of Medicine	Emerita
Parsons, Rodney, PhD	Professor, Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine	Emeritus
Van Houten, Judith, PhD	Professor, Biology, College of Arts & Sciences	Emerita