Area of research
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience · Behavioral Neuroscience
Research interest
Research interests include Stress Responses and Cortisol, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior.
Sex differences in binge alcohol drinking and the behavioral consequences of protracted abstinence in C57BL/6J mice
The paraventricular thalamus provides a polysynaptic brake on limbic CRF neurons to sex-dependently blunt binge alcohol drinking and avoidance behavior in mice
Influences of Stress and Sex on the Paraventricular Thalamus: Implications for Motivated Behavior
Circuit and neuropeptide mechanisms of the paraventricular thalamus across stages of alcohol and drug use
Social Isolation Stress in Adolescence, but not Adulthood, Produces Hypersocial Behavior in Adult Male and Female C57BL/6J Mice
Lateral Hypothalamus GABAergic Neurons Modulate Consummatory Behaviors Regardless of the Caloric Content or Biological Relevance of the Consumed Stimuli
Branched Photoswitchable Tethered Ligands Enable Ultra-efficient Optical Control and Detection of G Protein-Coupled Receptors In Vivo
Circuit and synaptic mechanisms of repeated stress: Perspectives from differing contexts, duration, and development
Distinct extended amygdala circuits for divergent motivational states