Daniela Rueedi-Bettschen, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department:
SOM-Psychiatry
Email:
drueedibettschen@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5890
Education
| Neuroscience Center Zurich, Switzerland, PhD, International Ph.D. Program in Neuroscience | 2004 |
| Laboratory of Behavioral Neurobiology, ETH Zurich, Zuric, PhD, Ph.D Behavioral Neuroscience | 2004 |
| ETH Zurich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich), Zurich, Switzerland, MS, Biology of Behavior Studies | 2000 |
| University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, Veterinary Medicine Studies | 1995 |
Current Positions
| Director Animal Behavior Core, School of Medicine | 11/2021 - Present |
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry | 07/2021 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Associate Director CPN Animal Behavior Core, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry | 08/2016 - 10/2021 |
| Instructor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry | 10/2013 - 06/2021 |
| Instructor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology / Toxicology | 05/2008 - 08/2013 |
| Postdoctroal Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School, New England Primate Research, School of Medicine | 01/2006 - 04/2008 |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ETH Zurich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) | 2005 - 09/2005 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, Novel Endocrine and Neural Effects of Fentanyl use in Aged Rats, NIH/NIDA | 04/2026 - 03/2028 |
| Intramural, Novel Endocrine and Neural Effects of Fentanyl use in Aged Rats, UMMC IRSP | 08/2025 - 07/2026 |
| Intramural, Opioids and co-occurring disorders initiative, UMMC Team IRSP | 04/2025 - 03/2026 |
| Extramural, Sex differences in hypertension, cognitive function and renal hemodynamics; a role for B cells and autoantibodies, NIH/NHLBI | 10/2023 - 09/2028 |
| Extramural, Fentanyl use during pregnancy: impact on dam, placenta, and offspring., NIH/NIDA | 08/2023 - 07/2026 |
| Extramural, Consequences of fentanyl self-administration during pregnancy, NIH/NIDA | 04/2021 - 03/2023 |
| Extramural, GABA-A receptor subtype mechanisms and the abuse-related effects of alcohol, NIH/NIAAA | 09/2020 - 07/2025 |
| Intramural, Methamphetamine use during pregnancy, NIH/NIGMS | 06/2020 - 05/2022 |
| Intramural, Consequences of methamphetamine use during pregnancy, NIH/NIGMS | 06/2018 - 05/2019 |
| Extramural, Tolerance and physical dependence after chronic Benzodiazepine treatment., NIH/NIDA | 06/2017 - 05/2028 |
| Intramural, Long-term consequences of in utero methamphetamine exposure, NIH/NIGMS | 09/2014 - 07/2017 |
| Extramural, Opioid Receptor Polymorphisms and Nonhuman Primate Models of Alcohol Abuse, NIH / NIAAA | 01/2009 - 01/2014 |
| Extramural, Active Immunization for Treating Methamphetamine Abuse, NIH / NIDA | 01/2007 - 01/2013 |
| Extramural, GABA-A receptor subtype mechanisms and the abuse-related effects of alcohol., NIH/NIAAA | 09/2006 - 07/2025 |
| Extramural, GABAA-Receptor Subtype Mechanisms in Nonhuman Primate Models of Alcohol Abuse, NIH / NIAAA | 01/2006 - 01/2017 |
| Extramural, Immunotherapy for Drug Abuse., NIH / NIDA | 01/1992 - 01/2009 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Lowery AT, Johnson IG, Mitchell AG, Rüedi-Bettschen D Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure Affects Locomotor Activity and Blood Pressure in Adult Offspring Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, Special issue Drugs of abuse and their endocrine effects. in preparation | 2025 |
| Aldridge JB, Johnson IG, Platt DM, Rüedi-Bettschen D Extended access to fentanyl self-administration during pregnancy: effects on dams and offspring Drug and Alcohol Dependence. in preparation | 2025 |
| Berro L, Cook J, Moreira-Junior E, Hembree H, Comfort V, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Platt D, Rowlett J Preclinical Evidence for a Novel Pharmacotherapeutic Approach for Treating Benzodiazepine Addiction Translational Psychiatry. Submitted | 2025 |
| Rowlett JK, Pham L, Nanney A, Hasting J, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Freeman K Effects of TPA023B, an α2/3/5GABAA subtype-selective partial allosteric modulator, on fentanyl-induced respiratory depression in rats: Comparison with the non-selective benzodiazepine midazolam Psychopharmacology. Submitted | 2025 |
| Sharmin D, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Berro LF, Cook JE, Reeves-Darby JA, Pareek T, Mian MY, Rashid F, Golani L, Moreira-Junior EDC, Platt DM, Cook JM, Rowlett JK, Evaluation of the sedative-motor effects of novel GABAkine imidazodiazepines using quantitative observation techniques in rhesus monkeys. Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England), 2024 Dec;38(12):1157-1169 | 2024 |
| Cook JE, Platt, DM, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Rowlett JK Behavioral effects of triazolam and pregnanolone combinations: reinforcing and sedative-motor effects in female rhesus monkeys Front Psychiatry. 2023; 14:1142531 | 2023 |
| Pareek T, Platt DM, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Daily, limited access to methamphetamine self-administration during pregnancy leads to increased methamphetamine sensitivity in adult offspring. Developmental psychobiology, 2023 Jan;65(1):e22350 | 2023 |
| Reeves-Darby JA, Berro LF, Platt DM, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Shaffery JP, Rowlett JK, Pharmaco-EEG analysis of ligands varying in selectivity for α1 subunit-containing GABA(A) receptors during the active phase in rats. Psychopharmacology, 2023 Dec;240(12):2561-2571 | 2023 |
| Smith AM, Warfield ZJ, Johnson SL, Hulitt AA, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Dos Santos E Santos C, Grayson BE, High-Fat Diet Exacerbates Stress Responsivity in Juvenile Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of neurotrauma, 2023 Jun;40(11-12):1216-1227 | 2023 |
| Golani LK, Platt DM, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Edwanker C, Huang S, Poe MM, Furtmüller R, Sieghart W, Cook JM, Rowlett JK 8-Substituted Triazolobenzodiazepines: In Vitro and In Vivo Pharmacology in Relation to Structural Docking at the α1 Subunit-Containing GABAA Receptor Front Pharmacol. 2021 Apr 20; 12:625233 | 2021 |
| Cook JE, Chandler C, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Taylor I, Patterson S, Platt DM, Changes in the elimination and resurgence of alcohol-maintained behavior in rats and the effects of naltrexone. Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 2020 Feb;34(1):10-22 | 2020 |
| Meng Z, Berro LF, Sawyer EK, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Cook JE, Li G, Platt DM, Cook JM, Rowlett JK, Evaluation of the anti-conflict, reinforcing, and sedative effects of YT-III-31, a ligand functionally selective for α3 subunit-containing GABA(A) receptors. Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England), 2020 Mar;34(3):348-357 | 2020 |
| Berro LF, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Cook JE, Golani LK, Li G, Jahan R, Rashid F, Cook JM, Rowlett JK, Platt DM, GABA(A) Receptor Subtypes and the Abuse-Related Effects of Ethanol in Rhesus Monkeys: Experiments with Selective Positive Allosteric Modulators. Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2019 May;43(5):791-802 | 2019 |
| Stevens MW, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Gunnell MG, Tawney R, West CM, Owens SM, Antibody production and pharmacokinetics of METH in rats following vaccination with the METH vaccine, IXT-v100, adjuvanted with GLA-SE. Drug and alcohol dependence, 2019 Nov 1;204:107484 | 2019 |
| Rüedi-Bettschen D, Platt DM, Detrimental effects of self-administered methamphetamine during pregnancy on offspring development in the rat. Drug and alcohol dependence, 2017 Aug 1;177:171-177 | 2017 |
| Hambuchen MD, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Gunnell MG, Hendrickson H, Owens SM, Chronic treatment of (+)-methamphetamine-induced locomotor effects in rats using one or a combination of two high affinity anti-methamphetamine monoclonal antibodies. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2016 Sep;12(9):2240-8 | 2016 |
| Hambuchen MD, Carroll FI, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Hendrickson HP, Hennings LJ, Blough BE, Brieaddy LE, Pidaparthi RR, Owens SM, Combining Active Immunization with Monoclonal Antibody Therapy To Facilitate Early Initiation of a Long-Acting Anti-Methamphetamine Antibody Response. Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2015 Jun 11;58(11):4665-77 | 2015 |
| Rüedi-Bettschen D, Spealman RD, Platt DM, Attenuation of cocaine-induced reinstatement of drug seeking in squirrel monkeys by direct and indirect activation of 5-HT2C receptors. Psychopharmacology, 2015 Aug;232(16):2959-68 | 2015 |
| Hambuchen MD, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Williams DK, Hendrickson H, Owens SM, Treatment of rats with an anti-(+)-methamphetamine monoclonal antibody shortens the duration of action of repeated (+)-methamphetamine challenges over a one month period. Vaccine, 2014 Oct 29;32(47):6213-9 | 2014 |
| Rüedi-Bettschen D, Wood SL, Gunnell MG, West CM, Pidaparthi RR, Carroll FI, Blough BE, Owens SM, Vaccination protects rats from methamphetamine-induced impairment of behavioral responding for food. Vaccine, 2013 Sep 23;31(41):4596-602 | 2013 |
| Rüedi-Bettschen D, Rowlett JK, Rallapalli S, Clayton T, Cook JM, Platt DM, Modulation of α5 subunit-containing GABAA receptors alters alcohol drinking by rhesus monkeys. Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2013 Apr;37(4):624-34 | 2013 |
| Gentry WB, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Owens SM, Anti-(+)-methamphetamine monoclonal antibody antagonists designed to prevent the progression of human diseases of addiction. Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, 2010 Sep;88(3):390-3 | 2010 |
| Vallender EJ, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Miller GM, Platt DM, A pharmacogenetic model of naltrexone-induced attenuation of alcohol consumption in rhesus monkeys. Drug and alcohol dependence, 2010 Jun 1;109(1-3):252-6 | 2010 |
| Rüedi-Bettschen D, Rowlett JK, Spealman RD, Platt DM, Attenuation of cocaine-induced reinstatement of drug seeking in squirrel monkeys: kappa opioid and serotonergic mechanisms. Psychopharmacology, 2010 Jun;210(2):169-77 | 2010 |
| Licata SC, Platt DM, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Atack JR, Dawson GR, Van Linn ML, Cook JM, Rowlett JK, Discriminative stimulus effects of L-838,417 (7-tert-butyl-3-(2,5-difluoro-phenyl)-6-(2-methyl-2H-[1,2,4]triazol-3-ylmethoxy)-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazine): role of GABA(A) receptor subtypes. Neuropharmacology, 2010 Feb;58(2):357-64 | 2010 |
| Gentry WB, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Owens SM, Development of active and passive human vaccines to treat methamphetamine addiction. Human vaccines, 2009 Apr;5(4):206-13 | 2009 |
| Valdez GR, Platt DM, Rowlett JK, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Spealman RD, Kappa agonist-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking in squirrel monkeys: a role for opioid and stress-related mechanisms. The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 2007 Nov;323(2):525-33 | 2007 |
| Leventopoulos M, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Knuesel I, Feldon J, Pryce CR, Opacka-Juffry J, Long-term effects of early life deprivation on brain glia in Fischer rats. Brain research, 2007 Apr 20;1142:119-26 | 2007 |
| Rüedi-Bettschen D, Zhang W, Russig H, Ferger B, Weston A, Pedersen EM, Feldon J, Pryce CR, Early deprivation leads to altered behavioural, autonomic and endocrine responses to environmental challenge in adult Fischer rats. The European journal of neuroscience, 2006 Nov;24(10):2879-93 | 2006 |
| Pryce CR, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Dettling AC, Weston A, Russig H, Ferger B, Feldon J Long-term effects of early-life environmental manipulations in rodents and primates: Potential animal models in depression research. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2005;29(4-5):649-74 | 2005 |
| Mintz M, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Feldon J, Pryce CR, Early social and physical deprivation leads to reduced social motivation in adulthood in Wistar rats. Behavioural brain research, 2005 Jan 30;156(2):311-20 | 2005 |
| Rüedi-Bettschen D, Pedersen EM, Feldon J, Pryce CR, Early deprivation under specific conditions leads to reduced interest in reward in adulthood in Wistar rats. Behavioural brain research, 2005 Jan 30;156(2):297-310 | 2005 |
| Rüedi-Bettschen D, Feldon J, Pryce CR, The impaired coping induced by early deprivation is reversed by chronic fluoxetine treatment in adult fischer rats. Behavioural pharmacology, 2004 Sep;15(5-6):413-21 | 2004 |
| Rüedi-Bettschen D, Feldon J, Pryce CR, Circadian- and temperature-specific effects of early deprivation on rat maternal care and pup development: short-term markers for long-term effects? Developmental psychobiology, 2004 Sep;45(2):59-71 | 2004 |
| Pryce CR, Bettschen D, Nanz-Bahr NI, Feldon J, Comparison of the effects of early handling and early deprivation on conditioned stimulus, context, and spatial learning and memory in adult rats. Behavioral neuroscience, 2003 Oct;117(5):883-93 | 2003 |
| Pryce CR, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Dettling AC, Feldon J, Early life stress: long-term physiological impact in rodents and primates. News in physiological sciences : an international journal of physiology produced jointly by the International Union of Physiological Sciences and the American Physiological Society, 2002 Aug;17:150-5 | 2002 |
| Pryce CR, Bettschen D, Feldon J, Comparison of the effects of early handling and early deprivation on maternal care in the rat. Developmental psychobiology, 2001 May;38(4):239-51 | 2001 |
| Pryce CR, Bettschen D, Bahr NI, Feldon J, Comparison of the effects of infant handling, isolation, and nonhandling on acoustic startle, prepulse inhibition, locomotion, and HPA activity in the adult rat. Behavioral neuroscience, 2001 Feb;115(1):71-83 | 2001 |
| Lehmann J, Pryce CR, Bettschen D, Feldon J, The maternal separation paradigm and adult emotionality and cognition in male and female Wistar rats. Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 1999 Dec;64(4):705-15 | 1999 |
Abstracts | |
| Sasser J, Platt DM, Rüedi-Bettschen D Extended access to methamphetamine self-administration leads to altered maternal physiology and impaired offspring development College on Problems of Drug Dependence 82nd Annual Meeting, Hollywood, FL. | 2020 |
| Platt DM, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Cook LE, Li G, Poe M, Methuku K and Cook JM Contribution of alpha 2/3 GABA-A receptors to the abuse-related effects of ethanol in rhesus monkeys. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 2017; 41(S1):1A-363A | 2017 |
| Rüedi-Bettschen D, Rallapalli S, Clayton T, Cook J, Platt D Reinforcing effects of ethanol are attenuated by α5GABAA receptor inverse agonists in monkeys Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 2015; 39(S1): 12A–249A | 2015 |
| Platt DM, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Rallapalli S, Cook JM Role of alpha-5/GABA(A) receptor mechanisms in the reinforcing effects of ethanol in monkeys. Behav Pharmacol 18, S29-30 | 2007 |
| Rüedi-Bettschen D, Zhang W, Weston A, Feldon J, Pryce CR Postnatal Manipulation leads to increased behavioural and cardiophysiological reactivity to aversive challenge in adult Fischer rats Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis. 2003; 63(5): E34 | 2003 |
Book Chapter | |
| Chandler CM, Overton JS, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Platt DM GABAA Receptor Subtype Mechanisms and the Abuse-Related Effects of Ethanol: Genetic and Pharmacological Evidence Grant K., Lovinger D. (eds) The Neuropharmacology of Alcohol. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 248. Springer, Cham, 2018 | 2017 |
| Pryce CR, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Dettling AC, Feldon J Early-life environmental manipulations in rodents and primates: potential animal models in depression research. Handbook on Stress, Immunology and Behaviour Vol. 2. (Steckler T, Reul H, Kalin NH, eds). Amsterdam: Elsevier science, pp. 23-50. | 2005 |
Presentations
| Poster Presentation, Maternal fentanyl self-administration during pregnancy affects fentanyl-induced respiratory depression and antinociception in adult offspring, International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, Tromsø, Norway | 06/2025 |
| Platform Presentations, Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure Affects Locomotor Activity and Blood Pressure in Adult Offspring, College on Problems of Drug Dependence, New Orleans, LA | 06/2025 |
| Poster Presentation, Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure Affects Locomotor Activity and Blood Pressure in Adult Offspring, Mississippi Academy of Science, Biloxi, MS | 03/2025 |
| Platform Presentations, Prenatal Fentanyl Exposure Affects Fentanyl-Induced Respiratory Depression And Antinociception In Adult Offspring, College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Montreal, Canada | 06/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, Extended access to fentanyl self-administration during pregnancy, College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Denver, CO | 06/2023 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Drug use during pregnancy: lessons from a translationally- relevant rat model, Psychiatry Grand Rounds, UMMC | 02/2022 |
| Platform Presentations, Sex differences in offspring of maternal methamphetamine use, American Physiological Society; New Trends in Sex and Gender Medicine, Virtual Meeting | 10/2021 |
| Poster Presentation, RY-023 but Not DCS Facilitates the Elimination of Alcohol-Maintained Behavior and Prevents Its Resurgence in Rats, Association for Behavior Analysis International, Washington, DC | 05/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, Role of GABA-A-receptor subtypes in respiratory depression induced by benzodiazepines alone and combined with fentanyl, Behavior, Biology, and Chemistry, San Antonio, TX. | 03/2020 |
| Platform Presentations, Sedative effects of triazolam and pregnanolone combinations in female rhesus macaques, College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Antonio, TX | 06/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Changes in the elimination and resurgence of alcohol-maintained behavior across replications, Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL | 05/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Sedative effects of triazolam and pregnanolone combinations in female rhesus macaque, Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL | 05/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Fentanyl abuse during pregnancy: deleterious effects on offspring development, MS IdeA, Jackson, MS | 07/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Combination with pregnanolone increases the sedative effects of triazolam and zolpidem in rhesus macaques, College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Diego, CA | 06/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Reversal of alcohol-induced cognitive deficits by an inverse agonist selective for α5GABAA receptors, Research Society on Alcoholism, San Diego, CA | 06/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Inflammation in a rat model of hyperandrogenemia and the role of T cells, SE Regional IdeA, Morgantown, WV | 10/2017 |
| Platform Presentations, In utero exposure to moderate doses of methamphetamine alters sensitivity to the same drug in adults, College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Montreal, Canada | 07/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Methamphetamine self-administration during pregnancy in the rat: effects on dams and offspring., NIH, NIGMS Biennial IdeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence, Washington, DC | 07/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Consequences of self-administered methamphetamine throughout pregnancy on rat dams and their offspring., SE Regional IDeA Meeting, Biloxi, MS | 11/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Consequences of self-administered methamphetamine throughout pregnancy on rat dams and their offspring., Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL | 10/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Reinstatement of drug-seeking behavior in rats trained to self-administer intravenous injections of midazolam, The College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Phoenix, AZ | 06/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Safety and efficacy of a novel anti-(+)-methamphetamine (METH) vaccine, The College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Palm Springs, CA | 06/2012 |
| Poster Presentation, Efficacy and safety of chronic anti(+)-methamphetamine mAb7F9 treatment of (+)-methamphetamine (METH) induced locomotor activity in rats., AAPS National Biotechnology Conference, San Diego, CA | 05/2012 |
| Poster Presentation, Effects of early life stress on behaviour and hippocampal volume in adult Wistar and Lewis rats, Federation of European Neuroscience Societies, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 07/2010 |
| Poster Presentation, Alpha-5/GABAA receptor mechanisms and the reinforcing effects of ethanol in monkeys, College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Juan, Puerto Rico | 06/2008 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, The use of non-human primates in addiction research: Impact of receptor mechanisms on substance abuse and relapse, Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken, Basel, Switzerland | 04/2008 |
| Poster Presentation, Involvement of 5-HT2C receptor mechanisms in the serotonergic modulation of cocaine priming-induced reinstatement in squirrel monkeys, Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA | 10/2007 |
| Poster Presentation, Serotonergic modulation of cocaine priming-induced reinstatement: focus on 5-HT2C receptor mechanisms, College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Quebec City, Canada | 06/2007 |
| Poster Presentation, Early deprivation leads to reduced motivation for reward that can be restored with fluoxetine in adult Wistar rats, Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA | 10/2006 |
| Poster Presentation, Mu opioid receptor polymorphisms and naltrexone response in rhesus monkeys trained to self-administer alcohol, Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA | 10/2006 |
| Poster Presentation, Effects of early maternal deprivation on anxiety- and depression-like behaviour and regional density of insulin receptors in adult Wistar rats, Federation of European Neuroscience Societies, Lisbon, Portugal | 07/2004 |
| Poster Presentation, Postnatal Manipulation leads to increased behavioural and cardiophysiological reactivity to aversive challenge in adult Fischer rats, Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA | 11/2003 |
| Platform Presentations, Early Deprivation leads to reduced motivation and increased behavioural despair in the adult rat, International Behavioral Neuroscience Society | 06/2002 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Excellence in Research - Gold Medal Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2024 |
| Excellence in Research – Silver Medal Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2021 |
| Young Investigator Travel Award, NIH, NIGMS Biennial National IdeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence | 2016 |
| Travel Award, The College on Problems of Drug Dependence | 2007 |
| Smotherman-Hennessey-Wiley Award, Best student paper published in Developmental Psychobiology | 2005 |
| Travel Award, Swiss Society for Neuroscience | 2003 |
| Travel Award, International Behavioral Neuroscience Society | 2002 |
Professional Membership and Service
| The College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Member | 2019 - Present |
| International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, Member | 2016 - Present |
| American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, Member | 2012 |
| International Study Group Investigating Drugs as Reinforcers, Member | 2010 - Present |
| Society for Neuroscience, Member | 2008 - Present |
| International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, Student Member | 2004 |
| Swiss Society for Neuroscience, Member | 2003 - 2005 |
Committee Service
| School of Graduate Studies: Program in Neuroscience Admissions Committee, Member | 2023 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-ANIMAL CARE AND USE, Member | 2022 - Present |
| Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Member | 2012 - 2013 |
| Department of Animal Laboratory Medicine Advisory Committee, Member | 2009 - 2013 |
| Needle stick Committee, Member | 2007 - 2008 |
Other Service
| Reviewer for Bulletin of the National Research Centre | 06/2025 - Present |
| Pregnancy and Neonatology Study Section NIH | 04/2025 - 04/2025 |
| Reviewer for Behavioral Brain Research | 02/2025 - Present |
| Reviewer for BMC Veterinary Research | 12/2024 - Present |
| Reviewer for Journal of Immune Pharmacology | 12/2024 - Present |
| Reviewer for Drug and Alcohol Dependence | 10/2024 - Present |
| Reviewer for Frontiers in Pharmacology | 05/2022 - Present |
| Reviewer for Journal of Clinical Medicine | 05/2022 - Present |
| Reviewer for Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery | 11/2021 - Present |
| Animal Behavior Core, Core director | 11/2021 - Present |
| Reviewer for Journal of Substance Use & Addiction | 08/2021 - Present |
| Reviewer for PLOS ONE | 03/2021 - Present |
| Reviewer for Expert Review on Vaccines | 09/2020 - Present |
| Reviewer for Neuropharmacology | 11/2019 - Present |
| Reviewer for Biology of Sex Differences | 05/2019 - Present |
Teaching Experience
| NSCI 798, Graduate, Lab, Lab Director, Dissertation Research | Fall 2025 |
| NSCI 708, Graduate, Course, Facilitator, Special Topics in Neuroscience | Summer 2025 - 2025 |
| NSCI 708, Graduate, Course, Facilitator, Special Topics in Neuroscience | Summer 2025 - 2025 |
| NSCI 701, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience | Spring 2025 - 2025 |
| NSCI 791, Graduate, Lab, Lab Director, Senior Laboratory Rotations | Spring 2025 - 2025 |
| NSCI 709, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Tutorials in Neuroscience | Fall 2025 |
| NSCI 708, Graduate, Course, Facilitator, Special Topics in Neuroscience | Summer 2025 - 2025 |
| NSCI 791, Graduate, Lab, Lab Director, Senior Laboratory Rotation | Summer 2025 - 2025 |
| NSCI 708, Graduate, Course, Facilitator, Special Topics in Neuroscience | Summer 2024 - 2024 |
| NSCI791, Graduate, Lab, Lab Director, Senior Laboratory Rotation | Fall 2024 - 2024 |
| NSCI 790, Graduate, Lab, Lab Director, Neuroscience Laboratory Survey | Spring 2024 - 2024 |
| NSCI 790, Graduate, Lab, Lab Director, Neuroscience Laboratory Survey | Spring 2024 - 2024 |
| NSCI 708, Graduate, Course, Facilitator, Special Topics in Neuroscience | Summer 2024 - 2024 |
| NSCI701, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience | Spring 2024 - 2024 |
| NSCI 708, Graduate, Course, Facilitator, Special Topics in Neuroscience | Summer 2023 - 2023 |
| NSCI 701, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience | Spring 2023 - 2023 |
| ID 737, Graduate, Lab, Lab Director, Research in Biomedical Sciences | Summer 2022 - 2022 |
| NSCI 701, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience | Spring 2022 - 2022 |
| NSCI 708, Graduate, Course, Facilitator, Special Topics in Neuroscience | Summer 2021 - 2025 |
| NSCI 701, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience | Spring 2021 - 2021 |
| NSCI 708, Graduate, Course, Facilitator, Special Topics in Neuroscience | Summer 2021 - 2021 |
| NSCI 708, Graduate, Course, Facilitator, Special Topics in Neuroscience | Summer 2020 - 2020 |
| NSCI 701, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience | Spring 2020 - 2020 |
| NSCI 701, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience | Spring 2019 - 2019 |
| NSCI 701, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience | Spring 2018 - 2018 |
| NSCI 701, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Foundations in Neuroscience | Spring 2017 - 2027 |
| NSCI 701, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Foundations in Neuroscience | Spring 2016 - 2016 |
| NSCI 701, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Foundations in Neuroscience | Spring 2015 - 2015 |
Directed Student Learning
| Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair, Effect of prenatal drug exposure on inhibitory control. Advised: A'Kaychia Lowery | 2025 - Present |
| Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, The Intersection of Juvenile Traumatic Brain Injury and Overall Health Advised: Allie Smith | 2022 - 2024 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Emily Ladnier | 2022 - 2022 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: David Majure | 2019 - 2019 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Ghali Hadad | 2018 - 2020 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Ray Antonyraj | 2018 - 2018 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Mitchell Read | 2017 - 2017 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Brett Westbrook | 2009 - 2009 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Eileen Kessler | 2007 - 2007 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Anna Weston | 2003 - 2003 |