Douglas E. Vetter, PhD
Associate Professor
Department:
SOM-Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Email:
dvetter@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-1689
Biography
I grew up in rural, mountainous Pennsylvania, where a kid without a bike would not see his friends outside of school!. My father was a carpenter and general contractor, and my brother and I worked with him on the construction of residential homes from the time we could carry a 2x4. We learned what hard work was at an early age! I always had an interest in astronomy, and when it came time to go to college, I attended the Univ. of Arizona, enrolling in the Physics program. I soon realized that despite my initial interests, I had an equal penchant for neuroanatomy following an introductory psychology course. I ultimately switched majors and followed through on my neuroscience interests. In grad school I continued learning more neuroanatomy, and found the intricacies of the auditory system (especially the cochlea) spoke to both my physical and biological sciences interests by way of the interaction of the physical signals with biological sensors. During my postdoc in the Molecular Neurobiology Lab at the Salk Institute, I learned how to manipulate gene expression to better understand how biological systems function. I continue to this day to study the physical interaction of sound with the inner ear and the biological consequences of this interaction.
Education
| Univ. Connecticut, PhD, Biobehavioral Sciences- Neuromorphology | 1992 |
| Univ. Connecticut, MS, Biobehavioral Sciences- Neuromorphology | 1984 |
| Univ. Arizona, BA, Psychology, Experimental | 1981 |
| The Salk Institute for Biological Sciences, postdoctoral fellow, Molecular Neurobiology |
Current Positions
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences | 09/2011 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Assistant Professor, Tufts Univ. School of Medicine, School of Graduate, Department of Neuroscience | 09/2001 - 05/2010 |
| Staff Scientist, The Salk Institute for Biological Sciences, School of , Department of Molecular Neurobiology | 08/1996 - 09/2001 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, Orexin Signaling in the Mouse Cochlea, NIDCD | 01/2022 - 12/2023 |
| Extramural, Effects of mild traumatic brain injury on the mammalian cochlea, American Hearing Research Foundation | 01/2021 - 12/2021 |
| Extramural, Mechanisms of Blast-induced Vestibular Injury, NIDCD | 10/2020 - 09/2025 |
| Extramural, Defining novel cochlear signaling systems that determine ABR wave I threshold shifts following noise., American Otological Society | 07/2020 - 12/2021 |
| Extramural, Matrix metalloproteinases in the degeneration of cochlear synapses, Dept of Defense | 07/2020 - 06/2022 |
| Intramural, The role of cochlear CRF signaling in TBI-induced neuropathic cochlear damage and hearing loss, UMMC IRSP | 01/2020 - 12/2020 |
| Intramural, The role of cochlear CRF signaling in TBI-induced neuropathic cochlear damage and hearing loss, UMMC IRSP | 08/2018 - 07/2019 |
| Extramural, Application of modified cool vestibular caloric for treatment of cisplatin-induced hearing loss, American Otological Society | 07/2018 - 06/2019 |
| Extramural, A novel animal model of blast-induced vestibular deficits, NIDCD | 07/2018 - 06/2020 |
| Extramural, An investigation of cochlear HPA-like signaling, NIH- NIDCD | 12/2015 - 11/2017 |
| Intramural, APC Tumor Suppressor as a Key Organizer of Auditory Nicotinic Synapses In Vivo, Russo Family Award | 06/2007 - 05/2008 |
| Extramural, A mass spectrometric approach to quantifying protein expression and protein-protein interactions, Russo Family Award | 06/2005 - 06/2006 |
| Intramural, Proper Assembly of Auditory System Cholinergic Synapses, Center for Neuroscience Research pilot funds, Tufts Univ. Sch. Med. | 01/2005 - 12/2006 |
| Extramural, Investigations into the mouse olivocochlear system, NIH | 04/2004 - 03/2009 |
| Extramural, Transgenic and proteomic analysis of olivocochlear system function and development, Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation (formerly The Chestnut Hill Charitable Foundation) | 01/2002 - 12/2004 |
| Extramural, A molecular biological investigation into the development and function of olivocochlear system synapses, HHMI | 04/2001 - 04/2002 |
| Extramural, Novel nicotinic receptors and the cochlea, NIDCD | 08/1996 - 07/2000 |
Publications
Public Press- Scientific writing | |
| Vetter, DE Ask the Experts: How do three tiny bones amplify sound into the inner ear? Scientific American, 2008, 298(4):114 | 2008 |
Journal Article | |
| Beebe NL, Sowick CS, Kristaponyte I, Galazyuk AV, Vetter DE, Cox BC, Schofield BR Generation of a ChATCre mouse line without the early-onset hearing loss typical of the C57BL/6J strain Hear Res. 388: 107896 | 2020 |
| Morgan DS, Arteaga AA, Bosworth NA, Proctor G, Vetter DE, Lobarinas E, Spankovich C Repeated temporary threshold shift and changes in cochlear and neural function Hearing Res. 381: 107780 | 2019 |
| Baumann L, Kauschke V, Vikman A, Dürselen L, Krasteva-Christ G, Kampschulte M, Heiss C, Yee K.T., Vetter D.E., Lips K.S. Deletion of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha9 in mice resulted in altered bone structure. Bone. Mar;120:285-296. | 2019 |
| Lykhmus, O., Pavlovna-Voytenko, L., Lips, K., Bergen, I., Krasteva-Christ, G., Vetter, DE, Kummer, W., Skok, M. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor a9 and a10 subunits are expressed in the brain of mice Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 11:282. doi:10.3389/fncel.2017.00282 | 2017 |
| Romero, H.K., Christensen, S., Mannelli, L., Gajewiak, J., Ramachandra, R., Elmslie, K.S., Vetter, D.E., Ghelardini, C., Iadonato, S., Mercado, J.L., Olivera, B.M., and McIntosh, J.M. Inhibition of alpha9-alpha10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors prevents chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2017 114(10):E1825-E1832 | 2017 |
| Vetter DE Cellular signaling protective against noise-induced hearing loss- A role for novel intrinsic cochlear signaling involving corticotropin-releasing factor? Biochemical Pharmacology 2015 97:1-15. | 2015 |
| Clause, A., Kim, G., Sonntag, M., Weisz, C.J.C., Vetter, D.E., Rubsamen, R., and Kandler, K. The precise temporal pattern of pre-hearing spontaneous activity is necessary for tonotopic map refinement. Neuron 82(4):822-835. | 2014 |
| Johnson SL, Wedemeyer C, Vetter DE, Adachi R, Holley MC, Elgoyhen AB, Marcotti W. Cholinergic efferent synaptic transmission regulates the maturation of auditory hair cell ribbon synapses. Open Biol. 2013 Nov;3(11):130163. | 2013 |
| Maison SF, Usubuchi H, Vetter DE, Elgoyhen AB, Thomas SA, Liberman MC. Contralateral-noise effects on cochlear responses in anesthetized mice are dominated by feedback from an unknown pathway. J Neurophysiol. 2012 Jul;108(2):491-500. | 2012 |
| Graham, CE and Vetter, DE The mouse cochlea expresses a local hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal equivalent signaling system and requires CRFR1 to establish normal hair cell innervation and cochlear sensitivity. J. Neurosci., 2011, 31(4):1267-1278 | 2011 |
| Turcan, S., Vetter, D.E., Maron, JL, Wei, X., Slonim, D.K. Mining functionally relevant gene sets for analyzing physiologically novel clinical expression data. Pac Symp Biocomput., 2011:50-61 | 2011 |
| Basappa, J., Turcan, S., Vetter, D.E. Corticotropin releasing factor 2 activation prevents gentamicin-induced oxidative stress in cells derived from the inner ear. J. Neurosci. Res., 2010, 88(13):2976-90 | 2010 |
| Basappa, J., Turcan, S., and Vetter, D.E. CRF2 activation prevents gentamicin-induced oxidative stress in cells derived from the inner ear. J. Neurosci. Res. 2010; 88(13):2976-90. | 2010 |
| Maison, S., Liu, X-P., Vetter, D.E., Eatock, R., Nathanson, N.M., Wess, J., and Liberman, M.C. Muscarinic signaling in the cochlea: Presynaptic and post-synaptic effects on efferent feedback and afferent excitability. J. Neurosci., 2010, 30:6751-6762 | 2010 |
| Graham, C.E., Basappa, J., and Vetter, D.E. A corticotropin-releasing factor system expressed in the mammalian cochlea modulates hearing sensitivity and protects against noise-induced hearing loss. Neurobiol. Disease, 38:246-258, 2010. | 2010 |
| Turcan, S., Slonim, D.K., and Vetter, D.E. Lack of nAChR activity depresses cochlear maturation and up-regulates GABA system components: Temporal profiling of gene expression in α9 null mice. PLoS One, 2010, 5(2):e9058. | 2010 |
| Murthy, V., Taranda, J., Elgoyhen, A.B., and Vetter, D.E. Activity of nAChRs containing alpha9 subunits modulates synapse stabilization via bidirectional signaling programs. Dev. Neurobiol., 69(14):931-949, 2009 | 2009 |
| Taranda, J., Ballestero, J., Hiel, H., de Souza, F.S.J., Gomez-Casati, M.E., Wedemeyer, C., Lipovsek, M., Savino, J., Rubenstein, M., Vetter, D.E., Fuchs, P.A., Katz, E., and Elgoyhen, A.B. Constitutive expression of the α10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit fails to maintain cholinergic responses in inner hair cells after the onset of hearing. J. Assoc. Res. Otolaryngol., 2009, 10(3):397-406 | 2009 |
| Brown, M.C. and Vetter, D.E. Olivocochlear neuron central anatomy is normal in α9 knockout mice. J. Assoc. Res. Otolaryngol., 2009, 10(1): 64-75. | 2009 |
| Taranda, J, Maison, S, Ballestero, J, Katz, E , Savino, J, Vetter, DE, Boulter, J, Liberman, MC, Fuchs, PA, Elgoyhen, AB. A point mutation in the cochlear hair cell nicotinic acetylcholine receptor prolongs efferent inhibition to enhance noise protection. PLoS Biol., 2009, 7(1): e1000018 | 2009 |
| Murthy, V., Maison, S.F., Taranda, J., Haque, N., Bond, C.T., Elgoyhen, A.B., Adelman, J.P., Liberman, M.C., and Vetter D.E. SK2 channels are required for function and long-term survival of efferent synapses on mammalian outer hair cells. Mol. Cell. Neurosci., 2009, 40(1):39-49. | 2009 |
| Vetter D.E., Katz, E., Maison, S.F., Taranda, J., Turcan, S., Ballestero, J., Liberman, M.C., Elgoyhen, A.B., and Boulter, J. The α10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit is required for normal function and development of olivocochlear innervation. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 2007, 104 (51): 20594-20599. | 2007 |
| Chernyavskyy, A.I., Arredondo, J., Vetter, D.E., and Grando, S.A. Central role of alpha9 acetylcholine receptor in coordinating keratinocyte adhesion and motility at the initiation of epithelialization. Exp. Cell. Res., 2007, 313(16): 3542-55. | 2007 |
| Maison S.F., Vetter D.E., Liberman M.C. A novel effect of cochlear efferents: in vivo response enhancement does not require α9 cholinergic receptors. J Neurophysiol. 97, 2007, 3269-78. | 2007 |
| Sage, C., Huang, M., Vollrath, M.A., Brown, M.C., Hinds, P.W., Corey, D.P., Vetter, D.E., and Chen, Z-Y. Essential role of retinoblastoma protein in mammalian hair cell development and hearing. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 2006; 103:7345-7350. | 2006 |
| Katz, E, Elgoyhen, A.B., Gómez-Casati, M.E., Knipper, M., Vetter, D.E., Fuchs, P.A., and Glowatzki, E. Developmental regulation of nicotinic synapses on cochlear inner hair cells. J. Neuroscience, 2004; 24: 7814-7820. | 2004 |
| Nguyen, V-T, Chernyavsky, A.I., Arredondo, J., Bercovich, D., Orr-Urtreger, A., Vetter, D.E., Wess, J., Beaudet, A.L., Kitajima, Y., and Grando, S.A. Synergistic control of keratinocyte adhesion through muscarinic and nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes. Exp. Cell Res. 2004; 294:534-549. | 2004 |
| He, D.D.Z., Cheatum, M.A., Pearce, M., and Vetter, D.E. Mouse outer hair cells lacking the α9 ACh receptor are motile. Dev. Brain. Res.,2004; 148:19-25. | 2004 |
| Arredondo, J., Nguyen, V-T., Chernyavsky, A.I., Bercovich, D., Orr-Urtreger, Vetter, D.E., and Grando. S.A. Functional role of α7 nicotinic receptor in physiological control of cutaneous homeostasis. Life Sciences, 72,2003; 2063-2067. | 2003 |
| J. Arredondo, V-T. Nguyen, A.I. Chernyavsky, D. Bercovich, A. Orr-Urtreger, W. Kummer, K. Lips, D.E. Vetter, and S.A. Grando. Central role of alpha7 nicotinic receptor in differentiation of the stratified squamous epithelium. J. Cell Biology, 2002; 159: 325-336. | 2002 |
| May, B.J., Prosen, C.A., Weiss, D., and Vetter, D.E. Behavioral investigation of some possible effects of the central olivocochlear pathways in transgenic mice. Hearing Res., 2002; 171:143-58. | 2002 |
| Vetter, D.E., Li, C., Zhou, L., Contarino, A., Liberman, M.C., Smith, G.W., Marchuk, Y., Koob, G.F., Heinemann, S.F., Vale, W., Lee, K-F. Urocortin-deficit mice display hearing impairments and increased anxiety-like activity. Nature Genetics, 2002; 31:363-369. | 2002 |
| Weisstaub, N., Vetter, D.E., Elgoyhen, A.B., Katz, E. The α9α10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is permeable to and is modulated by divalent cations. Hearing Res., 2002; 167:122-35. | 2002 |
| Elgoyhen, A.B., Vetter, D.E., Katz, E., Rothlin, C.R., Heinemann, S.F., and Boulter, J. α10: A determinant of nicotinic cholinergic receptor function in mammalian vestibular and cochlear mechanosensory hair cells. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 2001; 98: 3501-3506. | 2001 |
| Rothlin, C.V., Katz, E., Verbitsky, M., Vetter, D.E., Heinemann, S.F., Elgoyhen, A.B. Block of the α9 nicotinic receptor by ototoxic aminoglycosides. Neuropharmacology 2000; 39:2525-2532. | 2000 |
| Prosen, C.A., Bath, K.G., Vetter, D.E., May, B.J. Behavioral assessments of auditory sensitivity in transgenic mice. J. Neurosci. Methods 2000; 97: 59-67. | 2000 |
| Katz, E., Verbitsky, M., Rothlin, C.V., Vetter, D.E., Heinemann, S.F., and Elgoyhen, A.B. High calcium permeability and calcium block of the α9 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Hearing Research 2000 141:117-128. | 2000 |
| Somia, N.V., Schmitt, M.J., Vetter, D.E., van Antwerp, D., Heinemann, S.F., and Verma, I.M. LFG: A novel anti-apoptotic gene that protects from Fas mediated cell death. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 1999; 96:12667-12672. | 1999 |
| Vetter, D.E., Liberman, M.C., Mann, J.R., Brown, M.C., Boulter, J., Barhanin, J., Saffiote, J., Heinemann, S.F., and Elgoyhen, A.B. Role of α9 nicotinic receptor subunits in the development and function of cochlear efferent innervation. Neuron 1999; 23:93-103. | 1999 |
| Vetter, D.E., Mann, J.R., Wangemann, P., Liu, J., McLaughlin, K.J., Lesage, F., Marcus, D.C., Lazdunski, M., Heinemann, S.F., and Barhanin, J. Inner ear defects induced by null mutation of the isk gene. Neuron 1996; 17: 1251-1264. | 1996 |
| Elgoyhen, A.B., Johnson, D.S., Boulter, J., Vetter, D.E., and Heinemann, S.F. α9: An acetylcholine receptor with novel pharmacological properties expressed in rat cochlear hair cells. Cell 1994; 79:705-715. | 1994 |
| Vetter, D.E., Saldaña E., and Mugnaini, E. Input from the inferior colliculus to medial olivocochlear neurons in the rat: A double label study with PHA-L and cholera toxin. Hearing Res. 1993; 70: 173-186. | 1993 |
| Brose, N., Gasic, G., Vetter, D.E., and Heinemann, S.F. Protein chemical characterization and immunocytochemical localization of the NMDA receptor subunit NMDA R1. J. Biol. Chem. 1993; 268: 22663-22671. | 1993 |
| Vetter, D.E. and Mugnaini, E. Distribution and dendritic features of three groups of rat olivocochlear neurons: A study with two retrograde cholera toxin tracers. Anatomy and Embryology 1992; 185: 1-16. | 1992 |
| Vetter, D.E., Adams, J.C., and Mugnaini, E. Chemically distinct rat olivocochlear neurons. Synapse 1991; 7: 21-43. | 1991 |
| Vetter, D.E. and Mugnaini, E. An evaluation of retrograde tracing methods for the identification of chemically distinct cochlear efferent neurons. Archives Italiennes de Biologie, 1990; 128: 331-353. | 1990 |
| Stanford, J., Morgan, D., Bosworth, N., Chen, R., Palmer, T., Thapa, P., Walters, B.J., Vetter, D., Rogers, S., Spankovich, C. Cool OtOprotective ear Lumen (COOL) Therapy for Cisplatin Induced Hearing Loss. Otology and Neurotology 42(3):466-474. | 2021 |
| Yee KT, Neupane B, Bai F, Vetter DE Zika Virus Infection Causes Widespread Damage to the Inner Ear. Hearing Research 395:108000 | 2020 |
Review Article | |
| Vetter, D.E. The mammalian olivocochlear system- A legacy of non-cerebellar research in the Mugnaini lab. Cerebellum 2015 14:557-569 | 2015 |
| Basappa J, Graham CE, Turcan S, Vetter DE The cochlea as an independent neuroendocrine organ: expression and possible roles of a local hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis-equivalent signaling system. Hear Res. 2012 Jun;288(1-2):3-18. | 2012 |
| Graham, C.E., Basappa, J., Turcan, S., and Vetter, D.E. The cochlear CRF signaling systems and their mechanisms of action in modulating cochlear sensitivity and protection against trauma. Mol. Neurobiol., 2011, 44(3): 383-406. | 2011 |
Book Chapter | |
| Vetter DE, Yee KT Corticotropin Releasing Factor in the Mammalian Cochlea: An Integrative Niche for Cochlear Homeostatic Balance Against Noise. in: Inflammatory Mechanisms in Mediating Hearing Loss, V. Ramkumar and LP Rybak, eds., Springer Press. | 2018 |
| Vetter DE, Basappa J Multiplexed isobaric tagging protocols for quantitative mass spectrometry approaches to auditory research. In “Auditory and Vestibular Research- Methods and Protocols” (Springer Press Methods in Molecular Biology, v.1427, Bernd Sokolowski, ed.) | 2016 |
| Vetter DE The Mammalian Olivocochlear System- A Current Understanding of its Molecular Biology and Functional Roles in Development and Noise-induced Hearing Loss. In: “Scientific Foundations of Audiology: Current Issues and Future Perspectives from Physics, Biology, Modeling, and Medicine” (AT Cacace, E. de Kleine, AG Holt, and P. van Dijk, eds., Plural Publishing) | 2016 |
| Vetter, D.E., Basappa, J., and Turcan, S. Multiplexed isobaric tagging protocols for quantitative mass spectrometry approaches to auditory research Methods Mol. Biol., 493:345-66,2009 | 2009 |
| Dunn, M.E., Vetter, D.E., Berrebi, A.S., Krider, H.M., and Mugnaini, E. The mossy fiber-granule cell-cartwheel cell system in the mammalian cochlear nuclear complex. In: Advances in Speech Hearing and Language Processing, Volume III, part A. Cochlear Nucleus: Structure and Function in relation to Modeling. W.A. Ainsworth, E.F. Evans, and C.M. Hackney, eds. JAI Press Ltd, London. 1996; pp63-87. | 1996 |
| Vetter, D.E., Cozzari, C., Hartmann, B.K., Mugnaini, E. Choline acetyltransferase in the rat cochlear nuclei: Light and electron microscopic immunolocalization with a monoclonal antibody. In: The Mammalian Cochlear Nuclei: Organization and Function. M. Merchan, J. Juiz, D. Godfrey, and E. Mugnaini eds. Plenum Press, New York. 1993; pp 279-290. | 1993 |
Presentations
| Poster Presentation, Cool otoprotective outer ear lavage (COOL) therapy for cisplatin-induced hearing loss, Assoc. Res. Otolaryngology (ARO), San Jose, CA | 01/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, Anatomical consequences of postnatal Zika virus infection on the cochlea and vestibular end organs in a mouse model, Assoc. Res. Otolaryngology (ARO), San Jose, CA | 01/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, Cochlear HPA-likeCRFR1 signaling is critical for protection against elevated ABR thresholds following noise exposure and traumatic brain injury, Assoc. Res. Otolaryngology (ARO), San Jose, CA | 01/2020 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cochlear signaling systems modulating susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss, City College of New York | 04/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, CRF signaling up-regulation following various trauma insults, Assoc. Res. Otolaryngology (ARO), Baltimore, MD | 02/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Loss of sestrin-2 (SESN2) potentiates noise-induced vestibular deficits, Assoc. Res. Otolaryngology (ARO), Baltimore, MD | 02/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Cellular consequences of Zika virus infection on the cochlea in a mouse model, Assoc. Res. Otolaryngology (ARO), Baltimore, MD | 02/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, The role of corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1 (CRFR1) in mouse vestibular afferent activity and vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR), Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, San Diego, CA | 02/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Expression and role of the feeding and sleep associated peptides Orexin A and Orexin B and the Orexin receptors in the cochlea, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, San Diego, CA | 02/2018 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, The cochlear CRF signaling system: Implications for local molecular/cellular responses to sound, Harvard Medical School, Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary | 05/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Corticotropin releasing factor expression in the cochlear nucleus and upstream auditory pathway nuclei, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Baltimore | 02/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, The cochlea is an extra-adrenal steroidogenic tissue, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Baltimore | 02/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Localization of corticotropin-releasing factor in vestibular hair cells, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Baltimore | 02/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Vestibular hair cell degeneration in Type II diabetic T2ND rats, Soc. Neuroscience, San Diego | 11/2016 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Cochlea as an Extra-adrenal Steroidogenic Tissue: Does local HPA-like Signaling Protect Against Noise-induced Hearing Loss?, Northeast Ohio Medical School, Rootstown, OH | 09/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Role of perinatal cortictropin releasing factor receptor 1 expression in generating mature cochlear nucleus organization, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, San Diego | 02/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Localization of CRFR1 in the vestibular end organs of mice: A possible protective system utilizing CRF-mediated signaling, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, San Diego | 02/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Dynamic expression of corticotropin releasing factor receptor 1 in the developing cochlear nucleus, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Baltimore, MD | 02/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Molecular and developmental analysis of a cochlear HPA equivalent signaling system, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, San Diego, CA | 02/2014 |
| Poster Presentation, Acetylcholine enhances aminoglycoside uptake in neonatal hair cells via putative activation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, San Diego, CA | 02/2014 |
| Poster Presentation, Development and function of local cochlear steroidogenic pathways- A cochlear HPA-like signaling system, Soc. Neuroscience, San Diego | 11/2013 |
| Poster Presentation, Thrombospondin 1 gene expression is involved in olivocochlear innervation and cochlear physiology, and is modulated by olivocochlear nAChR alpha 9 activity, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, San Diego, CA | 02/2012 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, A cochlear stress hormone axis shapes development and function of the auditory periphery, National Science Foundation- Integrated Organismal Science section, Washington, DC | 06/2011 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Stress hormones, cochlear metabolism, and protection against noise-induced hearing loss- novel pathways to remediation of hearing loss in humans, Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Boston | 05/2011 |
| Poster Presentation, In anesthetized mice, contralateral noise suppression of DPOAEs persists after elimination of olivocochlear and middle ear reflexes, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Baltimore, MD | 02/2011 |
| Poster Presentation, Expression of a local hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal equivalent signaling system in the mouse cochlea and the roles of CRFR1 in hair cell innervation and adult function, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Baltimore, MD | 02/2011 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Somitogenesis- Embryonic timekeeping and spatial patterning, Univ. Wyoming, Dept. Zoology, Laramie, WY | 02/2011 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, A cochlear “stress hormone axis” shapes the development and function of the auditory periphery, Univ. Wyoming Dept. Zoology, Laramie, WY | 02/2011 |
| Poster Presentation, Local cochlear HPA-equivalent signaling controls hearing sensitivity, Soc. for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA | 11/2010 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, nAChR Activity Modulates Development of Cochlear Innervation and Function, Downstate Medical Center, New York City | 06/2010 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Corticotropin releasing hormone receptors: A novel signaling system in the inner ear and its role in cochlear processing and damage, Gordon Research Conference, Auditory Systems, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH | 06/2010 |
| Poster Presentation, A corticotropin releasing factor system expressed in the cochlea modulates hearing sensitivity and protects against noise-induced hearing loss and oxidative stress, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Anaheim, CA | 02/2010 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Corticotropin releasing hormone receptors: A novel signaling system in the inner ear and its role in cochlear processing and damage, Harvard Medical School & Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA | 12/2009 |
| Poster Presentation, Corticotropin-releasing hormone sets auditory thresholds and protects against noise-induced hearing loss, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Baltimore, MD | 02/2009 |
| Poster Presentation, Constitutive expression of the alpha 10 nicotinic receptor subunit alone or in combination with alpha 9 overexpression fails to maintain cholinergic responses in inner hair cells after the onset of hearing, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Baltimore, MD | 02/2009 |
| Poster Presentation, A point mutation in the hair cell nicotinic receptor alters structure and function of the medial efferent-hair cell synapse, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Phoenix, AZ | 02/2008 |
| Poster Presentation, Olivocochlear function is dramatically increased in mice with a point mutation (L9'T) of the alpha 9 nicotinic ACh receptor, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Phoenix, AZ | 02/2008 |
| Poster Presentation, CRHR1 null mice reveal a role for stress hormones in directing cochlear innervation and glutamate receptor expression, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Phoenix, AZ | 02/2008 |
| Poster Presentation, Role of nAChRs, SK2 channels, and intracellular calcium in ROS dynamics of hair cell like cultures, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Phoenix, AZ | 02/2008 |
| Poster Presentation, A complex network of genes underlie olivocochlear synaptogenesis: Developmental gene expression analysis in the alpha 9 null mouse model, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Phoenix, AZ | 02/2008 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Novel functions for the olivocochlear system, Dept. Otolaryngology and Neurobiology, Morgantown, WV | 02/2008 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Corticotropin releasing hormone receptors of the inner ear- A pathway to prevention of trauma-induced deafness?, Boston Univ. Biomedical Engineering Dept. Dept., Boston, MA | 04/2007 |
| Platform Presentations, Extracellular recordings from semicircular canal afferents in mice that lack the alpha9 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Denver, CO | 02/2007 |
| Poster Presentation, A novel strychnine-resistant cochlear response enhancement evoked by efferent stimulation, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Denver, CO | 02/2007 |
| Poster Presentation, Loss of alpha9 or alpha10 nAChR subunit induces changes in olivocochlear synaptic structure: Implications for cholinergic activity mediated changes in expression of cytoskeletal elements, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Denver, CO | 02/2007 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Corticotropin releasing hormone receptors of the inner ear- A pathway to prevention of trauma-induced deafness?, Dept. Neuroscience/Otolaryngology, UC Davis | 01/2007 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Corticotropin releasing hormone receptors of the inner ear- A pathway to prevention of trauma-induced deafness?, Center for Sensory Biology, Dept. Neuroscience,Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD | 12/2006 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Corticotropin releasing hormone receptors of the inner ear- A pathway to prevention of trauma induced deafness?, Tufts Univ. Sch. Med., Dept. Physiology | 11/2006 |
| Poster Presentation, Functional role of CRHR1 in the mouse inner ear, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Baltimore, MD | 02/2006 |
| Poster Presentation, Functional role of the CRHR2 in the mouse inner ear, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Baltimore, MD | 02/2006 |
| Poster Presentation, Regulation of olivocochlear innervation and synaptogenesis by cochlear hair cell nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Baltimore, MD | 02/2006 |
| Poster Presentation, Morphology of the MOC central branches and somata are normal in alpha9 knockout mice, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Baltimore, MD | 02/2006 |
| Poster Presentation, Expression of voltage-gated currents in cochlear inner hair cells of nAChR alpha10 knockout mice during development, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Baltimore, MD | 02/2006 |
| Poster Presentation, Characterization of the CRH receptor 2 in the mouse cochlea, Soc. for Neuroscience, Washington, DC | 11/2005 |
| Poster Presentation, Regulation of the efferent innervation by cochlear hair cell nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, Soc. for Neuroscience, Washington, DC | 11/2005 |
| Poster Presentation, Impaired refinement of GABA/glycinergic connections in the auditory brainstem of mice lacking the alpha 9 nAChR subunit, Soc. for Neuroscience, Washington, DC | 11/2005 |
| Poster Presentation, Olivocochlear function in nAChR alpha 10 knockout mice, Soc. for Neuroscience, Washington, DC | 11/2005 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Proteomics- A Role for Topology, Differential Geometry, and Manifold Analyses?, Dept Biostatistics, Harvard Univ. | 05/2005 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Nonconventional regulatory roles of neurotransmitter receptors and ion channels in synapse development of the inner ear, Harvard Biostatistics Group, Boston, MA | 05/2005 |
| Poster Presentation, Role of the calcium-activated potassium channel SK2 in olivocochlear system development and function, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, New Orleans, LA | 02/2005 |
| Poster Presentation, Role of the alpha10 nAChR subunit gene in the development and function of the olivocochlear system, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, New Orleans, LA | 02/2005 |
| Poster Presentation, Hair cell specific deletion of retinoblastoma gene (Rb1) led to production of functional hair cells postnatally, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, New Orleans, LA | 02/2005 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Toward a proteomic investigation of synaptogenesis in the mammalian inner ear- A work in progress, MIT, Cambridge, MA | 03/2004 |
| Poster Presentation, Development of a knock-in model for mammalian hair cell regeneration, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Daytona Beach, FL | 02/2004 |
| Poster Presentation, Developmental changes in cholinergic sensitivity and expression of the nicotinic alpha 10 subunit in cochlear hair cells, Soc. for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA | 11/2003 |
| Poster Presentation, The cholinergic response of inner hair cells is correlated with expression of the alpha10 nicotinic subunit, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Daytona Beach, FL | 02/2003 |
| Poster Presentation, Development of a knock-in model for mammalian hair cell regeneration, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, Daytona Beach, FL | 02/2003 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, New directions in olivocochlear research, Harvard Medical School and Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA | 10/2002 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes and their function in the mammalian auditory system, 1st Annual Symposium on Non-neuronal Acetylcholine, San Francisco | 06/2002 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, The role of the alpha9 nACh receptor in auditory processing, Northeastern Univ. Dept. Pharmacology | 04/2002 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, A molecular biological and transgenic analysis of the mammalian cochlear efferent system, Tufts Univ. Sch. Medicine, Tupper Institute for Molecular Cardiology | 03/2002 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, A molecular and transgenic analysis of the mammalian cochlear efferent system, Univ. Connecticut, Dept. Physiology and Neurobiology | 02/2002 |
| Poster Presentation, The alpha9alpha10 nAChR is permeable to and modulated by Ca+2, Ba+2, and Mg+2, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, St. Petersburg Beach, FL | 02/2002 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, A Role for the minK (isk) gene in maintenance and function of the mammalian cochlea, Merck, West Point, PA | 12/1996 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, The role of the minK (isk) gene in mammalian cochlear structure/function, Molecular Biology of Hearing and Deafness, San Diego, CA | 06/1996 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Choline acetyltransferase in the rat cochlear nuclei: Immunolocalization with a monoclonal antibody, NATO Advanced Research Workshop on “The Mammalian Cochlear Nuclei: Organization and Function”, Univ. Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain | 09/1991 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| UMMC Excellence in Research Award - Bronze Level, Univ. Mississippi Medical Center Office of Research | 2017 |
| Key Research Article, Psychology Progress | 2013 |
| Journal cover, Moelcular Neurobiology vol. 44 no. 3 | 2011 |
| Journal cover, Developmental Neurobiology vol. 69 no. 11 | 2009 |
| US patent #7488865, "Urocortin-deficient mice and uses thereof", US Patent Office | 2009 |
| Innovations Grant Award, The Salk Institute for Biological Sciences | 1999 |
Professional Membership and Service
| AAAS, Member | |
| American Chemical Soc., Member | |
| American Soc. for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Member | |
| American Soc. for Mass Spectrometry, Member | |
| Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Member | |
| Society for Neuroscience, Member | |
| MS Chapter, Soc. for Neuroscience, Member | |
| The Endocrine Society, Member |
Committee Service
| NAS P&T Committee, Chair | 2020 - 2023 |
| Program in Neuroscience Curriculum Committee, Chair | 2019 - 2022 |
| SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES-GRADUATE COUNCIL, Member | 2019 - 2022 |
| SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES-MD/PHD ADVISORY, Member | 2019 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES-MD/PHD ADVISORY, Chair | 2018 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES-MD/PHD ADVISORY, Member | 2018 - Present |
| PIN PhD qualifier exam- Sydney Vita, Member | 2017 - 2017 |
| MD/PhD qualifier exam committee- James (Walker) Wiggins, Member | 2017 - 2017 |
| Program in Neuroscience Admissions Committee, Chair | 2016 - 2019 |
| Dept. Pathology PhD qualifier exam- Nasir Butt, Member | 2016 - 2016 |
| Dept. Pathology PhD qualifier exam- Marcelo Sakiyama, Member | 2016 - 2016 |
| PIN PhD qualifier exam- Xiao Zhang, Chair | 2016 - 2016 |
| NAS Research Resources Committee, Member | 2016 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-LIBRARY FACULTY ADVISORY, Member | 2015 - 2016 |
| PIN PhD Qualifier Exam- Jeremy McGowan, Chair | 2015 - 2015 |
| PIN PhD Qualifier Exam- Lindsey Kuiper, Chair | 2015 - 2015 |
| PIN PhD Qualifier Exam- Cassie Chandler, Chair | 2015 - 2015 |
| Intramural Research Support Program (IRSP) grant review board, Member | 2015 - 2015 |
| Program in Neuroscience Curriculum Committee, Member | 2015 - 2019 |
| MD/PhD qualifier exam- David Sandlin, Member | 2015 - 2015 |
| PIN Qualifier Exam Committee, Chair | 2015 - 2016 |
| SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES-MD/PHD ADVISORY, Member | 2015 - 2018 |
| SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES-MD/PHD ADVISORY, Member | 2014 - 2016 |
| Program in Neuroscience Admissions Committee, Member | 2014 - 2016 |
| PIN PhD Qualifier Exam- Peyton Weems, Co-Chair | 2014 - 2014 |
| PIN PhD Qualifier Exam- Drew Townsend, Co-Chair | 2014 - 2014 |
| NAS P&T, Member | 2014 - 2019 |
| PIN Qualifier Exam Committee, Co-Chair | 2014 - 2015 |
| SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES-MD/PHD ADVISORY, Member | 2013 - 2016 |
| PIN PhD qualifier exam committee- Bohlen, Member | 2013 - 2013 |
| Program in Neuroscience Executive Committee, Member | 2013 - 2019 |
| organizing committee for The Molecular Biology of Hearing and Deafness tri-annual meeting, Member | 2008 - 2009 |
| SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES-MD/PHD ADVISORY, Chair | |
| SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES-MD/PHD ADVISORY, Chair |
Other Service
| J. Neurochemical Anatomy | 05/2021 - 05/2021 |
| Frontiers in Neuroscience | 05/2021 - 05/2021 |
| NIH Grant Review Study Section ZRG1 ETTN-M12 SBIR Small Business Study Section (Aging and Development, Auditory, Vision, and Low Vision Technologies) | 03/2021 - 03/2021 |
| NIH Grant Review Study Section ZRG1 ETTN-M12 SBIR Small Business Study Section (Aging and Development, Auditory, Vision, and Low Vision Technologies) | 11/2020 - 11/2020 |
| NIH Grant Review Study Section ZRG1 ETTN-A12 SBIR Small Business Study Section (Aging and Development, Auditory, Vision, and Low Vision Technologies) | 07/2020 - 07/2020 |
| Neuroscience Bulletin | 05/2020 - 05/2020 |
| NIH Grant Review Study Section ZRG1 ETTN-G 12 SBIR Small Business Study Section (Aging and Development, Auditory, Vision, and Low Vision Technologies) | 03/2020 - 03/2020 |
| Progress in Brain Research | 02/2020 - 02/2020 |
| NIH grant review study section ZRG1 ETTN-G 12 SBIR Small Business Study Section (Aging and Development, Auditory, Vision, and Low Vision Technologies) | 11/2019 - 11/2019 |
| J. Neuroscience | 09/2019 - 09/2019 |
| J. Physiology | 06/2019 - 06/2019 |
| J. Physiology | 05/2019 - 05/2019 |
| J. Neuroscience | 11/2018 - 11/2018 |
| J. Neuroscience | 11/2018 - 11/2018 |
| Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID) grant review panel | 10/2018 - 10/2018 |
| Neuroscience Letters | 04/2018 - 04/2018 |
| NIH Grant Review Study Section AUD Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1 IFCN-T (02) M) | 03/2018 - 03/2018 |
| NIH Grant Review Study Section AUD study section (NIDCD) | 03/2018 - 03/2018 |
| NIH Grant review study section AUD Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1 AUD-Z (07) S) | 03/2018 - 03/2018 |
| Neuroscience Letters | 10/2017 - 10/2017 |
| J. Neuroscience | 10/2017 - 10/2017 |
| NIH Grant review study section ZRG1 IFCN-T (56) R for NIDCD | 03/2017 - 03/2017 |
| NIH grant review study section AUD Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1 IFCN-T (56) R) | 03/2017 - 03/2017 |
| Molecular Pharmacology | 07/2016 - 07/2016 |
| Action on Hearing Loss | 07/2016 - 07/2016 |
| Graduate Program in Neuroscience (PIN) Admin, Assistant Program Director, Graduate Program in Neuroscience | 07/2016 - 06/2019 |
| Frontiers in Neuroanatomy | 01/2016 - 01/2016 |
| J. Neurophysiology | 11/2015 - 11/2015 |
| J. Neuroscience | 07/2015 - 07/2015 |
| Cerebellum | 05/2015 - 05/2015 |
| Molecular Pharmacology | 02/2015 - 02/2015 |
| NIH Grant review study section ZDC1SRB-R(34) NIDCD Fellowship reviews | 02/2015 - 02/2015 |
| JARO | 01/2015 - 01/2015 |
| J. Investigative Genomics | 12/2014 - 12/2014 |
| Frontiers in Neuroanatomy | 12/2014 - 12/2014 |
| Molecular Pharmacology | 11/2014 - 11/2014 |
| Frontiers in Neuroanatomy | 09/2014 - 09/2014 |
| J. Neurophysiology | 08/2014 - 08/2014 |
| JARO | 05/2014 - 05/2014 |
| J. Neuroscience | 01/2014 - 01/2014 |
| Hearing Health Foundation grant review panel | 2014 - 01/2014 |
| JARO | 09/2013 - 09/2013 |
| J. Traumatic Stress Disorders and Treatment | 09/2013 - 09/2013 |
| J. Neuroscience | 09/2013 - 09/2013 |
| Hearing Health Foundation grant review panel | 2013 - 01/2013 |
| Action on Hearing Loss (London) grant review panel | 2013 - 01/2013 |
| Hearing Research | 10/2012 - 10/2012 |
| J. Neuroscience | 08/2012 - 08/2012 |
| J. Neuroscience | 07/2012 - 07/2012 |
| JARO | 07/2012 - 07/2012 |
| PLoS One | 05/2012 - 05/2012 |
| J. Neuroscience | 04/2012 - 04/2012 |
| J. Biological Optics | 03/2012 - 03/2012 |
| Molecular Pharmacology | 03/2012 - 03/2012 |
| J. Biological Optics | 02/2012 - 02/2012 |
| Garland Press, book review- Luo Princ. Neurobiol. | 10/2011 - 10/2011 |
| Toxicological Sciences | 08/2011 - 08/2011 |
| Neuroscience | 06/2011 - 06/2011 |
| J. Proteomics | 06/2011 - 06/2011 |
| J. Neuroscience | 06/2011 - 06/2011 |
| Molecular Pharmacology | 04/2011 - 04/2011 |
| Hearing Research | 03/2011 - 03/2011 |
| Molecular Pharmacology | 02/2011 - 02/2011 |
| Royal National Institute for Deaf People (London) grant review panel | 2011 - 01/2011 |
| National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia) grant review panel | 2011 - 01/2011 |
| Austrian Science Fund review panel | 2011 - 01/2011 |
| NSF Molecular/Cellular Biology- cellular systems cluster study section member | 2009 - 01/2009 |
| organizing committee for "The Molecular Biology of Hearing and Deafness" international meeting, member | 2008 - 06/2009 |
| Center for Disease Control/National Office of Public Health Genomics study section | 2008 - 01/2008 |
| NIH AUD study section, ad hoc member | 2006 - 01/2006 |
| NIH SMI special emphasis panel ZRG1-IFCN-B-02M study section | 2006 - 01/2006 |
| NIH AUD study section, ad hoc member | 2005 - 01/2005 |
| Nebraska EPSCoR/NIH IDeA grant review board | 2002 - 01/2002 |
| West Virginia Senate Review panel | 2001 - 01/2001 |
Teaching Experience
| NSCI 701, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Foundations of Neuroscience | Annual 2019 |
| Anat 613, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Histology and Cell Biology | Annual 2019 |
| ANAT 613, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Histology and Cell Biology | Annual 2018 |
| NSCI 701, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Foundations of Neuroscience | Annual 2018 |
| NSCI701, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Foundations of Neuroscience | Annual 2017 - 2018 |
| ANAT613, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Medical Histology and Cell Biology | Annual 2017 - 2018 |
| NSCI701, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience | Annual 2017 - 2018 |
| ANAT613, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Medical Histology and Cell Biology | Annual 2016 - 2017 |
| NSCI701, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience | Annual 2016 - 2017 |
| NSCI701, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Foundations of Neuroscience | Annual 2016 - 2017 |
| ANAT613, Medicine, Lab, Lab Presenter, Medical Histology and Cell Biology | Annual 2016 - 2017 |
| ANAT613, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Histology and Cell Biology | Annual 2015 |
| ANAT613, Medicine, Lab, Lab Presenter, Medical Histology and Cell Biology | Annual 2015 |
| ANAT713, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Medical Histology and Cell Biology | Annual 2015 |
| NSCI701, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Foundations of Neuroscience | Annual 2015 |
| NSCI701, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience | Annual 2015 |
| NSCI708, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Special Topics in Neuroscience | Summer 2015 |
| ANAT613, Medicine, Lab, Lab Presenter, Medical Histology and Cell Biology | Annual 2014 |
| ANAT613, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Histology and Cell Biology | Annual 2014 |
| ANAT713, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Medical Histology and Cell Biology | Annual 2014 |
| NSCI701, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Foundations of Neuroscience | Annual 2014 |
| NSCI701, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience | Annual 2014 |
| ANAT613, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Histology and Cell Biology | Annual 2013 |
| ANAT613, Medicine, Lab, Lab Presenter, Medical Histology and Cell Biology | Annual 2013 |
| NSCI701, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience | Annual 2013 |
| Medicine, Lab, Lab Presenter, Medical Histology and Cell Biology | Annual 2012 |
| ANAT613, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Histology and Cell Biology | Annual 2012 |
| Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Medical Histology and Cell Biology | Annual 2011 |
| ANAT613, Medicine, Lab, Lab Presenter, Medical Histology and Cell Biology | Annual 2011 |
Directed Student Learning
| Supervised Research, Advised: Faria Tavacoli | 2021 - 2021 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Carolina Teague | 2021 - 2021 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Isabel Baird | 2021 - 2021 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Abigail Macoy | 2020 - 2022 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Kymberlee Evans | 2020 - 2022 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Estelle Blair | 2020 - 2022 |
| Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Advised: Kendra Stansak | 2019 - Present |
| Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Advised: Graham Casey | 2019 - 2021 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Single and Repeated Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries Cause Auditory Dysfunction and Alter Cochlear Structure Advised: Graham Casey | 2019 - 2021 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Jacob Simmons | 2019 - 2021 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Hannah Laird | 2019 - 2021 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Jonathan Breaux | 2019 - 2021 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Luke Vincent | 2019 - 2019 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Ella Shields | 2019 - 2019 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Ahmad Fahim Hedayat | 2019 - 2019 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Charles Barnes | 2019 - Present |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Taylor Bertrand | 2018 - 2020 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Brandon Grayson | 2018 - 2020 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Camille Azar | 2018 - 2020 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Brock Richardson | 2018 - 2018 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Rachel Stanhope | 2018 - 2018 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Maria Fermin Gutierrez | 2018 - 2018 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, The role of KNDy neurons in the regulation of pulsitile and surge secretion of GnRH Advised: Danielle Porter | 2017 - 2020 |
| Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Advised: Danielle Porter | 2017 - 2020 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Michael Temple | 2017 - 2019 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Haley Hobart | 2017 - 2019 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Bernice Anderson | 2017 - 2019 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Robert Hackney | 2017 - 2017 |
| Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Chronic spinal cord injury reduces galanin and gastrin releasing peptide in the male rat spinal ejaculation generator Advised: James Wiggins | 2017 - 2019 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Changes to the Descending Auditory System in Hearing Loss: Focus on Auditory Efferents Advised: Kirupa Suthakar | 2016 - 2016 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Bethany Summerford | 2016 - 2017 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Andrew Strachen | 2016 - 2017 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Stephanie Stokes | 2016 - 2017 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Sethelle Flowers | 2016 - 2018 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Hunter Dulaney | 2016 - 2018 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Ana Christian | 2016 - 2018 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Kathryn Cooper | 2016 - 2016 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Ryan Guyton | 2016 - 2016 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Laura Mitchel | 2015 - 2017 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Richelle Jefferson | 2015 - 2017 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Katherine Hall | 2015 - 2017 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Ryan Guyton | 2015 - 2015 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Ryan Guyton | 2015 - 2015 |
| Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Mechanisms of Vestibular Deficits Induced by Primary Blast Exposure via the Ear Canal Advised: David Sandlin | 2015 - 2018 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Ryan Guyton | 2014 - 2014 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Xiao Zhang | 2014 - 2014 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Sorbor Jaryan | 2014 - 2016 |
| Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Central Mesencephalic Reticular Formation Pathways for Control of Gaze in Three Dimensions Advised: Martin Bohlen | 2014 - 2016 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Brett Surles | 2014 - 2016 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Charlie Pritchard | 2014 - 2016 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Colton Lee | 2014 - 2016 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Le'Andrea Mitchell | 2014 - 2016 |
| Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, The effect of high-intensity noise on vestibular function Advised: Courtney Stewart | 2013 - 2016 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Kyle Bellamy | 2013 - 2015 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: David McMillan | 2013 - 2015 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Christopher Davis | 2013 - 2014 |
| Mentor- Medical Student Preclinical Professionalism Mentoring Program, Advised: Cheshil Dixit | 2013 - 2014 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Rochelle Corbitt | 2013 - 2015 |
| Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Glial response to West Nile virus infection mediated neurodegeneration Advised: Ram Kuwar | 2012 - 2015 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Nameeta Mota | 2012 - 2012 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Joshua Lonthair | 2012 - 2012 |
Fellows supervised
| Neuroscience, Research Advisor, 0 fellows supervised | 05/2019 - 12/2019 |