Neuroscience and Behavior

Faculty Members and Their Research Interests

Katherine V. Fite, Director, Neuroscience and Behavior Program and Professor of Psychology kfite@psych.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-0351 21C Bartlett Hall Anatomical and Physiological Correlates of Central Visual Pathways and Retinal Anatomy   George N. Wade, Graduate Program Director, Neuroscience and Behavior Program and Professor of Psychology gwade@psych.umass.edu Home Page Phone: 413-545-0772 525 Tobin Hall Neuroendocrinology, Nutritional Infertility, Hormones and Energy Balance John J.B. Ayres, Professor of Psychology joeayres@psych.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-0348 301 Middlesex House Pavlovian Conditioning; Computational Models of Associative Learning Andrew G. Barto, Professor of Computer Sciences barto@cs.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-2109 A265 Lederle Graduate Research Center (Low Rise) Learning in Animals and Machines, Reinforcement Learning, Computational and Neural Models of Motor Learning William E. Bemis, Professor of Biology wbemis@bio.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-2902 461 Morrill Science Center Morphology and Evolution of Fishes Neil E. Berthier, Professor of Psychology berthier@psych.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-0535 408 Tobin Hall Development of Motor Control in Human Infants Eric L. Bittman, Professor of Biology elb@bio.umass.edu http://www.bio.umass.edu/faculty/biog/bittman.html Phone: 413-545-4344 418A Morrill Science Center-South Neuroendocrinology; Circadian Rhythms and Photoperiodism Elliott M. Blass, Professor of Psychology eblass@medusa.sbs.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-0283 417 Tobin Hall Human Infant Motivation; Pain Management; Opioids; Face Recognition Jeffrey D. Blaustein, Professor of Psychology blaustein@psych.umass.edu Home page Phone: 413-545-1524 536 Tobin Hall Neuroendocrinology and Behavior; Neuronal Mechanisms of Action of Steroid Hormones; Hormones and Reproductive Behaviors Vivian Budnik, Professor of Biology vbudnik@bio.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-1783 403 Morrill Science Center-South Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Synapse Development; Neurogenetic Approach in Drosophila Neil R. Carlson, Professor of Psychology nrc@psych.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-0166 527 Tobin Hall Physiological Psychology Rachel K. Clifton, Professor of Psychology rachel@psych.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-2655 407 Tobin Hall Development of Sensorimotor Processes and Cognition in Human Infants Elizabeth A. Connor, Associate Professor of Biology econnor@bio.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-4855 353 Morrill Science Center-South Development and Maintenance of the Vertebrate Neuromuscular Junction Eric S. Corp, Professor of Psychology escorp@psych.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-4295 518 Tobin Hall Peptides and Behavior; Neural Controls of Food Intake and Body Weight Regulation Geert J. De Vries, Professor of Psychology devries@psych.umass.edu htttp://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~devries/ Phone: 413-545-0663 528 Tobin Hall Development and Function of Sex Differences in the Brain; Neural Basis of Social Behavior John W. Donahoe, Professor of Psychology jdonahoe@psych.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-2183 531 Tobin Hall Behavioral Plasticity and Reinforcement: Behavioral Research Using Pavlovian and Operant Conditioning; Simulation Research Using Neural Networks Informed by Biological Mechanisms of Learning Nancy G. Forger, Professor of Psychology nforger@psych.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-5982 532 Tobin Hall Developmental Neurobiology; Sexual Differentiation of the Nervous System Deborah J. Good, Assistant Professor of Veterinary and Animal Sciences goodd@vasci.umass.edu http://www.umass.edu/vasci/good.html Phone: 413-545-5560 304 Paige Laboratory Gene Regulation During Development of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis. Neuroendocrine Control of Reproduction and Obesity Mary E. Harrington, Professor of Psychology (Smith College) mharring@smith.edu Phone: 413-585-3925 417 Bass Hall, Smith College, Northampton, Mass. 01060 Neurochemical Basis of Nonphotic Phase-Shifting, Using Long-Term Brain Slice Recordings and Patch Clamp Studies of Dissociated Cells Gary P. Kamen, Professor of Exercise Science kamen@excsci.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-0784 160A Totman Bldg. Neuromuscular Adaptations to Exercise, Human Motor Unit Discharge Behavior Donald E. Kroodsma, Professor of Biology kroodsma@bio.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-4361 330 Morrill Science Center Ecology, Development, and Evolution of Acoustic Communication in Birds Jerrold S. Meyer, Professor of Psychology jmeyer@psych.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-2168 526 Tobin Hall Neurochemistry; Neuropharmacology; Neurobehavioral Effects of Abused Drugs During Development John W. Moore, Professor of Psychology jwmoore@psych.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-0569 121 Middlesex House Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience; Neural Networks; Learning Theory Rodney K. Murphey, Director, Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program and Professor of Biology rmurphey@bio.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-3246 420 Morrill Science Center-South Development of Identified Synapses John R. Nambu, Associate Professor of Biology jnambu@bio.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-2782 108 Morrill Science Center-South Molecular Genetics of Nervous System Development in Drosophila Leonard C. Norkin, Professor of Microbiology lnorkin@microbio.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-2009 121 Morrill Science Center-North Entry Pathway for Simian Virus 40 (SV40) into Cells; Caveolae; Intracellular Signaling Pathways Melinda A. Novak, Professor of Psychology mnovak@psych.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-5958 439 Tobin Hall Primate Behavior, With an Emphasis on Development and Aging, Complex Cognitive Processing, and Psychological Well-being Sandra L. Petersen, Associate Professor of Biology sandyp@bio.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-1808 419 Morrill Science Center-South Neuroendocrinology of Reproduction; Effects of Steroids on Gene Expression in the Brain; Sexual Differentiation of the Brain; Environmental Toxins as Endocrine Disrupters J. Bradley Powers, Professor of Psychology jbp@psych.umass.edu http://www-vms.oit.umass.edu/~jbp/ Phone: 413-545-5955 530 Tobin Hall Behavioral Endocrinology; Physiological Psychology; Seasonal Reproduction; Hormones and Behavior John G. Stoffolano, Jr., Professor of Entomology stoff@ent.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-1046 202F Fernald Hall Behavioral and Physiological Ecology, Impact of Nutrition and Hormones on Reproductive Behavior in Insects Christine K. Wagner, Assistant Professor of Psychology cwagner@psych.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-0144 515 Tobin Hall Edward W. Westhead, Professor of Biochemistry westhead@biochem.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-2497 1226 Lederle Graduate Research Center-Tower B Cells of the Adrenal Medulla as a Neuronal Model of Secretory Modulation Gordon A. Wyse, Professor of Biology gwyse@bio.umass.edu Phone: 413-545-0477 430 Morrill Science Center-South Neurobiological Basis of Insect Feeding Behavior and of Other Innate Behavior Pattern R. Thomas Zoeller, Professor of Biology tzoeller@bio.umass.edu http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/zoeller/ Phone: 413-545-2088 427 Morrill Science Center-South Functional Organization of Neuroendocrine Systems; Thyroid Hormone Regulation of Brain Development; Thyroid Disrupting Compounds and Development

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