| Center for Neuroendocrine Studies

Faculty
	Joseph Bergan Associate Professor Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences https://joebergan.com/ Research Interests We seek to understand the principles of how social and defensive stimuli are encoded in the activity of neurons, and how this process can be modulated by behavior state, experience, and neuromodulation.
	Eric L. Bittman Professor, Department of BIology 420G Morrill II South 413-545-4344 elb@bio.umass.edu Research Interests Circadian Rhythms; Reproduction; Seasonal Changes in Brain Function
	Travis Hodges Assistant Professor, Mt. Holyoke College Dr. Hodges Mt. Holyoke Profile Research Interests Dr. Hodges is interested in examining sex-specific the involvement of neuronal activation and networks, inflammation, neurogenesis, and gut microbiota in negative cognitive bias, a main symptom of depression, across development.
	Ilia Karatsoreos Associate Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences ikaratsoreos@umass.edu Lab Website Research Interests The ultimate goal of our research program is to understand the factors that either promote resilience or increase vulnerability to environmental challenges. We study how the body's internal circadian (daily) clock, and "stress response" systems help maintain mental and physical health.
	Rolf O. Karlstrom Professor, Department of Biology Member, Neuroscience and Behavior Program Member, Molecular and Cellular Biology Program 413-577-3448 (lab: 3456) karlstrom@bio.umass.edu Karlstrom Lab Research Interests Development of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis; Axon Guidance and Forebrain Patterning
	Paul Katz Professor, Department of Biology 106 Morrill Science Center, Bldg III 413-545-0486 pkatz@umass.edu Katz Lab Website Research Interests Our lab is interested in neural circuits underlying rhythmic motor behavior. We use sea slugs (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Nudipleura) because they have fairly simple brains with only 10,000 neurons and simple behaviors. The neurons are individually identifiable, allowing us to fully understand the neural mechanisms for these behaviors at the cellular level.
	Agnès Lacreuse Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences Member, Neuroscience and Behavior Program Member, Center for Neuroendocrine Studies 531 Tobin Hall (413) 545-2183 alacreuse@psych.umass.edu Research Interests Sex Steroids and Cognition Across the Adult Lifespan
	Stephen D. McCormick http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/mccormick/ Research Interests Neuroendocrine Control of Osmoregulation; Growth and Development in Teleost Fish
	David Moorman Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences http://moormanlab.org/ Research Interests Our laboratory is interested in characterizing the neural systems underlying complex behaviors, in particular motivation and executive function.
	Stephanie Padilla Assistant Professor, Biology Department Lab Website Research Interests The goal of our research is to understand the neural circuits and signaling molecules that respond to homeostatic need states or to fluctuations in gonadal sex hormones. Neuron populations that project axons to multiple downstream target locations and cell types have the potential to coordinate complex behavioral responses to such state changes.
	Mariana Pereira Associate Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences pereiram@psych.umass.edu Research Interests Exploring the basis of cognitive, motivational and affective mechanisms of parenting at the behavioral, neural and neurochemical levels, both under healthy conditions and in the context of maternal neuropsychiatric disorders; emphasis on limbic-cortical-striatal interactions, mesocorticolimbic dopamine system and animal models of depression and drug addiction.
	Luke Remage-Healey Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences Member, Center for Neuroendocrine Studies Member, Molecular and Cellular Biology Program Member, Neuroscience and Behavior Program Morrill IVN 212 413-545-0772 healey@cns.umass.edu Healey Lab Research Interests Neurosteroids and Rapid Modulation of Cortical Circuits; Vocal Learning and Plasticity
	Heather N. Richardson Professor Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences T 527 413-545-0166 hrichardson@cns.umass.edu http://www.psych.umass.edu/people/heatherrichardson/ Research Interests Developmental Neuroscience, Neuroendocrinology, Peptides and Behavior; Neurobiology of Stress and Addiction
	Lynette Sievert Anthropology Department http://www.umass.edu/physanth/drsievert.html Research Interests As a biological anthropologist I have focused on age at menopause and symptom experience at midlife as two aspects of human variation. I am also interested in the evolution of menopause and post-reproductive aging as a human trait.
	Laura Vandenberg Professor, Environmental Health Sciences Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement lvandenberg@schoolph.umass.edu Lab Website Research Interests Laura Vandenberg investigates the effects of endocrine disruptors on development and how environmental factors in early life contribute to adult diseases including breast cancer, infertility, and obesity.

Adjunct Faculty
	John-Paul Baird Associate Professor of Psychology (Neuroscience) Amherst College Chair of Neuroscience Chair of Psychology 323 Merrill Science 413-542-5828 jpbaird@amherst.edu Website Research Interests Feeding Microstructure and Related Neural Responses in the Brainstem
	Annaliese Beery Assistant Professor Smith College - Bass Hall 415 413-585-3918 abeery@smith.edu Website Research Interests Affiliative Social Behavior; Epigenetic Mechanisms by which Experience Changes the Brain and Behavior
	Jeffrey Blaustein Professor Emeritus Research Interests Neuroendocrinology and Behavior; ovarian hormone action in the brain, hormones and behavior, effects of antiestrogens on brain and mental health, antihormone treatment for breast cancer
	Jason Breves Assistant Professor, Department of Biology Skidmore College Dana Science Center 345, Saratoga Springs, NY 518-580-5079 jbreves@skidmore.edu
	Ethan D. Clotfelter Assistant Professor Amherst College Website Research Interests Neuroendocrinology of Aggression; Behavioral Effects of Endocrine Disruptors
	Marcela Fernandez-Peters Assistant Professor, Colorado College Fernandez-Peters Lab
	Mary Harrington Tippit Professor in Life Sciences Smith College - Sabin-Reed 429 413-585-3925 mharring@smith.edu Website Research Interests Circadian Rhythms; Photic and Non-Photic Entrainment
	Lisa Mangiamele Sabin Reed 453 (413) 585-3879 lmangiamele@smith.edu Mangiamele Lab
	Jerrold Meyer Professor Emeritus Research Interests Neurochemistry; Neuropharmacology; Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis
	Sandra L. Petersen Professor Emeritus Research Interests Neuroendocrinology of Reproduction; Sexual Differentiation of the Brain; Environmental Toxins as Endocrine Disrupters
	Marc J. Tetel Associate Professor, Neuroscience Program Wellesley College Member, Center for Neuroendocrine Studies Science Center 367 781-283-3003 mtetel@wellesley.edu Research Interests Nuclear Receptor Coactivators and Mechanisms of Steroid Hormone Action in the Brain
	Christine Wagner Professor, Department of Psychology Member, Center for Neuroendocrine Studies State University of New York at Albany - SS 369 518-591-8836 cwagner@albany.edu Research Interests Maternal/fetal Interaction; Maternal Hormones and Fetal Neural Development
	R. Thomas Zoeller Professor Emeritus Research Interests Thyroid Hormone Regulation of Brain Development; Thyroid Disrupting Compounds and Development