|
|
 |
Undergraduate Institution and Major/Degree:
-
University of Nebraska, BA/BS
Psychology-Major, Biochemistry and Chemistry-Minor, 2005
Major Advisor(s):
Research Description:
Investigating the role of AFAP120 in dendritic spine morphogenesis and maintenance as well as it's role in cytoskeleton-mediated dendritic spine changes following drug exposure.
Lab Rotations:
-
Mark Thomas
-
Paul Mermelstein
-
Lorene Lanier
Courses Taken Beyond the Core Courses:
-
Developmental Neurobiology Journal Club
-
Psychopharmacology Seminar
-
Biological Basis of Behavior
-
Advanced Developmental Biology
Conferences Attended:
Publications:
-
Bevins RA, Penrod RD, Reichel CM., 2007, “Nicotine does not produce state-dependent effects on learning in a Pavlovian appetitive goal tracking task with rats.” Behav. Brain Res., 177:134-141
-
Wilkinson JL, Murray JE, Li C, Wiltgen SM, Penrod RD, Berg SA, Bevins RA., 2006, “Interoceptive Pavlovian conditioning with nicotine as the conditional stimulus varies as a function of the number of conditioning trails and unpaired sucrose deliveries.” Behav Pharmacol., 17:161-172
-
Peer JE, Rothmann Tl, Penrod RD, Penn DL, Spaulding WD., 2004, “social cognitive bias and neurocognitive deficit in paranoid symptoms: evidence for an interaction effect and changes during treatment.” Schizophr Res., 71:463-471
Presentations:
-
Wilkinson JL, Penrod RD, Murray JE & Bevins RA. Conditioned stimulus effects of nicotine: bupropion substitution and the effects of sucrose concentration. 35th meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC, November 2005
-
Penrod RD, Reichel CM, & Bevins RA. A test of state-
dependency’s role in a Pavlovian drug discrimination task with nicotine.
36th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA, November 2006
-
Penrod, RD, Reichel, CM, & Bevins, RA. A test of state-
dependency’s role in an interoceptive conditioning task with a nicotine cue.
78th Midwestern Psychological Association annual meeting, Chicago IL, May 2006
-
Murray JE, Wilkinson JL, Berg SA, Penrod RD, Li CJ, Wiltgen SM & Bevins RA. Nicotine as a conditional stimulus: Factors affecting acquisition and extinction. 77th Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago IL, May 2005.
Professional Memberships:
Home Town:
|
|
