Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2024 - Present
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Recent Publications
Donepezil Reverses Alcohol-Induced Changes in Hippocampal Neurogenic and Glial Responses Following Adolescent Intermittent Ethanol Exposure Into Adulthood in Female Rats.
Journal Article Hippocampus · March 2025 Adolescent intermittent ethanol (AIE) exposure leads to persisting increases in glial markers and significantly decreases the neurogenic niche in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus. Our previous study indicated that donepezil (DZ), a cholinesterase inhib ... Full text Link to item CiteAdolescent intermittent ethanol (AIE) produces lasting, sex-specific changes in rat body fat independent of changes in white blood cell composition.
Journal Article Front Physiol · 2024 Early initiation of alcohol use during adolescence, and adolescent binge drinking are risk factors for the development of alcohol use disorder later in life. Adolescence is a time of rapid sex-dependent neural, physiological, and behavioral changes as well ... Full text Link to item CiteAdolescent intermittent ethanol exposure alters adult exploratory and affective behaviors, and cerebellar Grin2b expression in C57BL/6J mice.
Journal Article Drug Alcohol Depend · December 1, 2023 Binge drinking is one of the most common patterns (more than 90%) of alcohol consumption by young people. During adolescence, the brain undergoes maturational changes that influence behavioral control and affective behaviors, such as cerebellar brain volum ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
1/8 NADIA U01 Effects of Adolescent Alcohol Exposure on Hippocampal Function in Adulthood
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2024Impact of Lifestyle Disruptions on Problem Drinking Behavior and Drinking Habit Development in Young Adulthood
FellowshipMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2024Development of a Veterans Affairs Based Comprehensive Lung Cancer Survivorship Program
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Institute for Medical Research, Inc. · 2018 - 2022View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
American University ·
1980
Ph.D.