Education:
Duke University, Postdoctoral Research (1994-1999)
University of North Carolina, Ph.D. Neurobiology (1994)
University of Georgia, B.S./B.A. Biology and Psychology (1987)

Research Area:
Addiction, cocaine abuse, alcoholism, ritalin, ADHD, methamphetamine neurotoxicity, knockout mice

Academic Activities:
Research Advisory Committee, Faculty Development Advisory Committee, Transgenic Mouse Core Advisory Committee, Primate Center Advisory Committee

Medical & Graduate Education:
Co-Director of Graduate Studies, Director of Advanced Topics in Physiology and Pharmacology (PSPR704), lecturer in various graduate and medical student courses, Standardized Patient Assessment evaluator for medical education

Brief Summary of Research:
Our laboratory is mainly focused on measuring monoamine (dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine) neurotransmitters in several different animal models of drug and alcohol abuse. The two primary techniques used are cyclic voltammetry and microdialysis. We have current projects examining the consequences of chronic exposure to cocaine, alcohol, methamphetamine, ritalin and speedball. We have ongoning collaborations with Dr. David Roberts concerning the neurobiological consequesces of cocaine self-administration and with Dr. Jeff Weiner concerning the impact of ritalin treatment on alcohol self administration in rats.

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