Education: 
Wayne State University, B.S. Psychology
University of Minnesota, Ph.D. Exp. Psychology
Uniformed Services University Health Sciences, Behavioral Pharmacology Post-Doc

Research Area:
Neurobehavioral Pharmacology; Nonhuman Primate Models; Brain Imaging; Cocaine Abuse


Academic Activities:
Recruitment, Retention, Promotions, and Tenure Committee (RRPT)
Center for Biomolecular Imaging (CBI) Oversight Committee
Nonhuman Primate Environmental Enrichment Subcommittee

Activities in Medical & Graduate Education:
PSPR 722: Behavioral Pharmacology (Course Director)
PSPR 705: Journal Club (Course Director)
GRAD 713: Ethics and Professional Development (Facilitator)

Brief Summary of Research:
The research conducted in this laboratory is aimed at understanding the neuropharmacology of cocaine abuse with the goal of identifying novel treatment strategies. To accomplish this goal, we utilize schedule-controlled behavior, cocaine self-administration, drug discrimination, social behavior, unconditioned behaviors, PET imaging and pharmacological challenges in nonhuman primate models. We are also interested in neurochemical, physiological and hormonal changes due to cocaine exposure. Finally, we examine sex differences in our subjects; we have the only laboratory in the world using socially housed monkeys (male and female) in intravenous drug self-administration studies.

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Nader Lab
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2008 Wake-Emory Lab Exchange Pictures
Past Students and Post-Docs
The Lab Environment