Dr. Dohanich and his students studied the influences of ovarian and adrenal steroids and biological sex on behavior. Employing a rodent model, early work implicated the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the mediation of female mating behaviors by the steroid hormone estrogen. Subsequent projects investigated the role of estrogen in enhancing working memory by modulation of acetylcholine brain chemistry. Later studies explored the development of sex differences in learning and behavior, and linked the expression of sex differences in learning strategy to anxiety.

During his final years at Tulane, Dr. Dohanich devoted his efforts to educational projects that included developing new graduate and undergraduate courses and expanding his own teaching methodologies. His two-semester series (College Teaching Pedagogy and Practicum) offered doctoral students in science and engineering the opportunity to learn and apply current pedagogical methods in their own small-enrollment undergraduate courses.

Dr. Dohanich retired in June of 2022 after 37 years as a member of the Tulane faculty. He can be contacted at dohanich@tulane.edu.

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The Student Senate Annual Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Tulane University, 1987.

The Student Senate Annual Award for Excellence in Academic Advising, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Tulane University, 1988 and 2001.

Randolf C. Read Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Tulane University, 1995.

Sheldon Hackney Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Tulane University, 1996.

Newcomb College Mortar Board Annual Award for Excellence in Teaching, Newcomb College, Tulane University, 2000.

Tulane College Senior Class Outstanding Advisor Award for Exemplary Service to Students, Tulane College, Tulane University, 2001.

Suzanne and Stephen Weiss Presidential Fellow for Inspired Teaching and Distinctive Contributions to Undergraduate Education, Tulane University, 2007.

Distinguished Newcomb Fellow, Newcomb College Institute, Tulane University, 2012.

President’s Award for Excellence in Graduate and Professional School Teaching, Tulane University, 2014.

Honors Professor of the Year, Honors Program, Tulane University, 2019-2020.
 

Grissom, E.M., W.R. Hawley, and G.P Dohanich. Organizational effects of testosterone on learning strategy preference and muscarinic receptor binding in prepubertal rats. Hormones and Behavior 110:1-9, 2019. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0018506X18304215 

Nahar, J., J. R. Rainville, G. P. Dohanich, and J. G. Tasker. Further evidence for a membrane receptor that binds glucocorticoids in the rodent hypothalamus. Steroids, 2016.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27327842

Mueller, S. C., E. M. Grissom, and G. P. Dohanich. Assessing gonadal hormone contributions to affective psychopathologies across humans and animal models.  Psychoneuroendocrinology 46:114-128, 2014.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24882164

Serefoglu, E. C., W. R. Hawley, G. F. Lasker, E. M. Grissom, S. H. Mandava, S. C. Sikka, G. P. Dohanich, and W. J. Hellstrom.  Effect of botulinum-A toxin injection into bulbospongiosus muscle on ejaculation latency in male rats. Journal of Sexual Medicine 11:1657-1663, 2014. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24774776

Cost, K. T., T. D. Lobell, Z. N. Williams-Yee, S. Henderson, and G. Dohanich.  The effects of pregnancy, lactation, and primiparity on object-in-place memory of female rats. Hormones and Behavior 65:32-39, 2014.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24211441

Ferland, C. L., W. R. Hawley, R. E. Puckett, K. Wineberg, F. D. Lubin, G. P. Dohanich, and  L. A. Schrader.  Sirtuin activity in dentate gyrus contributes to chronic stress-induced behavior and extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 1 and 2 cascade changes in the hippocampus.  Biological Psychiatry 74:927-935, 2013.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24011821

Hawley, W. R., E. M. Grissom, J. M. Patel, K. S. Hodges, and G. P. Dohanich.  Reactivation of an aversive memory modulates learning strategy preference in male rats.  Stress, 73-86, 2013. 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22533611

Hawley, W. R, E. M. Grissom, R. C. Martin, M. B. Halmos, C. L. Bart, and G. P. Dohanich.  Testosterone modulates spatial recognition memory in male rats.  Hormones and Behavior 63:559-565, 2013.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23481590

Grissom, E. M., W. R. Hawley, K. S. Hodges, J. M. Fawcett-Patel, and G. P. Dohanich.  Biological sex influences learning strategy preference and muscarinic receptor binding in specific brain regions of prepubertal rats. Hippocampus 23:313-322, 2013.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23280785

Grissom, E. M., W. R. Hawley, S. S. Bromley-Dulfano, S. E. Marino, N. G. Stathopoulos, and G. P. Dohanich.  Learning strategy is influenced by trait anxiety and early rearing conditions in prepubertal male, but not prepubertal female rats.  Neurobiology of Learning and Memory 98:174-181, 2012.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22705447

Cost, K. T., Z. N. Williams-Yee, J. N. Fustok, and G. P. Dohanich.    Sex differences in object-in-place memory in adult rats.  Behavioral Neuroscience 126:457-464, 2012.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22642887

Hawley, W. R., E. M. Grissom, H. E. Barratt, T. S. Conrad, and G. P. Dohanich. The effects of biological sex and gonadal hormones on learning strategy in adult rats.  Physiology and Behavior 105:1014–1020, 2012.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22146478

Hawley, W.R., E.M. Grissom, and G.P. Dohanich. The relationships between trait anxiety, place recognition memory, and learning strategy. Behavioural Brain Research 216:525–530, 2011.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20801159

Hawley, W., E. Grissom, L. Keskitalo, T. Hastings, and G. Dohanich. Sexual motivation and anxiety-like behaviors of male rats after exposure to a trauma followed by situational reminders. Physiology and Behavior 102:181–187, 2011.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21044642

Frankola, K.A, A.L. Flora, A.K. Torres, E.M. Grissom, S. Overstreet, and G P. Dohanich.  Effects of early rearing conditions on cognitive performance in prepubescent male and female rats. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory 94:91-99, 2010.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20403447

Tunur, T., G.P. Dohanich, and L.A.Schrader.  Pre-exposure to context affects learning strategy in mice. Learning and Memory 17:328-331, 2010.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20573774

Dohanich, G.P., D.L. Korol, and T. Shors. Steroids, learning and memory.  In Hormones, Brain and Behavior, (Second Edition, Vol. 1), edited by D. W. Pfaff, A. P. Arnold, A, M. Etgen, S. E. Fahrbach, and R. T. Rubin. San Diego: Academic Press, pp. 539-576, 2009.

Luine, V.N. and G.P. Dohanich. Sex differences in cognitive function in rodents.  In Sex Difference in the Brain: From Genes to Behavior, edited by J. Becker et al., Oxford University Press, pp. 227-251, 2008.

Robert Hunter – Uric acid and adenosine binding in young rats: A model of hyperactivity (1987)

Cheryl Menard Lynch– Estrogen-dependent cholinergic regulation of sexual receptivity in intact cycling female rats (1991)  (Associate Professor, Former Head of Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Retired)

Thomas Hebert – Gonadal steroid regulation of NADPH-diaphorase histochemistry in the male and female rat brain (1996)  (Senior Professor of Practice of Psychology, Tulane Brain Institute, Tulane University)

Aric Fader – The effects of estrogen delivered to the medial preoptic area and hippocampal formation on spatial performance in a radial arm maze (2000)  (Senior Medical Writer, MedVal Scientific)

Jill Daniel – The role of acetylcholine in the estrogen-induced increase in hippocampal NMDA receptor binding and in the associated enhancement of working memory performance (2000)  (Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience,  Former Director of theTulane Brain Institute, Tulane University)

Barry Row – Role of corticotropin-releasing hormone in the modulation of spatial memory (1999)  (Assistant Professor, University of Louisville)

Zuzana Hruska – Effects of estrogen treatment on working memory impairments induced by beta-amyloid and ibotenic acid in female rats (2003)   (Faculty, Geosystems Research Institute)

Wayne Hawley – Modulation of spatial cognition in adult rats by biological sex, gonadal steroids, affective conditions, and cholinergic neurotransmission (2013)   (Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Edinboro University)

Elin Grissom – The relationships between sex differences in learning strategy in early life and neurochemical and neuroarchitectural endpoints in multiple memory systems (2013)  (Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Loyola University of New Orleans)

Katherine Cost – Spatial ability during pregnancy and motherhood in rats and humans: A comparative study (2013)  (Department of Psychiatry, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario) 

Behavioral Endocrinology: NSCI 4060/6060, PSYC 4060/6060

Psychopharmacology: NSCI 4530/6530, PSYC 4530/6530

Professional Issues in Psychology: PSYC 7230

College Teaching Pedagogy: PSYC/NSCI 7240

College Teaching Practicum: PSYC 7241

Stress and Trauma: PSYC/NSCI 6590

The broad goal of Dr. Daniel’s research is to understand mechanisms by which estrogens and androgens impact areas of the brain important for cognition. Current work in the lab is focused on the impact of these hormones on the brain and cognition across the lifespan, from early in development during which they help organize mammalian brains as male or female to later in life during which changes in their levels impact the aging brain. Research is conducted in rodent models and experimental approaches used in the lab include behavioral analyses as well as biochemical and molecular assays.

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Baumgartner, N.E., McQuillen, S.M., Perry, S.F., Miller, S., Maroteaux, M.J., Gibbs, R.B., Daniel, J.M. (2022). History of previous midlife estradiol treatment permanently alters interactions of brain insulin-like growth factor-1 signaling and hippocampal estrogen synthesis to enhance cognitive aging in a rat model of menopause. Journal of Neuroscience,42, 7969-7983. PMCID: PMC9617614 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36261268/

Baumgartner, N.E., Black, K.L., McQuillen, S.M., Daniel, J.M. (2021). Previous estradiol treatment during midlife maintains transcriptional regulation of memory-related proteins by ERα in the hippocampus in a rat model of menopause. Neurobiology of Aging, 105, 365-373. PMCID: PMC8338908 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34198140/

Baumgartner, N.E., Daniel, J.M. (2021). Estrogen receptor α: a critical role in successful female cognitive aging. Invited review in Special Issue, Cognition and Menopause, Climacteric, 24, 333-339. PMCID: PMC8273070 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33522313/

Zimmerman, M.A., Ogola, B.O., Wilkinson, M.M, Visniauskas, B., De Miguel, C., Daniel, J.M., Lindsey, S.H. (2020). Medroxyprogesterone opposes estradiol-induced renal damage in midlife ovariectomized Long Evans rats. Menopause: The Journal of the North American Menopause Society, 27, 12. PMCID: PMC7946153 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33109993/

Darling, J.S., Bayless, D.W., Dartez, L.R., Taylor,J.J., Mehrotra, A., Smith, W.L., Daniel, J.M. (2020). Sex differences in impulsivity in adult rats are mediated by organizational actions of neonatal gonadal hormones and not by hormones acting at puberty or in adulthood. Behavioural Brain Research, 395: 112843. PMCID: PMC7721484 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32755634/

Baumgartner, N.E.*, Grissom, E.M.*, Pollard, K.J., McQuillen, S.M., Daniel, J.M. (2019). *co-first authors. Neuroestrogen-dependent transcriptional activity in the brains of ERE-Luciferase reporter mice following short- and long-term ovariectomy. eNeuro, 6(5) ENEURO.0275-19: 1-11. PMCID: PMC6795557 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31575604/

Pollard, K.J., Daniel, J.M. (2019). Nuclear estrogen receptor activation by insulin-like growth factor-1 in Neuro-2A neuroblastoma cells requires endogenous estrogen synthesis and is mediated by mutually repressive MAPK and PI3K cascades. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 490: 68-79. PMCID: PMC6520186 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30986444/

Darling, J.S., Daniel, J.M. (2019). Pubertal hormones mediate sex differences in levels of myelin basic protein in the orbitofrontal cortex of adult rats. Neuroscience, 406: 487-495. Black, K.L., Baumgartner, N.E., Daniel, J.M. (2018). Lasting impact on memory of midlife exposure to exogenous and endogenous estrogens. Behavioral Neuroscience,132: 547-551. PMCID: PMC6511458 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30926549/

Pollard, K.J., Wartman, H.D., Daniel, J.M. (2018). Previous estradiol treatment in ovariectomized mice provides lasting enhancement of memory and brain estrogen receptor activity.  Hormones and Behavior, 102: 76-84. PMCID: PMC6004337 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29742445/

Black, K. L., Baumgartner, N. E., & Daniel, J. M. (2018). Lasting impact on memory of midlife exposure to exogenous and endogenous estrogens. Behavioral Neuroscience, 132(6):547-551. PMCID: PMC6242721 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30160505/

For a complete listing of publications, see https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Uujj8JAAAAAJ&hl=en

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory PSYC-NSCI 4330/6330

Physiological Psychology PSYC 7090

Professor Cunningham 's primary research interests include examining adolescent development in diverse contexts. Specifically, he examines resilience and vulnerability in African American children and adolescents. Dr. Cunningham is not currently accepting graduate students.

Joint Appointment: African and African Diaspora Studies Program

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Boyne, K, Hamlin, F., Cunningham, M., & Abo-Zena, M. (2020). You see your own eyes reflected back: The radical potential of art and oral history in imaging a new humanism. Research in Human Development,

Abo-Zena, M., Brittian-Lloyd, A., Cunningham, M. (2020). Introduction to Mentored Scholarship: Mirrors, Windows, and Doors to Understanding and Supporting Research in Human Development. Research in Human Development.

Cunningham, M., (2019). Introduction to myths and realities associated with research and theorizing for human development. Research in Human Development, 16, 1-4. Doi:10.1080/15427609.2019.1578117

Rious, J. B., Cunningham, M., & Spencer, M. B. (2019). Rethinking the notion of "Hostility" in African American parenting styles. Research in Human Development, 16, 35-50. doi:  https://doi.org/10.1080/15427609.2018.1541377

Cunningham, M., Mulser, R. M., Scott, K., & Yates, A. (2019). African American adolescents speak: The meaning of racial identity in the relation between individual race-related stress and depression symptoms In H. E. Fitzgerald, D. J. Johnson, D. B. Qin, F. A. Villarruel, & J. Norder (Eds.), Handbook of children and prejudice: Integrating research, practice, and policy. Springer Publishers: New York.

Cunningham, M., & White, A. (2019). Young adulthood and health disparities in African American males. In D. Griffith (Ed.). Handbook of African American male health.

Cunningham, M., Francois, S., Rodriguez, G., & White, X. L., (2018). Resilience and coping: An example with African American adolescents. Research in Human Development. doi: 10.1080/15427609.2018.1502547.

Rious, J. B., & Cunningham, M. (2017). Altruism as a buffer for antisocial behavior for African American adolescents exposed to community violence. Journal of Community Psychology. doi: 10.1002/jcop.21936

Lee, X., W., & Cunningham, M. (2017). Perceived teacher encouragement as buffer to substance use in urban African American adolescents: Implications for disconnected youth. Education and Urban Society, 1-26, doi: 10.1177/0013124517714848

Lindsey, M. A., Brown, D. R, & Cunningham, M. (2017). Boys do(n't) cry: Addressing the Unmet mental health needs of African American boys. Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 87, 377-383. doi: 10.1037/ort0000198.

Cunningham, M., Hucke, K. J., & Lee, X. W. (2016). Physical activity as a buffer for anxiety symptoms in rural African American adolescent females. Journal of Women’s Health Care, 5, 326. doi:10.4172/2167-0420.1000326

Cunningham, M. (2016). Are there missing steps of the proposed “Ladders of Opportunity” for boys and young males of color? Implications for intersectionality. Social Policy Report, 29(3), 25-28. – Commentary

Cunningham, M., & Francois, S. (2016). Theoretical perspectives in studying African American youth in rural settings. In L. Crockett, & G. Carlo (Eds.), Studying rural adolescents. (pp. 57-70). New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Cunningham, M., & Rious, J. B. (2015). Listening to voices of youth: Implications for working in diverse communities. Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 85, S86-S92.
 

Advanced Adolescent Psychology: PSYC 715

Children of Color: PSYC 716

Research Methods in Urban Communities: PSYC 439

Adolescent Psychology: PSYC 339

Introduction to African American Psychology: PSYC 331

Black Youth: Developmental Perspectives: PSYC 461

Dr. Corey studies cognitive neuroscience and quantitative methods. Within cognitive neuroscience, Dr. Corey studies the relationships among brain asymmetry, sex, auditory processing, language production, and speech fluency. He is interested in the origin of sex differences in the incidence of persistent developmental stuttering and is conducting research aimed at determining (1) whether sex differences in stuttering are caused by sex differences in auditory processing and (2) how sex differences in stuttering are influenced by developmental variations in sex hormones. Within quantitative methods, Dr. Corey conducts statistical simulation studies (also known as Monte Carlo studies) to determine (1) the accuracy and effectiveness of statistical significance tests involving the correlation coefficient, r, and (2) the effects of dichotomization of continuous variables.

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Cohen, J.D., Mock, J.R., Nichols, T., Zadina, J., Corey, D.M., Lemen, L., Bellugi, U., Galaburda, A., Reiss, A., & Foundas, A.L. (2010). Morphometry of human insular cortex and insular volume reduction in Williams syndrome. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 44, 81-89.

Corey, D.M., & Cuddapah, V.A. (2008). Delayed auditory feedback effects during reading and conversation tasks: Gender differences in fluent adults. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 33, 291-305.

Knaus, T.A., Corey, D.M., Bollich, A.M., Lemen, L.C., & Foundas, A.L. (2007). Anatomical Asymmetries of Anterior Perisylvian Speech-Language Regions. Cortex, 43, 499-510.

Zadina, J.N., Corey, D. M., Casbergue, R.M., Lemen, L.C. Rouse J.C., Knaus, T.A. Foundas, A.L. (2006). Lobar asymmetries in subtypes of dyslexic and control subjects. Journal of Child Neurology.

Daniels, S.K., Corey, D.M., Fraychinaud, A., Rowell, J., DePolo, A., Foundas, A.L. (2006). Swallowing lateralization: The effects of dual task interference. Dysphagia, 21,21-27.

Daniels, S.K., Schroeder, M.F., McClain, M., Corey, D.M., Rosenbek, J.C., Foundas, A.L. (2006). Dysphagia in stroke: Development of a standard method to examine swallowing recovery. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 43, 347-356.

Shroeder, M.F., Daniels, S.K., McClain, M. Corey, D.M., & Foundas, A.L. (2006). Clinical and cognitive predictors of swallowing recovery in stroke. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 43, 301-310.

Knaus, T.A., Corey, D.M., Bollich, A.M., Lemen, L.C., & Foundas, A.L. (In Press). Variability in perisylvian brain anatomy in healthy adults. Brain and Language

Daniels, S. K., Schroeder, M. F., McClain, M., Corey, D. M., Rosenbek, J. C., & Foundas, A. L. (in press). Dysphagia in stroke: Development of a standard method to examine swallowing recovery. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development.

Foundas, A. L., Corey, D. M., Hurley, M., & Heilman, K. M. (in press). Verbal dichotic listening in right and left-handed adults: Laterality effects in directed attention. Cortex.

Corey, D. M., & Foundas, A. L. (2005). Measuring familial sinistrality: Problems with dichotomous classification. Laterality, 10, 321-335.

Daniels, S. K., Corey, D. M., Fraychinaud, A., Rowell, J., DePolo, A., & Foundas, A. L. (2005). Swallowing lateralization: The effects of dual task interference. Dysphagia, 20, 77.

Foundas, A. L., Bollich, A. M., Feldman, J., Corey, D. M., Hurley, M., Lemen, L. C., & Heilman, K. M. (2004). Atypical planum temporale anatomy in stuttering: Relationship to delayed auditory feedback. Neurology, 63, 1640-1646.

Foundas, A. L., Corey, D. M., Hurley, M., & Heilman, K. M. (2004). Verbal dichotic listening in developmental stuttering: Subgroups with atypical auditory processing. Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, 17, 224-232.

Knaus, T. A., Bollich, A. M., Corey, D. M., Lemen, L. C., & Foundas, A. L. (2004). Sex-linked differences in the anatomy of perisylvian language cortex: A volumetric MRI study of gray-matter volumes. Neuropsychology, 18, 738-747.

Daniels, S. K., Corey, D. M., Hadskey, L. D., Legendre, C., Priestly, D. H., Rosenbek, J. C., & Foundas, A. L. (2004). Mechanisms of sequential swallowing during straw drinking in healthy young and older adults. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 47, 33-45.

Beal, D. J., Corey, D. M., & Dunlap, W. P. (2002). Identifying outlier studies in meta-analysis: Alternatives to Huffcutt and Arthur 's (1995) approach. Journal of Applied Psychology, 87, 583-589.

Introductory Psychology: PSYC 100

Univariate Statistics: PSYC 209/609

Experimental Psychology: PSYC 313

Univariate Statistics II: PSYC611

Multivariate Analysis: PSYC 613

New Orleans has a unique and vibrant musical culture, and members of the Colombo laboratory use musical training as model system to study brain plasticity. Experience-dependent plasticity associated with musical training generalizes beyond auditory processing to influence cognitive functions including attention, working memory, and inhibitory control. In one line of investigation, we study effects of musical training on executive functions, and on neural activity measured by EEG. In another line of research, we study effects of musical training on stress reactivity measured behaviorally and biochemically. Most recently, results of studies in young subjects have been used to formulate and test music-related interventions for preventing and ameliorating age-associated cognitive decline. We also study effects of music-based mentoring on neural, cognitive, and social development. Studies conducted in collaboration with community partners The Roots of Music, and Make Music NOLA, examine the effects of music-based mentoring on executive functions, self-efficacy, and the neurobiological mechanisms underlying the impact of music training on behavior and cognitive functions. For more information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agcy2eNhATw&feature=youtu.be

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Winston, J.L., Jazwinski, B.M.,Corey, D.M., &  Colombo, P.J. (2021). Music training, and the ability of musicians to harmonize, are associated with enhanced planning and problem-solving. Frontiers in Psychology DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.805186.

Yurgil, K. A., Velasquez, M. A., Winston, J. L., Reichman, N. B., & Colombo, P. J. (2020). Music Training, Working Memory, and Neural Oscillations: A Review. Frontiers in Psychology, 11(February), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00266

Colombo, P. J., Habibi, A., & Alain, C. (2020). Editorial: Music Training, Neural Plasticity, and Executive Function. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 14(August), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2020.00041

Pahng, A.R., & Colombo, P.J. (2017) Phosphorylation of tyrosine receptor kinase B in the dorsal striatum is associated with response learning, and may be a mechanism for interactions between neural systems specialized for memory. Behavioural Neuroscience Feb;131(1):33-41.

Yang, H., Hou, H., Pahng, A., Gu, H. Nairn, A. Tang, Y.P., Colombo, P.J., & Xia, H. (2015) Protein phosphatase-1 inhibitor-2 is a novel memory suppressor. Journal of Neuroscience. Nov 11;35(45):15082-7.

Colombo, P.J. & Bohbot V. (2013). Dynamic interactions between memory systems. Hippocampus, 23: 971-972.

Kathirvelu B, Colombo P.J.  (2013). Effects of lentivirus-mediated CREB expression in the dorsolateral striatum: Memory enhancement and evidence for competitive and cooperative interactions with the hippocampus. Hippocampus, 23; 1066-1074.

Kathirvelu, B., East, B.S., Hill, A.R., Smith, C.A., Colombo, P.J. (2013). Lentivirus-mediated chronic expression of dominant-negative CREB in the dorsal hippocampus impairs memory for contextual fear conditioning and place learning. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 99 10-16.

Colombo, P.J. East, B.S. Jr., Crawley, M. E. & Hill, A.R. (2012). Aging and the Brain. In V.S. Ramachandran (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, 2nd Ed, London: Elsevier.

Smith, C.A., East, B.S., & Colombo, P.J. (2010). The orbitofrontal cortex is not necessary for acquisition or remote recall of socially transmitted food preferences Behavioural Brain Research, 208 243–249.

Brightwell, J.J., Smith, C.A., Neve, R.L., & Colombo, P.J. (2008). Transfection of mutant CREB in the striatum, but not the hippocampus, impairs long-term memory for response learning. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 89 27-35.

Smith, C.A., Countryman, R.A, Sahuque, L.L., & Colombo, P.J. (2007). Timecourses of Fos expression in rat hippocampus and neocortex following acquisition and recall of a socially transmitted food preference. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 88, 65-74.

Brightwell-Petta, J., Smith, C.A., Neve, R.L., & Colombo, P.J. (2007). Long-term memory for place-learning is facilitated by expression of cAMP response element-binding protein in the dorsal hippocampus. Learning and Memory, 14, 195-199.

Arumugam, H., Liu, X., Colombo, P.J., Corriveau, R.A., & Belousov, A.B. (2005). NMDA receptors regulate developmental gap junction uncoupling via CREB signaling. Nature Neuroscience, 8 (12), 1720-1726.

Countryman, R.A., Kaban, N.L. & Colombo, P.J. (2005). Hippocampal c-fos is necessary for long-term memory of a socially transmitted food preference. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 84, 175-183.

Brightwell, J.J, Smith, C.A., Countryman, R.A, Neve, R.L. & Colombo, P.J. (2005).  Hippocampal overexpression of mutant CREB blocks long-term but not short-term memory for a socially transmitted food preference. Learning and Memory, 12, 12-17.

Countryman, R.A., Orlowski, J.D., Brightwell, J.J., Oskowitz, A.Z. & Colombo, P.J. (2005). CREB phosphorylation and c-Fos expression in the hippocampus of rats during acquisition and recall of a socially transmitted food preference. Hippocampus,15:1, 56-67.

Colombo, P.J. & Gold, P.E. (2004). Multiple memory systems. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 82, 169-170.

Colombo, P.J. (2004). Learning-induced activation of transcription factors among multiple memory systems. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 82, 268-277.

Brightwell, J.J., Gallagher, M. & Colombo, P.J. (2004). Hippocampal CREB1 protein, but not CREB2, is decreased in aged rats with spatial memory impairments. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 81, 19-26.

Colombo, P.J., Brightwell, J.J., & Countryman, R.A. (2003). Cognitive strategy-specific increases in phosphorylated CREB and c-Fos in the hippocampus and dorsal striatum.  Journal of Neuroscience, 23, 3547-3554.

Colombo, P.J., & Gallagher, M. (2002). Individual differences in spatial memory among aged rats are related to protein kinase C immunoreactivity in CA1 of hippocampus. Hippocampus, 12, 285-289.

Nicolle, M.J., Colombo, P.J., Gallagher, M., & McKinney, M. (1999). Metabotropic glutamate receptor-mediated phosphoinositide turnover is blunted in spatial learning-impaired aged rats. Journal of Neuroscience, 19, 9604-9610.

Colombo, P.J. & Gallagher, M. (1998). Individual differences in spatial memory and striatal ChAT activity among young and aged rats. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 70, 314-327.

Colombo, P.J., Wetsel, W.C., & Gallagher, M. (1997). Spatial memory is related to hippocampal subcellular concentrations of calcium-dependent protein kinase C isoforms in young and aged rats. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 94, 14195-14199.

Colombo, P.J. (1997). Promises and Challenges of Brain Repair. Contemporary Psychology, 42, 513.

Colombo, P.J., Rivera, D.T., Martinez Jr., J.L., Bennett, E.L., & Rosenzweig, M.R. (1997). Evidence for localized and discrete roles for enkephalins during memory formation in the chick. Behavioral Neuroscience, 111, 114-122.

Colombo, P.J. (1996). Filling in a niche among animal learning textbooks. Contemporary Psychology, 41, 891-892.

Gallagher, M., & Colombo, P.J. (1995). Ageing: The cholinergic hypothesis of cognitive decline.  Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 5, 161-168.

Colombo, P.J.,Rivera, D.T., Martinez, J. L., Bennett,E.L. (1994). Neurochemical and pharmacological examination of the involvement of Met-enkephalin in memory for avoidance training in two regions of the chick brain. NIDA Research Monographs, Vol 141, 266.

Colombo, P.J., Thompson, K.R., Martinez Jr., J.L., Bennett, E.L., & Rosenzweig, M.R. (1993).  Dynorphin(1-13) impairs memory formation for aversive and appetitive 
learning in chicks.  Peptides, 14, 1165-1170.

Rosenzweig, M.R., Bennett, E.L., Colombo, P.J., Lee, D.W., & Serrano, P.A. (1993).  Short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term memories. Behavioural Brain Research, 57, 193-198.

Brooks, S.A., Colombo, P.J., Derrick, B.E., Gladden, V.L., Hernandez, R.V., Janak, P.H., Rodriguez, W.A., Rule. R.R. (1993). From Behavior to Brain: How Behavior Guides Reductionistic Analysis. Contemporary Psychology, 38. (11), 1183-1185.

Colombo, P.J., Thompson, K.R., Martinez Jr., J.L., Bennett, E.L., & Rosenzweig, M.R. (1993).  Opioid peptide administration and memory formation: effects of administration vehicle.  Proceedings of the Western Pharmacology Society, 36, 239-244.

Colombo, P.J., Martinez Jr., J.L., Bennett, E.L., & Rosenzweig, M.R. (1992).  Kappa opioid receptor activity modulates memory for peck-avoidance training in the 2-day-old chick.  Psychopharmacology, 108, 235-240.
 
Rosenzweig, M.R., Bennett, E.L., Martinez Jr., J.L., Beniston, D., Colombo, P.J., Lee, D.W., Patterson, T.A., Schulteis, G., & Serrano, P.A. (1991).  Stages of memory formation in the chick: findings and problems.  In R. Andrew (Ed.) Neural and Behavioral Plasticity in the Domestic Chick.  Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Davis, H.P., Cohen, A., Gandy, M., Colombo, P.J., VanDusseldorp, G., Simolke, N., & Romano, J. (1990).  Lexical priming deficits as a function of age.  Behavioral Neuroscience, 104, 286-295.

Colombo, P.J., Davis, H.P, & Volpe, B.T. (1989).  Allocentric spatial and tactile memory impairments in rats with dorsal caudate lesions are affected by preoperative behavioral training.  Behavioral Neuroscience, 103, 1242-1250.

Volpe, B.T., Davis, H.P., & Colombo, P.J. (1989).  Preoperative training modifies radial maze performance in rats with ischemic hippocampal injury.  Stroke, 20, 1700-1706.

Colombo, P.J., Davis, H.P., Simolke, N., Markley, F., & Volpe, B.T. (1988).  Forebrain ischemia produces hippocampal damage and a persistent working memory deficit in rats.  Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 26 (4), 375-377.

Biological Psychology: PSYC/NSCI 4510

Music and Brain: PSYC/NSCI 4513

Brain and Behavior: PSYC/NSCI 3300

Dr. Baker is interested in better understanding and facilitating the translation of effective prevention and intervention programs into community settings serving children and families. Her work is grounded in a community-engaged research approach. More information about Dr. Baker’s research program can be found at www.courtneynbaker.com. Dr. Baker is currently accepting graduate students.

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Baker, C. N., Peele, H., Daniels, M., Saybe, M., Whalen, K., Overstreet, S., & the New Orleans Trauma-Informed Schools Learning Collaborative. (in press). The experience of COVID-19 and its impact on teachers’ mental health, coping, and teaching. School Psychology Review.

Baker, C. N., Brown, S. M., Overstreet, S., Wilcox, P. D., and the New Orleans Trauma-Informed Schools Learning Collaborative. (in press). Validation of the Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care (ARTIC) Scale. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.

Robey, N., Margolies, S., Sutherland, L., Rupp, C., Black, C., Hill, T., & Baker, C. N. (in press). Understanding staff- and system-level contextual factors relevant to trauma-informed care implementation. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.

Wagner, A. C., Bartsch, A. A., Manganaro, M., Monson, C. M., Baker, C. N., & Brown, S. M. (in press). Trauma-informed care training with HIV and related community service workers: Short and long term effects on attitudes. Psychological Services.

Wittich, C., Rupp, C., Overstreet, S., Baker, C. N., & the New Orleans Trauma-Informed Schools Learning Collaborative. (2020). Barriers and facilitators of the implementation of trauma-informed schools. Research and Practice in the Schools, 7, 33-48.

Jurgen, B., Baker, C. N., Kamps, J., Hempe, J. M., & Chalew, S. A. (2020). Associations between depressive symptoms, fear of hypoglycemia, adherence to management behaviors and metabolic control in children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 27, 385-395.

Stevens, N. R., Ziadni, M. S., Lillis, T. A., Gerhart, J., Baker, C. N., & Hobfoll, S. E. (2019). Perceived lack of training moderates the relationship between healthcare providers’ personality traits and sense of efficacy in trauma-informed care. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping, 32, 679-693.

McIntyre, E. M., Baker, C. N., Overstreet, S., & the New Orleans Trauma-Informed Schools Learning Collaborative. (2019). Evaluating foundational professional development training for trauma-informed approaches in schools. Psychological Services, 16, 95-102.

Arora, P. G., Baker, C. N., Marchette, L. K. & Stark, K. D. (2019). Components analyses of a school-based cognitive-behavioral treatment for youth depression. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 48, S180-S193.

Developmental Psychopathology: PSYC 3340

Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention: PSYC 7630

Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Two-Semester Practicum: PSYC 7823

Dr. Alvarez is a licensed clinical neuropsychologist with expertise in psychological assessment. She coordinates the Department of Psychology’s 4+1 Accelerated Master’s Programs in Behavioral Health and Psychological Science. Dr. Alvarez does not have a research laboratory; thus, she does not mentor graduate or undergraduate students on research projects.  

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Alvarez, J. A., Oveson, K., & Vasterling, J. J. (2011). Neurobehavioral aspects of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In G. Goldstein, T. M. Incagnoli, & A. E. Puente (Eds.), Contemporary neurobehavioral syndromes (pp. 151-174). New York, NY: Psychology Press.

Vasterling, J. J., Grande, L., Graefe, A., & Alvarez, J. A. (2010). Neuropsychological assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In C. Armstrong & L. Morrow (Eds.), Handbook of medical neuropsychology (pp. 447-465). New York, NY: Springer.

Vasterling, J. J., & Alvarez, J. A. (2008). Cognitive impairments associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In G. Reyes, J. D. Elhai, & J. D. Ford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of psychological trauma (pp. 138-140). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

York, M., & Alvarez, J. A. (2008). Cognitive impairments associated with Parkinson’s disease.In M. Trail, E. Protas, &E. Lai (Eds.), Neurorehabilitation in Parkinson's disease: An evidenced-based treatment model (pp. 71-100). Thorofare, NJ: Slack Incorporated.

Alvarez, J. A., & Emory, E. (2006). Executive functions and the frontal lobes: A meta-analytic review. Neuropsychology Review, 16, 17-42.

Tan, G., Alvarez, J. A., & Jensen, M. P. (2006). Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches to pain management. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 62, 1419-1431.

Alvarez, J. A., & Freides, D. (2004). Research on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder using the covert orienting paradigm of Posner. Developmental Neuropsychology, 26, 627-645.

Introductory Psychology: PSYC 1000

Sports Head Injuries and Concussions: COLQ 1020

Psychology in the Movies: TIDE 1270

Seeking Knowledge: How Various Disciplines Recognize Truth: INTU 2000

Psychological Testing and Measurement: PSYC 3180

Clinical Neuropsychology Honors: PSYC 4670

Health Psychology I: PSYC 6700

Health Psychology II: PSYC 6710

Clinical Neuropsychological Assessment: PSYC 6670

Psychoeducational Assessment II: PSYC 7620

Research Interests: Quantum Information and Quantum Metrology

Research Interests: Solid State Theory/Density Functional Theory

Recent Publications

S. N. Steinmann, G. I. Csonka, C. Corminboeuf, "Unified Inter- and Intramolecular Dispersion Correction Formula for Generalized Gradient Approximation Density Functional Theory," J. Chem. Theor. Comput. 5, 2950-2958 (2009).

J. P. Perdew, A. Ruzsinszky, G. I. Csonka, L. A. Constantin, J. Sun, "Workhorse Semilocal Density Functional for Condensed Matter Physics and Quantum Chemistry," Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 239702 (2009).

G. I. Csonka, J. P. Perdew, A. Ruzsinszky, P. H. T. Philipsen, S. Lebègue, J. Paier, O. A. Vydrov, J. G. Ángyán, "Assessing the Performance of Recent Density Functionals for Bulk Solids," Phys. Rev. B 79, 155107 (2009).

G. I. Csonka, A. D. French, G. P. Johnson, C. A. Stortz, "Evaluation of Density Functionals and Basis Sets for Carbohydrates," J. Chem. Theor. Comput. 5, 679-692 (2009).

J.P. Perdew, A. Ruzsinszky, L. Constantin, J. Sun, G. I. Csonka, "Some Fundamental Issues in Ground-State Density Functional Theory: A Guide for the Perplexed," J. Chem. Theor. Comput. 5, 902-908 (2009).

A. Ruzsinszky, G. I. Csonka, G. E. Scuseria, "Regularized Gradient Expansion for Atoms, Molecules and Solids," J. Chem. Theor. Comput. 5, 763-769 (2009).

G. I. Csonka, A. Ruzsinszky, J.P. Perdew, S. Grimme, "Improved Description of Stereo-Electronic Effects in Hydrocarbons Using Semi-local Density Functional Theory," J. Chem. Theor. Comput. 4, 888 (2008).

J.P. Perdew, A. Ruzsinszky, G. I. Csonka, O. A. Vydrov, G. E. Scuseria, L. Constantin, X. Zhou, K. Burke, "Restoring the Density-Gradient Expansion for Exchange in Solids and Surfaces," Phys. Rev. Lett. 2008, 100, 136406, ibid. 2009, 102, 039902 (E).

Dr. Ruzsinszky's research interests include Solid State Theory/Density Functional Theory.

Recent Publications

H. Tang, S. Neupane, L. Yin, J.M. Breslin, A. Ruzsinszky, "Spin-polarization anisotropy in bent tungsten dichalcogenides nanoribbons and excitonic states," Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 11, 4711 (2023)

H. Tang, B. Neupane, S. Ruan, S. Neupane, N.K. Nepal, A. Ruzsinszky, "Tunable band gaps and optical absorption properties of bent MoS2 nanoribbons," Scientific reports, 12, 1 (2022)

C.M. Diaz, L. Basurto, S. Adhikari, Y. Yamamoto, A. Ruzsinszky, T. Baruah, R.R. Zope, "Self-interaction corrected Kohn-Sham effective potentials using the density-consistent effective potential method," Journal of Chemical Physics, 155, 064109 (2021)

J.P. Perdew, A. Ruzsinszky, J. Sun, N.K. Nepal, A.D. Kaplan, "Interpretations of ground-state symmetry breaking and strong correlation in wavefunction and density functional theories," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 118, 1 (2021)

A. Ruzsinszky, N.K. Nepal, J.M. Pitarke, J.P. Perdew, "Constraint-based wave vector and frequency dependent exchange-correlation kernel of the uniform electron gas," Physical Review B, 101, 245135 (2020)