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kent state's contributions to neuroscience: Past, present & Future

October 27-28, 2022

Keynote Address

The biology of trauma: Understanding risk and resilience 
Tracy L. Bale, Ph.D., Anschutz Foundation Endowed Chair in Women's Integrated Mental and Physical Health Research at the Ludeman Center and Professor and Director for InterGenerational Stress and Health and the Director for Sex Differences Research in the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus

Friday Presentations

Obesity, sympathetic activation, hypertension and glucose regulation: role of leptin and brain melanocortin system 
John E. Hall, '68, Ph.D., Arthur C. Guyton Professor and Chair of Physiology and Biophysics, Founding Director of the Mississippi Center for Obesity Research, and Director of the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Cardiorenal and Metabolic Diseases at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC)

In Search of Super Soldiers: Military Research on the Frontlines 
Allison Brager, '11, Ph.D., Deputy Chief Science Officer, John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School

From primate anatomy to human neuroimaging: insights into the circuits underlying behavioral flexibility, psychiatric disease and neuromodulation 
Suzanne N. Haber, '68, Ph.D., Dean's Professor and Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology in the School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester

Factors that regulate neuronal properties in the developing avian auditory brainstem 
Jason Tait Sanchez, '06, Ph.D., CCC-A, FAAA, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northwestern University

There and back again: Lessons learned from the pursuit of academic medicine and the science of spine surgical care 
Andrew J. Schoenfeld, '99, M.D., MSc, Associate Professor and Clinician Scientist in the Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Cognition is Rhythm 
Earl K. Miller, '85, Ph.D., Picower Professor of Neuroscience in The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Career Development Sessions

Pursuing a Career in Higher Education 
Ashley D. Nemes-Baran, '16, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at Case Western Reserve University

Pursuing a Career as a Clinical Trials Researcher 
Meenakshi Rozenstrauch, '11, M.S., Consultant, Yuzu Labs

Preparing for and Applying to Graduate School 
Ya’el C. Courtney, '19, B.S., Fourth year Ph.D. Candidate in the Program in Neuroscience at Harvard University

Applying for Post-Doc, Transitioning to Independence and Setting Up a Research Lab 
Lique Coolen, Ph.D., Assistant to the Provost for Special Projects, Office of Postdoctoral Studies Director, Program Lead Choose Ohio First at Â鶹ӰԺ in the Division of Academic Affairs, Assistant Director of the Brain Health Research Institute and Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Â鶹ӰԺ 
John E. Hall, '68, Ph.D., Arthur C. Guyton Professor and Chair of Physiology and Biophysics, Founding Director of the Mississippi Center for Obesity Research, and Director of the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Cardiorenal and Metabolic Diseases at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) 
Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., ACSM-EP, FACSM, Professor in the School of Health Sciences and Associate Director of the Brain Health Research Institute at Â鶹ӰԺ

How to Incorporate Rigor, Reproducibility and Data Sharing in your Work 
Mike Lehman, Ph.D., Director of the Brain Health Research Institute at Â鶹ӰԺ, Professor of Biological Sciences

The Changing Brain

October 20-22, 2021

Sex Differences in the Brain: Not What You Think
Catherine S. Woolley, Ph.D., William Deering Chair in Biological Sciences and Professor of Neurobiology at Northwestern University

Structural and Functional Roles for Adult Neurogenesis: Beyond Learning and Memory
Heather A. Cameron, Ph.D., Senior Investigator at the National Institute of Mental Health

Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Forgetting: From Infantile Amnesia to Memory Generalization
Paul Frankland, Ph.D., Senior Scientist in the program in Neurosciences & Mental Health at the Hospital for Sick Children, and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (Life Sciences division)

A Celebration of Brain Health Research

October 7-9, 2020

COVID-19 and the Brain

Moderator: Molly Schenker

Neurological disease in COVID19: Direct or indirect effects of CoV2 infection?
Bill Lynch, Ph.D., Molecular Virology and Neuroscience, NEOMED

Psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic: What will be the lasting mental health effects?
Joel Hughes, Ph.D., Psychological Sciences, KSU

Adolescent eating and weight management research in the era of COVID-19: Challenges and opportunities
Amy Sato, Ph.D., Psychological Sciences, KSU

Neural Development and Disorders

Moderator: Manasi Agrawal

Neurobiological insights into neurodevelopmental disorders
Woo-Yang Kim, Ph.D., Biological Sciences, KSU

Development of hearing and listening during late childhood and adolescence
Julia Jones Huyck, Ph.D., Speech Pathology and Audiology, KSU

Neuroscience and Education

Moderator: Grace Murray Willer

Improving feedback to increase persistence in STEM fields
Susan Fisk, Ph.D., Sociology, KSU

Making sense of data: Identifying children’s strategies for data comparisons
Brad Morris, Ph.D., School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences, KSU

The biology of distributed practice testing
Rachel Blasiman, Ph.D., Psychological Sciences, KSU

Neuroendocrine Systems

Moderator: Will Noftz

Shedding light on the circuits controlling ovulation
Richard Piet, Ph.D., Biological Sciences, KSU

Disruption of neuronal circuits controlling fertility in a prenatal androgen-treated mouse model of polycystic ovarian syndrome
Aleisha Moore, Ph.D., Biological Sciences, KSU

KNDy cells and beyond: central control of reproduction
Michael Lehman, Ph.D., Biological Sciences, KSU

Neuroscience of Creative Activities

Moderator: Rachel Corrigan

The effect of aural transmission on folksong melodies
Josh Albrecht, Ph.D., School of Music, KSU

Bridging art, aging, and Alzheimer's
Linda Hoeptner-Poling, Ph.D., School of Art, KSU

The impact sensory stimuli on patient and staff in Intensive Care Units
Sara Bayramzadeh, Ph.D., College of Architecture & Environmental Design, KSU

Evolution of the Brain

Moderator: Danielle Jones

Does neurochemistry make us human?
Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D.,  Anthropology, KSU

Adrenarche, longevity and the evolution of human brain
Rafaela Takeshita, Ph.D.,  Anthropology, KSU

Is Alzheimer’s disease unique to humans? A neuropathologic review of the aged chimpanzee brain
Melissa Edler, Ph.D., Anthropology, KSU

Neuroscience and Public Health 

Moderator: Timothy Mikes

The impact of interruptions on cognitive processes, interruption recovery and healthcare safety
Mary Anthony, Ph.D., College of Nursing, KSU

A neurodiversity model to create pathways for college success
Lisa Audet, Ph.D., Speech Pathology and Audiology, KSU

Frontal Cortex, Addiction and Reward

Moderator: Sohini Dutta

Impact of plasma membrane monoamine transporter deficiency on cocaine sensitization
Lee Gilman, Ph.D., Psychological Sciences, KSU

Influences of social behavior on drug addiction in rats are mediated by prefrontal cortex
Lique Coolen, Ph.D., Biological Sciences, KSU

Neurotrophic mechanisms underlying prefrontal regulation of drug seeking after extinction
Devin Mueller, Ph.D., Biological Sciences, KSU

Neurodegeneration

Moderator: Sarah Sternbach

Neuroprotective roles of astrocytes in chronic CNS autoimmunity
Jessica Williams, Ph.D., Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Exercising to combat neurodegeneration: Physical activity and the brain
Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., Exercise Science/Physiology, KSU

Targeting methionine metabolism in neurodegenerative disease
Jennifer McDonough, Ph.D., Biological Sciences, KSU

Sex Differences in Brain and Behavior 

Moderator: Elizabeth Aulino

Feeding time restrictions reveal sex differences in circadian rhythms
Eric Mintz, Ph.D., Biological Sciences, KSU

The impact of prior pregnancy on hormone replacement therapy effectiveness on learning in rats
Amy Jo Stavnezer, Ph.D., Psychology, College of Wooster

Oxytocin and the developing brain
Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., Biological Sciences, KSU

Stress and Brain Health

Moderator: Ellen Froliklong

Emotion, cognition, and psychological resilience
Karin Coifman, Ph.D., Psychological Sciences, KSU

The costs of caring: Racial differences and similarities in daily stress and health among family caregivers balancing employment, childcare, & providing care
Kelly Cichy, Ph.D., School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences, KSU

Sensory Systems: Vision, Hearing, and Speech

Moderator: Emily Simons

The impact of aging on the perception of speech in noise
Bruna Mussoi, Ph.D., Speech Pathology and Audiology, KSU

Eye-brain communication in neurodegeneration and injury
Matt Smith, Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences, NEOMED

Acoustic communication and emotions: Neuromodulatory responses to emotional vocalizations in mice
Jeff Wenstrup, Ph.D., Anatomy and Neurobiology, NEOMED

The Neuroscience of the Addicted Brain

April 4-5, 2019

Keynote Address
Neuroimaging, genetic and pharmacological approaches towards understanding alcohol use disorder and its treatment
Elise Weerts, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Friday Presentations

Addiction memories in the crosshairs: targeting cocaine-associated memory retrieval to disrupt compulsive drug seeking
Devin Mueller, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Â鶹ӰԺ

A role of astrocytes in the development of cocaine addiction
Kathryn Reissner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

What do we know about the effects of cannabis on the brain?
Francesca Filbey, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Cognitive Neuroscience Research of Addictive Disorders at the Center for Brain Health, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas

Modeling problem drinking in laboratory animals: reinforcement, cues, and persistence of seeking behaviors
Elise Weerts, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

The neural mechanism by which social experiences influence vulnerability for drug addiction
Lique Coolen, Ph.D., Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences and Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

Kratom alkaloids: in vitro and in vivo pharmacological mechanisms
Lance McMahon, Ph.D., Chair and Professor, Department of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida College of Pharmacy

The Neuroscience of the Healthy Brain

April 25-26, 2018

Keynote Address
A Gut (Microbiome) Feeling Â鶹ӰԺ the Brain
John F. Cryan, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience, University College Cork (Ireland)

Friday Presentations

Brain Outcomes in Severe Obesity
John Gunstad, Ph.D., Director, Applied Psychology Center, co-Director, Brain Health Research Institute and Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences, Â鶹ӰԺ

Healthy Body, Healthy Brain:  Physical Exercise and Healthy Cognitive Aging
Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Ph.D., PT, Director, Aging, Mobility and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory and Canada Research Chair, Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia

Food, Mood, and Metabolism
Simon Evans, Ph.D., Senior Program Manager, Molecular and Nutritional Sciences, Institute for Systems Biology

Social Microbes: Regulation of the Social Brain and Behavior by the Microbiota
John F. Cryan, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience, University College Cork (Ireland)

Can Lifestyle Activities Prevent and/or Delay Alzheimer’s Dementia in Elderly?
P. Hemachandra Reddy, Ph.D., Executive Director, Garrison Institute on Aging and Professor, Departments of Cell Biology & Biochemistry, Pharmacology & Neuroscience and Neurology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Inflammation 'Hijacks' the Healthy Brain Causing Depressed Mood and Impaired Cognitive Function
John D. Johnson, Ph.D., Chair, Biomedical Sciences-Neuroscience Program and Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Â鶹ӰԺ

Sex Differences in the Brain

April 6-7, 2017

Keynote Address
The Healing Power of Love: A Neuropeptide Hypothesis
C. Sue Carter, Ph.D., Director of the Kinsey Institute, Rudy Professor of Biology, Indiana University

Friday Presentations

Oxytocin: Evolutionary, developmental and epigenetic consequences
C. Sue Carter, Ph.D., Director of the Kinsey Institute, Rudy Professor of Biology, Indiana University

Sex differences in behavioral circadian rhythms
Eric Mintz, Ph.D., Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, Â鶹ӰԺ

Why we need sex differences in the brain
Geert de Vries, Ph.D., Director of the Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University

Sex influences on brain and body: An issue whose time has come
Larry Cahill, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California, Irvine

Sexual violence and the female brain
Tracey J. Shors, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology and the Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Rutgers University

Sex fear and memory: sex-dependent regulation of generalized fear by estradiol
Aaron Jasnow, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, Â鶹ӰԺ

The Neuroscience of the Social Brain

April 7-8, 2016

Keynote Address
Preclinical Discovery of Treatments for Autism
Jacqueline N. Crawley, Ph.D., Robert E. Chason Endowed Chair in Translational Research at the MIND Institute and Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California Davis School of Medicine

Friday Presentations

Empathy and the network architecture of the human brain
Tony Jack, Ph.D., Department of Cognitive Science, Case Western Reserve University

Translational social neuroscience: animal models to patients with autism
Karen Parker, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Stanford School of Medicine

Oxytocin and the social brain: lessons from mutant mice
Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Â鶹ӰԺ

The monogamous brain
Zuoxin Wang, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Florida State University

Mouse models of autism to test hypotheses about causes and to discover effective treatments
Jacqueline N. Crawley, Ph.D., Robert E. Chason Endowed Chair in Translational Research at the MIND Institute and Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California Davis School of Medicine

The Neuroscience of Aging

April 9-10, 2015

Keynote Address
Mark Mattson, Ph.D., Chief, Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institutes of Health

Friday Presentations

Roberta Diaz Brinton, Ph.D., School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California
Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D., Department of Biological Sciences, Â鶹ӰԺ
Alan J. Lerner, M.D., School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
Giulio Pasinetti, M.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York

The Neuroscience of Obesity

April 3-4, 2014

Keynote Address
Michael Rosenbaum, M.D., professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center

Friday Presentations

Antonio Convit, M.D., NYU School of Medicine
Rajita Sinha, Ph.D., Yale University
Colleen Novak, Ph.D., Â鶹ӰԺ
Lei Cao, Ph.D., Ohio State University College of Medicine

The Neuroscience of Mental Health

April 29, 2013

Keynote Address
Kevin Guskiewicz, Kenan Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Randy Nelson, Distinguished Professor fo Social and Behavioral Sciences at The Ohio State University

Friday Presentations

Colleen McClung, University of Pittsburgh
Michela Marinelli, Rosalind Franklin University
Stephen Rao, Celveland Clinic
Jennifer Vasterling, Boston University
David Glass, Â鶹ӰԺ
John Gunstad, Â鶹ӰԺ