Teaching

Teaching Experience

Northern Kentucky University, 2018-present
- Human Anatomy and Physiology I (BIO 208)
- Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab (BIO 208L)
- Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab (BIO 209L)
- Introduction to Biology I and Lab (BIO 150/L)
- Introduction to Neuroscience (NEU 101)
- Mammalian Anatomy and Physiology I Lab (BIO 425L)
- Neuroanatomy and Lab (NEU 301/L)
- Perspectives on Brain Illness and Injury (HNR 220)

Williams College, 2014-2018
- Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 101) – Course Coordinator F’2015
- Introduction to Neuroscience (PSYC 212/NSCI 201)
- The Brain, Behavior and the Immune System (PSYC 312/NSCI 312)
- Neuroscience Senior Seminar (NSCI 401)
- Perspectives on Psychological Issues (PSYC 401)

Duke University, Teaching Assistantships 2010-2012
- Fundamentals of Neuroscience (Neurosci 114) Instructor: Dr. Warren Meck
- Biological Bases of Behavior (Neurosci 101) Instructor: Dr. Christina Williams
- Introduction to Psychology (Psychology 101) Instructor: Dr. Christina Grimes

Center for Integrative Natural Science and Mathematics (CINSAM) UR-STEM Program
- Michael Kennedy
- Mitchell Ketron
- Erin Matthews
- Jarred Simpson

Honors College Capston
- Olivia DeMoisey
- Noah Ragland
- Alexandria Smith
- Madeleen Weaver

Institute for Student Research and Creative Activity Award
- Jennifer Toyo

NKU Academic Year/Summer Research Assistants
- Addie Green
- Mark Middendorf
- Taylor Peach
- Ashlee Taylor
- Shabnam Tursunova
- Christopher Wallace

Honors thesis advisor
- Syed Hussain Ul Fareed Bukhari ‘18
  - The effects of hyperglycemia and neonatal immune activation on rodent offspring anxiety-like behavior and inflammation
- Marianna Frey ‘18
  - Neuroinflammatory model of Alzheimer’s disease elucidates neural and cognitive effects of systemic inflammation throughout adulthood
- Terrance Mensah ‘17
  - The effect of inflammation and traumatic brain injury on context-object discrimination in the mouse
- Lauren Claypoole ‘16
  - The effect of neonatal inflammation on neural inflammation and anxiety behavior in selectively-bred rats
- Kathryn McNaughton ‘16
  - Effects of sex and pro-inflammatory cytokines on context discrimination memory

Independent Study (NSCI 397/8; PSYC397/8)
- Rachel Oren ‘18
  - Combined impact of chronic mild stress and fluoxetine treatment on depressive-like behavior in adolescent rats
- Olivia Clark ‘17
  - Impact of maternal high fructose diet and neonatal inflammation on juvenile rat anxiety-like behavior
- Amelia Hidalgo ‘17
  - The effect of hypertension and inflammation on anxiety-like behavior and hippocampal-dependent learning
- Syed Hussain Ul Fareed Bukhari ‘18
  - Interaction of gestational diabetes and neonatal inflammation on neonatal pup anxiety-like behavior
- Jesse Rodriguez ‘16
  - Metabolism and the Immune System: a bidirectional relationship
- Moneesha Mukherjee ‘15
  - Effects of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis on synaptic stability in the hippocampus
Williams College Academic Year/Summer Research Assistants
- Moneesha (Rani) Mukherjee ‘15 Candice Dyce ‘17
- Sara Lehman ‘17
- Amelia Hidalgo ‘17
- Mikaela Cordasco ‘18
- Syed Hussain Ul Fareed Bukhari ‘18 Lauren Steele ‘18
- Rachel Oren ‘18
- Hayley Tartell ‘18
- Masen Boucher ‘19
- Aria Kim ‘19
- Jessica Kim ‘19
- Anna Leonard ‘19
- Sabrina Sanchez ‘20
- Emaun Irani ‘20

Graduation with Distinction Advisor
- Geoffrey Houtz ‘14
  - The effects of neonatal handling on opiate self-administration and subsequent glial activation
- Emily Ngan ‘13
  - The role of microglia in addiction in a mouse model
- Agnes Chao ‘11
  - Effects of environmental enrichment on neurogenesis, gliogenesis and the CNS immune response to inflammatory challenge
Howard Hughes Vertical Integration Program (Summer Students)
- Geoffrey Houtz ‘14
- Hanna Kemeny ‘13
- Emily Ngan ‘13
- Arin Pamukcu ‘13
- Akhil Sharma ‘15
- Haley Sullivan ‘15