Symposia 2013-22
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 Kent State University in the Division of Academic Affairs, Assistant Director of the Brain Health Research Institute and Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Kent State University
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 Kent State University
How to Incorporate Rigor, Reproducibility and Data Sharing in your Work
Mike Lehman, Ph.D., Director of the Brain Health Research Institute at Kent State University, 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, Kent State University
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 About 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, Kent State University
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, Kent State University
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, Kent State University
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, Kent State University
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, Kent State University
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, Kent State University
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., Kent State University
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, Kent State University
John Gunstad, Kent State University