Ph.D., Physiological Psychology/Psych
University of Virginia, 1996
MA, Physiological Psychology/Psych
University of Virginia, 1995
BA, Physiological Psychology/Psych
Florida State University, 1990
Awards & Honors
Distinguished Teacher Award
GRU Graduate School, 2015
Distinguished Service Award
GRU Graduate School, 2014
Ajinomoto Young Investigator in Gustation
Association for Chemoreception Sciences, 2006
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Fellow
1999
National Research Service Award
1999
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
BIOM 8040
Intro to Faculty Research
NURO 9210
Inv of a Problem in Neuro
NURO 9010
Neuroscience Seminar
NURO 8090
Clinical Neuroscience
BIOM 8060
Intro to Research II
BIOM 8080
Neuroscience I
SPDS 5001
Special Dental Studies
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
Neuropsychiatric sequelae of long COVID-19: Pilot results from the COVID-19 neurological and molecular prospective cohort study in Georgia, USA., 2022 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Immune responses in the injured olfactory and gustatory systems: a role in olfactory receptor neuron and taste bud regeneration?, 2022 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Behavioral and neurophysiological taste responses to sweet and salt are diminished in a model of subclinical intestinal inflammation., 2020 Journal Article, Academic Journal
COVID-19 and neurological symptoms: is the SARS-CoV-2 virus neurotropic?, 2020 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Chronic exposure to liquid sucrose and dry sucrose diet have differential effects on peripheral taste responses in female rats., 2020 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Professional Service
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
2013 - 2015
Role: Committee Member
Search Committee, Brain & Behavior Discovery Institute
2012 - 2015
Role: Committee Member
Molecular Medicine Graduate Education Committee (MMGEC)
2009 - 2015
Role: Chairperson
Association for Chemoreception Sciences
2001 - 2015
Role: Member
Neural Systems Cluster, Integrative Organismal Systems Division, National Science Foundation
- 2014
