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
NURO 9300
Research in Neuroscience
BIOM 8080
Neuroscience I
CURS 2990
Undergrad Research I
NURO 9210
Inv of a Problem in Neuro
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
A novel model of autologous tooth transplantation for the study of nerve recruitment, 2024 Journal Article, Professional Journal
Genetic deletion of Ace2 in taste buds alters peripheral taste function and macrophage density in male mice, 2024 Abstract
Altered peripheral taste function in a mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease, 2023 Journal Article, Professional Journal
Sex Differences in The Morphology of Taste Bud-Specific Ace2 Knockout Mice, 2023 Abstract
Interleukin (IL)-1 receptor signaling is required for complete taste bud regeneration and the recovery of neural taste responses following axotomy, 2023 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
