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Miami Ohio Psychology Neuroscience

Project | 01

Sex differences in alcohol-drinking behaviors
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We are exploring how sex hormones and chromosomes contribute to female vulnerability to alcohol-drinking behaviors. 

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Current funding: R01 grant

Prior funding: F99 DSPAN grant (PI: Sneddon)

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Project | 02

Neural mechanisms of opioid reward and aversion
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We are using chemogenetics to explore the contribution of striatal circuits to opioid-mediated reward and aversion. This work is funded through internal grants from Miami University.

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Current funding: R15 AREA grant

Jennifer Quinn Miami Ohio Psychology Neuroscience

Project | 03

Early life stress model of co-morbid PTSD and alcohol use disorder
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In collaboration with Dr. Jennifer Quinn, we are investigating how exposure to a traumatic event in infancy can enhance fear learning and alcohol drinking.

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Past funding: R21 grant

Interested in joining the lab or collaborating?
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