Assistant Professor of Psychology at Gettysburg College // Postdoc @CaluLab_Bmore // Grad student @bc_psychneuro // Neurocircuity of reward learning 🍪 She/Her

Joined April 2017
I'm excited to announce I will be starting as an Assistant Professor of Psychology with a focus on Behavioral Neuroscience in my teaching and research at Gettysburg College this fall. My lab will be studying the neurobiology of learning and motivation for rewards!
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@CaluLab_Bmore’s David Martin et al study officially is out 🎉, Psychedelic effects on Dopamine signaling: nature.com/articles/s41386-0…
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FREE PRINT GIVEAWAY⁠ of 18" X 24" print of Cortical Twilight TO ENTER:⁠ 1) Like & retweet 2) Tag a friend/colleage 3) Follow @gdunnart.⁠ gregadunn.com/product/cortic… ⁠ The winner will be chosen Friday, Sept 29th.⁠ ⁠ #brain #brainart #neuron #sciart #wellness⁠ #sciart #prints
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Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine addiction.umaryland.edu is recruiting faculty who research translational neuroscience of addiction. Details here bit.ly/3seJtPA. Join a collaborative team to address the generational challenge of substance misuse @UMmedschool
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🚀Inspire students to explore a future in #STEM by becoming a pen pal!  We connect students to STEM professionals to broaden students’ awareness of what STEM professionals look like and do at work. For info: prescientist.org/volunteers/🪐⚙️🌱 Hurry! APPLICATIONS CLOSE TOMORROW! 🏃🏽
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IT’S OFFICIALLY OUR 4th ANNUAL #BlackInNeuroWeek‼️🎉 We have an INCREDIBLE week featuring TWO keynote speakers, a panel on NeuroRacism, a negotiation workshop + more! All virtual sessions are FREE and EVERYONE is welcome to join 🤗 #BINW23 Register at blackinneuro47.wildapricot.o…
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Several amazing papers recently on dopamine’s role in food and drug motivation. Yet most focus on striatal DA. Not us! We probed dorsal BNST dopamine’s role in sign and goal tracking using GRABDA during Pavlovian approach, RPE, satiety etc. Check it out! elifesciences.org/articles/8…
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Good news! Another Baltimore Brain Series seminar! This Friday 5/5, @NIDAnews will be hosting @SciFlyP (@HopkinsNeuro) and @calilarco (@UMMedNeuro)! Come learn about the role of Lhx6 neurons in sleep and how psychostimulants impact mitochondria!
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Welcome to The Department of Neurobiology at University of Maryland School of Medicine (@UMmedschool). Our research interests focus on Addiction & Motivated Behaviors, Aging & Neurodegeneration, and Sensory Systems & Pain. @um_mind @UMMedNeuro neurobiology.umaryland.edu
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Thank you to my PIs - the twitterless Gorica Petrovich and @CaluLab_Bmore - numerous mentors, family, and friends who have helped along the way and to the countless others for their continued support! 🧡💙
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TWO, yes, TWO Baltimore Brain Series seminars this week! @UMMedNeuro will host Tuesday's seminar. @RookieYifeng (@HopkinsNeuro) and @YGianinna (@NIDAnews) will be presenting! Come learn about the behavioral effects of ethanol vapor and neural correlates of heroin withdrawal signs
What's better than a BBS seminar next week? How about TWO BBS seminars next week?! Tuesday 4/18 @UMMedNeuro will host Yifeng Cheng (@HopkinsNeuro) and @YGianinna (@NIDAnews) Friday 4/21 @NIDAnews will host Samuel Barlow (@UMMedNeuro) and Robin Magnard (@HopkinsNeuro)
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Dr. Sara Keefer 🧠☕ retweeted
What's better than a BBS seminar next week? How about TWO BBS seminars next week?! Tuesday 4/18 @UMMedNeuro will host Yifeng Cheng (@HopkinsNeuro) and @YGianinna (@NIDAnews) Friday 4/21 @NIDAnews will host Samuel Barlow (@UMMedNeuro) and Robin Magnard (@HopkinsNeuro)
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Dr. Sara Keefer 🧠☕ retweeted
Neuro reminder! @HopkinsNeuro is hosting @IdoMaor from @NIDAnews and @StephLPollitt from @UMMedNeuro tomorrow! Zoom link available if you cannot attend in person!
Need more neuroscience? Luckily, @HopkinsNeuro is hosting @IdoMaor from @NIDAnews and @StephLPollitt from @UMMedNeuro next Tuesday, March 28th! Come learn about neural representations in the OFC and CRISPR editing for LRRTM2!
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Need more neuroscience? Luckily, @HopkinsNeuro is hosting @IdoMaor from @NIDAnews and @StephLPollitt from @UMMedNeuro next Tuesday, March 28th! Come learn about neural representations in the OFC and CRISPR editing for LRRTM2!
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Get ready everyone! The first IN PERSON seminar series will be tomorrow (3/14) at @UMMedNeuro who is hosting @DrMarjorieRose and @podiunnahe ! If you want a Zoom link, go to the entire semester's schedule that is pinned on our Twitter page and scan the QR code!
The first seminar of the semester is happening IN PERSON THIS UPCOMING TUESDAY at @UMMedNeuro with @DrMarjorieRose from @NIDAnews and @podiunnahe from @HopkinsKavli! Come learn about mu opioid receptors and next generation miniscopes!
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Baltimore Brain Series is happening IN PERSON for all institutions! 👀Take a look at the Spring 2023 Seminar Schedule 👀 Use the QR code to request Zoom links for the seminars. @HopkinsNeuro @jhneurostudents @UMMedNeuro @NIDAnews
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The first seminar of the semester is happening IN PERSON THIS UPCOMING TUESDAY at @UMMedNeuro with @DrMarjorieRose from @NIDAnews and @podiunnahe from @HopkinsKavli! Come learn about mu opioid receptors and next generation miniscopes!
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Replying to @NOVAatUMB
@NOVAatUMB will be hosting Brewing Biology: Discussing Addiction this Saturday 1-4pm. We have invited @marykaylobo to come give a wonderful lecture on opioids and stress! If you know little about biology but want to understand more about addiction come! brewingbiology.eventbrite.co…
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Today's the deadline! Submit an abstract from a recent conference! Have a chance to meet one of the other institutions IN-PERSON! Great chance to discuss your research with others in the area! @UMMedNeuro @NIDAnews @HopkinsNeuro @jhneurostudents
Baltimore Brain Series abstract submission is now open for Spring 2023! Seminars will be hybrid this year. Speakers will be invited onto campus for an in-person seminar with Zoom links given to the other institutions! @UMMedNeuro @NIDAnews @HopkinsNeuro @jhneurostudents
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