Education: 
The Johns Hopkins University, B.A., 1974 (Natural Sciences)
University of Rhode Island, M.S., 1977 ((Biological Oceanography)
Duke University, Ph. D., 1983 (Zoology)
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Postdoctoral Fellow, 1984-1986
Emory University School of Medicine, Postdoctoral Fellow, 1986-1988

Research Area:
Hippocampal physiology, metabolism of neurotransmitters, neural and ocular cell biology.

Academic Activities:


Activities in Medical & Graduate Education:
Lectures in Neuroscience Program and in Medical Neuroscience curriculum.

Brief Summary of Research:
Current studies focus on the role of the hippocampal formation in learning and memory, as part of Dr. Sam Deadwyler’s research group. Our work uses animal models as well as in vitro systems to investigate the effects of drugs of abuse on hippocampal function.