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Charlotte A. Boettiger*, Ph.D. |
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PhD: University of California, San Francisco (Neuroscience) AB: University of California, Berkeley (Integrative Biology) Faculty Member of: Behavioral Neuroscience Program Biomedical Research Imaging Center Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies
Dr. Boettiger may be accepting graduate students for 2010. Please contact for information regarding postdoctoral and undergraduate research opportunities.
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E-mail: cab_at_unc.edu Ph: (919) 962-2119 Fax: (919) 962-2537 Office: 304B Davie Hall |
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Vicki West Chanon, Ph.D. |
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E-mail: vmwest_at_email.unc.edu |
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PhD: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Psychology) BA: University of Delaware (Psychology) My graduate work exploring the role of familiar or over learned stimuli in attentional allocation led to my interests in the cognitive factors related to addictive disorders. Evidence suggests that the strength of an attentional bias towards words or images related to an addicts drug of choice is directly related to his/her likelihood of maintaining sobriety. Therefore, I am interested in using behavioral, neuroimaging, and pharmacological methods to gain an understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms associated with this bias in hopes that this understanding could lead to better targeted treatment options to those suffering with these disorders. |
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Emily Freeman-Daniels, B.A. |
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E-mail: efdaniels_at_gmail.com |
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BA: Barnard College (Psychology) Doctoral student in Behavioral Neuroscience Graduate Program* *currently taking a leave of absence |
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Ryan Wade |
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E-mail: wlryan_at_email.unc.edu |
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Chris Smith, B.S. |
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E-mail: cts2014_at_email.unc.edu |
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BS: Furman University (Neuroscience) Doctoral student in Neurobiology Curriculum |
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Katie Kelm, Ph.D. |
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E-mail: katie_kelm_at_unc.edu |
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PhD: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Pharmacology) BS: Purdue University (Pharmaceutical Sciences) While using in vitro electrophysiology techniques in rodents for my dissertation project, I developed an appreciation for what can be learned from recording neural activity in the brain. I have always been interested in studying alcoholism, and I knew functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) would allow me to investigate the questions I am interested in answering. For example, why do individuals suffering from addiction tend to choose immediate rewards over larger, delayed rewards? What role does this “immediate reward bias” play in relapse? To investigate these questions and others like them, we will use fMRI while simultaneously conducting a cognitive test that is a measure of immediate reward bias in the presence of different drug challenges. |
