Faculty in the NBB Office |
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Dr. Paul R. Lennard
NBB Director
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Dr. Paul Lennard has been the Director of the Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology Program of Emory College since its establishment in 1997. He has previously served as the Co-Director of the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience and as the the Associate Director of the Emory University Graduate Program in Neuroscience.
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Keith Easterling |
Phone: 404-727-4743
E-Mail: keaster@learnlink.emory.edu
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Dr. Easterling joined the faculty the College (Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, NBB) and of the School of Medicine (Department of Pharmacology) in 1999. He teaches NBB courses such as, Drug Development(NBB226), Awareness and Anesthesia (NBB370), and Fundamental Medical Neuropathology (NBB424), and serves as NBB’s Director of Undergraduate Studies. In the laboratory, he studied the mechanisms underlying behavioral dependence on drugs of abuse - especially opioids, and has published his findings in journals such as: Brain Research Bulletin, Drug and Alcohol Dependence,Neuropsychopharmacology and Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior. |
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Kristen Frenzel |
Phone: 404-727-1317
E-Mail: kfrenze@emory.edu
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Dr. Frenzel joined the Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology program in July of 2006. Her interests lie in understanding how neurons communicate at a molecular and cellular level and in a molecular understanding of various neurological diseases. Dr. Frenzel has taught a variety of courses centered around these topics including Introduction to Neurobiology (NBB 301), Molecular Mechanisms of Neurological Disorders (NBB 470S), Freshman Seminar-Neuroscience in the News Media (NBB 190S) and Perspectives in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology (NBB 401 SWR). In addition, Dr. Frenzel has been a driving force in organizing a laboratory course in which students gain valuable hands-on experience in molecular, cellular and imaging techniques while contributing to on-going research projects of NBB faculty.
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Michael Crutcher |
Phone: 404-727-5011
E-Mail: mcrutch@emory.edu
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Dr. Crutcher joined the Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology program in August of 2008. He received his Ph.D. in Physiology from Johns Hopkins University in 1982 and became a faculty member of the department of Neurology and of the Neuroscience Ph.D. program at Emory in 1991. He previously served on the executive committee and as Director of Graduate Studies for the Neuroscience Ph.D. program at Emory. His research focused on the neural mechanisms of visually guided reaching movements in monkeys. Courses he has taught or is teaching since joining the NBB program include freshman seminar courses on Brain Enhancement (NBB 190) and Neuroethics (NBB 190) as well as Perspectives in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology (NBB 401 SWR), Biology of Movement Control (NBB 370) and Neuroscience Research Methods (NBB 221). |
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Howard Kushner |
Phone: 404-727-9523
E-Mail :hkushner@emory.edu |
| Howard I. Kushner is the Nat C. Robertson Distinguished Professor of Science & Society at Emory University where he holds a joint appointment as Professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education in Rollins School of Public Health and in the Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology Program of Arts and Sciences. Kushner, a historian of medicine, is author of four books, including American Suicide: A Psychocultural Exploration (1991) and A Cursing Brain? The Histories of Tourette Syndrome (1999) and numerous articles on medical history in journals including Lancet, the Bulletin of the History of Medicine, Perspectives in Biology& Medicine, Journal of the History of Medicine, Journal of Pediatric Infectious Disease, and Pediatric Cardiology. Kushner’s current research has included a collaborative study of Kawasaki Disease, with colleagues from the University of California, San Diego, funded by a series of grants including the National Institutes of Health, the National Library of Medicine, and the Kawasaki Disease Foundation. Recently Kushner has published a series of articles on addiction and its relationship to self-medication. Supported by a grant from the Engelhard Foundation, Kushner was a co-convener of the “Conference on Addiction, the Brain, and Culture” held at Emory in February 2009, and co-editor of a special issue of BioSocieties, 5 (March 2010) entitled “Drugs, addiction and society.” Kushner’s current research focuses on the possible connections between handedness, laterality, and learning disorders. His first of two articles recently appeared in The Lancet; a second on laterality and stuttering will be published in The Lancet in April, 2011 |
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Deboleena Roy |
Phone: 404-727-0096
E-Mail: droy2@emory.edu |
Staff in the NBB Office |
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Alan Weinstein |
Main: 404-727-4958
Office: 404-727-4929
E-Mail: aweinst@emory.edu |
Alan is the Academic Department Administrator for NBB. He is originally from Rochester, New York. Alan attended SUNY at Fredonia and graduated with his Bachelors’ degree in Business Administration. He has worked with the Procurement and Material Services division of Emory beginning in 1993. Dr Lennard hired Alan in 2005 to administer and manage the NBB Program, he is also responsible for any questions with classroom and equipment issues. Please call or e-mail him with any questions you may have related to any part of the NBB Program, whether a prospective or current student. |
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Nadia Brown |
Phone: 404-712-9485
E-Mail: nadia.brown@emory.edu |
Nadia G. Brown serves as the NBB Academic Degree Program Coordinator. With over 16 years of experience as a Social Worker and support in Administration, Nadia enjoys the NBB student interaction. Her position encompasses, Student support, Degree Applications, Course clarification, Declaration of Majors, Student information, St. Andrews University Liaison, as well as administrative student support. |
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Work Study Students |
Phone: 404-727-4958 |
Please stop by for information or to declare the major. If you wish to make an appointment call or email the Academic Degree Program Coordinator at: nadia.brown@emory.edu. Emory students are invited to check the "NBB" conference on LearnLink for an interactive Q&A forum as well as announcements of seminars, new courses, job openings and research opportunities. |
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