| Name | Title | Department | Phone | |
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Ryan Bachtell Neurogenetics of Drug Addiction |
Assistant Professor | Psychology & Neuroscience | Ryan.Bachtell@colorado.edu | 303.492.2305 |
| Michael Baratta | Post Doctoral Trainee | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | michael.baratta@Colorado.EDU | 303-735-0077 |
| Allison Barrett | Professional Research Assistant | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | barretal@colorado.edu | 303-492-7730 |
| Jill Barrett | Professional Research Assistant | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | jill.barrett@colorado.edu | 303-735-5907 |
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Sonya Belimezova Genetics of addiction |
Graduate Student | Integrative Physiology | Sonya.Belimezova@Colorado.EDU | |
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Chelsie Benca Neural correlates and genetic influences on executive functions and related maladaptive behaviors |
Graduate Student | Psychology & Neuroscience | Chelsie.Benca@Colorado.EDU | |
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Jason D. Boardman Gene-environment interactions related to health behaviors |
Associate Professor | Department of Sociology and Institute of Behavioral Science | boardman@colorado.edu | 303-492-2146 |
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Debra Boeldt Genetic and environmental influences on positive parenting and offspring externalizing behaviors |
Graduate Student | Psychology & Neuroscience | Debra.Boeldt@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-8507 |
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Michael Breed The role of cuticular compounds in recognition, and the patterns of inheritance of chemical cuticular signatures |
Professor | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | michael.breed@colorado.edu | 303-492-7687 |
| Alana Bremers | Professional Research Assistant | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Alana.Bremers@colorado.edu | 303-492-4473 |
| Megan Burton | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Megan.Burton@Colorado.EDU | |
| Coral Cabrera-Montalvo | Graduate Student | Integrative Physiology | Coral.Cabreramontalvo@Colorado.EDU | |
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Brian Cadle Effects of substances on the electrophysiological properties of neurons in the prefrontal cortex, & the effects of MDMA on the gating properties of neurons projecting to the subiculum |
Graduate Student | Psychology & Neuroscience | brian.cadle@colorado.edu | |
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Gregory Carey Anxiety disorders and the development of externalizing behavior during adolescence. |
Associate Professor | Psychology & Neuroscience | Gregory.Carey@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-1658 |
| Veronica Carnero | Professional Research Assistant | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Veronica.Carnero@Colorado.EDU | |
| Rick Casey | Professional Research Assistant | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Rick.Casey@Colorado.EDU | 303-735-3518 |
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Nomita Chhabildas Comorbidity in childhood psychopathology and learning disabilities. |
Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Nomita@Colorado.EDU | 303-735-5570 |
| Micaela Christopher | Research Associate | Psychology & Neuroscience | Micaela.Christopher@Colorado.EDU | |
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Al Collins Neurochemical correlates of addiction. |
Professor Emeritus | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Al.Collins@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-8752 |
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Don Cooper Adaptations and Impaired neural memory mechanisms associated with depression, addiction and schizophrenia. |
Associate Professor | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | D.Cooper@Colorado.edu | (303)7351355 |
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Marilyn Coors Ethics of human genetic modification, informed consent in genetic research, and the use of genetic information in behavioral genetics. |
Associate Professor | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | marilyn.coors@ucdenver.edu | 303-724-3993 |
| Kimberly G Corley | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Kimberly.Corley@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-3705 |
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Robin Corley Longitudinal analysis of specific cognitive abilities and problem behaviors. |
Senior Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Robin.Corley@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-5189 |
| Ryan Cox | Professional Research Assistant | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Ryan.Cox@Colorado.EDU | |
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Thomas Crowley Executive cognitive functioning tasks in adolescents with serious substance and conduct problems. |
Professor | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | thomas.crowley@ucdenver.edu | 303-724-3181 |
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Jim Cypser Role of chromatin remodeling (epigenetic changes such as histone modification) in aging and stress resistance, using the nematode C. elegans as model organism. |
Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Jrcypser@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-2152 |
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Todd Darlington Neurobiological and genetic regulation of drug use |
Graduate Student | Integrative Physiology | Todd.Darlington@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-566 |
| Jonathan Daw | Post Doctoral Trainee | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Jonathan.Daw@Colorado.EDU | |
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Teresa DeCandia Heritability of Schizophrenia and the extent to which DNA methods can create false estimates of heritability. |
Graduate student | Psychology & Neuroscience | Teresa.Decandia@Colorado.EDU | 303-735-5500 |
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John Defries Twin and adoption studies of cognitive abilities and the genetics of learning disabilities. |
Professor | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | john.defries@colorado.edu | 303-492-2839 |
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Richard A. Deitrich Research concerning the molecular mechanism by which ethanol brings about its effects in brain and peripheral tissues. |
Professor Emeritus | Pharmacology & Pharmacogenetics | Richard.Deitrich@uchsc.edu | 303-315-7076 |
| Jaime Derringer | Post Doctoral Trainee | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Jaime.Derringer@Colorado.EDU | |
| Peter Dobelis | Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Peter.Dobelis@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-9677 |
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Sam Dolzani The intrinsic mechanisms of synaptic plasticity underlying reward-related behaviors, such as psychostimulant addiction |
Graduate Student | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Sam.Dolzani@Colorado.EDU | 303-735-0077 |
| Melissa Dunivant | Grant Coordinator | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Melissa.Dunivant@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-3405 |
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Marissa Ehringer Identification of genetic mechanisms that contribute to alcohol, tobacco, and substance use. |
Associate Professor | Integrative Physiology | Marissa.Ehringer@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-1463 |
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Naomi Friedman Working memory and executive functions, including individual differences and behavioral genetic analyses of executive functions such as inhibition. |
Senior Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Naomi.Friedman@Colorado.EDU | 303-735-4457 |
| Francesco Xavier Gallego Moreno | Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Francesc.GallegoMoreno@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-5694 |
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Sharon Grady Diversity and function of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. |
Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Sharon.Grady@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-9677 |
| Andy Gross | Professional Research Assistant II | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | andrew.gross@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-4512 |
| Marie Teresa Grupp | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Terry.Grupp@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-1524 |
| Corinne Gunn | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | corinne.gunn@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-4473 |
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Brett Haberstick Genotypic variation for studies of complex traits. Focus on functional polymorphisms and their contribution to individual differences in substance use disorders (alcohol, tobacco) and other disinhibited behavioral problems. |
Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Brett.Haberstick@Colorado.edu | 303-492-9405 |
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Christina Hewitt Molecular genetic studies of human behaviors. |
Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Christina.Hewitt@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-0629 |
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John Hewitt Development of behavior problems in childhood and adolescence. |
IBG Director, Professor, Executive Editor, Behavior Genetics. | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | John.Hewitt@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-0742 |
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Christian Hopfer Longitudinal studies of youth with adolescent-onset antisocial behavior and substance use disorders. |
Associate Professor | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Christian.Hopfer@ucdenver.edu | 303-724-3170 |
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William Horton The Role of Melatonin in Sensitivity to Drugs of Abuse |
Graduate Student | Integrative Physiology | william.horton@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-8844 |
| Dina J Huber | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Dina.Huber@Colorado.EDU | |
| Brooke Huibregtse | Graduate Student | Psychology & Neuroscience | Brooke.Huibregtse@Colorado.EDU | |
| Jacqueline Hulslander | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Jacqueline.Hulslander@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-7243 |
| Anne B Johnson | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Anne.Johnson@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-8985 |
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Dan Johnson Genetically informed developmental models of psychopathology; genetic and environmental influences on psychopathology and vulnerability factors |
Graduate Student | Psychology & Neuroscience | daniel.p.johnson@Colorado.EDU | |
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Thomas E. Johnson Genetics dissection of the longevity-enhancing properties of dietary restriction in both the nematode worm and in the mouse. |
Professor | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | johnsont@colorado.edu | 303-492-0279 |
| Elizabeth Johnson-Wold | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Elizabeth.Johnson-wold@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-7730 |
| Helen Kamens-Horton | Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | helen.kamens@Colorado.EDU | |
| Jennifer Keith | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | jennifer.keith@Colorado.EDU | 303-735-2644 |
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Matthew C Keller Modeling and simulating genetically informative designs that better enable us to understand the causes of human differences. |
Assistant Professor | Psychology & Neuroscience | matthew.c.keller@Colorado.EDU | 303.492-5799 |
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Kenneth S. Krauter Comparative genome analysis and the use of genetic analysis to identify genes involved in complex traits such as behavioral abnormalities. |
Professor | Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology | krauter@colorado.edu | 303-492-6693 |
| Betty Jean Kring | Receptionist | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Betty.Kring@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-7362 |
| James Russell Laughlin | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | james.laughlin@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-8844 |
| Amy Lynn Ledbetter | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Amy.Ledbetter@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-2016 |
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Jeff Lessem Research into the methodology for detecting quantitative trait loci; particularly in relation to substance abuse disorders and conduct disorders. |
Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Jeff.Lessem@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-2843 |
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Chris Link Molecular genetics; modeling of neurodegenerative diseases using transgenic C. elegans. |
Associate Professor | Integrative Physiology | Chris.Link@Colorado.edu | 303-735-5112 |
| Esteban Loetz | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Esteban.Loetz@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-8844 |
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Carol B Lynch The genetic basis of evolutionary adaptation and brain mechanisms underlying adaptive behaviors. |
Professor | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Carol.Lynch@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-2890 |
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Michael Marks Genetic influences on molecular, biochemical, physiological, and behavioral factors mediating the responses to nicotine in mice. |
Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Michael.Marks@Colorado.edu | 303-492-9677 |
| Tristan Mcclure-begley | Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Tristan.Mcclure-begley@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-8844 |
| Jillian McKinney | Professional Research Assistant | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | mckinnej@culink.Colorado.EDU | 303-492-2125 |
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Matt McQueen Development and application of statistical and epidemiological methods geared towards large scale genomic analysis in both family-based and population-based samples. |
Assistant Professor | Integrative Physiology | matt.mcqueen@colorado.edu | 303.735.5158 |
| Whitney Melroy | Graduate Student | Integrative Physiology | Whitney.Melroy@Colorado.EDU | |
| Erin E. Meyers | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Erin.Meyers@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-8844 |
| Dorian Mitchem | Graduate Student | Psychology & Neuroscience | Dorian.Mitchem@Colorado.EDU | |
| Jill Miyamoto-Ditmon | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | jill.miyamoto@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-5664 |
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Maureen Muchimba Sexual risk behavior, conduct disorders and substance use disorders, particularly in relation to sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. |
Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | maureen.muchimba@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-7362 |
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Shinya Nakamura Electrophysiological and behavioral studies of functional significance of neuronal activity transition in the subiculum. I am also interested in prefrontal cortex activity to change in reward contingency. |
Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | shinya.nakamura@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-7362 |
| Sherry Nasif | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Sherry.Horning@Colorado.EDU | |
| Christina Nelson-Goens | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Christina.Nelson-goens@Colorado.EDU | 303-735-3613 |
| Breanne Newell | Graduate Student | Integrative Physiology | Breanne.Newell@Colorado.EDU | |
| Vivian Nguyen | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | vivian.nguyen@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-8844 |
| Heidi O'Neill | Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Heidi.ONeill@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-8844 |
| Kelly Olnowich | Professional Research Assistant | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Kelly.Olnowich@Colorado.EDU | |
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Richard K. Olson Etiology and remediation of reading disabilities and component processes in reading and language. |
Professor | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | rolson@psych.Colorado.EDU | 303-492-8865 |
| Alicia Pardo | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | alicia.pardo@Colorado.EDU | 303-735-3518 |
| Laura Marie Paulson | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Laura.Namovicz@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-5278 |
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Bruce Pennington Research focus on understanding disorders of cognitive development. |
Professor, Director of the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Program, University of Denver. | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | bpenning@nova.psy.du.edu | 303-871-4403 |
| Matthew Pomrenze | Professional Research Assistant | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Matthew.Pomrenze@Colorado.EDU | 303-735-0077 |
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Richard Radcliffe The genetic and molecular basis of drug and alcohol abuse. |
Associate Professor | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Richard.Radcliffe@Uchsc.edu | 303-315-1595 |
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Kristin Rasmus Behav Genetics |
Graduate Student | Psychology & Neuroscience | Kristin.Rasmus@Colorado.EDU | 303-735-0077 |
| Sally-Ann Rhea | Sr Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Sally-ann.Rhea@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-2822 |
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Soo Rhee Etiology and development of childhood disruptive disorders. |
Associate Professor | Psychology & Neuroscience | Soo.Rhee@colorado.edu | 303-492-4631 |
| Nia Roberts | Professional Research Assistant | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Nia.Roberts@Colorado.EDU | |
| Paula G Roberts | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Paula.Roberts@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-7953 |
| Forest Miller Roy | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | forest.roy@Colorado.EDU | 303-735-3518 |
| Taylor B Roy | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Taylor.Roy@Colorado.EDU | |
| Daniel Patrick Ryan | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Daniel.Ryan@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-3475 |
| Jerome A Salazar | Professional Research Asst, Retiree | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Jerome.Salazar@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-2125 |
| Sean P Shelby | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | sean.shelby@Colorado.EDU | 303-735-3051 |
| Caitlin Short | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Caitlin.A.Short@Colorado.EDU | |
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James M. Sikela Genetic factors involved in learning and memory, and the use of evolutionary genomics approaches to identify the genes unique to the human lineage. |
Professor | Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics | james.sikela@ucdenver.edu | 303-724-3385 |
| Ingrid U Simecek | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Ingrid.Ullring@Colorado.EDU | 303-735-3356 |
| Emily Simmons | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Emily.E.Simmons@Colorado.EDU | |
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Matthew Simonson Biostatistical analysis examining the genetic architecture of complex disease using genome-wide data. |
Graduate Student | Psychology & Neuroscience | Matthew.Simonson@Colorado.EDU | 303-735-6179 |
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Ashley Smith Etiology of psychiatric disorders, issues of comorbidity, genetic and environmental risk factors, and neurocognitive abilities associated with psychopathology. |
Graduate Student | Psychology & Neuroscience | Ashley.K.Smith@Colorado.EDU | |
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Toni N. Smolen Pharmacogenetics and neuropharmacology. |
Associate Director | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Toni.Smolen@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-2342 |
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Andy Smolen Assessment of the contribution of specific candidate genes to complex behaviors. |
Senior Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Andrew.Smolen@colorado.edu | 303-492-8639 |
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Michael C. Stallings ndividual differences in liability to substance abuse and related psychopathology. |
Associate Professor | Psychology & Neuroscience | Michael.Stallings@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-2826 |
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Gary Stetler The application and development of high-throughput methods for the identification of genes involved in human behavior and learning. |
Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Gary.Stetler@Colorado.edu | 303-735-3518 |
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Jerry Stitzel Underlying biological bases for the behavioral and physiological actions of drugs of abuse with special emphasis on nicotine. |
Associate Professor | Integrative Physiology | stitzel@colorado.edu | 303-735-6173 |
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Boris Tabakoff Focus on the process of neural adaptation in response to ingestion of addictive substances, and, in particular, alcohol. |
Professor | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Boris.Tabakoff@uchsc.edu | 303-315-3125 |
| Patricia Tedesco | Faculty Retiree, Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | tedesco@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-2929 |
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Joanna Vandever Genetic influences on cognitive and personality factors related to problem substance use and antisocial behavior. |
Graduate Student | Psychology & Neuroscience | joanna.vandever@Colorado.EDU | 303-735-2428 |
| Bill VanMorter | Animal Lab Supervisor | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | William.Vanmorter@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-2125 |
| Janna Vannorsdel | Payroll Liaison | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Janna.Vannorsdel@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-1562 |
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Juan Varela Electrophysiological andcomputational studies studies of synaptic and intrisinc modulation of plasticity by Dopamine and its effects on behavior in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. |
Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Juan.Varela@Colorado.EDU | 303-735-0077 |
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Sally Wadsworth Cognitive abilities and disabilities Developmental behavioral genetics Family, twin and adoption methodologies |
Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Sally.Wadsworth@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-6795 |
| Charles Richard Wageman | Professional Research Asst | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Charles.Wageman@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-8844 |
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Jeanne M. Wehner The genetic and biochemical regulation of sensitivity and tolerance to alcohol. |
Professor Emerita | Psychology & Neuroscience | wehner@ibg.colorado.edu | 303-492-2839 |
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Erik Willcutt The development of an optimal nosology of psychiatric disorders across the lifespan. |
Associate Professor | Psychology & Neuroscience | willcutt@psych.colorado.edu | 303-492-3304 |
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Amanda Wills Adolescent Peer Choice and Smoking: Evidence of Active Gene-Environment Correlation? |
Graduate Student | Psychology & Neuroscience | Amanda.Wills@Colorado.EDU | |
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James R. Wilson The endocrinological and genetic bases of behavioral differences. |
Professor Emeritus | Psychology & Neuroscience | jrawilson@wildblue.net | 303-492-7362 |
| Sarah Wu | Graduate Student | Psychology & Neuroscience | Sarah.Wu@Colorado.EDU | |
| Jasmine Yap | Postdoctoral Trainee | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Jasmine.Yap@Colorado.EDU | |
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Susan Young Genetic and environmental factors underlying the development of conduct disorder, ADHD and substance use problems; links between executive cognitive function and developmental psychopathology. |
Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Susan.Young@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-1235 |
| Andre Zalud | Research Associate | Andre.Zalud@Colorado.EDU | ||
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Cristian Zambrano Study of mechanisms involved in nicotine addiction. |
Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Cristian.Zambrano@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-8844 |
| Nassim Zanganeh | Grant Coordinator | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | nassim.zanganeh@Colorado.EDU | 303-492-6057 |
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Joanna Zeiger Genetic and environmental factors, particularly gene-environment interaction, that increase risk to common diseases |
Research Associate | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Joanna.Zeiger@Colorado.EDU | 303-735-3703 |