Professor • Chair
Integrative Physiology • Institute for Behavioral Genetics
Office: Clare Small (CLRE) room 101
Fax: 303-492-4009
Research Interests
- Identification of genetic mechanisms that contribute to alcohol, tobacco, and substance use.
- Application of genomics and bioinformatics to the study of behavior genetics.
- Genetics of Substance Abuse Laboratory.
- Profile page at the Institute for Behavioral Genetics.
- Graduate training opportunities at the Institute for Behavioral Genetics.
Education
- 1991-1995, B.S. Biology, B.A. French, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
- 1997-2001, Ph.D., Human Medical Genetics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO.
Professional Experience
- 2001-2002, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
- 2002-2003, Research Associate, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
- 2003-2010, Assistant Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
- 2010-2022, Associate Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
- 2021-2022 Interim Chair, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
- 2022-present, Professor and Chair, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
- 2003-present, Faculty Fellow, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
Honors and Awards
- 2000-2001 Graduate Student Training Fellowship, National Institute of Mental Health, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
- 2001-2002 Postdoctoral Training Fellowship, National Institute of Drug Abuse, Unversity of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
- 2015-2019 Board Member of Research Society on Alcoholism
- 2016-2019 President-elect/President/Past-President of International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society