Publications and Presentations
Publications
* denotes undergraduate student co-author
2025
Lower SE, Pring S, Tran H, Martinson K, Deering S, Price MA, Vestal B, Pask GM, Collins DB, Mitchell RF. Antennal RNAseq reveals odorant receptors with sex-biased expression in the common eastern firefly, Photinus pyralis. BMC Genomics, 2025 26, 651
Spritzer, MD, Roy EA*, Calhoun KM., Schneider-Lynch ZE , Panella L*, Michaelcheck C, Qian A*, Kelly ED *, Barr H*, Hall E*, Cunningham B*,. Nguyen HHM*, Xu D*, J.M. Barker JM, and Galea LAM. (2025). Effects of testosterone and its major metabolites upon different stages of neuron survival in the dentate gyrus of male rats. Biomolecules, 15:542.
2023
Lower SE, Pask GM, Arriola K, Halloran S, Holmes H, Halley DC, Zheng Y, Collins DB, Millar JG. Identification of a Female-Produced Sex Attractant Pheromone of the Winter Firefly, Photinus corruscus Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Lampyridae). Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2023 49, 164–178
McKean M*, Napoli FR*, Hasan T*, Joseph T*, Wheeler A, Beebe K*, Soriano-Cruz S*, Kawano M*, Cave C. (2023) GDE6 promotes progenitor identity in the vertebrate neural tube. Frontiers in Neuroscience. Mar 21;17:1047767. DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1047767
Neufeld SAS†, Collaer ML†, Spencer D, Pasterski V, Hindmarsh PC, Hughes IA, Acerini C and Hines M (2023). Androgens and child behavior: Color and toy preferences in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). Hormones and Behavior, 149, 105310. †joint first authors
Sinks MR*, Morrison DE*, Ramdev RA*, Lentzou S*, Spritzer MD. (2023). Cell proliferation and cell death levels in the dentate gyrus correlate with home range size among adult male meadow voles. Neuroscience, 523: 105-117.
2022
Westerhaus A, Joseph T*, Meyers AJ*, Jang Y, Na CH, Cave C, Sockanathan S. (2022) The distribution and function of GDE2, a regulator of spinal motor neuron survival, are disrupted in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. May 12;10(1):73. DOI: 10.1186/s40478-022-01376-x
Morris BM*, Kittredge MJ, Casey B, Meng O, Chagas AM, Lamparter M, Thul T, Pask GM. PiSpy: An affordable, accessible, and flexible imaging platform for the automated observation of organismal biology and behavior. PLOS ONE, 2022 17(10): e0276652
Gellert HR*, Halley DC*, Sieb ZJ*, Smith JC, Pask GM.Microstructures at the distal tip of ant chemosensory sensilla. Scientific Reports, 2022 12, 19328
Parker CC, Philip VM, Gatti DM, #Kasparek S, #Kreuzman AM, Kuffler L, #Mansky B, Masneuf S, #Sharif K, Sluys E, #Taterra D, #Taylor WM, #Thomas M, Polesskaya O, Palmer AA, Holmes A, Chesler EJ (2022). Genome-wide association mapping of ethanol sensitivity in the diversity outbred mouse population. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.14825.
Zou J, Gopalakrishnan S, Parker CC, Nicod J, Mott R, Cai N, Lionikas A, Davies RW, Palmer AA, Flint J (2022). Analysis of independent cohorts of outbred CFW mice reveals novel loci for behavioral and physiological traits and identifies factors determining reproducibility. Genes, Genomes, Genetics 12: jkab394. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab394.
2021
Spritzer MD, Jaeger ECB*, Guo JD*. (2021). Testosterone and spatial memory: rodent models and clinical applications. Androgens: Clinical Research and Therapeutics. 2:275-293.
Palmer RHC, Johnson EC, Won H, Polimanti R, Kapoor M, Chitre A, Bogue MA, Benca-Bachman CE, Parker CC, Verma A, Reynolds T, Ernst J, Bray M, Kwon SB, Lai D, Quach BC, Gaddis NC, Saba L, Chen H, Hawrylycz M, Zhang S, Zhou Y, Mahaffey S, Fischer C, Sanchez-Roige S, Bandrowski A, Lu Q, Shen L, Philip V, Gelernter J, Bierut LJ, Hancock DB, Edenberg HJ, Johnson EO, Nestler EJ, Barr PB, Prins P, Smith DJ, Akbarian S, Thorgeirsson T, Walton D, Baker E, Jacobson D, Palmer AA, Miles M, Chesler EJ, Emerson J, Agrawal A, Martone M, Williams RW (2021). Integration of evidence across human and model organism studies: A meeting report. Genes, Brain, Behavior 20: e12738. doi: 10.1111/gbb.12738.
2020
Collaer ML & Hines M (2020). No evidence for enhancement of spatial ability with elevated prenatal androgen exposure in congenital adrenal hyperplasia: A meta-analysis. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49, 395-411.
Pask GM. Invertebrate Olfactory Receptors. In: The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference. Olfaction and Taste Vol. III. 2020. 2nd edition, 453-465
Yan H, Jafari S, Pask GM, Zhou X, Reinberg D, Desplan C. Evolution, Developmental Expression and Function of Odorant Receptors in Insects. J. Exp. Biol, 2020 223, jeb208215
Parker CC, Lusk R, Saba LM (2020). Alcohol sensitivity as an endophenotype of alcohol use disorder: Exploring its translational utility between rodents and humans. Brain Sciences 10, 725; doi:10.3390/brainsci10100725.
Jaeger ECB*, Miller LE, Goins EC *, Super CE*, Chyr CU*, Lower JW*, Honican LS*, Morrison DE*, Ramdev RA*, Spritzer MD. (2020). Testosterone replacement causes dose-dependent improvements in spatial memory among aged male rats. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 113: 104550.
Spritzer MD, Roy EA*. (2020). Testosterone and adult neurogenesis. Biomolecules, 10: 225.
Zhang, KJ*, Ramdev RA*,Tuta NJ*, Spritzer MD. (2020). Dose-dependent effects of testosterone on spatial learning strategies and brain-derived neurotrophic factor in male rats. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 121: 104850.
Parker CC, Lusk R, Saba LM (2020). Alcohol sensitivity as an endophenotype of alcohol use disorder: Exploring its translational utility between rodents and humans. Brain Sciences 10, 725; doi:10.3390/brainsci10100725.
Goldenberg J.E.*, Lentzou S.*, Ackert-Smith L.*, Knowlton H.*, and Dash M.B. (2020). Interindividual differences in memory system local field potential activity predict behavioral strategy on a dual-solution T-maze. Hippocampus. (online preprint).
Bingul D.*, Kalra K.*, Murata E.M.*, Belser A.*, and Dash M.B. (2020). Persistent changes in extracellular lactate dynamics following synaptic potentiation. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory 175, 107314.
Zhang K.J.*, R.A. Ramdev*, N.J. Tuta*, M.D. Spritzer. 2020. Dose-dependent effects of testosterone on spatial learning strategies and brain-derived neurotrophic factor in male rats. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 121, 104850. doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104850.
Spritzer, M.D. and E.A. Roy. 2020. Testosterone and adult neurogenesis. Biomolecules. 10: 225, doi:10.3390/biom10020225
Jaeger, E.C.B.*, L.E. Miller*, E.C. Goins*, C.E. Super*, C.U. Chyr*, J.W. Lower*, L.S. Honican*, D.E. Morrison*, R.A. Ramdev*, and M.D. Spritzer. 2020. Testosterone replacement causes dose-dependent improvements in spatial memory among aged male rats. Psychoneuoendocrinology, 113: 104550. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.104550.
2019
Hernandez Cordero AI, Gonzales NM, Parker CC, Sokoloff G, Vandenbergh DJ, Cheng R, Abney M, Skol A, Douglas A, Palmer AA, Gregory JS, Lionikas A (2019). Genome-wide associations reveal human-mouse genetic convergence and novel modifiers of myogenesis, CPNE1 and STC2. American Journal of Human Genetics 105: 1-15.
Carroll C.M.*, Hsiang H.*, Snyder S.*, Forsberg J.*, and Dash M.B. (2019).Cortical zeta-inhibitory peptide injection reduces local sleep need. Sleep 42 (5), zsz028.
Hernandez Cordero A.I., Gonzales N.M., Parker C.C., Sokoloff G., Vandenbergh D.J., Cheng R., Abney M., Skol A., Douglas A., Palmer A.A., Gregory J.S., Lionikas A. 2019. Genome-wide associations reveal human-mouse genetic convergence and novel modifiers of myogenesis, CPNE1 and STC2. American Journal of Human Genetics 105: 1-15.
2018
Yuan J.T.*, Gatti D.M., Philip V.M., Kasparek S. *, Kreuzman A.M. *, Mansky B. *, Sharif K. *, Taterra D. *, Taylor W.M. *, Thomas M. *, Ward J.O., Holmes A., Chesler E.J., Parker C.C. 2018. Genome-wide association for testis weight in the diversity outbred mouse population. Mammalian Genome 29: 310-324.
2017
Parker C.C., Dickson P.E., Philip V.M., Thomas M. *, Chesler E.J. 2017. Systems genetic analysis in GeneNetwork.org. Current Protocols in Neuroscience 79: 8.39.1 – 8.39.20.
2016
Parker CC, Gopalakrishnan S, Carbonetto P, Gonzales NM, Leung E, Park YJ, Aryee E, Davis J, Blizard DA, Ackert-Bicknell CL, Lionikas A, Pritchard JK, Palmer AA (2016). Genome-wide association study of behavioral, physiological and gene expression traits in outbred CFW mice. Nature Genetics 48: 919-926.
Castro-Gomes V, Bergstrom HC, McGuire JL, Parker CC, Coyner J, Landeira-Fernandez J, Ursano RS, Palmer AA, Johnson LR (2016). Dendritic organization of lateral amygdala neurons in fear susceptible and resistant mice. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory 127: 64-71.
Spritzer, M.D., M.G. Curtis*, J.P. DeLoach*, J. Maher*, and L.M. Shulman*. 2016. Sexual interactions with unfamiliar females reduce hippocampal neurogenesis among adult male rats. Neuroscience, 318: 143-156
2015
Yazdani N, Parker CC, Shen Y, Guido MA, Kole LA, Kirkpatrick SL, Lim JE, Sokoloff G, Cheng, R, Johnson WE, Palmer AA, Bryant CD (2015). Hnrnph1 is a quantitative trait gene for methamphetamine sensitivity. PLoS Genetics 11(11): e1005713.
Pallares LF, Carbonetto P, Gopalakrishan S, Parker CC, Ackert-Bicknell CL, Palmer AA, Tautz D (2015). Mapping of craniofacial traits in outbred mice identifies major developmental genes involved in shape determination. PLoS Genetics 11(11): e1005607.
2014
Leanne M. Shulman*, Mark D. Spritzer 2014. Changes in sexual behavior and testosterone levels of males rats in response to daily interactions with estrus females. Physiology and Behavior 133: 8-13.
Parker CC, Carbonetto P, Sokoloff G, Park YJ, Abney M, Palmer AA (2014). High-resolution genetic mapping of complex traits in a combined analysis of an F2 intercross and an advanced intercross. Genetics 198: 103-116.
Carbonetto P, Cheng R, Gyekis JP, Parker CC, Blizard DA, Palmer AA, Lionikas A (2014). Discovery and refinement of muscle weight QTLs in B6 x D2 advanced intercross mice. Physiological Genomics 46: 671-582.
Coyner J, McGuire JL, Parker CC, Ursano RR, Palmer AA, Johnson, LR (2014). Mice selectively bred for High and Low fear behavior show differences in the number of pMAPK (p44/42 ERK) expressing neurons in lateral amygdala following Pavlovian fear conditioning. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory 112: 195-203.
Parker CC, Chen H, Flagel SB, Geurts AM, Richards JB, Robinson TE, Solberg Woods LC, Palmer AA (2014). Rats are the smart choice: Rationale for a renewed focus on rats in behavioral genetics. Neuropharmacology 76B: 250-258
2013
Mark D. Spritzer, Elliott C. Fox*, Gregory D. Larsen*, Christopher G. Batson*, Benjamin A. Wagner*, and Jack Maher*. 2013. Testosterone influences spatial strategy preferences among adult male rats. Hormones and Behavior. 63: 800-812.
McGuire JL, Bergstrom HC, Parker CC, Le T, Morgan M, Tang H, Selwyn R, Silva AC, Choi K, Ursano RJ, Palmer AA, Johnson LR (2013). Traits of fear resistance and susceptibility in an advanced intercross line. European Journal of Neuroscience 38: 3314-3324.
Cheng R, Parker CC, Abney M, Palmer AA. (2013). Practical considerations regarding the use of genotype and pedigree data in the context of genome-wide association studies. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 3: 1861-1867.
Parker CC, Sokoloff G, Leung E, Kirkpatrick SL, Palmer, AA (2013). A large QTL for fear and anxiety mapped using an F2 cross can be dissected into multiple smaller QTLs. Genes, Brain and Behavior 12: 714-722.
Fitzpatrick CJ, Gopalakrishnan S, Cogan ES, Yager LM, Meyer PJ, Lovic V, Saunders BT, Parker CC, Gonzales NM, Aryee E, Flagel SB, Palmer AA, Robinson TE, Morrow JD (2013). Variation in the form of Pavlovian conditioned approach behavior among outbred male Sprague Dawley rats from different vendors and colonies: sign-tracking vs. goal-tracking. PLoS One 8: e75042.
2012
Giammattei, J.*, & Arndt, J. (2012). Hemispheric asymmetries in the activation and monitoring of memory errors. Brain and Cognition, 80, 7-14.
2011
Spritzer, M.D., E. Ibler*, W. Inglis*, and M.G. Curtis*. In press. Testosterone and social isolation influence adult neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus of male rats. Neuroscience (2011)
Spritzer, M.D., E.D. Daviau*, M.K. Coneeny*, S.M. Engelman*, W.T. Prince*, K.N. Rodriguez-Wisdom*. 2011. Effects of testosterone on spatial learning and memory in adult male rats. Hormones and Behavior, 59: 484-496.
Presentations
* denotes undergraduate student co-author
2025
Torhalsdottir R*, Masters A*, Morris BI*, Sieriebriennikov B, Tawawalla A*, Naughton LF*, Cannizzaro D*, Longo JN*, Ham KM*, Pomonis BL*, Lyford A, Millar JG, Pask GM. Hydrocarbon Sensitivity Across the Odorant Receptor Family in a Primitively Eusocial Ant. 2025. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia
Baldoumas C*, Holmes H*, Herbert C*, Burns A*, Fahrner GT*, Ritsch A*, Wright LW*, Millar JG, Collins DB, Lower SE, Pask GM. A Slow Burn Romance: The Phenology of Pheromone Attraction in the Winter Firefly (Photinus corruscus). 2025. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia
Sandberg C*, Torhalsdottir R*, Ritsch A*, Brady LK*, Ziemke TE*, Pask GM. Plug and Play: Using Vinegar Flies to Generate Decoder Systems for Insect Odorant Receptors. 2025. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia
Santos G-P, Lundgren L, Pask GM. 2025. Cosplay For Science: Leveling Up Your Science Research. TAL-X Workshop for the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology annual meeting. Atlanta, Georgia
2024
Pask GM, Lower SE, Arriola K, Halloran S, Holmes H*, Halley DC*, Zheng Y, Collins DB, Millar JG. Identification of a Female-Produced Sex Attractant Pheromone of the Winter Firefly, Photinus corruscus. 2024. International Symposium on Olfaction and Taste. Reykjavík, Iceland
Pask GM, Lower SE, Arriola K, Halloran S, Holmes H*, Halley DC*, Zheng Y, Collins DB, Millar JG. Identification of a Sex Pheromone of the Winter Firefly, Photinus corruscus. 2024. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. Seattle, Washington
Pask GM, Mychajliw AM, Santos G-P. Poké Pop-Up Museum: A Cosplay for Science Community Outreach Project Centered on Organismal Biology. 2024. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. Seattle, Washington
Fahrner GT*, Wu Z*, O’Connor KJ* Zheng Y*, Peot NC*, Halloran ST, Millar JG, Collins DB, Lower SE, Pask GM. Discovering the Dark Side of Fireflies: Fishing Around for Pheromones. 2024. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. Seattle, Washington
Torhalsdottir R*, Tawawalla A*, Wright LW*, Masters A*, Morris BI*, Naughton LF*, Pask GM. Decoding Social Communication in the Eusocial Ant Species, Harpegnathos saltator. 2024. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. Seattle, Washington (awarded 2nd place in best student poster competition)
Spritzer MD, Iroh UU*, Grocela RJ*, Cunningham EB*, Caddeau IZ*, Blek KA*. Prolactin increases cell proliferation but not neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus of adult male rats. 2024. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Spritzer MD, Nguyen HHM, Guo JD, Khodadad TD*, Shi T*, Luber EM*, Griffin AG*, Tuta NJ*, Zhang KJ*. Determining the mechanism by which testosterone enhances place and response learning in adult male rats. 2024.International Meeting on Steroids and the Nervous System. Torino, Italy.
2023
Brady LK*, Ziemke TE*, Tawawalla A*, Pask GM. Constructing an Improved System for Decoding Insect Odorant Receptors. 2023. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. Austin, Texas
Gellert HR*, Halley DC*, Sieb ZJ*, Smith JC, Pask GM.Microstructures at the distal tip of ant chemosensory sensilla. 2023. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. Austin, Texas
2022
Pask GM. When you only have 12 weeks: Helping students see the science in insects. 2022. Entomological Society of America, Entomological Society of Canada, Entomological Society of British Columbia Joint Meeting. Vancouver, Canada
Gellert HR*, Halley DC*, Sieb ZJ*, Smith JC, Pask GM. Microstructures of Ant Chemosensory Sensilla Support a Dual Function in Detecting Both Volatile and Contact-Mediated Cues. 2022. International Society of Chemical Ecology-Asia-Pacific Association of Chemical Ecologists Joint Meeting. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Barr H*, Roy EA*, Michaelcheck C*, Panella L*,Qian A*, Nguyen HHM*, Xu D*, Barker JM*, Spritzer MD. Effects of testosterone and its metabolites on stages of hippocampal neurogenesis in adult male rats. 2022. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Spritzer MD, Guo JD*, Khodadad TD*, Shi T*, Luber EM*, Griffin AG.* Assessing whether testosterone enhances place and response learning in male rats through an androgen-dependent pathway. 2022. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Spritzer MD. Dose-dependent effects of testosterone on spatial learning strategies in male rats. 2022. International Meeting on Steroids and the Nervous System. Online virtual conference.
Kellett A*, Heald R*, Collaer M (2022) Gender differences in spatial line judgment abilities of college students. Annual Meeting of the New England Psychological Association, Worcester, MA.
2020
C.C. Parker, P. Kumar*, C. Montgomery*, M. Dai*, O. Peterson*, A. Spiro*, A.A. Palmer. 2020. Measuring negative affective withdrawal in CFW mice: Implications for GWAS. NIDA Genetics Consortium Meeting, Rockville, MD, USA.
2019
M.D. Spritzer, K.J. Zhang*, R.A. Ramdev*, N.J. Tuta*. 2019. Dose-dependent effects of testosterone on spatial learning strategies and brain-derived neurotrophic in male rats. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
K.A. Waddell*, M.W. Caminear*, V.M. Philip, D.M. Gatti, A. Holmes, E.J. Chesler, C.C. Parker. 2019. Genome-wide association for body weight in the diversity outbred population. Complex Trait Consortium, San Diego, CA, USA.
2018
J.T. Yuan* , D.M. Gatti, V.M. Philip , S. Kasparek*, A.M. Kreuzman*, B. Mansky*, K. Sharif*, D. Taterra*, W.M. Taylor*, M. Thomas*, J.O. Ward, A. Holmes, E.J. Chesler, C.C. Parker. 2018. Genome-wide association for testis weight in the diversity outbred mouse population. Population, Evolutionary and Quantitative Genetics Meeting, Madison, WI, USA.
J. Do*, R. Ambachew*, P. Kumar*, E. Masias*, K. Sharif*, M. Thomas*, K. Wilson*, J. Yuan*, C.C. Parker. 2018. Measuring negative affective withdrawal in CFW mice: A GWAS pilot study. NIDA Genetics Consortium Meeting, Rockville, MD, USA.
E. Masias*, T. Wilcox, E. Busch, S. Kasparek*, D. Kreuzman*, B. Mansky*, S. Masneuf, E. Sagalyn, K. Sharif*, D. Taterra*, W. Taylor*, M. Thomas*, E.J. Chesler, A. Holmes, C. C. Parker. 2018. Genome-wide mapping of ethanol sensitivity in the Diversity Outbred mouse population. UVM Neuroscience, Behavior and Health Research Forum, Burlington, VT, USA.
K. Wilson*, D. Gatti, T. Wilcox, E. Busch, S. Kasparek*, D. Kreuzman*, B. Mansky*, S. Masneuf, E. Sagalyn, K. Sharif*, D. Taterra*, W. Taylor*, M. Thomas*, E.J. Chesler, A. Holmes, C.C. Parker. 2018. Genome-wide mapping of conditioned fear in the Diversity Outbred mouse population. UVM Neuroscience, Behavior and Health Research Forum, Burlington, VT, USA.
J. Do*, R. Ambachew*, P. Kumar*, E. Masias*, K. Sharif*, M. Thomas*, K. Wilson*, J. Yuan*, C.C. Parker. 2018. Behavioral Categorization of Outbred Mice for d-Amphetamine Withdrawal: A GWAS Pilot Study. UVM Neuroscience, Behavior and Health Research Forum, Burlington, VT, USA.
2017
*Delattre, B. & Collaer, M.L. 2017. Capoeira: The relationship of an Afro-Brazilian cooperative movement art to state anxiety, state self-efficacy, and prosocial behavior tendencies. Presentation at conference: Movement: Brain, Body, Cognition. Oxford, UK.
*Pil, B.C. & Collaer, M.L. 2017. Is emotion a moderating factor in stress effects? Presentation at the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology meeting. Long Beach, CA.
C.C. Parker, V.M. Philip, L. Kuffler, D. Gatti, T. Wilcox, E. Busch, S. Masneuf, E. Sagalyn, E.J. Chesler, A. Holmes. 2017. Using genome-wide association and RNA sequencing in Diversity Outbred mice to identify genes associated with ethanol-related traits. American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Palm Springs, CA, USA.
J. Do*, R. Ambachew*, P. Kumar*, E. Masias*, K. Sharif*, M. Thomas*, K. Wilson*, J. Yuan*, C.C. Parker. 2017. Behavioral characterization of outbred mice for d-amphetamine withdrawal: A GWAS pilot study. Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC, USA.
K. Wilson*, D. Gatti, T. Wilcox, E. Busch, S. Kasparek*, D. Kreuzman*, B. Mansky*, S. Masneuf, E. Sagalyn, K. Sharif*, D. Taterra*, W. Taylor*, M. Thomas*, E.J. Chesler, A. Holmes, C.C. Parker. 2017. Genome-wide mapping of conditioned fear in the Diversity Outbred mouse population. Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC, USA.
E. Masias*, T. Wilcox, E. Busch, S. Kasparek*, D. Kreuzman*, B. Mansky*, S. Masneuf, E. Sagalyn, K. Sharif*, D. Taterra*, W. Taylor*, M. Thomas*, E.J. Chesler, A. Holmes, C. C. Parker. 2017. Genome-wide mapping of ethanol sensitivity in the Diversity Outbred mouse population. Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC, USA.
C.C. Parker, D. Gatti, T. Wilcox, E. Busch, S. Kasparek*, A. Kreuzman*, B. Mansky*, S. Masneuf, E. Sagalyn, K. Sharif*, D. Taterra*, W. Taylor*, M. Thomas*, A. Holmes, E.J. Chesler. 2017. Genome-wide mapping of ethanol sensitivity in the Diversity Outbred mouse population. Complex Trait Consortium, Memphis, TN, USA.
C.C. Parker, D. Gatti, T. Wilcox, E. Busch, S. Kasparek*, A. Kreuzman*, B. Mansky*, S. Masneuf, E. Sagalyn, K. Sharif*, D. Taterra*, W. Taylor*, M. Thomas*, E.J. Chesler, A. Holmes. 2017. Genome-wide mapping of conditioned fear in the Diversity Outbred mouse population. International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society, Madrid, Spain.
2016
Poster on the Hill, 2016: Kristin Knutzen (2016) presented: The Neurosurgeon’s Dilemma: Predicting Cerebral Aneurysm Development and Treatment Outcomes. Knutzen, Kristin*, Tom Root and Dr. Robert J. Singer (Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center).
Valle Flores, D.*, Xu, I.*, Smith Randle, T.*, & Arndt, J. (2016). Integrative item-context encoding increases font match effects for true and false memories. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Boston, MA.
Parker C.C., Gatti D., Wilcox T., Busch E., Kasparek S.*, Kreuzman A.*, Mansky B.*, Masneuf S, Sagalyn E, Sharif K.*, Taterra D.*, Taylor W.*, Thomas M.*, Chesler EJ, Holmes A. (2016). Genome-wide mapping of conditioned fear in the Diversity Outbred mouse population. American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Hollywood, FL, USA.
Parker C.C., Gatti D., Wilcox T., Busch E., Kasparek S.*, Kreuzman A.*, Mansky B.*, Masneuf S, Sagalyn E, Sharif K.*, Taterra D.*, Taylor W.*, Thomas M.*, Chesler EJ, Holmes A. (2016). Genome-wide mapping of ethanol sensitivity in the Diversity Outbred mouse population. NIDA Genetics Consortium Meeting, Rockville, MD, USA.
Kreuzman A.*, Wilcox T., Gatti D., Busch E., Kasparek S.*, Mansky B.*, Masneuf S., Sagalyn E., Sharif K.*, Taterra D.*, Taylor W.*, Thomas M.*, Chesler E.J., Holmes A., Parker C.C. (2016). Identifying genes associated with conditioned fear in the Diversity Outbred mouse population using a forward genetic, genome-wide approach. International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society, Bar Harbor, ME, USA.
Kasparek S.*, Wilcox T., Gatti D., Busch E., Funsten E.*, Kreuzman D.*, Mansky B.*, Masneuf S., Sagalyn E., Sharif K.*, Taterra D.*, Taylor W.*, Thomas M.*, Holmes A., Chesler E.J., Parker C.C. (2016). Genome-wide mapping of ethanol sensitivity in the Diversity Outbred mouse population. International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society, Bar Harbor, ME, USA.
Kasparek S.*, Wilcox T., Gatti D., Busch E., Kreuzman D.*, Mansky B.*, Masneuf S., Sagalyn E., Sharif K.*, Taterra D.*, Taylor W.*, Thomas M.*, Holmes A., Chesler E.J., Parker C.C. (2016). Preliminary QTL Mapping Suggests Candidate Regions for Ethanol-Induced Phenotypes in the Diversity Outbred Mouse Population. UVM Neuroscience, Behavior and Health Research Forum, Burlington, VT, USA.
Kreuzman A.*, Wilcox T., Gatti D., Busch E., Kasparek S.*, Mansky B.*, Masneuf S., Sagalyn E., Sharif K.*, Taterra D.*, Taylor W.*, Thomas M.*, Chesler E.J., Holmes A., Parker C.C. (2016). Identifying genes associated with fear in mice using a forward genetic approach. UVM Neuroscience, Behavior and Health Research Forum, Burlington, VT, USA.
Miller, L.E.*, V.C., Braddick*, C.U. Chyr*, E.C. Goins*, and M.D. Spritzer. 2016. Testing the effects of testosterone and age on spatial memory in male rats using an object location memory task. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting.
Spritzer, M.D., A.E. Casler*, S.M. Engelman*, J.E. Georgakas*, E.C.B. Jaeger*, L.R. Nelson*, A.P, W.T. Prince*, E.A. Roy*, and B.A. Wagner*. 2016. Wild-caught meadow voles show seasonal changes in cell proliferation, neurogenesis, and cell death within the hippocampus. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
2015
Mansky, B.*, T. Taylor*, D. Taterra, C.C. Parker 2015. Variation in ethanol sensitivity in the Diversity Outbred mouse population: implications for genome-wide association mapping. UVM Neuroscience, Behavior and Health Research Forum, Burlington, VT, USA.
Taylor T.*, B. Manksy *, D. Taterra*, C.C. Parker 2015. Identifying genes that contribute to fear in mice: a novel, forward genetic approach that may have implications with PTSD in humans. UVM Neuroscience, Behavior and Health Research Forum, Burlington, VT, USA.
L.S. Honican*, J. Burrill, A.E. Casler*, J.E. Georgakas*, D.S. Adams, M.D. Spritzer. 2015. Potential memory restorative effects of a neurotrophic factor mimetic in an aged, transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting.
Spritzer, M.D., C. E. Super*. 2015. Effects of testosterone and age on spatial memory and BDNF in male rats. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting.
2014
Cullen, B.H.*, C.G. Batson*, S.C. Spillane*, B.A. Wagner*, M.D. Spritzer. 2014. Testosterone replacement restores spatial working memory in castrated adult male rats. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting.
Rungratsameetaweemana, N.* & Arndt, J. (2014). The Influence of Internal and External Arousal on Memory. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Long Beach, CA.
Spritzer, M.D., K.M.K. Calhoun*, E.A. Roy*, Z.E. Schneider-Lynch*, J. M. Barker, L.A.M. Galea. 2014. Effects of testosterone on stages of neural development in the dentate gyrus of adult male rats. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting.
2013
Breton, J.*, Wasserman, S.*, Wieboldt, J.*, Boxwala, M.*, Newman, H.*, Rungratsameetaweemana, N.*, Woodworth, H.*, & Arndt, J. (2013). The influence of testing on relational and item-specific information. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Toronto, ON.
Spritzer, M.D., K.T. Grafmiller*, S.M. Engelman*. (2013). Effects of sexual interactions on neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus of adult male rats. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
2012
Bennion, K.*, Appelson, J.*, Wasserman, S.*, & Breton, J.* & Arndt, J. (2012). The role of recollection in producing the testing effect. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, PA.
Batson, C.G*., B.A Wagner*, J. Maher*, E.C. Fox*, and M.D. Spritzer. (2012). Testosterone level influences spatial strategies used by adult male rats. Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Annual Meeting.
*Seybolt, M., *Clarke, H. and Collaer, M.L. 2012. Acute stress relaxes moral judgments of behaviors intended to harm. Presentation at the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Annual Meeting. Madison, WI
Spritzer, M.D., M.G. Curtis*, J.P. Stern*, J. Maher*, and L.M. Shulman*. (2012). Sexual interactions with unfamiliar females reduce hippocampal neurogenesis among adult male rats. Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Annual Meeting.
2011
Arndt, J., Hyatt, A.*, Dethier, D.*, Whitaker, E.*, Hommel, N.*, & Boxwala, M.* (2011). Forward association strength and false memory. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Seattle, WA.
Collaer, M.L., *Weinstein, S.J., *Chock, M.G., and Richardson, A. (May 2011) Stress influences spatial knowledge, strategies, and attention, as well as moral judgments. Presentation at the annual conference of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington DC.
*Seybolt, M. and Collaer, M.L. 2011. Moral judgments in relation to stress and sex. Presentation at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting. Washington, DC.
Shasha, C.*, Hommel, N.*, Dede, A.*, Whitaker, E.*, Corbett, K.*, & Arndt, J. (2011). The role of associations in producing false memories. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association. Cambridge, MA.
Spritzer, M.D.,E.C. Fox*, G.D. Larsen*. 2011. Effects of testosterone on spatial strategies used by adult male rats. Joint meeting of the Animal Behavior Society and International Ethological Conference.
2010
Bacon, E.*, Corbett, K.*, Dede, A.*, Shasha, C.*, Bennion, K.*, Guillet, R.*, & Arndt, J. (2010). The impact of emotion on source memory. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Brooklyn, NY.
Tomasko, J.*, Galgano, J.*, & Arndt, J. (2010). Comparing strategies to reduce the social misinformation effect. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Brooklyn, NY.
Bennion, K.* & Arndt, J. (2010). The testing effect in multiple-choice recognition of word pairs. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.
Bacon, E.* & Arndt, J. (2010). Perceptual representations do not underlie false memories. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.
Dede, A.*, Shasha, C.*, Dorot, S.*, Corbett, K.*, & Arndt, J.* (2010). Association directionality and false recognition. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, St. Louis, MO.
Collaer, M.L., Richardson, A.E., *Meyer, T.S., *Powers, M.E. (May 28, 2010) Spatial navigation and spatial attention relate to cortisol changes. Presentation at the annual conference of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.
Spritzer, M.D.,M.G. Curtis*, L.M. Shulman*. 2010. Interactions with novel sexual partners reduce hippocampal neurogenesis compared to repeated interactions with the same sexual partner among adult male rats. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting.
Spritzer, M.D.,M.K. Coneeny*, S.M. Engelman*, W.T. Prince*. 2010. Prolonged exposure to testosterone improves spatial learning in male rats. Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Annual Meeting.