Directory
Your leaders in Neuroscience research
Institute Leadership
Nikki Crowley
- Director, Penn State Neuroscience Institute – University Park
- Huck Chair in Neural Engineering
Sonia Cavigelli
- Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Neuroscience
- Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health
Nanyin Zhang
- Associate Director of Neural Engineering, Biodevices, and AI, Penn State Neuroscience Institute – University Park
- Huck Chair in Brain Imaging
Abdlrahman Alabdallah
- Communication Sciences and Disorders Graduate Student
Language production and processing in children with and without developmental language disorders, with particular emphasis on. . .
Kevin Alloway
- Professor Emeritus of Neural and Behavioral Sciences
Neural basis of sensorimotor integration neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, optogenetics.
Etya Amsalem
- Associate Professor of Entomology
The evolutionary development and the mechanistic basis of social behavior in insects using an integrative approach. . .
Peter Arnett
- Professor of Psychology
Clinical neuropsychology, neurocognitive effects of multiple sclerosis, and the neurocognitive and emotional consequences of. . .
Paul Bartell
- Associate Professor of Avian Biology
The regulation of biological clocks in birds at the systems level.
Roger Beaty
- Associate Professor of Psychology
The cognitive neuroscience of creative thinking and problem solving.
Nikki Beloate
- Assistant Research Professor
Resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI), chemogenetics and optogenetics to elucidate the neural mechanisms behind changes in functional. . .
Sheri Berenbaum
- Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics
Development and neuroendocrine basis of human sex-typed cognition and social behavior.
Johnathan Borland
- Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health
The neuronal mechanisms that regulate the rewarding properties of different types of social behaviors
Elizabeth Boyer
- Professor of Environmental Science
Hydrology, Biogeochemistry, Environmental Systems, Water Quality.
Katie Burkhouse
- Associate Professor
Dr. Burkhouse’s program of research broadly focuses on identifying behavioral-brain risk phenotypes and preventive. . .
Kristin Buss
- McCourtney Professor and Head of Psychology
The complex systems involved in the development of emotion, emotion regulation, temperament, and adjustment from infancy to. . .
Orfeu Buxton
- Elizabeth Fenton Susman Professor of Biobehavioral Health
The causes of chronic sleep deficiency in the workplace, home, and society; the health consequences of chronic sleep. . .
Laura Cabrera
- Huck Early Career Chair in Neuroethics
- Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
The ethical and societal implications of neurotechnologies used for treatment as well as for enhancement purposes.
Douglas Cavener
- Huck Distinguished Chair in Evolutionary Genetics
- Professor of Biology
Regulation of protein synthesis and control of translation initiation of mRNAs in higher eukaryotes and the evolution of. . .
Sonia Cavigelli
- Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Neuroscience
- Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health
Development of temperament/personality; relationship of temperament and social status to stress and health; individual. . .