Recent Faculty Achievements
Below is a sample of our latest faculty achievement in neuroscience.
PUBLICATIONS
Stevenson, J. L., Yeagley, N. C., & Bish, J. P. (2020). Evaluation of students’ neuroscientific conceptual organization may depend on the expert referent. The Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, 19(1), A30-A35.
Phan, T. (’17), Harsch, J. (’17), Brodowski, M. (’17), Oakes, T. (’17), & Boas, R. (’18), Bish, J., (2019). Executive control in concussed versus non-concussed individuals. Journal of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences, 26, 20-26.
Alexzandria Luben (’18), Clementine Harvey (’18), Stephanie Guzman (’19), Oluwagbotemi Olafunmiloye, (’18), Dr. Joel Bish. Differences in Brain Activity EEG Between Concussed and Non-Concussed Groups in Problem Solving Tasks. To be published in IMPULSE-the Premier Undergraduate Neuroscience Journal.
Thanh Phan (’17), Jessica Harsch (’17), Mary Brodowski (’17), Tyler Oakes (’17), Rachel Boas (’18), Dr. Joel Bish. Executive Control in Concussed Versus Non-Concussed Individuals. To be published in the Journal of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences.
*Black, E., Stevenson, J.L., & Bish, J.P. (in press). The role of musical experience in hemispheric lateralization of global and local auditory processing. Perception. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0301006616685954
Stevenson, J.L., *Shah, S., & Bish, J.P. (2016). Use of structural assessment of knowledge for outcomes assessment in the neuroscience classroom. Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, 15, A38-A43. Retrieved from http://www.funjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/june-15-38.pdf
PRESENTATIONS
International Brain Injury Association’s 13th World Congress on Brain Injury, Toronto, Canada, March 13 – 16, 2019
Daly M. (’19), Kiss S. (’20), Sicher A. (’20), Ballinger D. (’21), & Bish, J. (2019, March.) Increased front lobe beta wave activity required for inhibition and inhibition switching tasks post-concussion. Poster presented at the 13th World Congress on Brain Injury in Toronto, Canada.
Pastorino, J., Yeagley, N., Cope, S., Taranto, L., Cimino, M. & Bish, J. (2019, March.) Long lasting executive control deficits in young adults with a history of mild traumatic brain injury. Poster presented at the 13th World congress on Brain Injury in Toronto, Canada.
Bish, J. (2019, May). Frontal-lobe control network provides a strong predictor of post-concussive syndrome. Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C. May 2019.
Miller, Z., Soffer, J., and Snively-Bologna, A, & Bish, J. (2016, May). The Habituation of Language: Neural Correlates of Language In Native and Non-Native Arabic Speakers Using EEG and a Language-Specific Phoneme Repetition Task. Poster presentation at the 28th Annual Convention, Association for Psychology Science, Chicago, IL.
Gretz, M. & Bish, J. (2016, May). Decreased Executive Function in Collegiate Athletes 6 Months Post-Concussion. Poster presentation at the 28th Annual Convention, Association for Psychology Science, Chicago, IL.
PUBLICATIONS
Loomis C*, Stephens A*, Baqai U*, Janicot R*, Drebushenko L*, Round J., (2020). Identification of MAGUK scaffolds as intracellular binding partners of synaptic adhesion proteinSlitrk2. Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience, 103: 103465.PRESENTATIONS
Charles E. Kaufman Foundation Research Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA. October 2018
Round, JE. Identification of MAGUK scaffolds as intracellular binding partners of Slitrk2.
Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. November 2018
Loomis C, Stephens A. Springmann P, Drebushenko L, Janicot R, Baqai U, Round JE. The synaptic adhesion protein Slitrk2 interacts with MAGUK scaffolds via a carboxy-terminal PDZ binding motif.
St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA. March 2019
Round, JE. The sticky synapse: Exploring the roles of synaptic adhesion molecules in building neural circuits. Invited Talk.
Carlita Favero, Kate Goddard, Jennifer Round, and Becky Kohn. The SIE Program: Supporting Inclusive Excellence in Biology, Biochemistry, and Neuroscience. 2017 Annual American Society for Cell Biology national meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Drebushenko, L., Triney, A., Karliner, J., Round, J.E. (2017, November) Using CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing to investigate a potential role for Slitrk2 in neurogenesis. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuorscience, San Diego, CA
Received a Charles E. Kaufman New Investigator Award from The Pittsburgh Foundation for her project, entitled “Interaction of Psychiatric Risk Factor Ankyrin-G and Slitrk2 in excitatory Synapse Formation.” $150,000 over 2 years.
Round, JE and Lom, B. In Situ Teaching: Fusing Labs & Lectures in Undergraduate Science Courses to Enhance Immersion in Scientific Research. Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience education. 2015; 13: A206-A214
PUBLICATIONS
Stevenson, J. L., Yeagley, N. C., & Bish, J. P. (2020). Evaluation of students’ neuroscientific conceptual organization may depend on the expert referent. The Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, 19(1), A30-A35.
Gernsbacher, M. A., Raimond, A., Stevenson, J. L., Boston, J., & Harp, B. (2018). Do puzzle pieces and autism puzzle piece logos evoke negative associations? Autism, 22, 118-125. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361317727125
*Black, E., Stevenson, J. L., & Bish, J. P. (2017). The role of musical experience in hemispheric lateralization of global and local auditory processing. Perception, 46, 956-975. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0301006616685954
Stevenson, J. L., & Hart, K. R. (2017). Psychometric properties of the Autism-Spectrum Quotient for assessing low and high levels of autistic traits in college students. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47, 1838-1853. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3109-1
*Stevenson, J. L., Lindley, C. E., & Murlo, N. (2017). Retrospectively assessed early motor and current pragmatic language skills in autistic and neurotypical children. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 124, 777-794. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0031512517710379
*Black, E., Stevenson, J.L., & Bish, J.P. (in press). The role of musical experience in hemispheric lateralization of global and local auditory processing. Perception. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0301006616685954
Stevenson, J.L., *Shah, S., & Bish, J.P. (2016). Use of structural assessment of knowledge for outcomes assessment in the neuroscience classroom. Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, 15, A38-A43. Retrieved from http://www.funjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/june-15-38.pdf
*Foggo, M., *McFarland, B., *Wiggin, T., *Godfrey, S., & Stevenson, J.L. (2017). Gender and autistic traits minimally influence eye movement patterns during mental rotation and emotional face tasks. The Journal of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences, 25, 33-41.
*undergraduate student co-author underlined
PRESENTATIONS
Dalasio, N. L., Joseph, J., & Stevenson, J. L. (2019, March). Cartoons, animals, and autistic traits: An eye tracking study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, CA.
Daly, M., Yeagley, N., Mastrangelo, A., & Stevenson, J. L. (2019, March). Motor learning performance with a single modality preference in individuals with high and low autistic traits. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, CA.
Yeagley, N. C., Wonsidler, S. L., & Stevenson, J. L. (2019, March). Implicit versus explicit learning assessment of neuroscience concepts in undergraduates. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, CA.
*Yeagley, N. C., Stevenson, J. L., & Bish, J. P. (2018, March). Expertise matters in evaluating students’ organization of neuroscience concepts. Oral presentation and poster presented at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Boston, MA.
Foggo, M.B., McFarland, B.W., Wiggin, T.A., Godfrey, S.H., & Stevenson, J.L. (2016, April). The relationship between gender, autistic traits, and eye movement patterns during mental rotation and emotional face processing in college students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, New York, NY.
GRANTS
Fall 2019 NIH-R21 “Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Forebrain Axon Pathfinding Defects of FASD” ($335,717 for 9/15/19 to 8/31/2021)
PUBLICATIONS
Sicher, A. Kiss, Shannon, Springmann, P. Herrera, K., McElroy, A., Blake, K., Crocker, E., Jacob, C. Lefkove, M., Cramer, M., Henriksen, A., Novacek, J. Severa, J. Siberski, J. Thomas, E. Chi, P, Favero, C. (2021). Moderate prenatal alcohol exposure increases total length of L1-expressing axons in E15.5 mice. Neurotoxicology and Teratology. doi:10.1016/j.ntt.2021/10692
Mathews, E. Dewees, K., Diaz, D., Favero, C. (2021). White matter abnormalities in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Focus on axon growth and guidance. Experimental biology and medicine, 246(7): 812-821, invited review.
Jordyn Karliner*, Mark Nagy*, Joyce Sanya*, Noah Yeagley*, Zoe Barnett-Ohori*, LaurenD’Ortona*, Jill Lawrence*, R. Colin McNamara*, Rachel Boas*, Heather Brubaker*, Spencer Collopy*, Justin Nolan*, and Carlita Favero. (2017) Low-dose prenatal alcohol exposure modulates weight gain and eliminates fractalkine expression in E14.5 mouse embryos. Impulse- the Premier Undergraduate Neuroscience Journal.
Reekes TH*, Vinyard III HT*, Echols W* Eubank III AJ8, Bouldin MD*, Murray WH*, Brewer S*, Brown BT*, Willis Jr HL*, Tabrani Z*, Favero CB, and Clabough EBD. Moderate chronic fetal alcohol exposure causes a motor learning deficit in adult outbred Swiss-Webster mice [version 1; referees: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]. F1000Research 2016, 5:1896. (doi: 10.12688/f1000research.9237.1)
Chi P, Aras R, Martin K, and Favero, C. (2016) Using Swiss Webster outbred mice to model Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD): An analysis of multilevel time-to-event data through mixed-effects Cox proportional hazards models. Behavioural Brain Research, 305:1-17.
White, SA*, Weber, JN*, Howard, CD*, and Favero CB. (2015) Effects of binge ethanol exposure during the first trimester equivalent on corticothalamic neurons in Swiss Webster outbred mice. Neuroreport, 26(18):1083-8.
Margo Randelman*, Alexandra Habecker*, and Carlita Favero. (2015) No effect of prenatal ethanol exposure on number or distribution of islet-1 expressing cells in the lateral ganglionic eminences of Swiss Webster outbred mice. Impulse- the Premier Undergraduate Neuroscience Journal.
*Student co-authors
PRESENTATIONS (# = invited presentation, (presenter underlined, * denotes undergraduate co-author)
Carlita Favero, Kate Goddard, Jennifer Round, and Becky Kohn. The SIE Program: Supporting Inclusive Excellence in Biology, Biochemistry, and Neuroscience. 2017 Annual American Society for Cell Biology national meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Veronica Martinez Acosta and Carlita Favero#. A Discussion of Diversity and Inclusivity at the University Level: The need for a strategic plan. Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Education Workshop on Activities, Laboratories, and Best Practices for Developing, Assessing, and Sustaining Inclusive Curricula, Dominican University, River Forest, IL.
Carlita Favero#. Too much or not enough? A guiding hypothesis on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
Carlita Favero#. Too much and not enough? A guiding hypothesis on sensory processing in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Developmental Exposure Alcohol Research Consortium, SUNY-Binghamton, Binghamton, NY.
Carlita Favero#. Too much and not enough? Investigating Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders using a mammalian model. St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA.
PUBLICATIONS
Dawley, E.M. (in press). Comparative Morphology of Plethodontid Olfactory and Vomeronasal Organs: How Snouts are Packed. Herpetological Monographs. 93 pages.