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Gisel Flores-Montoya Bio
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Off Campus: Winter 2024
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Mayra Gisel Flores-Montoya (M.A. Experimental Psychology, Ph.D. in Psychology with a concentration in Neuroscience, The University of Texas at El Paso) teaches courses in Health Psychology and Neuroscience. Her research focuses on examining how early chronic exposure to low-level lead alters memory in children.

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Eric Hoopfer Bio
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
Office: Olin Hall 101B
Phone: 507 222 4765
Email: ehoopfer@carleton.edu

Eric Hoopfer (B.S., University of Michigan, Ph.D., Stanford University) studies the genetic and neural basis of social behavior. He uses genetic and molecular approaches to investigate the neural circuit mechanisms that control aggression and courtship behaviors in the fruit fly. He teaches courses in neuroscience, developmental neurobiology, and the genetic and neural circuit basis of behavior.

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Fernan Jaramillo Bio
Professor of Biology
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Dr. Jaramillo is a neurobiologist interested in sensory systems. His work focuses on the hair cell, the mechanosensory receptor of the auditory, vestibular, and lateral line systems. His current research interests include the study of mechanoelectrical transduction, molecular motors in the hair cell, the role of noise in sensory processing, and the physiology of synaptic transmission. He teaches Neurobiology, Human Physiology, and a Neuroscience seminar.

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Sarah Meerts Bio
Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology
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Sarah Meerts (B.A., Vassar College, Ph.D., Dartmouth College) teaches courses in behavioral neuroscience, hormones and behavior and the neurobiology of motivated behaviors like sexual behavior and parenting. Sarah’s research focuses on the hormonal and neural mechanisms that mediate sexual motivation and reward. Her research uses behavioral techniques and immunocytochemistry to better understand female rat sexual behavior and the neuroendocrine changes that occur during puberty to facilitate adult sexual behavior.

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Julie Neiworth Bio
Laurence McKinley Gould Professor of the Natural Sciences and Psychology
Office: Hulings Hall / Olin Hall 101C
Phone: 507 222 4372
Email: jneiwort@carleton.edu

Julie Neiworth, (B.A., Psychology, Reed College; M.A., Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, Michigan State University; postdoctoral fellow, neurobiology, U of TX Health Science Center) studies comparative cognition including cognitive processes in primates, comparative neuroscience, aging and Alzheimer’s disease, animal and human learning. She was Chair of the psychology department for 6 years (1995–2001) and was director of the neuroscience concentration for 5 years (2007–2010, 2012–2014). She has published over 25 articles with Carleton students as co-authors. She has been at Carleton for > 30 years! See alumni celebrating her time with them here. Julie is also on the board of consulting editors for the Journal of Comparative Psychology. Her work has been supported by NSF and NIH, with the most recent NIH grant 1R15AG051940-02  awarded for 2021-2025.

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Matt Rand Bio
Professor of Biology
Off Campus: Spring 2024
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Dr. Rand, a vertebrate reproductive biologist, studies the hormonal mediation and function of sexually dimorphic traits. Currently he is looking at the role of genes in determining pigment differences in Sceloporus lizards. He teaches Animal Physiology, Vertebrate Morphology, a seminar on Behavioral Genetics, part of Introductory Biology, and a non-majors course that explores the biological basis of reproduction and sexuality in Humans.

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Jennifer Ross-Wolff Bio
Director of the Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching & Humphrey Doermann Professor of Liberal Learning
Professor of Biology
Office: Weitz Center for Creativity 122
Phone: 507 222 4191
Phone: 507 222 4324
Email: jwolff@carleton.edu

Dr. Wolff is a developmental biologist interested in the embryonic development of the nervous system. She is currently using genetic and molecular approaches to investigate how male-specific neurons that control mating arise during development in the model organism C. elegans. She teaches Animal Developmental Biology, Developmental Neurobiology, part of Introductory Biology, and Biotechnology, Health, and Society.

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Lawrence Wichlinski Bio
Director of Neuroscience
Professor of Psychology
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Larry Wichlinski (Ph.D., Southern Illinois University) teaches courses in behavioral neuroscience, psychopharmacology, and sleep and dreaming. His research interests include the pharmacology of memory and anxiety, the behavioral and neurochemical effects of drug abuse, and sleep and dreaming.

Affiliated Faculty

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Ken Abrams Bio
Professor of Psychology
Office: Olin Hall 133
Phone: 507 222 5024
Email: kabrams@carleton.edu
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Mike Flynn Bio
William H. Laird Professor of Linguistics and the Liberal Arts, Emeritus
Phone: 507 222 5248
Email: mjflynn@carleton.edu
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Justin London Bio
Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Music, Cognitive Science, and the Humanities
Off Campus: Fall 2023
Office: Weitz Center for Creativity M208
Phone: 507 222 4397
Email: jlondon@carleton.edu
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Anna Rafferty Bio
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Chair of Computer Science
Office: Olin Hall 327
Phone: 507 222 5173
Email: arafferty@carleton.edu
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Julia Strand Bio
Associate Professor of Psychology
Chair of Psychology
Office: Olin Hall 119
Phone: 507 222 5637
Email: jstrand@carleton.edu

Staff

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Robyn Durand Bio
Animal Colony Technician
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Alexa Kong ’23
Educational Associate – Neuroscience (Ross-Wolff)
Phone: 507 222 4973
Email: konga@carleton.edu
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Jennifer Sandau
Administrative Assistant in Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Neuroscience
Office: Olin Hall 115
Phone: 507 222 4380
Email: jsandau@carleton.edu

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This page was last updated on 15 September 2023
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