Faculty
Thomas A. Ala
Office location:
Center for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders
Department of Neurology
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
751 N Rutledge Street
Room 3100 Springfield
Illinois 62702
Office: (217) 545-7881
Fax: (217) 545-1903
Email: tala@siumed.edu
Educational Background: 1985-1987: Research Fellow, Alzheimer's Treatment and Research Center, Regions Hospital, St. Paul, MN. 1982-1985: Neurology residency, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. 1981-1982: Flexible internship, Hennepin County Medical Center ,Minneapolis MN . 1978-1981: MD degree, ...read full profile >>
Amy Arai
Office location:
Department of Pharmacology
SIU School of Medicine
Room 3321 (office) or Room 3275 (laboratory)
Mail code 9629
801 N. Rutledge Street
Springfield IL 62702
Office:(217) 545-0228
Lab: (217) 545-2204
Fax: (217) 545-0145
Email: aarai@siumed.edu
Educational Background: Arai earned her doctoral, master's and bachelor's degrees at Chiba University in Chiba, Japan (1987, 1984, 1982). She was a postdoctoral fellow at UCI (1989-91). Research Interests: Molecular and pharmacological modulation of AMPA-type glutamate receptors and its ...read full profile >>
Lydia Arbogast
Office location:
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Life Science III 2077
Carbondale, IL 62901-6512
Office: (618) 453-1856
Lab: (618) 453-8443
Fax: (618) 453-1517
Email: larbogast@siumed.edu
Educational Background: Post-doc in Neuroendocrinology, University of Kansas Medical Center with Dr. James L. Voogt, 1988-1993 Ph.D., Physiology, Indiana University, 1988 Research Interests: Affect of female reproductive hormones on the neuronal activity in the brain. Recent Publications : Liu B, ...read full profile >>
John Baker
Office location:
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Rehn 311A
Carbondale, IL 62901
Office: (618) 453-8270
Email: jonathan.c.baker@siu.edu
Educational Background: Ph.D., Behavioral Psychology, Western Michigan University, 2009 Research Interests: Behavioral gerentology, Adults with developmental disabilities Recent Publications :
Andrzej Bartke
Office Location:
S.I.U. School of Medicine
801 N. Rutledge St. Room 4389
P.O. Box 19628
Springfield IL 62794-9628
Office: (217) 545-7962
Lab: (217) 545-7979
Email: abartke@siumed.edu
Educational Background: Magister (equivalent MS) 1962 Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland Biology (Zoology) PhD 1965 University of Kansas Zoology (Genetics) Research Interests: Aging, longevity genes, growth hormone, insulin, mice, caloric restriction Current project: We are working ...read full profile >>
Carol Bauer
Division: Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Office Location:
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
301 North 8th Street
Springfield, IL 62701
Office: (217) 545-6099
Email: cbauer@siumed.edu
Educational Background: Fellowship in Neurotology, Baylor College of Medicine ( Houston TX), 1994-1995 Residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 1990-1994 Residency in General Surgery, Michigan State University, 1989-1990 Research Interests: ...read full profile >>
Jeffrey Bennett
Office location:
Department of Psychiatry
SIU School of Medicine
Mail Code 9642
901 West Jefferson
Springfield IL 62794
Office: (217) 545-7668
Email: jbennett@siumed.edu
Educational background: M.D. from New York University School of Medicine (1986)
Thomas J. Brozoski
Office location:
Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery
801 N. Rutledge St., P.O. Box 19629
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, IL 62794
Office: (217) 545-6583
Fax: (217) 545-1903
Email: tbrozoski@siumed.edu
Educational Background: Ph.D., Psychology, University of Virginia, 1971 M.S., Psychology, University of Wisconsin, 1966 B.S., Psychology, University of Wisconsin, 1964 Research Interests: Pathophysiology of tinnitus; tinnitus therapeutics; sensory processes; psychophysics Recent Publications : Bauer, C and ...read full profile >>
Xiang Cai
Office location:
Department of Physiology
SIU School of Medicine
Mail Code 6523
1135 Lincoln Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901
Office:(618) 453-8212
Email:xcai@siumed.edu
Educational background: Ph.D. in Neuroscience at Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Science, Guangzhou, China (2000)
Kathleen Campbell
Office Location:
Southern Illinois University
School of Medicine
801 N. Rutledge
Rm #3341 Springfield
Illinois 62702
Office:(217) 545-7310
Lab: (217) 545-6774
Fax: (217) 545-1903
Email: kcampbell@siumed.edu
Educational Background: South Dakota State University B.A. 1973 Communication/Education University of South Dakota M.A. 1977 Audiology University of Iowa Ph.D. 1989 Audiology/Hearing Science Research Interests: Ototoxicity, otoprotective agents, anti-oxidants, drug development, clinical trials
Donald Caspary
Office Location:
Department of Pharmacology
801 N. Rutledge
PO Box 19230
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield IL 62702
Office: (217) 787-4335
Email: dcaspary@siumed.edu
Educational Background: PhD Biology/Neurobiology, New York University, 1971 MS Zoology / Sensory Communication, Syracuse University, 1968 BA Zoology, University of Wisconsin, 1965 Research Interests: Age-Related hearing loss (drug therapy for age-related hearing loss) Central sensory ...read full profile >>
Joseph L. Cheatwood
Office Location:
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Life Science III
Room #2068 Carbondale
Illinois 62901
Office: (618) 453-1591
Email: jcheatwood@siumed.edu
Educational Background: Ph.D., University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2004 Neuroanatomy, Behavioral Neuroscience Research Interests: Dr. Cheatwood's research is primarily aimed at developing a better understanding of neuroanatomical changes underlying spontaneous and induced recovery ...read full profile >>
Rich W. Clough
Office location:
Department of Anatomy
Southern Illinois University
at Carbondale
Life Science III 2075 / 2086B
Office: (618) 453-1578
Email: rclough@siumed.edu
Educational Background: Ph.D. Human Anatomy, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, 1983 Research Interests: Neuroendocrinology, epilepsy, neuropathology, immediate early gene expression in the brain, neural development, synaptogenesis, recovery of neurological function following traumatic ...read full profile >>
Joan Davis
Office location:
Dental Hygiene Program
College of Applied Sciences and Arts
Mail Code 6615
1365 Douglas Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901
Office:(618) 453-8874
Email:davisdh@siu.edu
Educational background: Ph.D. in Workforce Education and Development, Southern Illinois University (2010)
Lisabeth DiLalla
Office Location:
Southern Illinois University
210A Lindegren
Carbondale, IL 62901-6502
Office: (618) 453-1855
Lab: (618)-453-5206
Fax: (618) 453-5861
Email: ldilalla@siu.edu
Educational Background: BPh.D., received her graduate degree in developmental psychology from the University of Virginia in 1987 Post-doctoral fellowship in behavior genetics at the Institute for Behavioral Genetics at the University of Colorado Research Interests: Child development,behavior ...read full profile >>
Stephanie Clancy Dollinger
Office location:
275-D, Life Sciences II
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901-6502
Office: (618) 453-3557
Fax: (618) 453-3563
Email: smcd@siu.edu
Educational Background: Ph.D. in Life-Span Developmental Psychology, Syracuse University Research Interests: Lifespan development, successful aging, identity development, personality
Buffy Ellsworth
Office location:
Department of Physiology
SIU School of Medicine
Mail Code 6523
1135 Lincoln Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901
Office:(618) 453-1539
Email:bellsworth@siumed.edu
Educational background: Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University (2002)
Carl Faingold
Office Location:
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
801 N Rutledge Street
Room 3289A
Springfield Illinois 62702
Office: (217) 545-2185
Email: cfaingold@siumed.edu
Educational Background: Post-doctoral fellowship Neuropharmacology, University of Missouri Institute of Psychiatry, 1972 Ph.D Pharmacology, Northwestern University, 1970 Bachelor's Pharmacy, University of Illinois in Chicago, 1965 Research Interests: Neuronal networks, alcohol, epilepsy, ...read full profile >>
David Gilbert
Office Location:
Life Sciences II 275-C
Mailcode 6502
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Carbondale IL 62901
Office: (618) 453-3558
Lab: (618) 453-3563
Fax: (217) 545-0145
Email: dgilbert@siu.edu
Educational Background: PhD, Florida State University, 1978 BS, University of Washington, 1970 Research Interests: Integrative neuroscience Substance use/abuse Genetic and environmental influences Individual differences Emotion Recent Publications: Carlson, J. M., Gilbert, D. G., ...read full profile >>
Lalit Gupta
Office location:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Southern Illinois University
Mail Code 6603
1230 Lincoln Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901
Office:(618) 453-7032
Email:lgupta@siu.edu
Educational background: Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Southern Methodist University (2002)
Reza Habib
Office location:
Department of Psychology
MC 6502
Life Science II 271A
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Carbondale IL 62901
Office:(618) 453-3547
Fax: (618) 453-3563
Email: rhabib@siu.edu
Educational Background: PhD Psychology, University of Toronto, 2000 Research Interests: Brain Imaging Learning and Memory Recent Publications : Schott BH, Sellner DB, Lauer C-J, Habib R, Frey JU, Guderian S, Heinze H-J, Düzel E. (2004) Activation of midbrain structures by associative novelty and the ...read full profile >>
Erin Hascup
Office location:
Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders
SIU School of Medicine
Mail Code 9643
751 North Rutledge
Springfield IL, 62794
Office:(217) 545-6988
Email:ehascup@siumed.edu
Educational background: Ph.D. in Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Kentucky (2007)
Anthony Huang
Office location:
Department of Anatomy
SIU School of Medicine
Mail Code 6523
1135 Lincoln Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901
Office:(618) 453-1539
Email:ahuang@siumed.edu
Educational background: Ph.D. in Neuroscience, National Taiwan University (1997)
Eric Jacobs
Office location:
Department of Psychology
Life Sciences II
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901-6502
Office: (618) 453-3555
Fax: (618) 453-3563
Email: eajacobs@siu.edu
Educational Background: Ph.D., University of Florida post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Vermont Research Interests: Applied Behavior Analysis,Human Operant Behavio,Choice and Decision Making Recent Publications : Dixon , M.R., Jacobs, E.A., & Sanders, S. (2006). Contextual control of delay ...read full profile >>
Michelle Kibby
Office location:
Department of Psychology
Southern Illinois University
Mail Code 6502
1125 Lincoln Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901
Office: (618) 453-2872
Email: mkibby@siu.edu
Educational background: Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Memphis (1998)
Shane Koch
Office location:
Rehabilitation Institute MC4609
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901
Office: (618) 453-8284
Email: dskoch@siu.edu
Usha Lakshmanan
Office location:
Southern Illinois University
Life Sciences II Room #216
Carbondale, IL 62901-6502
Office: (618) 453-3574
Fax: (618) 453-6563
Email: usha@siu.edu
Educational Background: Ph.D., University of Michigan Research Interests: 1st and 2nd Language Acquisition,Psycholinguistics,Syntactic Theory,Bilingualism,Language & Cognition Recent Publications : Kim, L. K., & Lakshmanan, U. (in press). The processing role of the article choice parameter: ...read full profile >>
Brian Lee
Educational Background: B.S., College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia Ph.D., University of Maryland Graduate School, Baltimore, Maryland Research Scientist, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California Research Interests: Primarily interested in the structural biochemistry of translational ...read full profile >>
Cheng-Shu Li
Office location:
Southern Illinois University
Life Science III 2073
Carbondale 62901
Office: (618) 453-8910
Email: cli@siumed.edu
Peter Patrylo
Office location:
Physiology MC 6512
Life Science II 176A
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901
Office: (618) 453-6742
Email: ppatrylo@siumed.edu
Research Interests: Effects on local neuronal networks by cortical malformations with impaired neurological function (e.g., epilepsy, mental retardation) Contribution of alterations in local neuronal networks to neurological dysfunction during “normal” and pathological aging.
Amber Pond
Office location:
Department of Anatomy
SIU School of Medicine
Mail Code 6523
1135 Lincoln Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901
Office:(618) 453-1582
Email:apond@siumed.edu
Educational background: Ph.D. in Animal Physiology, Mississippi State University (1995)
Jared Porter
Office location:
Department of Kinesiology
Southern Illinois University
Mail Code 4310
1135 Lincoln Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901
Office:(618) 453-3329
Email:jporter@siu.edu
Educational background: Ph.D. in Motor Behavior and Cognitive Psychology, Louisiana State University (2008)
Louis Premkumar
Office location:
Department of Pharmacology
Southern Illinios University of
Medical Sciences
801 North Rutledge Street
RM. 3325
Springfield, Illinois
Office: (217) 545-2179
Lab: (217) 545-7006
Email: lpremkumar@siumed.edu
Educational Background: Postdoctoral fellowship in neuroscience at John Curtin School of Medical Research in Australia (1994) Postdoctoral associate in biophysics at State University of New York (1994-95) Doctoral degree at the Australian National University in Australia (1992) Master's and ...read full profile >>
Vikram Ramkumar
Office location:
Department of Pharmacology
SIU School of Medicine
Mail Code 9629
801 North Rutledge
Springfield IL 62794
Office:(217) 545-2171
Email: vramkumar@siumed.edu
Ruth Anne Rehfeldt
Office location:
Rehabilitation Institute
Southern Illinois University
Mail Code 4609
Carbondale, IL 62901
Office:(618) 453-8276
Email:rehfeldt@siu.edu
Educational background: Ph.D. in Behavior Analysis (Psychology), University of Nevada (1998)
Gregory Rose
Office location:
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Lindegren 308
600 Agriculture Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901-6503
Office: (618) 453-1451
Lab: (618) 453-4791
Fax: (618) 453-5861
Email: grose@siumed.edu
Educational Background: Postdoctoral Training, Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Ph.D., Psychology, University of California Irvine, 1980 Research Interests: Neurobiology of Learning and Memory; Age-Related Cognitive Impairment Recent Publications : Tombaugh, G.C., W.B. ...read full profile >>
Matthew Schlesinger
Office location:
Department of Psychology
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901
Office: (618) 453-3524
Lab: (618) 453-3537
Email: matthews@siu.edu
Educational Background: Ph.D. U.C. Berkeley Developmental Psychology Advisor: Jonas Langer, Ph.D. December, 1995 B.A. U.C. San Diego Psychology Advisor: Joan Stiles, Ph.D. Minor: Applied Mathematics, June, 1989 Research Interests: Cognitive Development: Development of action and perception ...read full profile >>
Andrew Sharp
Office location:
Deapartment of Anatoty
Southern Illinois University
Life Sciences III, Room 2075
Carbondale, IL 62901
Office: (618) 453-1645
Email: asharp@siumed.edu
Educational Background: Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, Biophysics Ph.D. Program, September, 1988-November, 1994 Degree: Doctor of Philosophy, November, 1994 University of Wisconsin, Madison, September, 1981-August, 1983; September, 1984-August, 1986 Majors: Molecular Biology ...read full profile >>
April Dawn Strader
Email:
astrader@siumed.edu
Educational Background: University of California Berkeley B.A. 1992 Biological Sciences University of Wisconsin Milwaukee M.S. 1995 Biological Sciences University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Ph.D 2002 Biological Sciences Current project: American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant Title: ...read full profile >>
Shelley Tischkau
Office location:
Department of Pharmacology
SIU School of Medicine
Mail Code 9629
801 North Rutledge
Springfield IL 62794
Office:(217) 545-6524
Email:stischkau@siumed.edu
Educational background: Ph.D. in Physiology, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (1995)
Tomas Upton
Office location:
Department of Rehabilitation
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
322A Rehn Hall
Carbondale, Illinois 62901
Office: (618) 453-8287
Fax: (618) 453-3563
Email: tupton@siu.edu
Educational Background: Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Counseling from The University of Iowa (2000).
Ronald Zec
Office location:
Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders
SIU School of Medicine
Mail Code 9643
751 North Rutledge
Springfield IL 62794
Office:(217) 545-7197
Email:rzec@siumed.edu
Educational background: Ph.D. in Experimental/Physiological Psychology, University of Kansas (1977)