Neurosciences Faculty and Research Interests

 

Carl F. Ansevin
E-mail: cansevin@neoucom.edu
Phone: (330) 726-7900

M.D., Ohio State University. Neuronuscular disorders, rippling muscles, myasthenia gravis, auto-antibodies to muscle. More on Ansevin

James L. Blank
E-mail: jblank@kent.edu
Phone: (330) 672-2984 
FAX: (330) 672-3713

Ph.D., Indiana University. Neuroendocrine regulation of gonadal function, environmental regulation of seasonal breeding cycles, behavioral endocrinology. More on Blank

Heather Caldwell
E-mail: hcaldwel@kent.edu
Phone: (330) 672-3636
FAX: (330) 672-3713
Ph.D., Georgia State University. Neuropeptide regulation of social behaviors and neuropyschiatric disorders. More on Caldwell
Richard Carroll
E-mail: rcarroll@neoucom.edu
Phone: (330) 3225-6657
FAX: (330) 325-5930
Ph.D., University of Toledo. Neurodevelopment, neurodegenerative diseases, Autism, Alzheimers, inflammation and recovery. More on Carroll

Dean E. Dluzen
E-mail: ded@neoucom.edu
Phone: (330) 325-6300

Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology. Dopamine in corpus striatum as function of age, sex pheromones and neurotransmitter release in olfactory area. More on Dluzen

Robert V. Dorman
E-mail: rdorman@kent.edu
Phone: (330) 672-2363 
FAX: (330) 672-3713

Ph.D., Ohio States University. CNS membranes, nervous system trauma and recovery, biochemistry of multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases. More on Dorman

Stephen P. Fountain
E-mail: sfountain@kent.edu
Phone: (330) 672-3826

Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University. Neural and psychological basis of learning, memory and cognition; neurobehavioral toxicology. More on Fountain

Ernest J. Freeman
E-mail: mailto:efreeman@oakclinic.com
Phone: (330) 672-2383 
FAX: (330) 672-3713

Ph.D., Kent State University. Mechanisms of neurodegeneration, multiple sclerosis, mitochondrial function, glutamate, GABA and neuronal energy. More on Freeman

Alexander V. Galazyuk
E-mail: agalaz@neoucom.edu
Phone:(330) 325-6640 
FAX: (330) 325-5916

Ph.D., A.A. Bogomoletz Inst. Physiol. Neuroscience of hearing, critical role of timing in sound processing. More on Galazyuk

Donald P. Gans
E-mail: dgans@kent.edu
Phone: (330) 672-2672

Ph.D., Northwestern University. Auditory electrophysiology, effects of noise exposure on cochlear potentials. More on Gans

Werner J. Geldenhuys
E-mail: wgelden@neoucom.edu
Phone: (330) 325-6474
Ph.D., North-West University, Potchefstroom. Drug discovery, neurodegenerative disorders, proteomics, bioinformatics. More on Geldenhuys

J. David Glass
E-mail: jglass@kent.edu
Phone: (330) 672-2934

Ph.D., Wesleyan. Neural regulation of the circadian clock, behavior and metabolic rhythms, cellular and behavioral plasticity of the adult brain. More on Glass

John D. Johnson
E-mail: jjohns72@kent.edu
Phone: (330) 672-3849
FAX: (330) 672-3713

Ph.D., Univeristy of Colorado. Neural-immune interactions, brain cytokines, mood, behavior, stress and immunity. More on Johnson

Peter H. Koo
E-mail: pkoo@neoucom.edu
Phone: (330) 325-6136

Ph.D., University of Maryland. Nerve growth factor transport, regulation and receptor properties, interactions of growth hormones and alpha2-macroglobulin. More on Koo

Qin Liu
E-mail: qliu@uakron.edu
Phone: (330) 972-7558

Ph.D., University of Kentucky. Development of the vertebrate visual  and nervous systems, cell adhesion molecules cadherins. More on Liu

John Lovell
E-mail: jlovell@stark.kent.edu
Phone: 330-244-3427

Ph.D., Kent State University. Spinal processing of acute and chronic pain states - effects of age and gender. More on Lovell

Yong Lu
E-mail: ylu@neoucom.edu
Phone: (330) 325-6656
Ph.D., Unvi. Missouri-Columbia. Neurotransmitter systems, GABA, glutamate, audition. More on Lu

William P. Lynch
E-mail: wonk@neoucom.edu
Phone: (330) 325-6137

Ph.D., Cornell University.  Mechanisms of neurodegeneration, CNS gene therapy, RNA tumor virus pathogenesis, microglia development. More on Lynch

Jennifer A. McDonough
E-mail: jmcdonough@oakclinic.com
Phone: (330) 672-2383 
FAX: (330) 672-3713

Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University. Therapies for multiple sclerosis, mitochondrial dysfunctions and gene regulation, transcription factors. More on McDonough

Eric M. Mintz
E-mail: emintz@kent.edu
Phone: (330) 672-3847
FAX: (330) 672-3713

Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz. Behavioral neurobiology, circadian rhythms, social behavior, sex differences in brain function.  More on Mintz

Raymond E. Papka
E-mail: rpapka@neoucom.edu
Phone: (330) 325-6636

Ph.D. Tulane University. Neurochemical anatomy, neuroimmunology, steroids and reproduction. More on Papka

David C. Riccio
E-mail: driccio@kent.edu
Phone: (330) 672-2365

Ph.D., Princeton University. Ontogeny of learning and memory processes, behavioral aspects of retrograde amnesia,  alleviation of memory failure. More on Riccio

Brett R. Schofield
E-mail: mailto:bschofie@neuoucom.edu
Phone: (330)325-6655
FAX: (330) 325-5916
Ph.D., Duke University. Functional anatomy of auditory pathways. More on Schofield

Mark A. Simmons
E-mail: simmons@neoucom.edu
Phone: (330) 325-6525

Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago. Cellular and molecular mechanisms of action of drugs and neurotransmitters.  More on Simmons

Shobhana Sivramakrishnan
E-mail: ssivaram@neoucom.edu
Phone: (330) 325-6639
FAX: (330) 325-5916
Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin. Ion channels, synaptic transmission and neural networks. More on Sivramakrishnan
Cornelis J. Van der Schyf
E-mail: cvanders@neoucom.edu
Phone: (330) 325-6467
FAX: (330) 325-5930
D.Sc., Potchefstroom University. etiology of neurodegenerative diseases, pharmaceutical treatments, stroke, Alzheimers, AIDS dementia. More on Van der Schyf

Sean L. Veney
E-mail: sveney@kent.edu
Phone: (330) 672-3325 
FAX: (330) 672-3713

Ph.D., University of Virginia. Behavioral neuroendocrinology, sexual differentiation of the brain, syrinx anatomy, neuroethology of birdsong. More on Veney

Gary R. Walker
E-mail: grwalker@cc.ysu.edu
Phone: (330) 941-7177

Ph.D., Wayne State University.  Regulation of muscle contraction by mechanical stretch. More on Walker

Jon M. Walro
E-mail: jmw@neoucom.edu
Phone: (330) 325-6287

Ph.D., Ohio University. Neuromuscular interactions in skeletal muscle, regeneration of muscle after injury. More on Walro

Jeffrey J. Wenstrup
E-mail: jjw@neoucom.edu
Phone: (330) 325-6630

Ph.D., Indiana University. Neural mechanisms of hearing, acoustic behavior, including sound localization and echolocation by bats. More on Wenstrup

 

 
 

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