Heather K. Caldwell
Biological Sciences
Professor & Chair
Campus:
Kent
Office Location:
Cunningham Hall
Contact Information
Email:
Phone:
330-672-3636
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Biography
Research Interests:
The neural regulation of behavior. Specifically the roles of neuropeptides in the modulation of social behaviors and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Courses Taught:
Hormones and Behavior
Writing in Biological Sciences
Education
1995, B.A. in Biology, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
1998, M.S. in Biology, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2004, Ph.D. in Biology, Georgia State University
2007, Postdoctoral Fellow, Section on Neural Gene Expression, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health
1998, M.S. in Biology, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2004, Ph.D. in Biology, Georgia State University
2007, Postdoctoral Fellow, Section on Neural Gene Expression, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health
Expertise
Neuroendocrinology
Behavioral Neuroscience
Oxytocin
Vasopressin
Social Behavior
Models of Neuropsychiatric Disease
Publications
- Pharmacological manipulation of oxytocin receptor signaling during mouse embryonic development results in sex-specific behavioral effects in adulthood. Aulino EA and Caldwell HK. Horm Behav. 2021. Sep; 135. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.105026
- Effects of arginine vasopressin on Richardson's ground squirrel social and vocal behavior. Freeman AR, Hare JF, Anderson WG, Caldwell HK. Behav Neurosci. 2018 Feb;132(1):34-50. doi: 10.1037/bne0000225.
- Social Context, Stress, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, and the Vasopressin 1b Receptor. Caldwell HK, Aulino EA, Rodriguez KM, Witchey SK, Yaw AM. Front Neurosci. 2017 Oct 16;11:567. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00567. eCollection 2017. Review.
- Oxytocin and Vasopressin: Powerful Regulators of Social Behavior. Caldwell HK. Neuroscientist. 2017 Oct;23(5):517-528. doi: 10.1177/1073858417708284. Epub 2017 May 11.
- Genotypic differences in intruder-evoked immediate early gene activation in male, but not female, vasopressin 1b receptor knockout mice. Witchey SK, Stevenson EL, Caldwell HK. BMC Neurosci. 2016 Nov 24;17(1):75.
- Oxytocin and behavior: Lessons from knockout mice. Caldwell HK, Aulino EA, Freeman AR, Miller TV, Witchey SK. Dev Neurobiol. 2017 Feb;77(2):190-201. doi: 10.1002/dneu.22431. Epub 2016 Nov 24. Review.
- Sex Differences in the Embryonic Development of the Central Oxytocin System in Mice. Tamborski S, Mintz EM, Caldwell HK. J Neuroendocrinol. 2016 Apr;28(4). doi: 10.1111/jne.12364.
Affiliations
Research Institutes and Initiatives
Brain Health Research Institute