Sarah A. Woller Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience Department of Psychology College Station, TX

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1 Education: B.S. Psychology University of Iowa May 2007 Sarah A. Woller Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience Department of Psychology College Station, TX M.S. Psychology Texas A&M University May 2010 Texas A&M University Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience Student (2011- Present) Research Experience: Undergraduate Research Assistant ( ) University of Iowa Scott R. Robinson Graduate Student (2007-Present), Texas A&M University Michelle A. Hook Teaching Experience: Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for Brain and Behavior with adjunct Professor Joshua Rodefer (2004) Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for Brain and Behavior with Professor John Freeman (2006) WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) Mentor ( ) Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for Psychology of Prenatal Development with Professor Scott R. Robinson (2006) Teaching Assistant for Psychology of Learning with Michelle Hook (2009) Teaching Assistant for Experimental Psychology with Stephanie Payne (2010) Affiliations/ Organizations: International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Student Member ( ) Society for Neuroscience, Student Member (2007-Present) National Neurotrauma Society, Student Member ( ) International Association for the Study of Pain, Student Member (2012) Awards: NIH Travel Award, ISDP (2003) Iowa Research Experience for Undergraduates Award (2004) NIH Travel Award, ISDP (2004) NIH Travel Award, ISDP (2006) 1

2 Undergraduate Scholar Assistantship (USA-IA) ( ) Faculty of Neuroscience Travel Grant (2007) Department of Psychology Travel Grant (2007) Faculty of Neuroscience Travel Grant (2008) Department of Psychology Travel Grant (2008) Faculty of Neuroscience Travel Grant (2009) Texas Brain & Spine Institute Poster Competition Winner (2010) Department of Psychology Travel Grant (2010) Faculty of Neuroscience Travel Grant (2010) SCPA Best Paper Award (2011) Faculty of Neuroscience Travel Grant (2011) Department of Psychology Travel Grant (2011) Service: Faculty of Neuroscience Graduate Student Representative ( ) Student Representative of the Local SfN Chapter ( ) New Graduate Student Recruiting (2008-present) Publications: Baumbauer, K.M., Hoy, K.C., Jr., Huie, J.R., Hughes, A.J., Woller, S.A., Puga, D.A., Setlow, B., &Grau, J.W. (2008). Timing in the absence of supraspinal input I: variable, but not fixed, spaced stimulation of the sciatic nerve undermines spinally-mediated instrumental learning. Neuroscience 155(4): Hook, M.A., Moreno, G., Woller, S.A., Puga, D.P., Hoy, K.C., Jr., Balden, R., & Grau, J.W. (2009). Intrathecal morphine attenuates recovery of function after a spinal cord injury. Journal of Neurotrauma 26(5): Hook, M.A., Washburn, S.N., Moreno, G.L., Woller, S.A., Puga, D.A., Lee, K.H., & Grau, J.W. (2011). An IL-1 receptor antagonist blocks a morphine-induced attenuation of locomotor recovery after spinal cord injury. Brain Behav Immun 25(2): Brown, A.K., Woller, S.A., Moreno, G., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. (2011). Exercise therapy and recovery after SCI: Evidence that shows early intervention improves recovery of function. Spinal Cord 49 (5): Garraway, S.M., Turtle, J.D., Huie, J.R., Lee, K.H., Hook, M.A., Woller, S.A., & Grau, J.W. (2011) Intermittent noxious stimulation following contusion spinal cord injury impairs locomotor recovery and rescues spinal BDNF-TrkB signaling in adult rats. Neuroscience 199: Woller, S.A., Moreno, G.L., Hart, N., Wellman, P.J., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. (2012). Analgesia or addiction: Implications for morphine use after spinal cord injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 29 (8):

3 Baumbauer, K.M., Puga, D.A., Lee, K.H., Woller, S.A., Hughes, A.J., & Grau, J.W. (in prep). Timing in the Absence of Supraspinal Input IV: Introducing Temporal Regularity Reduces Stimulation-Induced Allodynia and Counters the Behavioral Consequences of Inflammation. Woller, S.A. & Hook, M.A. (in prep). Opioid administration following spinal cord injury: implications for pain and locomotor recovery. Woller, S.A., Moreno, G.L., Saraiya, P., Malik, J.S., Wellman, P.J., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. (in prep). Morphine Self-Administration Following a Spinal Contusion Injury: Window of Vulnerability. Woller, S.A., Malik, J.S., Aceves, M., Wellman, P.J., Grau, J.W., Hook, M.A. (in prep). Morphine Self-Administration Following a Spinal Contusion Injury: Injury Severity. Posters/Papers Presented at Professional Conferences: Robinson, S.R., & Woller, S. (2001). Development of motor learning in the neonatal rat: conjugate versus alternated yoke training. International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, San Diego, CA. Developmental Psychobiology 41: Woller, S.A., & Robinson, S.R. (2003). Retention of interlimb yoke training in the neonatal rat: test of a motor memory hypothesis. International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, New Orleans, LA. Developmental Psychobiology 43: Woller, S.A., Kleven, G.A., & Robinson, S.R. (2004). Spinal transection reduces but does not eliminate alternated hindlimb activity during interlimb yoke training in the neonatal rat. International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Aix-en- Provence, France. Developmental Psychobiology 45: Robinson, S.R., Woller, S.A., Khetarpal, N., Fromm, D., & Brumley, M.R. 24-hour retention of interlimb yoke training in the neonatal rat: evidence for motor memory Neuroscience Meeting Planner. San Diego, CA: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Kleven, G.A., Woller, S.A., Fleenor, R.A., & Robinson, S.R. Developmental patterns of interlimb movement synchrony in the fetal and infant rat after exposure to methylazoxymethanol Neuroscience Meeting Planner. San Diego, CA: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Marcano-Reik, A.J., Woller, S.A., & Robinson, S.R. Hindlimb coordination after in-phase or antiphase yoke training in the infant rat: developmental changes and effects of 3

4 training on quipazine-induced stepping Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience November, Online. Robinson, S.R., Kleven, G.A., Woller, S.A., & Marcano-Reik, A.J. Development of interlimb motor learning in the fetal and infant rat. International Conference on Infant Studies, Kyoto, Japan, June Kleven, G.A., Rodefer, J.S., Woller, S.A., & Robinson, S.R. Patterns of fetal, infant & juvenile behavioral development after low dose prenatal exposure to Methylazoxymethanol Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Atlanta, GA: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Woller, S.A., Marcano-Reik, A.J., & Robinson, S.R. (2006). Motor memory in the infant rat: positive and negative transfer effects after yoke training of different limb pairs and interlimb patterns. International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Atlanta, GA. Developmental Psychobiology 48: Woller, S.A., Moreno, G., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. A contusion injury increases morphine-induced place preference. SCPA, Georgetown, TX, April Woller, S.A., Moreno, G., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Effects of morphine after a spinal contusion injury. National Neurotrauma Society, Orlando, FL, July Woller, S.A., Moreno, G., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. A contusion injury increases morphine-induced place preference Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington D.C.: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Hook, M.A., Woller, S.A., Moreno, G., Puga, D.A., Meagher, M., & Grau, J.W. An IL-1 receptor antagonist attenuates a morphine-induced recovery of function after a spinal contusion injury Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington D.C.: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Moreno, G.L., Woller, S.A., Hoy, K.C., Puga, D.A., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Intrathecal morphine undermines recovery of function after a spinal contusion injury Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington D.C.: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Woller, S.A., Moreno, G. L., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Rats show place preference for morphine in the acute phase of SCI. Mission Connect, Houston, TX, December Woller, S.A., Moreno, G. L., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Rats show place preference for morphine in the acute phase of SCI. SCPA, San Antonio, TX, April

5 Woller, S.A., Moreno, G. L., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Rats show place preference for morphine in the acute phase of SCI. Faculty of Neuroscience Symposium, Bryan, TX, May Woller, S.A., Moreno, G.L., Hart, N., Wellman, P.J., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Self- Administration of morphine after a spinal contusion injury: Addictive potential is reduced in the acute phase of SCI Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Chicago, IL: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Brown, A.K., Woller, S.A., Moreno, G.L., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Exercise therapy implemented during the acute phase of SCI facilitates functional recovery Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Chicago, IL: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Woller, S.A., Moreno, G.L., Hart, N., Wellman, P.J., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Self- Administration of morphine after a spinal contusion injury. Mission Connect, Houston, TX, December Turtle, J., Garraway, S.M., Huie, J.R., Woller, S.A., Hook, M.A., & Grau, J.W. Uncontrollable tail-shock decreases the expression of tyrosine kinase receptor B (TrkB) and interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β) in the dorsal spinal cord of adult contused rats. FNS Symposium, College Station, TX, April Brown, A.K., Woller, S.A., Moreno, G., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Exercise therapy and recovery after SCI: Evidencec that early intervention improves recovery of function. FNS Symposium, College Station, TX, April Woodie, D.A., Woller, S.A., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Intrathecal lidocaine does not block a morphine-induced attenuation of recovery of function after SCI. FNS Symposium, College Station, TX, April Woller, S.A., Saraiya, P., Brown, A.K., Wellman, P.J., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Selfadministration of morphine after a spinal contusion injury Neuroscience Meeting Planner. San Diego, CA: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Hook, M.A., Woller, S.A., Moreno, G.L., & Grau, J.W. Effects of morphine applied in the chronic phase of spinal cord injury Neuroscience Meeting Planner. San Diego, CA: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Baumbauer, K.M., Puga, D.A, Lee, K.H., Woller, S.A., Hughes, A.J., & Grau, J.W. Regularly spaced low frequency electrical stimulation dampens tactile reactivity and attenuates capsaicin-induced allodynia Neuroscience Meeting Planner. San Diego, CA: Society for Neuroscience, Online. 5

6 Turtle, J.D., Garraway, S.M., Huie, J.R., Lee, K.H., Hook, M.A., Woller, S.A., & Grau, J.W. Uncontrollable tail-shock decreases BDNF-TrkB signaling in the dorsal spinal cord of adult contused rats Neuroscience Meeting Planner. San Diego, CA: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Garraway, S.M., Huie, J.R., Lee, K.H., Turtle, J.D., Hook, M.A., Woller, S.A., Ferguson, A.R., Beattie, M.S., Bresnahan, J.C., & Grau, J.W. Noxious tail-shock following contusion spinal cord injury increases the expression of TNF alpha in the spinal cord dorsal horn Neuroscience Meeting Planner. San Diego, CA: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Woller, S.A., Moreno, G.L., Hart, N., et al. Implications for morphine use in the acute phase of spinal cord injury. Annual Neuroscience Symposium on Traumatic Brain Injury, College Station, TX, September Hook, M.A., Woller, S.A., Woodie, D.A., et al. The effects of morphine applied in the chronic phase of spinal cord injury. Annual Neuroscience Symposium on Traumatic Brain Injury, College Station, TX, September Woller, S.A., Moreno, G.L., Hart, N., Wellman, P.J., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Implications for morphine use in the acute phase of spinal cord injury. Mission Connect, Houston, TX, December Woller, S.A., Saraiya, P., Wellman, P.J., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Self-Administration of morphine after a spinal contusion injury. Mission Connect, Houston, TX, December Luedtke, K., Woller, S.A., Garraway, S., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Windows of vulnerability in the acute and chronic phases of spinal cord injury. Mission Connect, Houston, TX, December Woodie, D.A., Woller, S.A., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Intrathecal lidocaine does not block a morphine-induced attenuation of recovery of function after SCI. Mission Connect, Houston, TX, December Woller, S.A., Saraiya, P.S., Wellman, P.J., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Morphine selfadministration in the acute and chronic phases of spinal cord injury. FNS Symposium, College Station, TX, April Woller, S.A., Saraiya, P.S., Wellman, P.J., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Morphine selfadministration following spinal cord injury. SCPA, San Antonio, TX, April Woller, S.A., Saraiya, P., Wellman, P.J., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Self-Administration of morphine after a spinal contusion injury. SCPA, San Antonio, TX, April

7 Luedtke, K., Woller, S.A., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Behavioral assessment of depressive-like symptoms in a rodent model of spinal cord injury. SCPA, San Antonio, TX, April Woller, S.A., Saraiya, P., Wellman, P.J., Grau J.W., & Hook, M.A. Self-administration of morphine after a spinal contusion injury Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, D.C.: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Luedtke, K., Woller, S.A., Funk, M.K., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Depressive-like symptoms in a rodent model of spinal cord injury Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, D.C.: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Woller, S.A., Saraiya, P., Wellman, P.J., Grau J.W., & Hook, M.A. Self-administration of morphine after a spinal contusion injury. Mission Connect, Houston, TX, December Luedtke, K., Woller, S.A., Funk, M.K., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Depressive-like symptoms in a rodent model of spinal cord injury. Mission Connect, Houston, TX, December Maldonado Bouchard, S., Woller, S.A., Grau, J.W., Meagher, M.W., & Hook, M.A. Using common stressor paradigms in a rat model of spinal cord contusion injury. Mission Connect, Houston, TX, December Woller, S.A., Saraiya, P., Wellman, P.J., Grau J.W., & Hook, M.A. Self-administration of morphine after a spinal contusion injury. Local SfN Chapter, December Malik, J.S., Woller, S.A., Aceves, M.A., Wellman, P.J., & Hook, M.A. Morphine selfadministration following spinal cord injury: Effects of injury severity. Faculty for Neuroscience, College Station, TX,. Maldonado Bouchard, S., Woller, S.A., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Assessing the psychobiological effects of stress in an animal model of spinal cord injury. Faculty for Neuroscience, College Station, TX,. Woller, S.A., Wellman, P.J., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Morphine self-administration following a spinal contusion injury. World Congress on Pain, International Association for the Study of Pain, Milan, Italy, August Woller, S.A., Malik, J., Aceves, M., Wellman, P.J., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Injury severity affects morphine self-administration in the acute phase of injury. XXX.XX Neuroscience Meeting Planner. New Orleans, LA: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Maldonado Bouchard, S., Woller, S.A., Grau, J.W., & Hook, M.A. Assessing the psychobiological effects of stress in an animal model of spinal cord injury. 7

8 XXX.XX Neuroscience Meeting Planner. New Orleans, LA: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Luedtke, K., Woller, S.A., Funk, M.K., & Hook, M.A. Developing a rodent SCI model of depression. XXX.XX Neuroscience Meeting Planner. New Orleans, LA: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Garraway, S.M., Woller, S.A., Huie, J.R., Hook, M.A., Huang, Y.-J., Ferguson, A.R., Beattie, M., Bresnahan, J.C., & Grau, J.W. Peripheral noxious stimulation following contusion spinal cord injury increases the incidence of mechanical allodynia and the expression of TNF alpha in the spinal cord. XXX.XX Neuroscience Meeting Planner. New Orleans, LA: Society for Neuroscience, Online. 8