JENNI M. KARL, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae

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1 JENNI M. KARL, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae The Brain and Mind Institute Natural Sciences Centre, Room 245F Phone: ext Western University, London, ON, Canada N6A 5B7 CURRENT POSITION 2014 Present Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, The Brain and Mind Institute, Western University, London, ON, Canada Advisor: Dr. Jody C. Culham Projects: Neural and behavioural correlates of complex hand and mouth movements in healthy and clinical populations. Did a somatosensory handto-mouth system for handling food serve as a neurobehavioural platform for the subsequent emergence of visually guided grasping, tool-use, gestures, and speech in humans? EDUCATION & TRAINING Ph.D., Behavioural Neuroscience, Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge AB, Canada Advisor: Dr. Ian Q. Whishaw Dissertation: Haptic foundations for visually guided action in humans M.Sc., Behavioural Neuroscience, Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge AB, Canada Advisor: Dr. Ian Q. Whishaw Dissertation: Thinning, movement, and volume loss of residual cortical tissue occurs after stroke in the adult rat as identified by histological and magnetic resonance imaging analysis Research Assistant, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Supervisors: Dr. Anthony J. Hannan, Dr. Terence Pang Project: Molecular correlates of cognitive dysfunction in transgenic mouse models of frontotemporal dementia and Huntington s disease B.Sc. with Honours, Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge AB, Canada

2 Jenni Karl, CV 2 Advisors: Dr. Ian Q. Whishaw, Dr. Jon B. Doan, Dr. Omar A. Gharbawie Honours Dissertation: Intact intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) representations of rostral and caudal forelimb areas in rats with quinolinic acid lesions of the medial or lateral caudate-putamen in an animal model of Huntington s disease. RESEARCH INTERESTS Neural basis of skilled hand and mouth movements in healthy adults, developing infants, and clinical populations in relation to feeding behaviour, tool use, gestures, and speech. Sensorimotor disorders: stroke, concussion and traumatic brain injury, focal task-specific dystonia, stuttering, apraxia. Clinical disorders of body representation: deafferentation, anorexia nervosa, phantom limbs, supernumerary limbs, somatoparaphrenia. Multisensory integration, especially in relation to vision and somatosensation, actionspecific sensory control hierarchies, normal and abnormal sensory re-weighting in changing environmental contexts. Parietofrontal cortex, the mirror neuron system, embodied cognition, and the gestural theory of language. Neuroethology RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS & SUPPORT Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Postdoctoral Fellowship valued at $45, per annum, Western University, International Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Doctoral Fellowship valued at $35, per annum, University of Lethbridge, National Alberta Innovates Health Solutions (AI-HS), Doctoral Fellowship valued at $30, per annum (stipend) and $ per annum (research allowance), University of Lethbridge, Provincial Australian Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship, Doctoral Fellowship valued at $35,000 per annum, University of Melbourne, International, (Declined) Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Master s

3 Jenni Karl, CV 3 Fellowship valued at $17, per annum, University of Lethbridge, National, (Declined to accept NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (Master s) with the option to be taken up at a foreign institution, valued at $17, per annum) Admission to Duke University Neurobiology Graduate Program, Doctoral Fellowship valued at $68, per annum (stipend & international tuition), Duke University, International, (Declined) Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR), Undergraduate Summer Studentship valued at $5, per annum, University of Lethbridge, Provincial Chinook Summer Research Award, Undergraduate Summer Studentship valued at $4,000.00, University of Lethbridge, Institutional, (Declined) Summer Career Placement Scholarship, Undergraduate Summer Studentship, University of Lethbridge, National. SPEAKING AWARDS 2014 Donald O. Hebb Graduate Student Award. Best oral presentation at the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Sciences (CSBBCS) Annual Meeting, valued at $500.00, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, National nd place for oral presentation at 3 Minute Thesis competition, valued at $750.00, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Institutional nd place for oral presentation at the Meeting of the Minds Multidisciplinary Conference, valued at $100.00, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Institutional Best oral presentation at the Canadian Spring Conference on Brain and Behaviour, valued at $100.00, Fernie, BC, International Best oral presentation at the Meeting of the Minds Multidisciplinary Conference, valued at $250.00, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Institutional IQ Whishaw SfN Travel Award (Doctorate) for best poster presentation valued at $500.00, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Institutional.

4 Jenni Karl, CV Best undergraduate oral presentation at the Canadian Spring Conference on Brain and Behaviour, valued at $100.00, Fernie, BC, National. HONOURS & DISTINCTIONS 2015 Nominated for Doctor of Philosophy Gold Medal, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Institutional Profiling Alberta s Graduate Student Award for travel to an international conference (Doctorate) valued at $1,500.00, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Provincial Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship for academic achievement (Doctorate) valued at $8,600.00, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Institutional Nominated for Master of Science Gold Medal, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Institutional Profiling Alberta s Graduate Student Award for travel to an international conference (Master s) valued at $1,500.00, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Provincial Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship for academic achievement (Master s) valued at $4,320.00, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Institutional University of Lethbridge School of Graduate Studies Entrance Award (Master s) valued at $3,000.00, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Institutional B.Sc. Neuroscience awarded with Great Distinction, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Institutional Nominated for Bachelor of Science Gold Medal, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Institutional Dean s Honour List, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Institutional University of Lethbridge Academic Scholarship (Undergraduate) valued at $900.00, Lethbridge, AB, Institutional.

5 Jenni Karl, CV Jason Lang Memorial Scholarship (Undergraduate) valued at $1, per annum, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Provincial. PUBLICATIONS Refereed Journal Articles Thomas, B. L., Karl, J. M., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2014). Independent development of the Reach and the Grasp in self-touching by human infants in the first six months. Frontiers in Developmental Psychology, 5(1526), doi: /fpsyg Whishaw, I. Q. & Karl, J. M. (2014). The contribution of the Reach and the Grasp to shaping brain and behaviour. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, 68(4), Karl, J. M., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2014). Haptic grasping configurations in early infancy reveal different developmental profiles for visual guidance of the Reach versus the Grasp. Experimental Brain Research, 232(10), Hall, L. A., Karl, J. M., Thomas, B. L., & Whishaw I. Q. (2014). Reach and Grasp reconfigurations reveal that proprioception assists reaching and hapsis assists grasping in peripheral vision. Experimental Brain Research, 232(9), Karl, J. M., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2013). Different evolutionary origins for the Reach and the Grasp: an explanation for dual visuomotor channels in primate parietofrontal cortex. Frontiers in Neurology, 4(208), doi: /fneur Karl, J. M., Schneider, L. R., & Whishaw, I.Q., (2013). Nonvisual learning of intrinsic object properties in a reaching task dissociates grasp from reach. Experimental Brain Research, 225(4), Karl, J. M., Sacrey, L. R., Doan, J. B., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2012). Oral hapsis guides accurate hand preshaping for grasping food targets in the mouth. Experimental Brain Research, 221(2), Sacrey, L. R., Karl, J. M., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2012). Development of visual and somatosensory attention of the reach-to-eat movement in human infants aged 6 to 12 months. Experimental Brain Research, 223(1), Karl, J. M., Sacrey, L. R., Doan, J. B., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2012). Hand shaping using hapsis resembles visually guided hand shaping. Experimental Brain Research, 219(1),

6 Jenni Karl, CV 6 Sacrey, L. R., Karl, J. M., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2012). Development of rotational movements, hand shaping, and accuracy in advance and withdrawal for the reachto-eat movement in human infants aged 6 to 12 months. Infant Behavior and Development, 35(3), Karl, J. M., Alaverdashvili, M., Cross, A. R., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2010). Thinning, movement, and volume loss of residual cortical tissue occurs after stroke in the adult rat as identified by histological and magnetic resonance imaging analysis. Neuroscience, 170(1), Whishaw, I. Q., Sacrey, L. R., Travis, S. G., Gholamrezaei, G., Karl, J. M. (2010). The functional origins of speech-related hand gestures. Behavioural Brain Research, 214(2), Karl, J. M., Sacrey, L. R., McDonald, R. J., & Whishaw I. Q. (2008). Intact intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) representations of rostral and caudal forelimb areas in rats with quinolinic acid lesions of the medial or lateral caudate-putamen in an animal model of Huntington s disease. Brain Research Bulletin, 77(1), Gharbawie, O. A., Karl, J. M., Whishaw, I. Q. (2007). Recovery of skilled reaching following motor cortex stroke: Do residual corticofugal fibers mediate compensatory recovery? European Journal of Neuroscience 26(11), Manuscripts in Preparation Lenhart, L., Karl, J. M., & Whishaw, I. Q. (in prep). Frame-by-frame video analysis and linear kinematics for analyzing skilled hand movements in humans. Journal of Visualized Experiments. Book Chapters & Encyclopedia Entries Karl, J. M. (forthcoming, July 2015). Prehension. In B. Hopkins, E. Geangu, & S. Linkenauger (Eds.), The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development, 2 nd Edition. Cambridge University Press. Karl J. M. & Whishaw I. Q. (2012). Rodent skilled reaching for modeling pathological conditions of the human motor system. In E. L. Lane & S. B. Dunnett (Eds.), Contemporary Animal Models of Movement Disorders: Volume I, Neuromethods, vol. 61, (pp ). New York, NY: Springer.

7 Jenni Karl, CV 7 INVITED TALKS Karl, J. M.*, & Whishaw, I. Q. (2012, January). Is Hand Preshaping a Property of the Visual System? Oral presentation at the University of Alberta Neuroscience Research Day, Edmonton, AB. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Karl, J. M.*, & Whishaw I. Q. (2014, July). Haptic grasping configurations in early infancy reveal different developmental profiles for visual guidance of the Reach vs. the Grasp. Oral presentation at the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Sciences Annual Meeting, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, (published abstract). Awarded Donald O. Hebb Graduate Student Award for Best Oral Presentation. Karl, J. M.*, & Whishaw, I. Q. (2014, March). Early development of visually guided action: within Reach but beyond Grasp. Oral presentation for University of Lethbridge s Three Minute Thesis competition held during the Meeting of the Minds Multidisciplinary Conference, Lethbridge, AB. Awarded 2 nd place at the graduate level. Karl, J. M.*, & Whishaw, I. Q. (2014, February). A man s visually guided Reach must not exceed his visually guided Grasp. Oral presentation at the Canadian Spring Conference on Brain and Behaviour, Fernie, BC. Karl, J. M.*, & Whishaw, I. Q. (2013, November). Different evolutionary origins for the Reach and Grasp: A potential explanation for dual sensorimotor channels in primate parietofrontal cortex. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, (published abstract). Karl, J. M.*, & Whishaw, I. Q. (2013, November). Reach and grasp movements are similarly altered after corticospinal tract lesions vs. the removal of visual feedback: Could the direct corticospinal tract have evolved as the terminal output of the dorsal stream for visual control of reach-to-grasp movements in primates? Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, (published abstract). Karl, J. M.*, & Whishaw, I. Q. (2013, August). Similar Reach and Grasp alterations after corticospinal tract lesions vs. visual occlusion: Could the direct corticospinal pathway have evolved as the effector output of the dorsal visual stream? Poster presented at the Gordon Research Conference on Neuroethology: Behavior, Evolution & Neurobiology, West Dover, VT.

8 Jenni Karl, CV 8 Karl, J. M.*, & Whishaw, I. Q. (2013, June). What do direct corticomotorneurons do? Oral presentation at the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Sciences Annual Meeting, Calgary, AB (published abstract). Karl, J. M.*, & Whishaw, I. Q. (2012, March). Evolutionary Origins of Reach and Grasp Movements. Oral presentation at the Meeting of the Minds Multidisciplinary Conference, Lethbridge, AB, (Published abstract). Awarded 2nd place at the graduate level. Karl, J. M.*, & Whishaw, I. Q. (2013, February). What does the direct corticospinal tract do? Oral presentation at the Canadian Spring Conference on Brain and Behaviour, Fernie, BC. Awarded 1st place at the graduate level. Karl, J. M.*, Sacrey, L. R., Doan, J. B., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2012, October). Oral hapsis guides accurate hand preshaping for grasping food targets in the mouth. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, (Published abstract). Morayko, K*., Karl, J. M., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2012, October). Three distinct forms of domic (self-touching) movements characterized by hand shape. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, (Published abstract). Schneider, L. R., Karl, J. M.*, & Whishaw, I. Q. (2012, October). Prior haptic experience guides improved, but not optimal, hand preshaping for grasping an unseen target. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (Published abstract). Sacrey, L. R., Karl, J. M.*, & Whishaw, I. Q. (2012, October). Maturation of visual attention for hand advance and somatosensory attention for withdrawal of the reach-to-eat movement in human infants aged 6 to 12 months. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, (Published abstract). Karl, J. M.*, Sacrey, L. R., Doan, J. B., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2012, March). What can our hands teach us about the brain? Oral presentation at the Meeting of the Minds Multidisciplinary Conference, Lethbridge, AB (Published abstract). Awarded 1st place at the graduate level. Sacrey, L. R.*, Karl, J. M., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2012, March). Development of rotational movements and the accuracy of hand transport and withdrawal for the reach-toeat movement in human infants aged 6 to 12 months. Oral presentation at Meeting of the Minds Multidisciplinary Conference, Lethbridge, AB, (Published Abstract).

9 Jenni Karl, CV 9 Karl, J. M.*, Sacrey, L. R., Doan, J. B., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2012, February). Did hand preshaping originate under somatosensory control? Oral presentation at the Canadian Spring Conference on Brain and Behaviour, Fernie, BC. Morayko, K.*, Karl, J. M., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2012 February). Domic movements. Oral presentation at the Canadian Spring Conference on Brain and Behaviour, Fernie, BC. Sacrey, L. R.*, Karl, J. M., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2012, February). Hand rotation and hand accuracy during development of reaching behaviour in human infants. Oral presentation at the Canadian Spring Conference on Brain and Behaviour, Fernie, BC. Karl, J. M.*, Sacrey L. R., Doan J. B., & Whishaw I. Q. (2011, November). A common hand shaping strategy for grasping targets identified by vision and by touch. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, (Published abstract). Sacrey, L. R.*, Karl, J. M., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2011, November). Development of rotational movements and the accuracy of hand transport and withdrawal for the reach-to-eat movement in human infants aged 6 to 12 months. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, (Published abstract). Karl, J. M.*, & Whishaw, I. Q. (2011, February). Speech-related hand gestures have a phylogenetic history. Oral presentation at the Canadian Spring Conference on Brain and Behaviour, Fernie, BC. Karl, J. M.*, Alaverdashvili, M., Cross A. R., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2010, November). Thinning, movement, and volume loss of residual cortical tissue occurs after stroke in the adult rat as identified by histological and magnetic resonance imaging analysis. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, (Published abstract). Karl, J. M.*, Alaverdashvili, M., Cross, A. R., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2010, June). Morphological changes in residual rat cortex. Oral presentation at the Canadian Stroke Congress Annual Meeting, Quebec City, QC, (Published Abstract). Karl, J. M.*, Alaverdashvili, M., Cross, A. R., Cardiff, J., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2008, March). Morphological changes in residual rat cortex as identified by MRI. Oral presentation at the Alberta Biomedical Engineering Conference, Banff, AB, (Published Abstract). Karl, J. M.*, & Whishaw, I. Q. (2008, February). The motor map is spared following quinolinic acid lesions of the caudate-putamen. Oral presentation at the Canadian Spring Conference on Brain and Behaviour, Fernie, BC.

10 Jenni Karl, CV 10 Karl, J. M.*, Williams, P. T. A., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2007, November). Lesions to the rat caudate-putamen alter behavior: Do they alter forelimb cortical motor maps? Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, (Published Abstract). Karl, J. M.*, Williams, P. T. A., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2007, August). Lesions to the rat caudate-putamen alter behavior: Do they alter forelimb cortical motor maps? Oral presentation at the University of Calgary Summer Student Symposium, Calgary, AB. Karl, J. M.*, & Whishaw, I. Q. (2007, February). Cortex in the ipsilateral hemisphere mediates the recovery of skilled forelimb function following lesions of the motor cortex. Oral presentation at the Canadian Spring Conference on Brain and Behaviour, Fernie, BC. Awarded 1st place at the undergraduate level. TEACHING INTERESTS & COURSES PREPARED TO TEACH Introductory Psychology Introduction to Brain & Behaviour (Introductory Neuroscience) Physiological Psychology Developmental Psychology Developmental Neuroscience Sensation & Perception Cognitive Neuroscience Sensorimotor Control Hormones, Drugs, and Behaviour Clinical Neuropsychology Movement Disorders Cellular & Molecular Neurobiology Neurodegenerative Disorders Honours Seminars in Neuroscience Independent Undergraduate Research Projects in Neuroscience & Neuropsychology Honours Thesis in Neuropsychology Graduate Seminars in Clinical Neuroscience Master s Thesis in Neuropsychology

11 Jenni Karl, CV 11 TEACHING & ADVISING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant 2011, 12, 13 Senior Seminar in Neuroscience: Brain, Psychiatric, and Neurological Diseases (4 th year course, Dr. Ian Q. Whishaw) Description: A self-directed course where students learn by doing. Upon completion, students know how to search and evaluate scientific literature, identify key theories and concepts relevant to their chosen topic, prepare scientific presentations using appropriate media, and write a research proposal suitable for submission to a federal tri-council granting agency for Master s level support. The aim is to prepare students for graduate work in experimental neuroscience, but also provide them with critical communication skills applicable to any profession. 2010, 11, 12, 13 Brain & Behaviour (2 nd year course, Dr. Ian Q. Whishaw) Description: A large introductory course of approximately 290 students that serves as a gateway to higher-level neuroscientific studies. Students are introduced to the neural processes that underlie complex behaviour through a wide range of topics including neuronal structure & function, the action potential and neuronal transmission, sensorimotor and perceptual systems, and higher-level behavioural and cognitive functions such as sleep, memory, addiction, and language Movement Disorders (3 rd year course, Dr. Claudia Gonzalez) Description: An in-depth investigation of sensorimotor system organization and the neural processes that underlie motor action. Students explore how a break down at various levels of these systems can produce behavioural impairments in major sensorimotor disorders such as Parkinson s disease, Huntington s disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, etc Cellular and Molecular Correlates of Neurodegenerative Disease (3 rd year course, Dr. Anthony Hannan) Description: An examination of the cellular and molecular processes that underlie normal brain function and behaviour. Emphasis is on understanding genetic and environmental influences on these processes and how they can produce neurodegenerative states as seen in Alzheimer s disease, Diabetic neuropathy, Multiple Sclerosis, etc Introduction to Psychology (1 st year course, Dr. Margaret Forgie) Description: A broad survey of the theories, concepts, and methods applied in various fields of psychology. Topics include sensation and perception, emotion and motivation, developmental psychology, personality psychology, and social psychology.

12 Jenni Karl, CV 12 Supervision of Undergraduate Research Projects Jessica K., University of Lethbridge Independent Study: Differences in kinematic structure for real versus pantomime reaching movements: the role of the ventral visual stream in action production 2014 Emily M., University of Lethbridge Heritage Youth Research (HYRS) Project: Dual routes from somatosensation to action: real versus pantomime hand-to-mouth movements Layne L., University of Lethbridge Honours Thesis: Frame-by-frame video analysis and linear kinematics for analyzing skilled hand movements in humans Independent Study: Grasping visual illusions: Collection scales to actual rather than perceived target size Independent Study: Speech associated gestures reflect the extrinsic and intrinsic properties of objects through Reach and Grasp actions Lauren H., University of Lethbridge Honours Thesis: Reach and Grasp reconfigurations reveal that proprioception assists reaching and hapsis assists grasping in peripheral vision Leandra S., University of Lethbridge Honours Thesis: Nonvisual learning of intrinsic object properties in a reaching task dissociates grasp from reach Independent Study: Grasping with the hand and with the mouth: the effect of perioral somatosensation on visually-guided hand preshaping when reaching to grasp a distal target object Kateryna M., University of Lethbridge Independent Study: Three distinct forms of domic (self-touching) movements characterized by hand shape 2009 Brad H., University of Lethbridge Heritage Youth Research Summer (HYRS) Project: In vivo anatomical localization of a cortical marker in a rat model of stroke using magnetic resonance imaging

13 Jenni Karl, CV 13 SERVICE TO PROFESSION Ad Hoc reviewer Behavioural Brain Research Experimental Brain Research Frontiers in Neurology Journal of Neurophysiology Neuroscience and Biobehavioural Reviews Stroke INSTITUTIONAL & COMMUNITY SERVICE 2014 Expert Mentor, Consult the Expert Series: M.Sc. and Ph.D. students receive constructive feedback from successful postdoctoral fellows on their draft NSERC, CIHR, and SSHRC research proposals, Western University, London, ON Volunteer, Brain Awareness Week, Society for Neuroscience Lethbridge Chapter, Lethbridge, AB Note: The Lethbridge chapter of the Society for Neuroscience was selected to be the fourth annual Chapter of the Year in 2012 in large part to the combined success of Brain Awareness Week and the Brenda Milner Lecture Series Chair, Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience Summer Speaker Series, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB Executive Committee Member, Brenda Milner Distinguished Lecture Series, Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB Public Relations Coordinator, Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Biomedical Ethics Conference, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB Volunteer, Campus Women s Centre, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB

14 Jenni Karl, CV 14 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Canadian Association for Neuroscience Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Sciences NeuroDevNet Postdoctoral Association at Western University Society for Neuroscience REFERENCES Postdoctoral Advisor Dr. Jody C. Culham, Ph.D. Full Professor Brain and Mind Institute Natural Sciences Centre 207 Western University London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B7 Office: NSC 207 Phone: Doctoral Advisor Dr. Ian Q. Whishaw, F.R.S.C. Board of Governors Research Chair Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience University of Lethbridge Lethbridge, Alberta 4401 University Drive Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1K 3M4 Office: EP 1244 Phone: Doctoral Committee Member and Research Collaborator Dr. Jon Doan, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology University of Lethbridge Lethbridge, Alberta 4401 University Drive Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

15 Jenni Karl, CV 15 T1K 3M3 Office: PE 221 Phone: Doctoral Committee Member and Research Collaborator Dr. Claudia Gonzalez, Ph.D. Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair Department of Kinesiology University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1K 3M4 Office: PE 226 Phone: